diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/analytics.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/analytics.ts
index 8c87af7251..27c981036a 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/analytics.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/analytics.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-import { events, context } from "@budibase/backend-core"
+import { context, events } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 import {
-  AnalyticsPingRequest,
-  App,
-  PingSource,
-  Ctx,
   AnalyticsEnabledResponse,
+  AnalyticsPingRequest,
+  AnalyticsPingResponse,
+  App,
+  Ctx,
+  PingSource,
 } from "@budibase/types"
 import { DocumentType, isDevAppID } from "../../db/utils"
 
@@ -15,9 +16,12 @@ export const isEnabled = async (ctx: Ctx<void, AnalyticsEnabledResponse>) => {
   }
 }
 
-export const ping = async (ctx: Ctx<AnalyticsPingRequest, void>) => {
+export const ping = async (
+  ctx: Ctx<AnalyticsPingRequest, AnalyticsPingResponse>
+) => {
   const body = ctx.request.body
 
+  let pingType: PingSource | undefined
   switch (body.source) {
     case PingSource.APP: {
       const db = context.getAppDB({ skip_setup: true })
@@ -29,13 +33,18 @@ export const ping = async (ctx: Ctx<AnalyticsPingRequest, void>) => {
       } else {
         await events.serve.servedApp(appInfo, body.timezone, body.embedded)
       }
+      pingType = PingSource.APP
       break
     }
     case PingSource.BUILDER: {
       await events.serve.servedBuilder(body.timezone)
+      pingType = PingSource.BUILDER
       break
     }
   }
 
-  ctx.status = 200
+  ctx.body = {
+    message: "pong",
+    source: pingType,
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/application.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/application.ts
index d032f14150..4169087a63 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/application.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/application.ts
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ import {
   ImportToUpdateAppRequest,
   ImportToUpdateAppResponse,
   SetRevertableAppVersionRequest,
+  AddAppSampleDataResponse,
+  UnpublishAppResponse,
+  SetRevertableAppVersionResponse,
 } from "@budibase/types"
 import { BASE_LAYOUT_PROP_IDS } from "../../constants/layouts"
 import sdk from "../../sdk"
@@ -175,7 +178,9 @@ async function createInstance(appId: string, template: AppTemplate) {
   return { _id: appId }
 }
 
-export const addSampleData = async (ctx: UserCtx<void, void>) => {
+export const addSampleData = async (
+  ctx: UserCtx<void, AddAppSampleDataResponse>
+) => {
   const db = context.getAppDB()
 
   try {
@@ -188,7 +193,7 @@ export const addSampleData = async (ctx: UserCtx<void, void>) => {
     await db.bulkDocs([...defaultDbDocs])
   }
 
-  ctx.status = 200
+  ctx.body = { message: "Sample tables added." }
 }
 
 export async function fetch(ctx: UserCtx<void, FetchAppsResponse>) {
@@ -528,7 +533,6 @@ export async function create(
   await appPostCreate(ctx, newApplication)
   await cache.bustCache(cache.CacheKey.CHECKLIST)
   ctx.body = newApplication
-  ctx.status = 200
 }
 
 // This endpoint currently operates as a PATCH rather than a PUT
@@ -551,7 +555,6 @@ export async function update(
 
   const app = await updateAppPackage(ctx.request.body, ctx.params.appId)
   await events.app.updated(app)
-  ctx.status = 200
   ctx.body = app
   builderSocket?.emitAppMetadataUpdate(ctx, {
     theme: app.theme,
@@ -592,7 +595,6 @@ export async function updateClient(
   }
   const app = await updateAppPackage(appPackageUpdates, ctx.params.appId)
   await events.app.versionUpdated(app, currentVersion, updatedToVersion)
-  ctx.status = 200
   ctx.body = app
 }
 
@@ -624,7 +626,6 @@ export async function revertClient(
   }
   const app = await updateAppPackage(appPackageUpdates, ctx.params.appId)
   await events.app.versionReverted(app, currentVersion, revertedToVersion)
-  ctx.status = 200
   ctx.body = app
 }
 
@@ -689,11 +690,10 @@ export async function destroy(ctx: UserCtx<void, DeleteAppResponse>) {
   await preDestroyApp(ctx)
   const result = await destroyApp(ctx)
   await postDestroyApp(ctx)
-  ctx.status = 200
   ctx.body = result
 }
 
