diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 74597a45..07754529 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 
 - (@todo docs) Added support for advanced unique constraints and indexes management ([#345](https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/issues/345), [#544](https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/issues/544))
 
+- Deprecated `SchemaField.Unique`. Unique constraints are now managed via indexes.
+  The `Unique` field is a no-op and will be removed in future version.
+
 - Optimized single relation lookups.
 
 - Normalized record values on `maxSelect` field option change (`select`, `file`, `relation`).
@@ -17,6 +20,9 @@
 
 - Added option to explicitly set the record id from the Admin UI ([#2118](https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/issues/2118)).
 
+- **!** Changed `types.JsonArray` to support specifying a generic type, aka. `types.JsonArray[T]`.
+  If you have previously used `types.JsonArray`, you'll have to update it to `types.JsonArray[any]`.
+
 - **!** Registered the `RemoveTrailingSlash` middleware only for the `/api/*` routes since it is causing issues with subpath file serving endpoints ([#2072](https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/issues/2072)).
 
 - **!** Changed the request logs `method` value to UPPERCASE, eg. "get" => "GET" ([#1956](https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/discussions/1956)).
diff --git a/daos/record.go b/daos/record.go
index 733d453f..4957ce28 100644
--- a/daos/record.go
+++ b/daos/record.go
@@ -247,9 +247,9 @@ func (dao *Dao) IsRecordValueUnique(
 		var normalizedVal any
 		switch val := value.(type) {
 		case []string:
-			normalizedVal = append(types.JsonArray{}, list.ToInterfaceSlice(val)...)
+			normalizedVal = append(types.JsonArray[string]{}, val...)
 		case []any:
-			normalizedVal = append(types.JsonArray{}, val...)
+			normalizedVal = append(types.JsonArray[any]{}, val...)
 		default:
 			normalizedVal = val
 		}
diff --git a/daos/record_expand.go b/daos/record_expand.go
index ec8881be..f20d8328 100644
--- a/daos/record_expand.go
+++ b/daos/record_expand.go
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ func normalizeExpands(paths []string) []string {
 
 func isRelFieldUnique(collection *models.Collection, fieldName string) bool {
 	for _, idx := range collection.Indexes {
-		parsed := dbutils.ParseIndex(idx.(string))
+		parsed := dbutils.ParseIndex(idx)
 		if parsed.Unique && len(parsed.Columns) == 1 && strings.EqualFold(parsed.Columns[0].Name, fieldName) {
 			return true
 		}
diff --git a/daos/record_table_sync.go b/daos/record_table_sync.go
index 06c0294a..e42698d0 100644
--- a/daos/record_table_sync.go
+++ b/daos/record_table_sync.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/dbutils"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/list"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/security"
-	"github.com/spf13/cast"
 )
 
 // SyncRecordTableSchema compares the two provided collections
@@ -309,7 +308,7 @@ func (dao *Dao) dropCollectionIndex(collection *models.Collection) error {
 
 	return dao.RunInTransaction(func(txDao *Dao) error {
 		for _, raw := range collection.Indexes {
-			parsed := dbutils.ParseIndex(cast.ToString(raw))
+			parsed := dbutils.ParseIndex(raw)
 
 			if !parsed.IsValid() {
 				continue
@@ -342,8 +341,7 @@ func (dao *Dao) createCollectionIndexes(collection *models.Collection) error {
 		//       record table changes
 		errs := validation.Errors{}
 		for i, idx := range collection.Indexes {
-			idxString := cast.ToString(idx)
-			parsed := dbutils.ParseIndex(idxString)
+			parsed := dbutils.ParseIndex(idx)
 
 			// ensure that the index is always for the current collection
 			parsed.TableName = collection.Name
diff --git a/daos/record_table_sync_test.go b/daos/record_table_sync_test.go
index 4161c1c6..f231d42b 100644
--- a/daos/record_table_sync_test.go
+++ b/daos/record_table_sync_test.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func TestSyncRecordTableSchema(t *testing.T) {
 			Type: schema.FieldTypeEmail,
 		},
 	)
-	updatedCollection.Indexes = types.JsonArray{"create index idx_title_renamed on anything (title_renamed)"}
+	updatedCollection.Indexes = types.JsonArray[string]{"create index idx_title_renamed on anything (title_renamed)"}
 
 	scenarios := []struct {
 		name                 string
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func TestSyncRecordTableSchema(t *testing.T) {
 						Type: schema.FieldTypeText,
 					},
 				),
-				Indexes: types.JsonArray{"create index idx_auth_test on anything (email, username)"},
+				Indexes: types.JsonArray[string]{"create index idx_auth_test on anything (email, username)"},
 			},
 			nil,
 			[]string{
diff --git a/forms/collection_upsert.go b/forms/collection_upsert.go
index 2eeef80d..af556b92 100644
--- a/forms/collection_upsert.go
+++ b/forms/collection_upsert.go
@@ -27,18 +27,18 @@ type CollectionUpsert struct {
 	dao        *daos.Dao
 	collection *models.Collection
 
