diff --git a/src/lib/db/context-field-store.ts b/src/lib/db/context-field-store.ts
index 46be952224..904a4f5ec6 100644
--- a/src/lib/db/context-field-store.ts
+++ b/src/lib/db/context-field-store.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
     IContextField,
     IContextFieldDto,
     IContextFieldStore,
+    ILegalValue,
 } from '../types/stores/context-field-store';
 
 const COLUMNS = [
@@ -16,7 +17,16 @@ const COLUMNS = [
 ];
 const TABLE = 'context_fields';
 
-const mapRow: (object) => IContextField = (row) => ({
+type ContextFieldDB = {
+    name: string;
+    description: string;
+    stickiness: boolean;
+    sort_order: number;
+    legal_values: ILegalValue[];
+    created_at: Date;
+};
+
+const mapRow = (row: ContextFieldDB): IContextField => ({
     name: row.name,
     description: row.description,
     stickiness: row.stickiness,
@@ -88,15 +98,17 @@ class ContextFieldStore implements IContextFieldStore {
         return present;
     }
 
+    // TODO: write tests for the changes you made here?
     async create(contextField: IContextFieldDto): Promise<IContextField> {
-        const row = await this.db(TABLE)
+        const [row] = await this.db(TABLE)
             .insert(this.fieldToRow(contextField))
             .returning('*');
+
         return mapRow(row);
     }
 
     async update(data: IContextFieldDto): Promise<IContextField> {
-        const row = await this.db(TABLE)
+        const [row] = await this.db(TABLE)
             .where({ name: data.name })
             .update(this.fieldToRow(data))
             .returning('*');
diff --git a/src/lib/openapi/util/create-response-schema.ts b/src/lib/openapi/util/create-response-schema.ts
index f8886fbacb..d2d58f6341 100644
--- a/src/lib/openapi/util/create-response-schema.ts
+++ b/src/lib/openapi/util/create-response-schema.ts
@@ -14,3 +14,27 @@ export const createResponseSchema = (
         },
     };
 };
+
+export const resourceCreatedResponseSchema = (
+    schemaName: string,
+): OpenAPIV3.ResponseObject => {
+    return {
+        headers: {
+            location: {
+                description: 'The location of the newly created resource.',
+                schema: {
+                    type: 'string',
+                    format: 'uri',
+                },
+            },
+        },
+        description: `The resource was successfully created.`,
+        content: {
+            'application/json': {
+                schema: {
+                    $ref: `#/components/schemas/${schemaName}`,
+                },
+            },
+        },
+    };
+};
diff --git a/src/lib/openapi/validate.ts b/src/lib/openapi/validate.ts
index 7d2e59ba78..720e1a8f8c 100644
--- a/src/lib/openapi/validate.ts
+++ b/src/lib/openapi/validate.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const ajv = new Ajv({
     ),
 });
 
-addFormats(ajv, ['date-time']);
+addFormats(ajv, ['date-time', 'uri', 'uri-reference']);
 
 // example was superseded by examples in openapi 3.1, but we're still on 3.0, so
 // let's add it back in!
diff --git a/src/lib/routes/admin-api/api-token.ts b/src/lib/routes/admin-api/api-token.ts
index aeba07c675..92b62aa2f6 100644
--- a/src/lib/routes/admin-api/api-token.ts
+++ b/src/lib/routes/admin-api/api-token.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@ import { createApiToken } from '../../schema/api-token-schema';
 import { OpenApiService } from '../../services/openapi-service';
 import { IUnleashServices } from '../../types';
 import { createRequestSchema } from '../../openapi/util/create-request-schema';
-import { createResponseSchema } from '../../openapi/util/create-response-schema';
+import {
+    createResponseSchema,
+    resourceCreatedResponseSchema,
+} from '../../openapi/util/create-response-schema';
 import {
     apiTokensSchema,
     ApiTokensSchema,
@@ -96,7 +99,7 @@ export class ApiTokenController extends Controller {
                     operationId: 'createApiToken',
                     requestBody: createRequestSchema('createApiTokenSchema'),
                     responses: {
-                        201: createResponseSchema('apiTokenSchema'),
+                        201: resourceCreatedResponseSchema('apiTokenSchema'),
                     },
                 }),
             ],
diff --git a/src/lib/routes/admin-api/context.ts b/src/lib/routes/admin-api/context.ts
index 139fe4945a..710aaf75da 100644
--- a/src/lib/routes/admin-api/context.ts
+++ b/src/lib/routes/admin-api/context.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ import {
 import { ContextFieldsSchema } from '../../openapi/spec/context-fields-schema';
 import { UpsertContextFieldSchema } from '../../openapi/spec/upsert-context-field-schema';
 import { createRequestSchema } from '../../openapi/util/create-request-schema';
-import { createResponseSchema } from '../../openapi/util/create-response-schema';
+import {
+    createResponseSchema,
+    resourceCreatedResponseSchema,
+} from '../../openapi/util/create-response-schema';
 import { serializeDates } from '../../types/serialize-dates';
 import NotFoundError from '../../error/notfound-error';
 import { NameSchema } from '../../openapi/spec/name-schema';
@@ -98,7 +101,9 @@ export class ContextController extends Controller {
                         'upsertContextFieldSchema',
                     ),
                     responses: {
-                        201: emptyResponse,
+                        201: resourceCreatedResponseSchema(
+                            'contextFieldSchema',
+                        ),
                     },
                 }),
             ],
@@ -189,13 +194,19 @@ export class ContextController extends Controller {
 