-export async function unpublish(ctx: UserCtx<void, void>) {
+export async function unpublish(ctx: UserCtx<void, UnpublishAppResponse>) {
   const prodAppId = dbCore.getProdAppID(ctx.params.appId)
   const dbExists = await dbCore.dbExists(prodAppId)
 
@@ -705,8 +705,8 @@ export async function unpublish(ctx: UserCtx<void, void>) {
   await preDestroyApp(ctx)
   await unpublishApp(ctx)
   await postDestroyApp(ctx)
-  ctx.status = 204
   builderSocket?.emitAppUnpublish(ctx)
+  ctx.body = { message: "App unpublished." }
 }
 
 export async function sync(ctx: UserCtx<void, SyncAppResponse>) {
@@ -802,7 +802,6 @@ export async function duplicateApp(
     duplicateAppId: newApplication?.appId,
     sourceAppId,
   }
-  ctx.status = 200
 }
 
 export async function updateAppPackage(
@@ -830,7 +829,7 @@ export async function updateAppPackage(
 }
 
 export async function setRevertableVersion(
-  ctx: UserCtx<SetRevertableAppVersionRequest, void>
+  ctx: UserCtx<SetRevertableAppVersionRequest, SetRevertableAppVersionResponse>
 ) {
   if (!env.isDev()) {
     ctx.status = 403
@@ -840,8 +839,7 @@ export async function setRevertableVersion(
   const app = await sdk.applications.metadata.get()
   app.revertableVersion = ctx.request.body.revertableVersion
   await db.put(app)
-
-  ctx.status = 200
+  ctx.body = { message: "Revertable version updated." }
 }
 
 async function migrateAppNavigation() {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/automation.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/automation.ts
index c843dca89b..abc0e492c0 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/automation.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/automation.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ export async function create(
 
   const createdAutomation = await sdk.automations.create(automation)
 
-  ctx.status = 200
   ctx.body = {
     message: "Automation created successfully",
     automation: createdAutomation,
@@ -84,7 +83,6 @@ export async function update(
 
   const updatedAutomation = await sdk.automations.update(automation)
 
-  ctx.status = 200
   ctx.body = {
     message: `Automation ${automation._id} updated successfully.`,
     automation: updatedAutomation,
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/datasource.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/datasource.ts
index 7180f5f765..8a3d5cf2ca 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/datasource.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/datasource.ts
@@ -182,7 +182,6 @@ export async function update(
     }
   }
 
-  ctx.status = 200
   ctx.message = "Datasource saved successfully."
   ctx.body = {
     datasource: await sdk.datasources.removeSecretSingle(datasource),
@@ -290,8 +289,7 @@ export async function destroy(ctx: UserCtx<void, DeleteDatasourceResponse>) {
   await db.remove(datasourceId, ctx.params.revId)
   await events.datasource.deleted(datasource)
 
-  ctx.message = `Datasource deleted.`
-  ctx.status = 200
+  ctx.body = { message: `Datasource deleted.` }
   builderSocket?.emitDatasourceDeletion(ctx, datasourceId)
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/layout.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/layout.ts
index a0eee000aa..4c996dde35 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/layout.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/layout.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ export async function save(
   layout._rev = response.rev
 
   ctx.body = layout
-  ctx.status = 200
 }
 
 export async function destroy(ctx: UserCtx<void, DeleteLayoutResponse>) {
@@ -51,5 +50,4 @@ export async function destroy(ctx: UserCtx<void, DeleteLayoutResponse>) {
   await db.remove(layoutId, layoutRev)
   await events.layout.deleted(layoutId)
   ctx.body = { message: "Layout deleted successfully" }
-  ctx.status = 200
 }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/migrations.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/migrations.ts
index a3ff0c5810..edf4ec6f51 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/migrations.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/migrations.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   Ctx,
   FetchOldMigrationResponse,
   GetOldMigrationStatus,
+  RuneOldMigrationResponse,
   RunOldMigrationRequest,
 } from "@budibase/types"
 import {
@@ -11,18 +12,19 @@ import {
   getLatestEnabledMigrationId,
 } from "../../appMigrations"
 
