diff --git a/_examples/test/listeners.go b/_examples/test/listeners.go
index c9270ad9..01bc7ff7 100644
--- a/_examples/test/listeners.go
+++ b/_examples/test/listeners.go
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ func modalListener(event *events.ModalSubmitInteractionCreate) {
 func componentListener(event *events.ComponentInteractionCreate) {
 	switch data := event.Data.(type) {
 	case discord.ButtonInteractionData:
-		ids := strings.Split(data.CustomID().String(), ":")
+		ids := strings.Split(data.CustomID(), ":")
 		switch ids[0] {
 		case "modal":
 			_ = event.CreateModal(discord.ModalCreate{
-				CustomID: discord.CustomID("test" + ids[1]),
+				CustomID: "test" + ids[1],
 				Title:    "Test" + ids[1] + " Modal",
 				Components: []discord.ContainerComponent{
 					discord.ActionRowComponent{
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func componentListener(event *events.ComponentInteractionCreate) {
 
 		case "test1":
 			_ = event.CreateMessage(discord.NewMessageCreateBuilder().
-				SetContent(data.CustomID().String()).
+				SetContent(data.CustomID()).
 				Build(),
 			)
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func componentListener(event *events.ComponentInteractionCreate) {
 
 		case "test4":
 			_ = event.UpdateMessage(discord.NewMessageUpdateBuilder().
-				SetContent(data.CustomID().String()).
+				SetContent(data.CustomID()).
 				Build(),
 			)
 		}
diff --git a/discord/component.go b/discord/component.go
index 57259d3f..be0ab920 100644
--- a/discord/component.go
+++ b/discord/component.go
@@ -18,12 +18,6 @@ const (
 	ComponentTypeTextInput
 )
 
-type CustomID string
-
-func (c CustomID) String() string {
-	return string(c)
-}
-
 type Component interface {
 	json.Marshaler
 	Type() ComponentType
@@ -38,7 +32,7 @@ type ContainerComponent interface {
 
 type InteractiveComponent interface {
 	Component
-	ID() CustomID
+	ID() string
 	interactiveComponent()
 }
 
@@ -183,7 +177,7 @@ func (c ActionRowComponent) TextInputs() []TextInputComponent {
 }
 
 // UpdateComponent returns a new ActionRowComponent with the Component which has the customID replaced
-func (c ActionRowComponent) UpdateComponent(customID CustomID, component InteractiveComponent) ActionRowComponent {
+func (c ActionRowComponent) UpdateComponent(customID string, component InteractiveComponent) ActionRowComponent {
 	for i, cc := range c {
 		if cc.ID() == customID {
 			c[i] = component
@@ -219,7 +213,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 // NewButton creates a new ButtonComponent with the provided parameters. Link ButtonComponent(s) need a URL and other ButtonComponent(s) need a customID
-func NewButton(style ButtonStyle, label string, customID CustomID, url string) ButtonComponent {
+func NewButton(style ButtonStyle, label string, customID string, url string) ButtonComponent {
 	return ButtonComponent{
 		Style:    style,
 		CustomID: customID,
@@ -229,22 +223,22 @@ func NewButton(style ButtonStyle, label string, customID CustomID, url string) B
 }
 
 // NewPrimaryButton creates a new ButtonComponent with ButtonStylePrimary & the provided parameters
-func NewPrimaryButton(label string, customID CustomID) ButtonComponent {
+func NewPrimaryButton(label string, customID string) ButtonComponent {
 	return NewButton(ButtonStylePrimary, label, customID, "")
 }
 
 // NewSecondaryButton creates a new ButtonComponent with ButtonStyleSecondary & the provided parameters
-func NewSecondaryButton(label string, customID CustomID) ButtonComponent {
+func NewSecondaryButton(label string, customID string) ButtonComponent {
 	return NewButton(ButtonStyleSecondary, label, customID, "")
 }
 
 // NewSuccessButton creates a new ButtonComponent with ButtonStyleSuccess & the provided parameters
-func NewSuccessButton(label string, customID CustomID) ButtonComponent {
+func NewSuccessButton(label string, customID string) ButtonComponent {
 	return NewButton(ButtonStyleSuccess, label, customID, "")
 }
 
