diff --git a/src/api/middlewares/Authentication.ts b/src/api/middlewares/Authentication.ts
index 078a566..865d1aa 100644
--- a/src/api/middlewares/Authentication.ts
+++ b/src/api/middlewares/Authentication.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 	along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
-import { checkToken, Rights } from "@spacebar/util";
+import { checkToken, Rights, Session, User, UserTokenData } from "@spacebar/util";
 import { NextFunction, Request, Response } from "express";
 import { HTTPError } from "lambert-server";
 
@@ -68,7 +68,10 @@
         interface Request {
             user_id: string;
             user_bot: boolean;
+            tokenData: UserTokenData;
             token: { id: string; iat: number; ver?: number; did?: string };
+            user: User;
+            session?: Session;
             rights: Rights;
             fingerprint?: string;
         }
@@ -116,14 +119,16 @@
     if (!req.headers.authorization) return next(new HTTPError("Missing Authorization Header", 401));
 
     try {
-        const { decoded, user, session, tokenVersion } = await checkToken(req.headers.authorization, {
+        const { decoded, user, session, tokenVersion } = (req.tokenData = await checkToken(req.headers.authorization, {
             ipAddress: req.ip,
             fingerprint: req.fingerprint,
-        });
+        }));
 
         req.token = decoded;
         req.user_id = decoded.id;
         req.user_bot = user.bot;
+        req.user = user;
+        req.session = session;
         req.rights = new Rights(Number(user.rights));
         return next();
     } catch (error) {
diff --git "a/src/api/routes/applications/\043application_id/bot/index.ts" "b/src/api/routes/applications/\043application_id/bot/index.ts"
index 83b4fc6..835225e 100644
--- "a/src/api/routes/applications/\043application_id/bot/index.ts"
+++ "b/src/api/routes/applications/\043application_id/bot/index.ts"
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
     }),
     async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
         const bot = await User.findOneOrFail({ where: { id: req.params.application_id } });
-        const owner = await User.findOneOrFail({ where: { id: req.user_id } });
+        const owner = req.user;
 
         if (owner.id != req.user_id) throw DiscordApiErrors.ACTION_NOT_AUTHORIZED_ON_APPLICATION;
 
diff --git a/src/api/routes/applications/index.ts b/src/api/routes/applications/index.ts
index ff89f03..e719e44 100644
--- a/src/api/routes/applications/index.ts
+++ b/src/api/routes/applications/index.ts
@@ -53,20 +53,18 @@
     }),
     async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
         const body = req.body as ApplicationCreateSchema;
-        const user = await User.findOneOrFail({ where: { id: req.user_id } });
 
         const app = Application.create({
             name: trimSpecial(body.name),
             description: "",
             bot_public: true,
-            owner: user,
+            owner: req.user,
             verify_key: "IMPLEMENTME",
             flags: 0,
         });
 
         // april 14, 2023: discord made bot users be automatically added to all new apps
-        const { autoCreateBotUsers } = Config.get().general;
-        if (autoCreateBotUsers) {
+        if (Config.get().general.autoCreateBotUsers) {
             await createAppBotUser(app, req);
         } else await app.save();
 
diff --git a/src/api/routes/auth/logout.ts b/src/api/routes/auth/logout.ts
index b460e31..b4df13a 100644
--- a/src/api/routes/auth/logout.ts
+++ b/src/api/routes/auth/logout.ts
@@ -39,9 +39,7 @@
             if (Object.keys(req.body).length != 0) console.log(`[LOGOUT]: Extra fields sent in logout!`, req.body);
         }
 
-        if (req.token.did) {
-            await Session.delete({ user_id: req.user_id, session_id: req.token.did });
-        }
+        if (req.session) await Session.remove(req.session);
 
         res.status(204).send();
     },
diff --git "a/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/attachments.ts" "b/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/attachments.ts"
index 30fd2c6..0d5daa4 100644
--- "a/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/attachments.ts"
+++ "b/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/attachments.ts"
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
         const payload = req.body as UploadAttachmentRequestSchema;
         const { channel_id } = req.params;
 
-        const user = await User.findOneOrFail({ where: { id: req.user_id } });
+        const user = req.user;
         const channel = await Channel.findOneOrFail({ where: { id: channel_id } });
 
         if (!(await channel.getUserPermissions({ user_id: req.user_id })).has(Permissions.FLAGS.ATTACH_FILES)) {
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 router.delete("/:cloud_attachment_url", async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
     const { channel_id, cloud_attachment_url } = req.params;
 