-export async function migrate(ctx: Ctx<RunOldMigrationRequest, void>) {
+export async function migrate(
+  ctx: Ctx<RunOldMigrationRequest, RuneOldMigrationResponse>
+) {
   const options = ctx.request.body
   // don't await as can take a while, just return
   migrationImpl(options)
-  ctx.status = 200
+  ctx.body = { message: "Migration started." }
 }
 
 export async function fetchDefinitions(
   ctx: Ctx<void, FetchOldMigrationResponse>
 ) {
   ctx.body = MIGRATIONS
-  ctx.status = 200
 }
 
 export async function getMigrationStatus(
@@ -41,5 +43,4 @@ export async function getMigrationStatus(
     !latestMigrationId || latestAppliedMigration >= latestMigrationId
 
   ctx.body = { migrated }
-  ctx.status = 200
 }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/permission.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/permission.ts
index e38c736c20..d1522ca292 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/permission.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/permission.ts
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ export async function getDependantResources(
 export async function addPermission(ctx: UserCtx<void, AddPermissionResponse>) {
   const params: AddPermissionRequest = ctx.params
   await sdk.permissions.updatePermissionOnRole(params, PermissionUpdateType.ADD)
-  ctx.status = 200
+  ctx.body = { message: "Permission added." }
 }
 
 export async function removePermission(
@@ -110,5 +110,5 @@ export async function removePermission(
     params,
     PermissionUpdateType.REMOVE
   )
-  ctx.status = 200
+  ctx.body = { message: "Permission removed." }
 }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/query/index.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/query/index.ts
index d73bb8c024..7084d065fa 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/query/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/query/index.ts
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ const _import = async (
     ...importResult,
     datasourceId,
   }
-  ctx.status = 200
 }
 export { _import as import }
 
@@ -455,6 +454,5 @@ export async function destroy(ctx: UserCtx<void, DeleteQueryResponse>) {
   const datasource = await sdk.datasources.get(query.datasourceId)
   await db.remove(ctx.params.queryId, ctx.params.revId)
   ctx.body = { message: `Query deleted.` }
-  ctx.status = 200
   await events.query.deleted(datasource, query)
 }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/role.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/role.ts
index 30ca70b505..ae1d535a7c 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/role.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/role.ts
@@ -234,8 +234,7 @@ export async function destroy(ctx: UserCtx<void, DeleteRoleResponse>) {
   // clean up inherits
   await removeRoleFromOthers(roleId)
 
-  ctx.message = `Role ${ctx.params.roleId} deleted successfully`
-  ctx.status = 200
+  ctx.body = { message: `Role ${ctx.params.roleId} deleted successfully` }
   builderSocket?.emitRoleDeletion(ctx, role)
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/index.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/index.ts
index 77c05abb95..8f4629a5b0 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/index.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ export async function patch(
     if (!row) {
       ctx.throw(404, "Row not found")
     }
-    ctx.status = 200
 
     ctx.eventEmitter?.emitRow({
       eventName: EventType.ROW_UPDATE,
@@ -110,7 +109,6 @@ export const save = async (ctx: UserCtx<SaveRowRequest, SaveRowResponse>) => {
     : await quotas.addRow(() =>
         sdk.rows.save(sourceId, ctx.request.body, ctx.user?._id)
       )
-  ctx.status = 200
 
   ctx.eventEmitter?.emitRow({
     eventName: EventType.ROW_SAVE,
@@ -223,7 +221,6 @@ async function deleteRow(ctx: UserCtx<DeleteRowRequest>) {
 
 export async function destroy(ctx: UserCtx<DeleteRowRequest>) {
   let response, row
-  ctx.status = 200
 
   if (isDeleteRows(ctx.request.body)) {
     response = await deleteRows(ctx)
@@ -275,7 +272,6 @@ export async function search(ctx: Ctx<SearchRowRequest, SearchRowResponse>) {
     rows: undefined,
   }
 
-  ctx.status = 200
   ctx.body = await sdk.rows.search(searchParams)
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/rowAction/run.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/rowAction/run.ts
index 05bdb7bace..069e38b86a 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/rowAction/run.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/rowAction/run.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
-import { RowActionTriggerRequest, Ctx } from "@budibase/types"
+import {
+  RowActionTriggerRequest,
+  Ctx,
+  RowActionTriggerResponse,
+} from "@budibase/types"
 import sdk from "../../../sdk"
 
