diff --git a/src/get.rs b/src/get.rs
index 8f52f7f6a2..534538315e 100644
--- a/src/get.rs
+++ b/src/get.rs
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ where
     // 2. Send Request
     {
         debug!("sending request");
-        let req = Request { id: 1, name: hash };
+        let req = Request { name: hash };
 
         let used = postcard::to_slice(&req, &mut out_buffer)?;
         write_lp(&mut writer, used).await?;
diff --git a/src/protocol.rs b/src/protocol.rs
index 954b1ed2d2..b42be55d9f 100644
--- a/src/protocol.rs
+++ b/src/protocol.rs
@@ -37,14 +37,12 @@ impl Handshake {
 
 #[derive(Deserialize, Serialize, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, MaxSize)]
 pub(crate) struct Request {
-    pub id: u64,
     /// blake3 hash
     pub name: Hash,
 }
 
 #[derive(Deserialize, Serialize, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone)]
 pub(crate) struct Response {
-    pub id: u64,
     pub data: Res,
 }
 
diff --git a/src/provider.rs b/src/provider.rs
index 0af84b6a4f..2d1f7b5598 100644
--- a/src/provider.rs
+++ b/src/provider.rs
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ pub enum Event {
     RequestReceived {
         /// An unique connection id.
         connection_id: u64,
-        /// The request id.
+        /// An identifier uniquely identifying this transfer request.
         request_id: u64,
         /// The hash for which the client wants to receive data.
         hash: Hash,
@@ -237,16 +237,15 @@ pub enum Event {
     TransferCompleted {
         /// An unique connection id.
         connection_id: u64,
-        /// The request id.
+        /// An identifier uniquely identifying this transfer request.
         request_id: u64,
     },
     /// A request was aborted because the client disconnected.
     TransferAborted {
         /// The quic connection id.
         connection_id: u64,
-        /// The request id. When `None`, the transfer was aborted before or during reading and decoding
-        /// the transfer request.
-        request_id: Option<u64>,
+        /// An identifier uniquely identifying this request.
+        request_id: u64,
     },
 }
 
@@ -414,8 +413,6 @@ async fn transfer_collection(
     mut writer: quinn::SendStream,
     // Buffer used when writing to writer.
     buffer: &mut BytesMut,
-    // The id of the transfer request.
-    request_id: u64,
     // The bao outboard encoded data.
     outboard: &Bytes,
     // The actual blob data.
@@ -441,7 +438,6 @@ async fn transfer_collection(
     write_response(
         &mut writer,
         buffer,
-        request_id,
         Res::FoundCollection {
             total_blobs_size: c.total_blobs_size,
         },
@@ -452,11 +448,10 @@ async fn transfer_collection(
     writer.write_buf(&mut data).await?;
     for (i, blob) in c.blobs.iter().enumerate() {
         debug!("writing blob {}/{}", i, c.blobs.len());
-        let (status, writer1) =
-            send_blob(db.clone(), blob.hash, writer, buffer, request_id).await?;
+        let (status, writer1) = send_blob(db.clone(), blob.hash, writer, buffer).await?;
         writer = writer1;
         if SentStatus::NotFound == status {
-            write_response(&mut writer, buffer, request_id, Res::NotFound).await?;
+            write_response(&mut writer, buffer, Res::NotFound).await?;
             writer.finish().await?;
             return Ok(status);
         }
@@ -466,11 +461,7 @@ async fn transfer_collection(
     Ok(SentStatus::Sent)
 }
 
-fn notify_transfer_aborted(
-    events: broadcast::Sender<Event>,
-    connection_id: u64,
-    request_id: Option<u64>,
-) {
+fn notify_transfer_aborted(events: broadcast::Sender<Event>, connection_id: u64, request_id: u64) {
     let _ = events.send(Event::TransferAborted {
         connection_id,
         request_id,
@@ -487,10 +478,14 @@ async fn handle_stream(
     let mut out_buffer = BytesMut::with_capacity(1024);
     let mut in_buffer = BytesMut::with_capacity(1024);
 
