diff --git a/src/helpers/messages/add_reaction.ts b/src/helpers/messages/add_reaction.ts
index 1a5861abb..6c2fe402b 100644
--- a/src/helpers/messages/add_reaction.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/messages/add_reaction.ts
@@ -19,10 +19,8 @@ export async function addReaction(
     reaction = reaction.substring(3, reaction.length - 1);
   }
 
-  const result = await rest.runMethod(
+  return await rest.runMethod<undefined>(
     "put",
     endpoints.CHANNEL_MESSAGE_REACTION_ME(channelId, messageId, reaction),
   );
-
-  return result;
 }
diff --git a/src/helpers/messages/delete_message.ts b/src/helpers/messages/delete_message.ts
index c053a1787..9b84ae248 100644
--- a/src/helpers/messages/delete_message.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/messages/delete_message.ts
@@ -20,11 +20,9 @@ export async function deleteMessage(
 
   if (delayMilliseconds) await delay(delayMilliseconds);
 
-  const result = await rest.runMethod(
+  return await rest.runMethod<undefined>(
     "delete",
     endpoints.CHANNEL_MESSAGE(channelId, messageId),
     { reason },
   );
-
-  return result;
 }
diff --git a/src/helpers/messages/edit_message.ts b/src/helpers/messages/edit_message.ts
index 220f605b8..860aa7616 100644
--- a/src/helpers/messages/edit_message.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/messages/edit_message.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { rest } from "../../rest/rest.ts";
 import { DiscordenoMessage } from "../../structures/message.ts";
 import { structures } from "../../structures/mod.ts";
 import { EditMessage } from "../../types/messages/edit_message.ts";
-import { DiscordMessage } from "../../types/messages/message.ts";
+import { Message } from "../../types/messages/message.ts";
 import { Errors } from "../../types/misc/errors.ts";
 import { PermissionStrings } from "../../types/permissions/permission_strings.ts";
 import { endpoints } from "../../util/constants.ts";
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ export async function editMessage(
     throw new Error(Errors.MESSAGE_MAX_LENGTH);
   }
 
-  const result: DiscordMessage = await rest.runMethod(
+  const result = await rest.runMethod<Message>(
     "patch",
     endpoints.CHANNEL_MESSAGE(message.channelId, message.id),
     content,
   );
 
-  return structures.createDiscordenoMessage(result);
+  return await structures.createDiscordenoMessage(result);
 }
diff --git a/src/helpers/messages/get_message.ts b/src/helpers/messages/get_message.ts
index 9c6c11a57..fc3f00cf6 100644
--- a/src/helpers/messages/get_message.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/messages/get_message.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { cacheHandlers } from "../../cache.ts";
 import { rest } from "../../rest/rest.ts";
 import { structures } from "../../structures/mod.ts";
-import { DiscordMessage } from "../../types/messages/message.ts";
+import { Message } from "../../types/messages/message.ts";
 import { endpoints } from "../../util/constants.ts";
 import { requireBotChannelPermissions } from "../../util/permissions.ts";
 
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ export async function getMessage(channelId: string, id: string) {
     ]);
   }
 
-  const result = (await rest.runMethod(
+  const result = await rest.runMethod<Message>(
     "get",
     endpoints.CHANNEL_MESSAGE(channelId, id),
-  )) as DiscordMessage;
+  );
 
-  return structures.createDiscordenoMessage(result);
+  return await structures.createDiscordenoMessage(result);
 }
diff --git a/src/helpers/messages/get_messages.ts b/src/helpers/messages/get_messages.ts
index 959504e9a..1429b495b 100644
--- a/src/helpers/messages/get_messages.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/messages/get_messages.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {
   GetMessagesBefore,
   GetMessagesLimit,
 } from "../../types/messages/get_messages.ts";
-import { DiscordMessage } from "../../types/messages/message.ts";
+import { Message } from "../../types/messages/message.ts";
 import { endpoints } from "../../util/constants.ts";
 import { requireBotChannelPermissions } from "../../util/permissions.ts";
 