-	Id         string        `form:"id" json:"id"`
-	Type       string        `form:"type" json:"type"`
-	Name       string        `form:"name" json:"name"`
-	System     bool          `form:"system" json:"system"`
-	Schema     schema.Schema `form:"schema" json:"schema"`
-	Indexes    []string      `form:"indexes" json:"indexes"`
-	ListRule   *string       `form:"listRule" json:"listRule"`
-	ViewRule   *string       `form:"viewRule" json:"viewRule"`
-	CreateRule *string       `form:"createRule" json:"createRule"`
-	UpdateRule *string       `form:"updateRule" json:"updateRule"`
-	DeleteRule *string       `form:"deleteRule" json:"deleteRule"`
-	Options    types.JsonMap `form:"options" json:"options"`
+	Id         string                  `form:"id" json:"id"`
+	Type       string                  `form:"type" json:"type"`
+	Name       string                  `form:"name" json:"name"`
+	System     bool                    `form:"system" json:"system"`
+	Schema     schema.Schema           `form:"schema" json:"schema"`
+	Indexes    types.JsonArray[string] `form:"indexes" json:"indexes"`
+	ListRule   *string                 `form:"listRule" json:"listRule"`
+	ViewRule   *string                 `form:"viewRule" json:"viewRule"`
+	CreateRule *string                 `form:"createRule" json:"createRule"`
+	UpdateRule *string                 `form:"updateRule" json:"updateRule"`
+	DeleteRule *string                 `form:"deleteRule" json:"deleteRule"`
+	Options    types.JsonMap           `form:"options" json:"options"`
 }
 
 // NewCollectionUpsert creates a new [CollectionUpsert] form with initializer
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func NewCollectionUpsert(app core.App, collection *models.Collection) *Collectio
 	form.Type = form.collection.Type
 	form.Name = form.collection.Name
 	form.System = form.collection.System
-	form.Indexes = list.ToUniqueStringSlice(form.collection.Indexes)
+	form.Indexes = form.collection.Indexes
 	form.ListRule = form.collection.ListRule
 	form.ViewRule = form.collection.ViewRule
 	form.CreateRule = form.collection.CreateRule
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ func (form *CollectionUpsert) checkRule(value any) error {
 }
 
 func (form *CollectionUpsert) checkIndexes(value any) error {
-	v, _ := value.([]string)
+	v, _ := value.(types.JsonArray[string])
 
 	for i, rawIndex := range v {
 		parsed := dbutils.ParseIndex(rawIndex)
@@ -510,12 +510,9 @@ func (form *CollectionUpsert) Submit(interceptors ...InterceptorFunc[*models.Col
 		form.collection.Schema = form.Schema
 
 		// normalize indexes format
-		form.collection.Indexes = types.JsonArray{}
-		for _, rawIdx := range form.Indexes {
-			form.collection.Indexes = append(
-				form.collection.Indexes,
-				dbutils.ParseIndex(rawIdx).Build(),
-			)
+		form.collection.Indexes = make(types.JsonArray[string], len(form.Indexes))
+		for i, rawIdx := range form.Indexes {
+			form.collection.Indexes[i] = dbutils.ParseIndex(rawIdx).Build()
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/models/collection.go b/models/collection.go
index ac81c381..b347e2c4 100644
--- a/models/collection.go
+++ b/models/collection.go
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ const (
 type Collection struct {
 	BaseModel
 
-	Name    string          `db:"name" json:"name"`
-	Type    string          `db:"type" json:"type"`
-	System  bool            `db:"system" json:"system"`
-	Schema  schema.Schema   `db:"schema" json:"schema"`
-	Indexes types.JsonArray `db:"indexes" json:"indexes"`
+	Name    string                  `db:"name" json:"name"`
+	Type    string                  `db:"type" json:"type"`
+	System  bool                    `db:"system" json:"system"`
+	Schema  schema.Schema           `db:"schema" json:"schema"`
+	Indexes types.JsonArray[string] `db:"indexes" json:"indexes"`
 