 // NewDangerButton creates a new ButtonComponent with ButtonStyleDanger & the provided parameters
-func NewDangerButton(label string, customID CustomID) ButtonComponent {
+func NewDangerButton(label string, customID string) ButtonComponent {
 	return NewButton(ButtonStyleDanger, label, customID, "")
 }
 
@@ -262,7 +256,7 @@ type ButtonComponent struct {
 	Style    ButtonStyle     `json:"style"`
 	Label    string          `json:"label,omitempty"`
 	Emoji    *ComponentEmoji `json:"emoji,omitempty"`
-	CustomID CustomID        `json:"custom_id,omitempty"`
+	CustomID string          `json:"custom_id,omitempty"`
 	URL      string          `json:"url,omitempty"`
 	Disabled bool            `json:"disabled,omitempty"`
 }
@@ -282,11 +276,11 @@ func (ButtonComponent) Type() ComponentType {
 	return ComponentTypeButton
 }
 
-func (c ButtonComponent) ID() CustomID {
+func (c ButtonComponent) ID() string {
 	return c.CustomID
 }
 
-func (c ButtonComponent) SetID(id CustomID) InteractiveComponent {
+func (c ButtonComponent) SetID(id string) InteractiveComponent {
 	c.CustomID = id
 	return c
 }
@@ -313,7 +307,7 @@ func (c ButtonComponent) WithEmoji(emoji ComponentEmoji) ButtonComponent {
 }
 
 // WithCustomID returns a new ButtonComponent with the provided custom id
-func (c ButtonComponent) WithCustomID(customID CustomID) ButtonComponent {
+func (c ButtonComponent) WithCustomID(customID string) ButtonComponent {
 	c.CustomID = customID
 	return c
 }
@@ -343,7 +337,7 @@ func (c ButtonComponent) WithDisabled(disabled bool) ButtonComponent {
 }
 
 // NewSelectMenu builds a new SelectMenuComponent from the provided values
-func NewSelectMenu(customID CustomID, placeholder string, options ...SelectMenuOption) SelectMenuComponent {
+func NewSelectMenu(customID string, placeholder string, options ...SelectMenuOption) SelectMenuComponent {
 	return SelectMenuComponent{
 		CustomID:    customID,
 		Placeholder: placeholder,
@@ -357,7 +351,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 type SelectMenuComponent struct {
-	CustomID    CustomID           `json:"custom_id"`
+	CustomID    string             `json:"custom_id"`
 	Placeholder string             `json:"placeholder,omitempty"`
 	MinValues   *int               `json:"min_values,omitempty"`
 	MaxValues   int                `json:"max_values,omitempty"`
@@ -380,7 +374,7 @@ func (SelectMenuComponent) Type() ComponentType {
 	return ComponentTypeSelectMenu
 }
 
-func (c SelectMenuComponent) ID() CustomID {
+func (c SelectMenuComponent) ID() string {
 	return c.CustomID
 }
 
@@ -388,7 +382,7 @@ func (SelectMenuComponent) component()            {}
 func (SelectMenuComponent) interactiveComponent() {}
 
 // WithCustomID returns a new SelectMenuComponent with the provided customID
-func (c SelectMenuComponent) WithCustomID(customID CustomID) SelectMenuComponent {
+func (c SelectMenuComponent) WithCustomID(customID string) SelectMenuComponent {
 	c.CustomID = customID
 	return c
 }
@@ -512,7 +506,7 @@ var (
 	_ InteractiveComponent = (*TextInputComponent)(nil)
 )
 
-func NewTextInput(customID CustomID, style TextInputStyle, label string) TextInputComponent {
+func NewTextInput(customID string, style TextInputStyle, label string) TextInputComponent {
 	return TextInputComponent{
 		CustomID: customID,
 		Style:    style,
@@ -520,16 +514,16 @@ func NewTextInput(customID CustomID, style TextInputStyle, label string) TextInp
 	}
 }
 
-func NewShortTextInput(customID CustomID, label string) TextInputComponent {
+func NewShortTextInput(customID string, label string) TextInputComponent {
 	return NewTextInput(customID, TextInputStyleShort, label)
 }
 
-func NewParagraphTextInput(customID CustomID, label string) TextInputComponent {
+func NewParagraphTextInput(customID string, label string) TextInputComponent {
 	return NewTextInput(customID, TextInputStyleParagraph, label)
 }
 
 type TextInputComponent struct {
-	CustomID    CustomID       `json:"custom_id"`
+	CustomID    string         `json:"custom_id"`
 	Style       TextInputStyle `json:"style"`
 	Label       string         `json:"label"`
 	MinLength   *int           `json:"min_length,omitempty"`
@@ -554,7 +548,7 @@ func (TextInputComponent) Type() ComponentType {
 	return ComponentTypeTextInput
 }
 