     async createContextField(
         req: IAuthRequest<void, void, UpsertContextFieldSchema>,
-        res: Response,
+        res: Response<ContextFieldSchema>,
     ): Promise<void> {
         const value = req.body;
         const userName = extractUsername(req);
 
-        await this.contextService.createContextField(value, userName);
-        res.status(201).end();
+        const result = await this.contextService.createContextField(
+            value,
+            userName,
+        );
+        res.status(201)
+            .header('location', `context/${result.name}`) // todo: how to ensure that the location is (and stays) correct?
+            .json(serializeDates(result))
+            .end();
     }
 
     async updateContextField(
diff --git a/src/lib/routes/admin-api/feature.ts b/src/lib/routes/admin-api/feature.ts
index 9f98537cc8..d88f98d80d 100644
--- a/src/lib/routes/admin-api/feature.ts
+++ b/src/lib/routes/admin-api/feature.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@ import { TagsSchema } from '../../openapi/spec/tags-schema';
 import { serializeDates } from '../../types/serialize-dates';
 import { OpenApiService } from '../../services/openapi-service';
 import { createRequestSchema } from '../../openapi/util/create-request-schema';
-import { createResponseSchema } from '../../openapi/util/create-response-schema';
+import {
+    createResponseSchema,
+    resourceCreatedResponseSchema,
+} from '../../openapi/util/create-response-schema';
 import { emptyResponse } from '../../openapi/util/standard-responses';
 
 const version = 1;
@@ -123,7 +126,9 @@ class FeatureController extends Controller {
                     tags: ['Features'],
                     operationId: 'addTag',
                     requestBody: createRequestSchema('tagSchema'),
-                    responses: { 201: createResponseSchema('tagSchema') },
+                    responses: {
+                        201: resourceCreatedResponseSchema('tagSchema'),
+                    },
                 }),
             ],
         });
@@ -221,7 +226,7 @@ class FeatureController extends Controller {
             req.body,
             userName,
         );
-        res.status(201).json(tag);
+        res.status(201).header('location', `${featureName}/tags`).json(tag);
     }
 
     // TODO
diff --git a/src/lib/routes/admin-api/strategy.ts b/src/lib/routes/admin-api/strategy.ts
index d29d6005d0..07e08c2629 100644
--- a/src/lib/routes/admin-api/strategy.ts
+++ b/src/lib/routes/admin-api/strategy.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ import { IAuthRequest } from '../unleash-types';
 import { OpenApiService } from '../../services/openapi-service';
 import { emptyResponse } from '../../openapi/util/standard-responses';
 import { createRequestSchema } from '../../openapi/util/create-request-schema';
-import { createResponseSchema } from '../../openapi/util/create-response-schema';
+import {
+    createResponseSchema,
+    resourceCreatedResponseSchema,
+} from '../../openapi/util/create-response-schema';
 import {
     strategySchema,
     StrategySchema,
@@ -102,7 +105,9 @@ class StrategyController extends Controller {
                     tags: ['Strategies'],
                     operationId: 'createStrategy',
                     requestBody: createRequestSchema('upsertStrategySchema'),
-                    responses: { 201: emptyResponse },
+                    responses: {
+                        201: resourceCreatedResponseSchema('strategySchema'),
+                    },
                 }),
             ],
         });
@@ -193,12 +198,18 @@ class StrategyController extends Controller {
 
     async createStrategy(
         req: IAuthRequest<unknown, UpsertStrategySchema>,
-        res: Response<void>,
+        res: Response<StrategySchema>,
     ): Promise<void> {
         const userName = extractUsername(req);
 
-        await this.strategyService.createStrategy(req.body, userName);
-        res.status(201).end();
+        const strategy = await this.strategyService.createStrategy(
+            req.body,
+            userName,
+        );
+        res.header('location', `strategies/${strategy.name}`)
+            .status(201)
+            .json(strategy)
+            .end();
     }
 
