diff --git a/server/src/payload.rs b/server/src/payload.rs
index 79470fe..b20c898 100644
--- a/server/src/payload.rs
+++ b/server/src/payload.rs
@@ -5,10 +5,30 @@
 // This structure allows us to provide some critical data for the client to reconnect to 
 // the server without having to go through a sign in process everytime
 
+// TODO: refactor this so that we don't need any optional fields
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
 pub struct NewUserResponse {
     pub userid: Option<u64>,
     pub username: Option<String>,
     pub key: Option<String>,
     pub err: Option<&'static str>,
+}
+
+// This is basically anyone that's online at the moment
+pub struct OnlineUser {
+    pub id: u64,
+    pub username: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
+pub struct VoiceChannel {
+    pub id: i32,
+    pub name: String,
+    pub usercount: i32, // how many people are in the channel at that moment
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
+pub struct TextChannel {
+    pub id: i32,
+    pub name: String,
 }
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