-func (c TextInputComponent) ID() CustomID {
+func (c TextInputComponent) ID() string {
 	return c.CustomID
 }
 
@@ -562,7 +556,7 @@ func (TextInputComponent) component()            {}
 func (TextInputComponent) interactiveComponent() {}
 
 // WithCustomID returns a new SelectMenuComponent with the provided customID
-func (c TextInputComponent) WithCustomID(customID CustomID) TextInputComponent {
+func (c TextInputComponent) WithCustomID(customID string) TextInputComponent {
 	c.CustomID = customID
 	return c
 }
diff --git a/discord/interaction_component.go b/discord/interaction_component.go
index 5498d6d6..f450525e 100644
--- a/discord/interaction_component.go
+++ b/discord/interaction_component.go
@@ -83,17 +83,17 @@ func (ComponentInteraction) interaction() {}
 
 type ComponentInteractionData interface {
 	Type() ComponentType
-	CustomID() CustomID
+	CustomID() string
 
 	componentInteractionData()
 }
 
 type rawButtonInteractionData struct {
-	Custom CustomID `json:"custom_id"`
+	Custom string `json:"custom_id"`
 }
 
 type ButtonInteractionData struct {
-	customID CustomID
+	customID string
 }
 
 func (d *ButtonInteractionData) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func (ButtonInteractionData) Type() ComponentType {
 	return ComponentTypeButton
 }
 
-func (d ButtonInteractionData) CustomID() CustomID {
+func (d ButtonInteractionData) CustomID() string {
 	return d.customID
 }
 
@@ -126,12 +126,12 @@ var (
 )
 
 type rawSelectMenuInteractionData struct {
-	Custom CustomID `json:"custom_id"`
+	Custom string   `json:"custom_id"`
 	Values []string `json:"values"`
 }
 
 type SelectMenuInteractionData struct {
-	customID CustomID
+	customID string
 	Values   []string
 }
 
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ func (SelectMenuInteractionData) Type() ComponentType {
 	return ComponentTypeSelectMenu
 }
 
-func (d SelectMenuInteractionData) CustomID() CustomID {
+func (d SelectMenuInteractionData) CustomID() string {
 	return d.customID
 }
 
diff --git a/discord/interaction_modal_submit.go b/discord/interaction_modal_submit.go
index 59fb20da..d85606aa 100644
--- a/discord/interaction_modal_submit.go
+++ b/discord/interaction_modal_submit.go
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ func (ModalSubmitInteraction) Type() InteractionType {
 func (ModalSubmitInteraction) interaction() {}
 
 type ModalSubmitInteractionData struct {
-	CustomID   CustomID                          `json:"custom_id"`
-	Components map[CustomID]InteractiveComponent `json:"components"`
+	CustomID   string                          `json:"custom_id"`
+	Components map[string]InteractiveComponent `json:"components"`
 }
 
 func (d *ModalSubmitInteractionData) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func (d *ModalSubmitInteractionData) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 	*d = ModalSubmitInteractionData(iData.modalSubmitInteractionData)
 
 	if len(iData.Components) > 0 {
-		d.Components = make(map[CustomID]InteractiveComponent, len(iData.Components))
+		d.Components = make(map[string]InteractiveComponent, len(iData.Components))
 		for _, containerComponent := range iData.Components {
 			for _, component := range containerComponent.Component.(ContainerComponent).Components() {
 				d.Components[component.ID()] = component
@@ -64,12 +64,12 @@ func (d *ModalSubmitInteractionData) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (d ModalSubmitInteractionData) Component(customID CustomID) (InteractiveComponent, bool) {
+func (d ModalSubmitInteractionData) Component(customID string) (InteractiveComponent, bool) {
 	component, ok := d.Components[customID]
 	return component, ok
 }
 
-func (d ModalSubmitInteractionData) TextInputComponent(customID CustomID) (TextInputComponent, bool) {
+func (d ModalSubmitInteractionData) TextInputComponent(customID string) (TextInputComponent, bool) {
 	if component, ok := d.Component(customID); ok {
 		textInputComponent, ok := component.(TextInputComponent)
 		return textInputComponent, ok
@@ -77,14 +77,14 @@ func (d ModalSubmitInteractionData) TextInputComponent(customID CustomID) (TextI
 	return TextInputComponent{}, false
 }
 