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ export async function getMessages(
 
   if (options?.limit && options.limit > 100) return;
 
-  const result = (await rest.runMethod(
+  const result = await rest.runMethod<Message[]>(
     "get",
     endpoints.CHANNEL_MESSAGES(channelId),
     options,
-  )) as DiscordMessage[];
+  );
 
-  return Promise.all(
+  return await Promise.all(
     result.map((res) => structures.createDiscordenoMessage(res)),
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/helpers/messages/get_reactions.ts b/src/helpers/messages/get_reactions.ts
index 0506f5b48..bf10d2d6d 100644
--- a/src/helpers/messages/get_reactions.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/messages/get_reactions.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { rest } from "../../rest/rest.ts";
-import { DiscordUser } from "../../types/users/user.ts";
+import { GetReactions } from "../../types/messages/message_get_reactions.ts";
+import { User } from "../../types/users/user.ts";
 import { Collection } from "../../util/collection.ts";
 import { endpoints } from "../../util/constants.ts";
-import { GetReactions } from "../../types/messages/message_get_reactions.ts";
 
 /** Get a list of users that reacted with this emoji. */
 export async function getReactions(
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ export async function getReactions(
   reaction: string,
   options?: GetReactions,
 ) {
-  const users = (await rest.runMethod(
+  const users = await rest.runMethod<User[]>(
     "get",
     endpoints.CHANNEL_MESSAGE_REACTION(channelId, messageId, reaction),
     options,
-  )) as DiscordUser[];
+  );
 
   return new Collection(users.map((user) => [user.id, user]));
 }
diff --git a/src/helpers/messages/pin_message.ts b/src/helpers/messages/pin_message.ts
index 3e3001142..f96cac8f0 100644
--- a/src/helpers/messages/pin_message.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/messages/pin_message.ts
@@ -6,12 +6,10 @@ import { requireBotChannelPermissions } from "../../util/permissions.ts";
 export async function pin(channelId: string, messageId: string) {
   await requireBotChannelPermissions(channelId, ["MANAGE_MESSAGES"]);
 
-  const result = await rest.runMethod(
+  return await rest.runMethod<undefined>(
     "put",
     endpoints.CHANNEL_PIN(channelId, messageId),
   );
-
-  return result;
 }
 
 // aliases
diff --git a/src/helpers/messages/publish_message.ts b/src/helpers/messages/publish_message.ts
index 277f06a22..7d9d2ca17 100644
--- a/src/helpers/messages/publish_message.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/messages/publish_message.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 import { rest } from "../../rest/rest.ts";
 import { structures } from "../../structures/mod.ts";
-import { DiscordMessage } from "../../types/messages/message.ts";
+import { Message } from "../../types/messages/message.ts";
 import { endpoints } from "../../util/constants.ts";
 
 /** Crosspost a message in a News Channel to following channels. */
 export async function publishMessage(channelId: string, messageId: string) {
-  const data = (await rest.runMethod(
+  const data = await rest.runMethod<Message>(
     "post",
     endpoints.CHANNEL_MESSAGE_CROSSPOST(channelId, messageId),
-  )) as DiscordMessage;
+  );
 
-  return structures.createDiscordenoMessage(data);
+  return await structures.createDiscordenoMessage(data);
 }
diff --git a/src/helpers/messages/remove_all_reactions.ts b/src/helpers/messages/remove_all_reactions.ts
index c228ddfde..a97b81d9e 100644
--- a/src/helpers/messages/remove_all_reactions.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/messages/remove_all_reactions.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,8 @@ import { requireBotChannelPermissions } from "../../util/permissions.ts";
 export async function removeAllReactions(channelId: string, messageId: string) {
   await requireBotChannelPermissions(channelId, ["MANAGE_MESSAGES"]);
 