 	// rules
 	ListRule   *string `db:"listRule" json:"listRule"`
diff --git a/models/collection_test.go b/models/collection_test.go
index 97b784e6..d752a549 100644
--- a/models/collection_test.go
+++ b/models/collection_test.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func TestCollectionMarshalJSON(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			"unknown type + non empty options",
-			models.Collection{Name: "test", Type: "unknown", ListRule: types.Pointer("test_list"), Options: types.JsonMap{"test": 123}, Indexes: types.JsonArray{"idx_test"}},
+			models.Collection{Name: "test", Type: "unknown", ListRule: types.Pointer("test_list"), Options: types.JsonMap{"test": 123}, Indexes: types.JsonArray[string]{"idx_test"}},
 			`{"id":"","created":"","updated":"","name":"test","type":"unknown","system":false,"schema":[],"indexes":["idx_test"],"listRule":"test_list","viewRule":null,"createRule":null,"updateRule":null,"deleteRule":null,"options":{}}`,
 		},
 		{
diff --git a/models/record.go b/models/record.go
index b01852c5..13d29788 100644
--- a/models/record.go
+++ b/models/record.go
@@ -630,16 +630,16 @@ func (m *Record) getNormalizeDataValueForDB(key string) any {
 	switch ids := val.(type) {
 	case []string:
 		// encode string slice
-		return append(types.JsonArray{}, list.ToInterfaceSlice(ids)...)
+		return append(types.JsonArray[string]{}, ids...)
 	case []int:
 		// encode int slice
-		return append(types.JsonArray{}, list.ToInterfaceSlice(ids)...)
+		return append(types.JsonArray[int]{}, ids...)
 	case []float64:
 		// encode float64 slice
-		return append(types.JsonArray{}, list.ToInterfaceSlice(ids)...)
+		return append(types.JsonArray[float64]{}, ids...)
 	case []any:
 		// encode interface slice
-		return append(types.JsonArray{}, ids...)
+		return append(types.JsonArray[any]{}, ids...)
 	default:
 		// no changes
 		return val
diff --git a/plugins/migratecmd/migratecmd_test.go b/plugins/migratecmd/migratecmd_test.go
index e6dd0179..afe2655c 100644
--- a/plugins/migratecmd/migratecmd_test.go
+++ b/plugins/migratecmd/migratecmd_test.go
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ func init() {
 		collection.Updated = collection.Created
 		collection.ListRule = types.Pointer("@request.auth.id != '' && created > 0 || 'backtick`test' = 0")
 		collection.ViewRule = types.Pointer(`id = "1"`)
-		collection.Indexes = types.JsonArray{"create index test on new_name (id)"}
+		collection.Indexes = types.JsonArray[string]{"create index test on new_name (id)"}
 		collection.SetOptions(models.CollectionAuthOptions{
 			ManageRule:        types.Pointer("created > 0"),
 			MinPasswordLength: 20,
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ func init() {
 		collection.Updated = collection.Created
 		collection.ListRule = types.Pointer("@request.auth.id != '' && created > 0 || 'backtick`test' = 0")
 		collection.ViewRule = types.Pointer(`id = "1"`)
-		collection.Indexes = types.JsonArray{"create index test on test456 (id)"}
+		collection.Indexes = types.JsonArray[string]{"create index test on test456 (id)"}
 		collection.SetOptions(models.CollectionAuthOptions{
 			ManageRule:        types.Pointer("created > 0"),
 			MinPasswordLength: 20,
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ func init() {
 		collection.Updated = collection.Created
 		collection.ListRule = types.Pointer("@request.auth.id != '' && created > 0")
 		collection.ViewRule = types.Pointer(`id = "1"`)
-		collection.Indexes = types.JsonArray{"create index test1 on test456 (f1_name)"}
+		collection.Indexes = types.JsonArray[string]{"create index test1 on test456 (f1_name)"}
 		collection.SetOptions(models.CollectionAuthOptions{
 			ManageRule:        types.Pointer("created > 0"),
 			MinPasswordLength: 20,
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ func init() {
 		collection.Type = models.CollectionTypeBase
 		collection.DeleteRule = types.Pointer(`updated > 0 && @request.auth.id != ''`)
 		collection.ListRule = nil
-		collection.Indexes = types.JsonArray{
+		collection.Indexes = types.JsonArray[string]{
 			"create index test1 on test456_update (f1_name)",
 		}
 		collection.NormalizeOptions()
diff --git a/tools/list/list_test.go b/tools/list/list_test.go
index a31c98d8..4270335e 100644
--- a/tools/list/list_test.go
+++ b/tools/list/list_test.go
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ func TestToUniqueStringSlice(t *testing.T) {
 		{[]any{0, 1, "test", ""}, []string{"0", "1", "test"}},
 		{[]string{"test1", "test2", "test1"}, []string{"test1", "test2"}},
 		{`["test1", "test2", "test2"]`, []string{"test1", "test2"}},
-		{types.JsonArray{"test1", "test2", "test1"}, []string{"test1", "test2"}},
+		{types.JsonArray[string]{"test1", "test2", "test1"}, []string{"test1", "test2"}},
 	}
 