-export async function run(ctx: Ctx<RowActionTriggerRequest, void>) {
+export async function run(
+  ctx: Ctx<RowActionTriggerRequest, RowActionTriggerResponse>
+) {
   const { tableId, actionId } = ctx.params
   const { rowId } = ctx.request.body
 
   await sdk.rowActions.run(tableId, actionId, rowId, ctx.user)
-  ctx.status = 200
+  ctx.body = { message: "Row action triggered." }
 }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/screen.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/screen.ts
index cccc0c4d77..ad000871fe 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/screen.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/screen.ts
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ export async function destroy(ctx: UserCtx<void, DeleteScreenResponse>) {
   ctx.body = {
     message: "Screen deleted successfully",
   }
-  ctx.status = 200
   builderSocket?.emitScreenDeletion(ctx, id)
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/index.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/index.ts
index 96599824c5..02134f0317 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/index.ts
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ export async function save(ctx: UserCtx<SaveTableRequest, SaveTableResponse>) {
   if (isImport) {
     await events.table.imported(savedTable)
   }
-  ctx.status = 200
   ctx.message = `Table ${table.name} saved successfully.`
   ctx.eventEmitter?.emitTable(EventType.TABLE_SAVE, appId, { ...savedTable })
   ctx.body = savedTable
@@ -153,7 +152,6 @@ export async function destroy(ctx: UserCtx<void, DeleteTableResponse>) {
   await events.table.deleted(deletedTable)
 
   ctx.eventEmitter?.emitTable(EventType.TABLE_DELETE, appId, deletedTable)
-  ctx.status = 200
   ctx.table = deletedTable
   ctx.body = { message: `Table ${tableId} deleted.` }
   builderSocket?.emitTableDeletion(ctx, deletedTable)
@@ -169,7 +167,6 @@ export async function bulkImport(
   // can only be done in the builder, but in the future we may need to
   // think about events for bulk items
 
-  ctx.status = 200
   ctx.body = { message: `Bulk rows created.` }
 }
 
@@ -180,7 +177,6 @@ export async function csvToJson(
 
   const result = await jsonFromCsvString(csvString)
 
-  ctx.status = 200
   ctx.body = result
 }
 
@@ -190,7 +186,6 @@ export async function validateNewTableImport(
   const { rows, schema } = ctx.request.body
 
   if (isRows(rows) && isSchema(schema)) {
-    ctx.status = 200
     ctx.body = validateSchema(rows, schema, PROTECTED_INTERNAL_COLUMNS)
   } else {
     ctx.status = 422
@@ -224,7 +219,6 @@ export async function validateExistingTableImport(
   }
 
   if (tableId && isRows(rows) && isSchema(schema)) {
-    ctx.status = 200
     ctx.body = validateSchema(rows, schema, protectedColumnNames)
   } else {
     ctx.status = 422
@@ -245,6 +239,5 @@ export async function migrate(
     })
   }
 
-  ctx.status = 200
   ctx.body = { message: `Column ${oldColumn} migrated.` }
 }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/automations/steps/createRow.ts b/packages/server/src/automations/steps/createRow.ts
index 4b9010dd01..e71b1e4556 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/steps/createRow.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/steps/createRow.ts
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ export async function run({
       response: ctx.body,
       id: ctx.body._id,
       revision: ctx.body._rev,
-      success: ctx.status === 200,
+      success: !!ctx.body._id,
     }
   } catch (err) {
     return {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/automations/steps/deleteRow.ts b/packages/server/src/automations/steps/deleteRow.ts
index c4c42d8200..8c61d256d1 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/steps/deleteRow.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/steps/deleteRow.ts
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export async function run({
     return {
       response: ctx.body,
       row: ctx.row,
-      success: ctx.status === 200,
+      success: ctx.body.ok,
     }
   } catch (err) {
     return {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/automations/steps/queryRows.ts b/packages/server/src/automations/steps/queryRows.ts
index dc4dda4482..93ca8a3f33 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/steps/queryRows.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/steps/queryRows.ts
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ export async function run({
 
     return {
       rows,
-      success: ctx.status === 200,
+      success: true,
     }
   } catch (err) {
     return {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/automations/steps/updateRow.ts b/packages/server/src/automations/steps/updateRow.ts
index 65b9bf93d3..ecdbdc68c8 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/steps/updateRow.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/steps/updateRow.ts
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ export async function run({
       response: ctx.message,
       id: ctx.body._id,
       revision: ctx.body._rev,
-      success: ctx.status === 200,
+      success: !!ctx.body._id,
     }
   } catch (err) {
     return {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/automations/tests/queryRows.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/automations/tests/queryRows.spec.ts
index 18d2e2d6cd..21e28673f3 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/tests/queryRows.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/tests/queryRows.spec.ts
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ describe("Test a query step automation", () => {
       )
       .run()
 