-func (d ModalSubmitInteractionData) OptText(customID CustomID) (string, bool) {
+func (d ModalSubmitInteractionData) OptText(customID string) (string, bool) {
 	if textInputComponent, ok := d.TextInputComponent(customID); ok {
 		return textInputComponent.Value, true
 	}
 	return "", false
 }
 
-func (d ModalSubmitInteractionData) Text(customID CustomID) string {
+func (d ModalSubmitInteractionData) Text(customID string) string {
 	if text, ok := d.OptText(customID); ok {
 		return text
 	}
diff --git a/discord/message.go b/discord/message.go
index 1b7bcee6..0157dcac 100644
--- a/discord/message.go
+++ b/discord/message.go
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func (m *Message) InteractiveComponents() []InteractiveComponent {
 }
 
 // ComponentByID returns the Component with the specific CustomID
-func (m *Message) ComponentByID(customID CustomID) InteractiveComponent {
+func (m *Message) ComponentByID(customID string) InteractiveComponent {
 	for i := range m.Components {
 		for ii := range m.Components[i].Components() {
 			if m.Components[i].Components()[ii].ID() == customID {
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func (m *Message) Buttons() []ButtonComponent {
 }
 
 // ButtonByID returns a ButtonComponent with the specific customID from this Message
-func (m *Message) ButtonByID(customID CustomID) *ButtonComponent {
+func (m *Message) ButtonByID(customID string) *ButtonComponent {
 	for i := range m.Components {
 		for ii := range m.Components[i].Components() {
 			if button, ok := m.Components[i].Components()[ii].(*ButtonComponent); ok && button.ID() == customID {
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ func (m *Message) SelectMenus() []SelectMenuComponent {
 }
 
 // SelectMenuByID returns a SelectMenuComponent with the specific customID from this Message
-func (m *Message) SelectMenuByID(customID CustomID) *SelectMenuComponent {
+func (m *Message) SelectMenuByID(customID string) *SelectMenuComponent {
 	for i := range m.Components {
 		for ii := range m.Components[i].Components() {
 			if button, ok := m.Components[i].Components()[ii].(*SelectMenuComponent); ok && button.ID() == customID {
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ type MessageReaction struct {
 // MessageActivityType is the type of MessageActivity https://com/developers/docs/resources/channel#message-object-message-activity-types
 type MessageActivityType int
 
-//Constants for MessageActivityType
+// Constants for MessageActivityType
 const (
 	MessageActivityTypeJoin MessageActivityType = iota + 1
 	MessageActivityTypeSpectate
@@ -232,13 +232,13 @@ const (
 	MessageActivityTypeJoinRequest
 )
 
-//MessageActivity is used for rich presence-related chat embeds in a Message
+// MessageActivity is used for rich presence-related chat embeds in a Message
 type MessageActivity struct {
 	Type    MessageActivityType `json:"type"`
 	PartyID *string             `json:"party_id,omitempty"`
 }
 
-//MessageApplication is used for rich presence-related chat embeds in a Message
+// MessageApplication is used for rich presence-related chat embeds in a Message
 type MessageApplication struct {
 	ID          snowflake.ID `json:"id"`
 	CoverImage  *string      `json:"cover_image,omitempty"`
diff --git a/discord/modal_create.go b/discord/modal_create.go
index 67fde94e..21291e36 100644
--- a/discord/modal_create.go
+++ b/discord/modal_create.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package discord
 var _ InteractionResponseData = (*ModalCreate)(nil)
 
 type ModalCreate struct {
-	CustomID   CustomID             `json:"custom_id"`
+	CustomID   string               `json:"custom_id"`
 	Title      string               `json:"title"`
 	Components []ContainerComponent `json:"components"`
 }
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ type ModalCreateBuilder struct {
 }
 
 // SetCustomID sets the CustomID of the ModalCreate
-func (b *ModalCreateBuilder) SetCustomID(customID CustomID) *ModalCreateBuilder {
+func (b *ModalCreateBuilder) SetCustomID(customID string) *ModalCreateBuilder {
 	b.CustomID = customID
 	return b
 }