diff --git a/dlt/helpers/dbt_cloud/__init__.py b/dlt/helpers/dbt_cloud/__init__.py
index 1e8effd7a6..90a9c5bf6c 100644
--- a/dlt/helpers/dbt_cloud/__init__.py
+++ b/dlt/helpers/dbt_cloud/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import time
-from typing import Any, Dict, Optional
+from typing import Any, Dict, Optional, Union
 
 import dlt
 from dlt.common.configuration import known_sections, with_config
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 )
 def run_dbt_cloud_job(
     credentials: DBTCloudConfiguration = dlt.secrets.value,
-    data: Optional[dict] = None,
+    data: Optional[Dict[Any, Any]] = None,
     wait_for_outcome: bool = True,
     wait_seconds: int = 10,
 ) -> Dict[Any, Any]:
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def run_dbt_cloud_job(
 )
 def get_dbt_cloud_run_status(
     credentials: DBTCloudConfiguration = dlt.secrets.value,
-    run_id: Optional[int | str] = None,
+    run_id: Union[int, str, None] = None,
     wait_for_outcome: bool = True,
     wait_seconds: int = 10,
 ) -> Dict[Any, Any]:
diff --git a/dlt/helpers/dbt_cloud/client.py b/dlt/helpers/dbt_cloud/client.py
index b3b0b7e01d..a1c6a8becc 100644
--- a/dlt/helpers/dbt_cloud/client.py
+++ b/dlt/helpers/dbt_cloud/client.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from typing import Any, Dict, Optional
+from typing import Any, Dict, Optional, Union
 
 from dlt.sources.helpers import requests
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.account_id = account_id
         self.accounts_url = f"accounts/{self.account_id}"
 
-    def get_endpoint(self, endpoint: str) -> Dict[Any, Any]:
+    def get_endpoint(self, endpoint: str) -> Any:
         response = requests.get(
             f"{self.base_api_url}/{endpoint}", headers=self._headers
         )
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def get_endpoint(self, endpoint: str) -> Dict[Any, Any]:
 
     def post_endpoint(
         self, endpoint: str, json_body: Optional[dict] = None
-    ) -> Dict[Any, Any]:
+    ) -> Any:
         response = requests.post(
             f"{self.base_api_url}/{endpoint}",
             headers=self._headers,
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def post_endpoint(
         results = response.json()
         return results
 
-    def trigger_job_run(self, job_id: int | str, data: Optional[dict] = None) -> int:
+    def trigger_job_run(self, job_id: Union[int, str], data: Optional[dict] = None) -> int:
         """
          Trigger a job run in dbt Cloud.
 
@@ -113,9 +113,9 @@ def trigger_job_run(self, job_id: int | str, data: Optional[dict] = None) -> int
         response = self.post_endpoint(
             f"{self.accounts_url}/jobs/{job_id}/run", json_body=json_body
         )
-        return response["data"]["id"]
+        return int(response["data"]["id"])
 
-    def get_run_status(self, run_id: int | str) -> Dict[Any, Any]:
+    def get_run_status(self, run_id: Union[int, str]) -> Dict[Any, Any]:
         """
         Get the status of a dbt Cloud job run by run_id.
 
@@ -140,4 +140,4 @@ def get_run_status(self, run_id: int | str) -> Dict[Any, Any]:
             )
 
         response = self.get_endpoint(f"{self.accounts_url}/runs/{run_id}")
-        return response["data"]
+        return dict(response["data"])