-    const user = await User.findOneOrFail({ where: { id: req.user_id } });
+    const user = req.user;
     const channel = await Channel.findOneOrFail({ where: { id: channel_id } });
     const att = await CloudAttachment.findOneOrFail({ where: { uploadFilename: decodeURI(cloud_attachment_url) } });
     if (att.userId !== user.id) {
diff --git "a/src/api/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/emojis.ts" "b/src/api/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/emojis.ts"
index 5b07380..f256ce3 100644
--- "a/src/api/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/emojis.ts"
+++ "b/src/api/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/emojis.ts"
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
         if (emoji_count >= maxEmojis) throw DiscordApiErrors.MAXIMUM_NUMBER_OF_EMOJIS_REACHED.withParams(maxEmojis);
         if (body.require_colons == null) body.require_colons = true;
 
-        const user = await User.findOneOrFail({ where: { id: req.user_id } });
+        const user = req.user;
         await handleFile(`/emojis/${id}`, body.image);
 
         const mimeType = body.image.split(":")[1].split(";")[0];
diff --git a/src/api/routes/interactions/index.ts b/src/api/routes/interactions/index.ts
index eb516ce..e997964 100644
--- a/src/api/routes/interactions/index.ts
+++ b/src/api/routes/interactions/index.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
         },
     } as InteractionCreateEvent);
 
-    const user = await User.findOneOrFail({ where: { id: req.user_id } });
+    const user = req.user;
 
     const interactionData: Partial<InteractionCreateSchema> = {
         id: interactionId,
diff --git a/src/api/routes/invites/index.ts b/src/api/routes/invites/index.ts
index 26b0ad9..b4fa8a5 100644
--- a/src/api/routes/invites/index.ts
+++ b/src/api/routes/invites/index.ts
@@ -71,15 +71,13 @@
         if (req.user_bot) throw DiscordApiErrors.BOT_PROHIBITED_ENDPOINT;
 
         const { invite_code } = req.params;
+        const { public_flags } = req.user;
         const { guild_id } = await Invite.findOneOrFail({
             where: { code: invite_code },
         });
         const { features } = await Guild.findOneOrFail({
             where: { id: guild_id },
         });
-        const { public_flags } = await User.findOneOrFail({
-            where: { id: req.user_id },
-        });
         const ban = await Ban.findOne({
             where: [
                 { guild_id: guild_id, user_id: req.user_id },
diff --git a/src/api/routes/teams.ts b/src/api/routes/teams.ts
index 27ccabf..090807d 100644
--- a/src/api/routes/teams.ts
+++ b/src/api/routes/teams.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     }),
     async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
         const user = await User.findOneOrFail({
-            where: [{ id: req.user_id }],
+            where: { id: req.user_id },
             select: ["mfa_enabled"],
         });
         if (!user.mfa_enabled) throw new HTTPError("You must enable MFA to create a team");
diff --git a/src/api/routes/users/@me/mentions.ts b/src/api/routes/users/@me/mentions.ts
index 2d631e9..c2985ca 100644
--- a/src/api/routes/users/@me/mentions.ts
+++ b/src/api/routes/users/@me/mentions.ts
@@ -43,9 +43,7 @@
         const before = req.query.before !== undefined ? String(req.query.before as string) : undefined;
         const guild_id = req.query.guild_id !== undefined ? req.query.guild_id : undefined;
 
-        const user = await User.findOneOrFail({
-            where: { id: req.user_id },
-        });
+        const user = req.user;
 
         const memberships = await Member.find({
             where: { id: req.user_id, ...(guild_id === undefined ? {} : { guild_id: String(guild_id) }) },
diff --git a/src/api/routes/users/@me/mfa/codes-verification.ts b/src/api/routes/users/@me/mfa/codes-verification.ts
index 4cc4c07..9421303 100644
--- a/src/api/routes/users/@me/mfa/codes-verification.ts
+++ b/src/api/routes/users/@me/mfa/codes-verification.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
         // TODO: We don't have email/etc etc, so can't send a verification code.
         // Once that's done, this route can verify `key`
 
-        // const user = await User.findOneOrFail({ where: { id: req.user_id } });
+        // const user = req.user;
         if ((await User.count({ where: { id: req.user_id } })) === 0) throw DiscordApiErrors.UNKNOWN_USER;
 
         let codes: BackupCode[];
diff --git a/src/api/routes/users/@me/notes.ts b/src/api/routes/users/@me/notes.ts
index 8cd3330..f25aca7 100644
--- a/src/api/routes/users/@me/notes.ts
+++ b/src/api/routes/users/@me/notes.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
     }),
     async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
         const { user_id } = req.params;
-        const owner = await User.findOneOrFail({ where: { id: req.user_id } });
+        const owner = req.user;
         const target = await User.findOneOrFail({ where: { id: user_id } }); //if noted user does not exist throw
         const { note } = req.body;