-  const result = await rest.runMethod(
+  return await rest.runMethod<undefined>(
     "delete",
     endpoints.CHANNEL_MESSAGE_REACTIONS(channelId, messageId),
   );
-
-  return result;
 }
diff --git a/src/helpers/messages/remove_reaction.ts b/src/helpers/messages/remove_reaction.ts
index 087cf6659..b8bd2f707 100644
--- a/src/helpers/messages/remove_reaction.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/messages/remove_reaction.ts
@@ -13,10 +13,8 @@ export async function removeReaction(
     reaction = reaction.substring(3, reaction.length - 1);
   }
 
-  const result = await rest.runMethod(
+  return await rest.runMethod<undefined>(
     "delete",
     endpoints.CHANNEL_MESSAGE_REACTION_ME(channelId, messageId, reaction),
   );
-
-  return result;
 }
diff --git a/src/helpers/messages/remove_reaction_emoji.ts b/src/helpers/messages/remove_reaction_emoji.ts
index 0ed789a82..85a68a0be 100644
--- a/src/helpers/messages/remove_reaction_emoji.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/messages/remove_reaction_emoji.ts
@@ -16,10 +16,8 @@ export async function removeReactionEmoji(
     reaction = reaction.substring(3, reaction.length - 1);
   }
 
-  const result = await rest.runMethod(
+  return await rest.runMethod<undefined>(
     "delete",
     endpoints.CHANNEL_MESSAGE_REACTION(channelId, messageId, reaction),
   );
-
-  return result;
 }
diff --git a/src/helpers/messages/remove_user_reaction.ts b/src/helpers/messages/remove_user_reaction.ts
index 4ae4ffb2b..7f5b67dfd 100644
--- a/src/helpers/messages/remove_user_reaction.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/messages/remove_user_reaction.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export async function removeUserReaction(
     reaction = reaction.substring(3, reaction.length - 1);
   }
 
-  const result = await rest.runMethod(
+  return await rest.runMethod<undefined>(
     "delete",
     endpoints.CHANNEL_MESSAGE_REACTION_USER(
       channelId,
@@ -26,6 +26,4 @@ export async function removeUserReaction(
       userId,
     ),
   );
-
-  return result;
 }
diff --git a/src/helpers/messages/send_message.ts b/src/helpers/messages/send_message.ts
index 802e876c4..73d00246f 100644
--- a/src/helpers/messages/send_message.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/messages/send_message.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { structures } from "../../structures/mod.ts";
 import { DiscordChannelTypes } from "../../types/channels/channel_types.ts";
 import { DiscordAllowedMentionsTypes } from "../../types/messages/allowed_mentions_types.ts";
 import { CreateMessage } from "../../types/messages/create_message.ts";
-import { DiscordMessage } from "../../types/messages/message.ts";
+import { DiscordMessage, Message } from "../../types/messages/message.ts";
 import { Errors } from "../../types/misc/errors.ts";
 import { PermissionStrings } from "../../types/permissions/permission_strings.ts";
 import { endpoints } from "../../util/constants.ts";
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export async function sendMessage(
     }
   }
 
-  const result = (await rest.runMethod(
+  const result = await rest.runMethod<Message>(
     "post",
     endpoints.CHANNEL_MESSAGES(channelId),
     camelKeysToSnakeCase<DiscordMessage>({
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ export async function sendMessage(
         }
         : {}),
     }),
-  )) as DiscordMessage;
+  );
 
   return structures.createDiscordenoMessage(result);
 }
diff --git a/src/helpers/messages/unpin_message.ts b/src/helpers/messages/unpin_message.ts
index c2a5630bf..1af948620 100644
--- a/src/helpers/messages/unpin_message.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/messages/unpin_message.ts
@@ -9,12 +9,10 @@ export async function unpin(
 ): Promise<undefined> {
   await requireBotChannelPermissions(channelId, ["MANAGE_MESSAGES"]);
 
-  const result = await rest.runMethod(
+  return await rest.runMethod<undefined>(
     "delete",
     endpoints.CHANNEL_PIN(channelId, messageId),
   );
-
-  return result;
 }
 
 // aliases