     async updateStrategy(
diff --git a/src/lib/routes/admin-api/tag-type.ts b/src/lib/routes/admin-api/tag-type.ts
index 3880f11eb7..1dd584e47c 100644
--- a/src/lib/routes/admin-api/tag-type.ts
+++ b/src/lib/routes/admin-api/tag-type.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ import TagTypeService from '../../services/tag-type-service';
 import { Logger } from '../../logger';
 import { IAuthRequest } from '../unleash-types';
 import { createRequestSchema } from '../../openapi/util/create-request-schema';
-import { createResponseSchema } from '../../openapi/util/create-response-schema';
+import {
+    createResponseSchema,
+    resourceCreatedResponseSchema,
+} from '../../openapi/util/create-response-schema';
 import { TagTypesSchema } from '../../openapi/spec/tag-types-schema';
 import { ValidateTagTypeSchema } from '../../openapi/spec/validate-tag-type-schema';
 import {
@@ -66,7 +69,9 @@ class TagTypeController extends Controller {
                 openApiService.validPath({
                     tags: ['Tags'],
                     operationId: 'createTagType',
-                    responses: { 201: createResponseSchema('tagTypeSchema') },
+                    responses: {
+                        201: resourceCreatedResponseSchema('tagTypeSchema'),
+                    },
                     requestBody: createRequestSchema('tagTypeSchema'),
                 }),
             ],
diff --git a/src/lib/routes/admin-api/tag.ts b/src/lib/routes/admin-api/tag.ts
index e859d0df90..f15ffcc6e7 100644
--- a/src/lib/routes/admin-api/tag.ts
+++ b/src/lib/routes/admin-api/tag.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ import { NONE, UPDATE_FEATURE } from '../../types/permissions';
 import { extractUsername } from '../../util/extract-user';
 import { IAuthRequest } from '../unleash-types';
 import { createRequestSchema } from '../../openapi/util/create-request-schema';
-import { createResponseSchema } from '../../openapi/util/create-response-schema';
+import {
+    createResponseSchema,
+    resourceCreatedResponseSchema,
+} from '../../openapi/util/create-response-schema';
 import { tagsSchema, TagsSchema } from '../../openapi/spec/tags-schema';
 import { TagSchema } from '../../openapi/spec/tag-schema';
 import { OpenApiService } from '../../services/openapi-service';
@@ -64,7 +67,9 @@ class TagController extends Controller {
                     tags: ['Tags'],
                     operationId: 'createTag',
                     responses: {
-                        201: emptyResponse,
+                        201: resourceCreatedResponseSchema(
+                            'tagWithVersionSchema',
+                        ),
                     },
                     requestBody: createRequestSchema('tagSchema'),
                 }),
@@ -157,11 +162,14 @@ class TagController extends Controller {
 
     async createTag(
         req: IAuthRequest<unknown, unknown, TagSchema>,
-        res: Response,
+        res: Response<TagWithVersionSchema>,
     ): Promise<void> {
         const userName = extractUsername(req);
-        await this.tagService.createTag(req.body, userName);
-        res.status(201).end();
+        const tag = await this.tagService.createTag(req.body, userName);
+        res.status(201)
+            .header('location', `tags/${tag.type}/${tag.value}`)
+            .json({ version, tag })
+            .end();
     }
 
     async deleteTag(
diff --git a/src/lib/services/context-service.ts b/src/lib/services/context-service.ts
index 305310453e..584613c54c 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/context-service.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/context-service.ts
@@ -55,18 +55,20 @@ class ContextService {
     async createContextField(
         value: IContextFieldDto,
         userName: string,
-    ): Promise<void> {
+    ): Promise<IContextField> {
         // validations
         await this.validateUniqueName(value);
         const contextField = await contextSchema.validateAsync(value);
 
         // creations
-        await this.contextFieldStore.create(value);
+        const createdField = await this.contextFieldStore.create(value);
         await this.eventStore.store({
             type: CONTEXT_FIELD_CREATED,
             createdBy: userName,
             data: contextField,
         });
+
+        return createdField;
     }
 
     async updateContextField(
diff --git a/src/lib/services/strategy-service.ts b/src/lib/services/strategy-service.ts
index 26343aff42..a6c4dcd343 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/strategy-service.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/strategy-service.ts
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class StrategyService {
     async createStrategy(
         value: IMinimalStrategy,
         userName: string,
-    ): Promise<void> {
+    ): Promise<IStrategy> {
         const strategy = await strategySchema.validateAsync(value);
         strategy.deprecated = false;
         await this._validateStrategyName(strategy);
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ class StrategyService {
             createdBy: userName,
             data: strategy,
         });
+        return this.strategyStore.get(strategy.name);
     }
 
     async updateStrategy(
diff --git a/src/lib/services/tag-service.ts b/src/lib/services/tag-service.ts
index 8bed11b3f8..6f7c62050e 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/tag-service.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/tag-service.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export default class TagService {
         return data;
     }
 
-    async createTag(tag: ITag, userName: string): Promise<void> {
+    async createTag(tag: ITag, userName: string): Promise<ITag> {
         const data = await this.validate(tag);
         await this.tagStore.createTag(data);
         await this.eventStore.store({
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ export default class TagService {
             createdBy: userName,
             data,
         });
+
+        return data;
     }
 
     async deleteTag(tag: ITag, userName: string): Promise<void> {