@grote I was thinking about this, I personally identify forums creating a new incremental ID, but it would be more convenient to just take their real ID.
Because right now, I just compare the name in my .json file with the forums name briar-headless /forums list. If there are 2 forums with the same name: problems.
https://codeberg.org/retiolus/Briar-Forums/src/branch/main/forums.json
@retiolus As the ID is essentially random, no harm in using it.