diff --git a/backend/native/backpack-api/src/routes/v1/friends.ts b/backend/native/backpack-api/src/routes/v1/friends.ts
index 1d0e0448d..84bd5eb4e 100644
--- a/backend/native/backpack-api/src/routes/v1/friends.ts
+++ b/backend/native/backpack-api/src/routes/v1/friends.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 import { insertNotification } from "@coral-xyz/backend-common";
 import type { RemoteUserData } from "@coral-xyz/common";
-import {
-  AVATAR_BASE_URL,
-  EXECUTE_BARTER,
-  NOTIFICATION_ADD,
-} from "@coral-xyz/common";
+import { AVATAR_BASE_URL, NOTIFICATION_ADD } from "@coral-xyz/common";
 import express from "express";
 
 import { extractUserId } from "../../auth/middleware";
@@ -26,11 +22,8 @@ import { enrichFriendships } from "./inbox";
 const router = express.Router();
 
 router.post("/spam", extractUserId, async (req, res) => {
-  //@ts-ignore
-  const uuid: string = req.id; // TODO from from
-  // @ts-ignore
-  const to: string = req.body.to;
-  // @ts-ignore
+  const uuid = req.id!; // TODO from from
+  const to: string = req.body.to!;
 
   if (uuid === to) {
     res.status(411).json({
@@ -44,11 +37,8 @@ router.post("/spam", extractUserId, async (req, res) => {
 });
 
 router.post("/block", extractUserId, async (req, res) => {
-  //@ts-ignore
-  const uuid: string = req.id; // TODO from from
-  // @ts-ignore
-  const to: string = req.body.to;
-  // @ts-ignore
+  const uuid = req.id!; // TODO from from
+  const to: string = req.body.to!;
 
   if (uuid === to) {
     res.status(411).json({
@@ -62,12 +52,8 @@ router.post("/block", extractUserId, async (req, res) => {
 });
 
 router.post("/unfriend", extractUserId, async (req, res) => {
-  //@ts-ignore
-  const uuid: string = req.id; // TODO from from
-  // @ts-ignore
-  const to: string = req.body.to;
-  // @ts-ignore
-
+  const uuid = req.id!; // TODO from from
+  const to: string = req.body.to!;
   if (uuid === to) {
     res.status(411).json({
       msg: "To and from cant be the same",
@@ -79,13 +65,11 @@ router.post("/unfriend", extractUserId, async (req, res) => {
 });
 
 router.get("/sent", extractUserId, async (req, res) => {
-  // @ts-ignore
-  const uuid: string = req.id;
-
+  const uuid = req.id!;
   const requestedUserIds = await getSentRequests({ uuid });
   const users = await getUsers(requestedUserIds);
-  const requestedWithMetadata: RemoteUserData[] = requestedUserIds.map(
-    (userId) => ({
+  const requestedWithMetadata: Omit<RemoteUserData, "public_keys">[] =
+    requestedUserIds.map((userId) => ({
       id: userId,
       username: users.find((x) => x.id === userId)?.username as string,
       image: `${AVATAR_BASE_URL}/${
@@ -94,19 +78,16 @@ router.get("/sent", extractUserId, async (req, res) => {
       areFriends: false,
       remoteRequested: false,
       requested: true,
-    })
-  );
+    }));
   res.json({ requests: requestedWithMetadata });
 });
 
 router.get("/requests", extractUserId, async (req, res) => {
-  //@ts-ignore
-  const uuid: string = req.id; // TODO from from
-
+  const uuid = req.id!; // TODO from from
   const requestUserIds = await getReceivedRequests({ uuid });
   const users = await getUsers(requestUserIds);
-  const requestsWithMetadata: RemoteUserData[] = requestUserIds.map(
-    (requestUserId) => ({
+  const requestsWithMetadata: Omit<RemoteUserData, "public_keys">[] =
+    requestUserIds.map((requestUserId) => ({
       id: requestUserId,
       username: users.find((x) => x.id === requestUserId)?.username as string,
       image: `${AVATAR_BASE_URL}/${
@@ -115,19 +96,13 @@ router.get("/requests", extractUserId, async (req, res) => {
       areFriends: false,
       remoteRequested: true,
       requested: false,
-    })
-  );
-  res.json({
-    requests: requestsWithMetadata,
-  });
+    }));
+  res.json({ requests: requestsWithMetadata });
 });
 