-    expect(result.steps[0].outputs.success).toBe(false)
+    expect(result.steps[0].outputs.success).toBe(true)
     expect(result.steps[0].outputs.rows).toBeDefined()
     expect(result.steps[0].outputs.rows.length).toBe(0)
   })
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ describe("Test a query step automation", () => {
       )
       .run()
 
-    expect(result.steps[0].outputs.success).toBe(false)
+    expect(result.steps[0].outputs.success).toBe(true)
     expect(result.steps[0].outputs.rows).toBeDefined()
     expect(result.steps[0].outputs.rows.length).toBe(0)
   })
diff --git a/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/api/application.ts b/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/api/application.ts
index 9dabc8cfe8..1fe9840c1d 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/api/application.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/api/application.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export class ApplicationAPI extends TestAPI {
 
   unpublish = async (appId: string): Promise<void> => {
     await this._post(`/api/applications/${appId}/unpublish`, {
-      expectations: { status: 204 },
+      expectations: { status: 200 },
     })
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/types/src/api/web/analytics.ts b/packages/types/src/api/web/analytics.ts
index 2585964f94..3195da5df4 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/api/web/analytics.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/api/web/analytics.ts
@@ -12,3 +12,7 @@ export interface AnalyticsPingRequest {
   timezone: string
   embedded?: boolean
 }
+export interface AnalyticsPingResponse {
+  message: string
+  source?: PingSource
+}
diff --git a/packages/types/src/api/web/app/application.ts b/packages/types/src/api/web/app/application.ts
index bc00ade217..a0f53a6ba4 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/api/web/app/application.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/api/web/app/application.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ export interface FetchAppPackageResponse {
   hasLock: boolean
 }
 
+export interface AddAppSampleDataResponse {
+  message: string
+}
+
 export type FetchAppsResponse = App[]
 
 export interface PublishResponse {
@@ -61,6 +65,10 @@ export interface DeleteAppResponse {
   ok: boolean
 }
 
+export interface UnpublishAppResponse {
+  message: string
+}
+
 export interface ImportToUpdateAppRequest {
   encryptionPassword?: string
 }
@@ -71,6 +79,9 @@ export interface ImportToUpdateAppResponse {
 export interface SetRevertableAppVersionRequest {
   revertableVersion: string
 }
+export interface SetRevertableAppVersionResponse {
+  message: string
+}
 
 export interface ExportAppDumpRequest {
   excludeRows: boolean
diff --git a/packages/types/src/api/web/app/permission.ts b/packages/types/src/api/web/app/permission.ts
index 407dc2be86..b449516eed 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/api/web/app/permission.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/api/web/app/permission.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ export interface AddedPermission {
   reason?: string
 }
 
-export interface AddPermissionResponse {}
+export interface AddPermissionResponse {
+  message: string
+}
 
 export interface AddPermissionRequest {
   roleId: string
@@ -38,4 +40,6 @@ export interface AddPermissionRequest {
 }
 
 export interface RemovePermissionRequest extends AddPermissionRequest {}
-export interface RemovePermissionResponse {}
+export interface RemovePermissionResponse {
+  message: string
+}
diff --git a/packages/types/src/api/web/app/rowAction.ts b/packages/types/src/api/web/app/rowAction.ts
index 84e4e529ed..b4ff5538b5 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/api/web/app/rowAction.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/api/web/app/rowAction.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ export interface RowActionsResponse {
 export interface RowActionTriggerRequest {
   rowId: string
 }
+export interface RowActionTriggerResponse {
+  message: string
+}
 
 export interface RowActionPermissionsResponse
   extends RowActionPermissionsData {}
diff --git a/packages/types/src/api/web/auth.ts b/packages/types/src/api/web/auth.ts
index 0964d71576..5ef6169086 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/api/web/auth.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/api/web/auth.ts
@@ -2,12 +2,19 @@ export interface LoginRequest {
   username: string
   password: string
 }
+export interface LoginResponse {
+  message: string
+  userId?: string
+}
 
 export interface LogoutResponse {
   message: string
 }
 
 export interface SetInitInfoRequest extends Record<string, any> {}
+export interface SetInitInfoResponse {
+  message: string
+}
 
