diff --git a/src/layers/core/data/server/api/v1/items/index.delete.ts b/src/layers/core/data/server/api/v1/items/index.delete.ts
index 195d0c2..ed1cdb0 100644
--- a/src/layers/core/data/server/api/v1/items/index.delete.ts
+++ b/src/layers/core/data/server/api/v1/items/index.delete.ts
@@ -33,5 +33,7 @@ export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
 
   await hubKV().set('items', items)
 
-  setResponseStatus(event, 204, 'Deleted')
+  setResponseStatus(event, 200, `Item ${body.data.id} deleted`)
+
+  return body.data.id
 })
diff --git a/src/layers/core/data/server/api/v1/items/index.put.ts b/src/layers/core/data/server/api/v1/items/index.put.ts
index a6764ac..bfd968a 100644
--- a/src/layers/core/data/server/api/v1/items/index.put.ts
+++ b/src/layers/core/data/server/api/v1/items/index.put.ts
@@ -10,12 +10,17 @@ export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
     })
   }
 
-  items.push({
-    id: crypto.randomUUID(),
+  const id = crypto.randomUUID()
+  const item = {
+    id,
     name: `Item ${items.length + 1}`,
-  })
+  }
+
+  items.push(item)
 
   await hubKV().set('items', items)
 
-  setResponseStatus(event, 201, 'Created')
+  setResponseStatus(event, 201, item)
+
+  return item
 })