 router.post("/request", extractUserId, async (req, res) => {
-  //@ts-ignore
-  const uuid: string = req.id; // TODO from from
-  // @ts-ignore
-  const to: string = req.body.to;
-  // @ts-ignore
+  const uuid = req.id!; // TODO from from
+  const to: string = req.body.to!;
 
   if (uuid === to) {
     res.status(411).json({
@@ -136,8 +111,8 @@ router.post("/request", extractUserId, async (req, res) => {
     return;
   }
   const sendRequest: boolean = req.body.sendRequest;
-
   const areFriends = await setFriendship({ from: uuid, to, sendRequest });
+
   if (sendRequest) {
     if (areFriends) {
       // entry in DB
@@ -199,8 +174,7 @@ router.post("/request", extractUserId, async (req, res) => {
 });
 
 router.get("/all", extractUserId, async (req, res) => {
-  //@ts-ignore
-  const uuid: string = req.id; // TODO from from
+  const uuid = req.id!; // TODO from from
 
   try {
     const friends = await getAllFriends({
@@ -215,11 +189,8 @@ router.get("/all", extractUserId, async (req, res) => {
 });
 
 router.get("/", extractUserId, async (req, res) => {
-  //@ts-ignore
-  const uuid: string = req.id; // TODO from from
-  // @ts-ignore
-  const userId: string = req.query.userId;
-  // @ts-ignore
+  const uuid = req.id!; // TODO from from
+  const userId = req.query.userId as string;
 
   if (userId === uuid) {
     res.json({
@@ -233,7 +204,7 @@ router.get("/", extractUserId, async (req, res) => {
       from: uuid,
       to: userId,
     });
-    const user = await getUser(userId);
+    const user = await getUser(userId, true);
     res.json({
       user,
       are_friends,
diff --git a/backend/native/backpack-api/src/routes/v1/inbox.ts b/backend/native/backpack-api/src/routes/v1/inbox.ts
index e1ef623b7..b6c0bd236 100644
--- a/backend/native/backpack-api/src/routes/v1/inbox.ts
+++ b/backend/native/backpack-api/src/routes/v1/inbox.ts
@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@ import { getUsers } from "../../db/users";
 const router = express.Router();
 
 router.post("/", extractUserId, async (req, res) => {
-  // @ts-ignore
-  const from: string = req.id;
-  // @ts-ignore
+  const from = req.id!;
   const to: string = req.body.to;
   if (!from || !to) {
     return res.status(411).json({ msg: "incorrect input" });
@@ -34,12 +32,9 @@ router.post("/", extractUserId, async (req, res) => {
 });
 
 router.get("/", extractUserId, async (req, res) => {
-  //@ts-ignore
-  const uuid: string = req.id;
-  //@ts-ignore
-  const limit: number = req.query.limit || 50;
-  //@ts-ignore
-  const offset: number = req.query.limit || 0;
+  const uuid = req.id!;
+  const limit = Number(req.query.limit || 50);
+  const offset = Number(req.query.limit || 0);
   const areConnected: boolean =
     req.query.areConnected === "true" ? true : false;
   const { friendships, requestCount } = await getFriendships({
@@ -53,14 +48,10 @@ router.get("/", extractUserId, async (req, res) => {
 });
 
 router.get("/all", extractUserId, async (req, res) => {
-  //@ts-ignore
-  const uuid: string = req.id;
-  //@ts-ignore
-  const limit: number = req.query.limit || 50;
-  //@ts-ignore
-  const offset: number = req.query.limit || 0;
-  //@ts-ignore
-  const userSpecifiedId: string = req.query.uuid;
+  const uuid = req.id!;
+  const limit = Number(req.query.limit || 50);
+  const offset = Number(req.query.limit || 0);
+  const userSpecifiedId = req.query.uuid as string;
 
   if (uuid !== userSpecifiedId) {
     return res.json({ chats: [] });