+    // The stream ID index is used to identify this request.  Requests only arrive in
+    // bi-directional RecvStreams initiated by the client, so this uniquely identifies them.
+    let request_id = reader.id().index();
+
     // 1. Read Handshake
     debug!("reading handshake");
     if let Err(e) = read_handshake(&mut reader, &mut in_buffer, token).await {
-        notify_transfer_aborted(events, connection_id, None);
+        notify_transfer_aborted(events, connection_id, request_id);
         return Err(e);
     }
 
@@ -499,17 +494,17 @@ async fn handle_stream(
     let request = match read_request(reader, &mut in_buffer).await {
         Ok(r) => r,
         Err(e) => {
-            notify_transfer_aborted(events, connection_id, None);
+            notify_transfer_aborted(events, connection_id, request_id);
             return Err(e);
         }
     };
 
     let hash = request.name;
-    debug!("got request({})", request.id);
+    debug!("got request for ({hash})");
     let _ = events.send(Event::RequestReceived {
         connection_id,
-        request_id: request.id,
         hash,
+        request_id,
     });
 
     // 4. Attempt to find hash
@@ -518,8 +513,8 @@ async fn handle_stream(
         Some(BlobOrCollection::Collection(d)) => d,
         _ => {
             debug!("not found {}", hash);
-            notify_transfer_aborted(events, connection_id, Some(request.id));
-            write_response(&mut writer, &mut out_buffer, request.id, Res::NotFound).await?;
+            notify_transfer_aborted(events, connection_id, request_id);
+            write_response(&mut writer, &mut out_buffer, Res::NotFound).await?;
             writer.finish().await?;
 
             return Ok(());
@@ -527,18 +522,18 @@ async fn handle_stream(
     };
 
     // 5. Transfer data!
-    match transfer_collection(&db, writer, &mut out_buffer, request.id, outboard, data).await {
+    match transfer_collection(&db, writer, &mut out_buffer, outboard, data).await {
         Ok(SentStatus::Sent) => {
             let _ = events.send(Event::TransferCompleted {
                 connection_id,
-                request_id: request.id,
+                request_id,
             });
         }
         Ok(SentStatus::NotFound) => {
-            notify_transfer_aborted(events, connection_id, Some(request.id));
+            notify_transfer_aborted(events, connection_id, request_id);
         }
         Err(e) => {
-            notify_transfer_aborted(events, connection_id, Some(request.id));
+            notify_transfer_aborted(events, connection_id, request_id);
             return Err(e);
         }
     }
@@ -558,7 +553,6 @@ async fn send_blob<W: AsyncWrite + Unpin + Send + 'static>(
     name: Hash,
     mut writer: W,
     buffer: &mut BytesMut,
-    id: u64,
 ) -> Result<(SentStatus, W)> {
     match db.get(&name) {
         Some(BlobOrCollection::Blob(Data {
@@ -566,7 +560,7 @@ async fn send_blob<W: AsyncWrite + Unpin + Send + 'static>(
             path,
             size,
         })) => {
-            write_response(&mut writer, buffer, id, Res::Found).await?;
+            write_response(&mut writer, buffer, Res::Found).await?;
             let path = path.clone();
             let outboard = outboard.clone();
             let size = *size;
@@ -590,7 +584,7 @@ async fn send_blob<W: AsyncWrite + Unpin + Send + 'static>(
             Ok((SentStatus::Sent, writer))
         }
         _ => {
-            write_response(&mut writer, buffer, id, Res::NotFound).await?;
+            write_response(&mut writer, buffer, Res::NotFound).await?;
             Ok((SentStatus::NotFound, writer))
         }
     }
@@ -766,10 +760,9 @@ pub async fn create_collection(data_sources: Vec<DataSource>) -> Result<(Databas
 async fn write_response<W: AsyncWrite + Unpin>(
     mut writer: W,
     buffer: &mut BytesMut,
-    id: u64,
     res: Res,
 ) -> Result<()> {
-    let response = Response { id, data: res };
+    let response = Response { data: res };
 
     // TODO: do not transfer blob data as part of the responses
     if buffer.len() < 1024 {