 export interface GetInitInfoResponse extends Record<string, any> {}
 
diff --git a/packages/types/src/api/web/global/environmentVariables.ts b/packages/types/src/api/web/global/environmentVariables.ts
index 6f339eb821..b9399e246b 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/api/web/global/environmentVariables.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/api/web/global/environmentVariables.ts
@@ -7,12 +7,22 @@ export interface CreateEnvironmentVariableRequest {
   production: string
   development: string
 }
+export interface CreateEnvironmentVariableResponse {
+  message: string
+}
 
 export interface UpdateEnvironmentVariableRequest {
   production: string
   development: string
 }
+export interface UpdateEnvironmentVariableResponse {
+  message: string
+}
 
 export interface GetEnvironmentVariablesResponse {
   variables: string[]
 }
+
+export interface DeleteEnvironmentVariablesResponse {
+  message: string
+}
diff --git a/packages/types/src/api/web/global/events.ts b/packages/types/src/api/web/global/events.ts
index 907cfc74aa..e55808bd32 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/api/web/global/events.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/api/web/global/events.ts
@@ -5,3 +5,6 @@ export enum EventPublishType {
 export interface PostEventPublishRequest {
   type: EventPublishType
 }
+export interface PostEventPublishResponse {
+  message: string
+}
diff --git a/packages/types/src/api/web/global/license.ts b/packages/types/src/api/web/global/license.ts
index 344ab829c2..d108880f93 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/api/web/global/license.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/api/web/global/license.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ import { QuotaUsage } from "../../../documents"
 export interface ActivateLicenseKeyRequest {
   licenseKey: string
 }
+export interface ActivateLicenseKeyResponse {
+  message: string
+}
 
 export interface GetLicenseKeyResponse {
   licenseKey: string
@@ -15,11 +18,20 @@ export interface GetLicenseKeyResponse {
 export interface ActivateOfflineLicenseTokenRequest {
   offlineLicenseToken: string
 }
+export interface ActivateOfflineLicenseTokenResponse {
+  message: string
+}
 
 export interface GetOfflineLicenseTokenResponse {
   offlineLicenseToken: string
 }
 
+// REFRESH
+
+export interface RefreshOfflineLicenseResponse {
+  message: string
+}
+
 // IDENTIFIER
 
 export interface GetOfflineIdentifierResponse {
diff --git a/packages/types/src/api/web/global/oldMigration.ts b/packages/types/src/api/web/global/oldMigration.ts
index 4b8ce9cc8d..812ee1e593 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/api/web/global/oldMigration.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/api/web/global/oldMigration.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import { Migration, MigrationOptions } from "../../../sdk"
 
 export interface RunOldMigrationRequest extends MigrationOptions {}
+export interface RuneOldMigrationResponse {
+  message: string
+}
 
 export type FetchOldMigrationResponse = Migration[]
 
diff --git a/packages/types/src/api/web/system/migration.ts b/packages/types/src/api/web/system/migration.ts
index f9f6eac48a..a18112744c 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/api/web/system/migration.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/api/web/system/migration.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import { MigrationDefinition, MigrationOptions } from "../../../sdk"
 
 export interface RunGlobalMigrationRequest extends MigrationOptions {}
+export interface RunGlobalMigrationResponse {
+  message: string
+}
 
 export type FetchMigrationDefinitionsResponse = MigrationDefinition[]
diff --git a/packages/types/src/api/web/user.ts b/packages/types/src/api/web/user.ts
index 2f83f012b3..a42449d550 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/api/web/user.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/api/web/user.ts
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ export interface AddSSoUserRequest {
   ssoId: string
   email: string
 }
+export interface AddSSoUserResponse {
+  message: string
+}
 
 export interface CreateAdminUserResponse {
   _id: string
diff --git a/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/global/auth.ts b/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/global/auth.ts
index 1e6b0d3aab..0d49515700 100644
--- a/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/global/auth.ts
+++ b/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/global/auth.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import {
   GetInitInfoResponse,
   PasswordResetResponse,
   PasswordResetUpdateResponse,
+  SetInitInfoResponse,
+  LoginResponse,
 } from "@budibase/types"
 import env from "../../../environment"
 import { Next } from "koa"
@@ -59,7 +61,10 @@ async function passportCallback(
   ctx.set(Header.TOKEN, token)
 }
 
