diff --git a/plugins/inputs/proxmox/proxmox.go b/plugins/inputs/proxmox/proxmox.go
index efd7fae7d..101b45863 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/proxmox/proxmox.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/proxmox/proxmox.go
@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@ func gatherVMData(px *Proxmox, acc telegraf.Accumulator, rt ResourceType) {
 	}
 }
 
-func getCurrentVMStatus(px *Proxmox, rt ResourceType, id string) (VMStat, error) {
-	apiURL := "/nodes/" + px.NodeName + "/" + string(rt) + "/" + id + "/status/current"
+func getCurrentVMStatus(px *Proxmox, rt ResourceType, id json.Number) (VMStat, error) {
+	apiURL := "/nodes/" + px.NodeName + "/" + string(rt) + "/" + string(id) + "/status/current"
 
 	jsonData, err := px.requestFunction(px, apiURL, http.MethodGet, nil)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -196,8 +196,8 @@ func getVMStats(px *Proxmox, rt ResourceType) (VMStats, error) {
 	return vmStats, nil
 }
 
-func getVMConfig(px *Proxmox, vmID string, rt ResourceType) (VMConfig, error) {
-	apiURL := "/nodes/" + px.NodeName + "/" + string(rt) + "/" + vmID + "/config"
+func getVMConfig(px *Proxmox, vmID json.Number, rt ResourceType) (VMConfig, error) {
+	apiURL := "/nodes/" + px.NodeName + "/" + string(rt) + "/" + string(vmID) + "/config"
 	jsonData, err := px.requestFunction(px, apiURL, http.MethodGet, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return VMConfig{}, err
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/proxmox/proxmox_test.go b/plugins/inputs/proxmox/proxmox_test.go
index f05b6450b..741a27282 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/proxmox/proxmox_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/proxmox/proxmox_test.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 var nodeSearchDomainTestData = `{"data":{"search":"test.example.com","dns1":"1.0.0.1"}}`
 var qemuTestData = `{"data":[{"name":"qemu1","status":"running","maxdisk":10737418240,"cpu":0.029336643550795,"vmid":"113","uptime":2159739,"disk":0,"maxmem":2147483648,"mem":1722451796}]}`
 var qemuConfigTestData = `{"data":{"hostname":"qemu1","searchdomain":"test.example.com"}}`
-var lxcTestData = `{"data":[{"vmid":"111","type":"lxc","uptime":2078164,"swap":9412608,"disk":"744189952","maxmem":536870912,"mem":98500608,"maxswap":536870912,"cpu":0.00371567669193613,"status":"running","maxdisk":"5217320960","name":"container1"}]}`
+var lxcTestData = `{"data":[{"vmid":"111","type":"lxc","uptime":2078164,"swap":9412608,"disk":"744189952","maxmem":536870912,"mem":98500608,"maxswap":536870912,"cpu":0.00371567669193613,"status":"running","maxdisk":"5217320960","name":"container1"},{"vmid":112,"type":"lxc","uptime":2078164,"swap":9412608,"disk":"744189952","maxmem":536870912,"mem":98500608,"maxswap":536870912,"cpu":0.00371567669193613,"status":"running","maxdisk":"5217320960","name":"container2"}]}`
 var lxcConfigTestData = `{"data":{"hostname":"container1","searchdomain":"test.example.com"}}`
 var lxcCurrentStatusTestData = `{"data":{"vmid":"111","type":"lxc","uptime":2078164,"swap":9412608,"disk":"744189952","maxmem":536870912,"mem":98500608,"maxswap":536870912,"cpu":0.00371567669193613,"status":"running","maxdisk":"5217320960","name":"container1"}}`
 var qemuCurrentStatusTestData = `{"data":{"name":"qemu1","status":"running","maxdisk":10737418240,"cpu":0.029336643550795,"vmid":"113","uptime":2159739,"disk":0,"maxmem":2147483648,"mem":1722451796}}`
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/proxmox/structs.go b/plugins/inputs/proxmox/structs.go
index c064150c0..2f16841b2 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/proxmox/structs.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/proxmox/structs.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ type VMCurrentStats struct {
 }
 
 type VMStat struct {
-	ID        string      `json:"vmid"`
+	ID        json.Number `json:"vmid"`
 	Name      string      `json:"name"`
 	Status    string      `json:"status"`
 	UsedMem   json.Number `json:"mem"`