 	for i, scenario := range scenarios {
diff --git a/tools/types/json_array.go b/tools/types/json_array.go
index 2b555268..f7d3cf67 100644
--- a/tools/types/json_array.go
+++ b/tools/types/json_array.go
@@ -7,30 +7,32 @@ import (
 )
 
 // JsonArray defines a slice that is safe for json and db read/write.
-type JsonArray []any
+type JsonArray[T any] []T
+
+// internal alias to prevent recursion during marshalization.
+type jsonArrayAlias[T any] JsonArray[T]
 
 // MarshalJSON implements the [json.Marshaler] interface.
-func (m JsonArray) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
-	type alias JsonArray // prevent recursion
+func (m JsonArray[T]) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 
 	// initialize an empty map to ensure that `[]` is returned as json
 	if m == nil {
-		m = JsonArray{}
+		m = JsonArray[T]{}
 	}
 
-	return json.Marshal(alias(m))
+	return json.Marshal(jsonArrayAlias[T](m))
 }
 
 // Value implements the [driver.Valuer] interface.
-func (m JsonArray) Value() (driver.Value, error) {
+func (m JsonArray[T]) Value() (driver.Value, error) {
 	data, err := json.Marshal(m)
 
 	return string(data), err
 }
 
 // Scan implements [sql.Scanner] interface to scan the provided value
-// into the current `JsonArray` instance.
-func (m *JsonArray) Scan(value any) error {
+// into the current JsonArray[T] instance.
+func (m *JsonArray[T]) Scan(value any) error {
 	var data []byte
 	switch v := value.(type) {
 	case nil:
diff --git a/tools/types/json_array_test.go b/tools/types/json_array_test.go
index bbe239a0..9ab4e5a4 100644
--- a/tools/types/json_array_test.go
+++ b/tools/types/json_array_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package types_test
 
 import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/types"
@@ -9,14 +10,14 @@ import (
 
 func TestJsonArrayMarshalJSON(t *testing.T) {
 	scenarios := []struct {
-		json     types.JsonArray
+		json     json.Marshaler
 		expected string
 	}{
-		{nil, "[]"},
-		{types.JsonArray{}, `[]`},
-		{types.JsonArray{1, 2, 3}, `[1,2,3]`},
-		{types.JsonArray{"test1", "test2", "test3"}, `["test1","test2","test3"]`},
-		{types.JsonArray{1, "test"}, `[1,"test"]`},
+		{new(types.JsonArray[any]), "[]"},
+		{types.JsonArray[any]{}, `[]`},
+		{types.JsonArray[int]{1, 2, 3}, `[1,2,3]`},
+		{types.JsonArray[string]{"test1", "test2", "test3"}, `["test1","test2","test3"]`},
+		{types.JsonArray[any]{1, "test"}, `[1,"test"]`},
 	}
 
 	for i, s := range scenarios {
@@ -33,14 +34,14 @@ func TestJsonArrayMarshalJSON(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestJsonArrayValue(t *testing.T) {
 	scenarios := []struct {
-		json     types.JsonArray
+		json     driver.Valuer
 		expected driver.Value
 	}{
-		{nil, `[]`},
-		{types.JsonArray{}, `[]`},
-		{types.JsonArray{1, 2, 3}, `[1,2,3]`},
-		{types.JsonArray{"test1", "test2", "test3"}, `["test1","test2","test3"]`},
-		{types.JsonArray{1, "test"}, `[1,"test"]`},
+		{new(types.JsonArray[any]), `[]`},
+		{types.JsonArray[any]{}, `[]`},
+		{types.JsonArray[int]{1, 2, 3}, `[1,2,3]`},
+		{types.JsonArray[string]{"test1", "test2", "test3"}, `["test1","test2","test3"]`},
+		{types.JsonArray[any]{1, "test"}, `[1,"test"]`},
 	}
 
 	for i, s := range scenarios {
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ func TestJsonArrayScan(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for i, s := range scenarios {
-		arr := types.JsonArray{}
+		arr := types.JsonArray[any]{}
 		scanErr := arr.Scan(s.value)
 
 		hasErr := scanErr != nil