-export const login = async (ctx: Ctx<LoginRequest, void>, next: Next) => {
+export const login = async (
+  ctx: Ctx<LoginRequest, LoginResponse>,
+  next: Next
+) => {
   const email = ctx.request.body.username
 
   const user = await userSdk.db.getUserByEmail(email)
@@ -74,7 +79,10 @@ export const login = async (ctx: Ctx<LoginRequest, void>, next: Next) => {
       await context.identity.doInUserContext(user, ctx, async () => {
         await events.auth.login("local", user.email)
       })
-      ctx.status = 200
+      ctx.body = {
+        message: "Login successful",
+        userId: user.userId,
+      }
     }
   )(ctx, next)
 }
@@ -88,10 +96,14 @@ export const logout = async (ctx: UserCtx<void, LogoutResponse>) => {
 
 // INIT
 
-export const setInitInfo = (ctx: UserCtx<SetInitInfoRequest, void>) => {
+export const setInitInfo = (
+  ctx: UserCtx<SetInitInfoRequest, SetInitInfoResponse>
+) => {
   const initInfo = ctx.request.body
   setCookie(ctx, initInfo, Cookie.Init)
-  ctx.status = 200
+  ctx.body = {
+    message: "Init info updated.",
+  }
 }
 
 export const getInitInfo = (ctx: UserCtx<void, GetInitInfoResponse>) => {
diff --git a/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/global/events.ts b/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/global/events.ts
index 758fb41b54..3d7ff4c29e 100644
--- a/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/global/events.ts
+++ b/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/global/events.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@ import {
   UserCtx,
   PostEventPublishRequest,
   EventPublishType,
+  PostEventPublishResponse,
 } from "@budibase/types"
 import { events } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 
-export async function publish(ctx: UserCtx<PostEventPublishRequest, void>) {
+export async function publish(
+  ctx: UserCtx<PostEventPublishRequest, PostEventPublishResponse>
+) {
   switch (ctx.request.body.type) {
     case EventPublishType.ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLE_UPGRADE_PANEL_OPENED:
       await events.environmentVariable.upgradePanelOpened(ctx.user._id!)
@@ -13,5 +16,5 @@ export async function publish(ctx: UserCtx<PostEventPublishRequest, void>) {
     default:
       ctx.throw(400, "Invalid publish event type.")
   }
-  ctx.status = 200
+  ctx.body = { message: "Event published." }
 }
diff --git a/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/global/license.ts b/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/global/license.ts
index 04f76a6593..014b01d87c 100644
--- a/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/global/license.ts
+++ b/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/global/license.ts
@@ -1,29 +1,33 @@
 import { licensing, quotas } from "@budibase/pro"
 import {
   ActivateLicenseKeyRequest,
+  ActivateLicenseKeyResponse,
   ActivateOfflineLicenseTokenRequest,
+  ActivateOfflineLicenseTokenResponse,
   GetLicenseKeyResponse,
   GetOfflineIdentifierResponse,
   GetOfflineLicenseTokenResponse,
   GetQuotaUsageResponse,
+  RefreshOfflineLicenseResponse,
   UserCtx,
 } from "@budibase/types"
 
 // LICENSE KEY
 
 export async function activateLicenseKey(
-  ctx: UserCtx<ActivateLicenseKeyRequest>
+  ctx: UserCtx<ActivateLicenseKeyRequest, ActivateLicenseKeyResponse>
 ) {
   const { licenseKey } = ctx.request.body
   await licensing.keys.activateLicenseKey(licenseKey)
-  ctx.status = 200
+  ctx.body = {
+    message: "License activated.",
+  }
 }
 
 export async function getLicenseKey(ctx: UserCtx<void, GetLicenseKeyResponse>) {
   const licenseKey = await licensing.keys.getLicenseKey()
   if (licenseKey) {
     ctx.body = { licenseKey: "*" }
-    ctx.status = 200
   } else {
     ctx.status = 404
   }
@@ -37,11 +41,16 @@ export async function deleteLicenseKey(ctx: UserCtx<void, void>) {
 // OFFLINE LICENSE
 
 export async function activateOfflineLicenseToken(
-  ctx: UserCtx<ActivateOfflineLicenseTokenRequest, void>
+  ctx: UserCtx<
+    ActivateOfflineLicenseTokenRequest,
+    ActivateOfflineLicenseTokenResponse
+  >
 ) {
   const { offlineLicenseToken } = ctx.request.body
   await licensing.offline.activateOfflineLicenseToken(offlineLicenseToken)
-  ctx.status = 200
+  ctx.body = {
+    message: "License token activated.",
+  }
 }
 
 export async function getOfflineLicenseToken(
@@ -50,7 +59,6 @@ export async function getOfflineLicenseToken(
   const offlineLicenseToken = await licensing.offline.getOfflineLicenseToken()
   if (offlineLicenseToken) {
     ctx.body = { offlineLicenseToken: "*" }
-    ctx.status = 200
   } else {
     ctx.status = 404
   }
@@ -66,14 +74,17 @@ export async function getOfflineLicenseIdentifier(
 ) {
   const identifierBase64 = await licensing.offline.getIdentifierBase64()
   ctx.body = { identifierBase64 }
-  ctx.status = 200
 }
 
 // LICENSES
 
-export const refresh = async (ctx: UserCtx<void, void>) => {
+export const refresh = async (
+  ctx: UserCtx<void, RefreshOfflineLicenseResponse>
+) => {
   await licensing.cache.refresh()
-  ctx.status = 200
+  ctx.body = {
+    message: "License refreshed.",
+  }
 }
 
 // USAGE
@@ -82,5 +93,4 @@ export const getQuotaUsage = async (
   ctx: UserCtx<void, GetQuotaUsageResponse>
 ) => {
   ctx.body = await quotas.getQuotaUsage()
-  ctx.status = 200
 }
diff --git a/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/global/users.ts b/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/global/users.ts
index 1d36dd524c..a028f4fd33 100644
--- a/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/global/users.ts
+++ b/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/global/users.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   AcceptUserInviteRequest,
   AcceptUserInviteResponse,
   AddSSoUserRequest,
+  AddSSoUserResponse,
   BulkUserRequest,
   BulkUserResponse,
   CheckInviteResponse,
@@ -93,7 +94,9 @@ export const save = async (ctx: UserCtx<User, SaveUserResponse>) => {
   }
 }
 
-export const addSsoSupport = async (ctx: Ctx<AddSSoUserRequest, void>) => {
+export const addSsoSupport = async (
+  ctx: Ctx<AddSSoUserRequest, AddSSoUserResponse>
+) => {
   const { email, ssoId } = ctx.request.body
   try {
     // Status is changed to 404 from getUserDoc if user is not found
@@ -113,7 +116,7 @@ export const addSsoSupport = async (ctx: Ctx<AddSSoUserRequest, void>) => {
       email,
       ssoId,
     })
-    ctx.status = 200
+    ctx.body = { message: "SSO support added." }
   } catch (err: any) {
     ctx.throw(err.status || 400, err)
   }
diff --git a/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/system/accounts.ts b/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/system/accounts.ts
index e02c3f046d..e3fd9f2627 100644
--- a/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/system/accounts.ts
+++ b/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/system/accounts.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ export const save = async (
   metadata = await accounts.metadata.saveMetadata(metadata)
 
   ctx.body = metadata
-  ctx.status = 200
 }
 
 export const destroy = async (ctx: Ctx<void, void>) => {
diff --git a/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/system/migrations.ts b/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/system/migrations.ts
index dc66412e42..fc253d839d 100644
--- a/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/system/migrations.ts
+++ b/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/system/migrations.ts
@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 import {
   FetchMigrationDefinitionsResponse,
   RunGlobalMigrationRequest,
+  RunGlobalMigrationResponse,
   UserCtx,
 } from "@budibase/types"
 
 const { migrate, MIGRATIONS } = require("../../../migrations")
 
 export const runMigrations = async (
-  ctx: UserCtx<RunGlobalMigrationRequest, void>
+  ctx: UserCtx<RunGlobalMigrationRequest, RunGlobalMigrationResponse>
 ) => {
   const options = ctx.request.body
   // don't await as can take a while, just return
   migrate(options)
-  ctx.status = 200
+  ctx.body = { message: "Migration started." }
 }
 
 export const fetchDefinitions = async (
   ctx: UserCtx<void, FetchMigrationDefinitionsResponse>
 ) => {
   ctx.body = MIGRATIONS
-  ctx.status = 200
 }
diff --git a/packages/worker/src/api/routes/system/tests/migrations.spec.ts b/packages/worker/src/api/routes/system/tests/migrations.spec.ts
index 4198d65ee9..fe91a1070c 100644
--- a/packages/worker/src/api/routes/system/tests/migrations.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/worker/src/api/routes/system/tests/migrations.spec.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ describe("/api/system/migrations", () => {
 
     it("runs migrations", async () => {
       const res = await config.api.migrations.runMigrations()
-      expect(res.text).toBe("OK")
+      expect(res.body.message).toBeDefined()
       expect(migrateFn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
     })
   })