diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5aa0e43..60b70b6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 * CLI commands for searching the AUR & directly adding packages
 * HTTP routes for removing packages, arch-repos & repos
 * All endpoints serving files now support HTTP byte range requests
+* Better CLI UX
+    * When adding targets, the ID of the created target is returned
+    * The `-r` flag only shows raw data of action
+        * When adding a target, only ID is shown and not surrounding text
+        * Tabled output returns a tab-separated list (easy to script using
+          `cut`)
 
 ### Changed
 
@@ -27,6 +33,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   repository will be cloned with the default branch
 * Build containers now explicitely set the PATH variable
 * Refactor of web framework
+* API endpoints now return id of newly created entries
+* Repo POST requests now return information on published package
 
 ### Removed
 
diff --git a/src/client/logs.v b/src/client/logs.v
index b52c3d0..b414245 100644
--- a/src/client/logs.v
+++ b/src/client/logs.v
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ pub fn (c &Client) get_build_log_content(id int) ?string {
 }
 
 // add_build_log adds a new build log to the server.
-pub fn (c &Client) add_build_log(target_id int, start_time time.Time, end_time time.Time, arch string, exit_code int, content string) ?Response<string> {
+pub fn (c &Client) add_build_log(target_id int, start_time time.Time, end_time time.Time, arch string, exit_code int, content string) ?Response<int> {
 	params := {
 		'target':    target_id.str()
 		'startTime': start_time.unix_time().str()
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ pub fn (c &Client) add_build_log(target_id int, start_time time.Time, end_time t
 		'exitCode':  exit_code.str()
 	}
 
-	data := c.send_request_with_body<string>(Method.post, '/api/v1/logs', params, content)?
+	data := c.send_request_with_body<int>(Method.post, '/api/v1/logs', params, content)?
 
 	return data
 }
diff --git a/src/client/targets.v b/src/client/targets.v
index f5258a4..c5e44fe 100644
--- a/src/client/targets.v
+++ b/src/client/targets.v
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ pub struct NewTarget {
 }
 
 // add_target adds a new target to the server.
-pub fn (c &Client) add_target(t NewTarget) ?Response<string> {
+pub fn (c &Client) add_target(t NewTarget) ?Response<int> {
 	params := models.params_from<NewTarget>(t)
-	data := c.send_request<string>(Method.post, '/api/v1/targets', params)?
+	data := c.send_request<int>(Method.post, '/api/v1/targets', params)?
 
 	return data
 }
diff --git a/src/console/console.v b/src/console/console.v
index 7d782ba..caf4cca 100644
--- a/src/console/console.v
+++ b/src/console/console.v
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ import strings
 import cli
 import os
 
+// tabbed_table returns a simple textual table, with tabs as separators.
+pub fn tabbed_table(data [][]string) string {
+	return data.map(it.join('\t')).join('\n')
+}
+
 // pretty_table converts a list of string data into a pretty table. Many thanks
 // to @hungrybluedev in the Vlang Discord for providing this code!
 // https://ptb.discord.com/channels/592103645835821068/592106336838352923/970278787143045192
diff --git a/src/console/logs/logs.v b/src/console/logs/logs.v
index 0f023bc..41830c2 100644
--- a/src/console/logs/logs.v
+++ b/src/console/logs/logs.v
@@ -133,7 +133,9 @@ pub fn cmd() cli.Command {
 						]
 					}
 
-					list(conf, filter)?
+					raw := cmd.flags.get_bool('raw')?
+
+					list(conf, filter, raw)?
 				}
 			},
 			cli.Command{
@@ -167,27 +169,31 @@ pub fn cmd() cli.Command {
 }
 
 // print_log_list prints a list of logs.
-fn print_log_list(logs []BuildLog) ? {
+fn print_log_list(logs []BuildLog, raw bool) ? {
 	data := logs.map([it.id.str(), it.target_id.str(), it.start_time.local().str(),
 		it.exit_code.str()])
 
-	println(console.pretty_table(['id', 'target', 'start time', 'exit code'], data)?)
+	if raw {
+		println(console.tabbed_table(data))
+	} else {
+		println(console.pretty_table(['id', 'target', 'start time', 'exit code'], data)?)
+	}
 }
 
 // list prints a list of all build logs.
-fn list(conf Config, filter BuildLogFilter) ? {
+fn list(conf Config, filter BuildLogFilter, raw bool) ? {
 	c := client.new(conf.address, conf.api_key)
 	logs := c.get_build_logs(filter)?.data
 
-	print_log_list(logs)?
+	print_log_list(logs, raw)?
 }
 
 // list prints a list of all build logs for a given target.
-fn list_for_target(conf Config, target_id int) ? {
+fn list_for_target(conf Config, target_id int, raw bool) ? {
 	c := client.new(conf.address, conf.api_key)
 	logs := c.get_build_logs_for_target(target_id)?.data
 
-	print_log_list(logs)?
+	print_log_list(logs, raw)?
 }
 
 // info print the detailed info for a given build log.
diff --git a/src/console/targets/targets.v b/src/console/targets/targets.v
index 66d48fb..5640011 100644
--- a/src/console/targets/targets.v
+++ b/src/console/targets/targets.v
@@ -60,7 +60,9 @@ pub fn cmd() cli.Command {
 						filter.repo = repo
 					}
 
-					list(conf, filter)?
+					raw := cmd.flags.get_bool('raw')?
+
+					list(conf, filter, raw)?
 				}
 			},
 			cli.Command{
@@ -92,7 +94,9 @@ pub fn cmd() cli.Command {
 						branch: cmd.flags.get_string('branch') or { '' }
 					}
 
-					add(conf, t)?
+					raw := cmd.flags.get_bool('raw')?
+
+					add(conf, t, raw)?
 				}
 			},
 			cli.Command{
@@ -193,20 +197,28 @@ pub fn cmd() cli.Command {
 // ID. If multiple or none are found, an error is raised.
 
 // list prints out a list of all repositories.
-fn list(conf Config, filter TargetFilter) ? {
+fn list(conf Config, filter TargetFilter, raw bool) ? {
 	c := client.new(conf.address, conf.api_key)
 	repos := c.get_targets(filter)?
 	data := repos.map([it.id.str(), it.kind, it.url, it.repo])
 
-	println(console.pretty_table(['id', 'kind', 'url', 'repo'], data)?)
+	if raw {
+		println(console.tabbed_table(data))
+	} else {
+		println(console.pretty_table(['id', 'kind', 'url', 'repo'], data)?)
+	}
 }
 
 // add adds a new repository to the server's list.
-fn add(conf Config, t &NewTarget) ? {
+fn add(conf Config, t &NewTarget, raw bool) ? {
 	c := client.new(conf.address, conf.api_key)
 	res := c.add_target(t)?
 
-	println(res.message)
+	if raw {
+		println(res.data)
+	} else {
+		println('Target added with id $res.data')
+	}
 }
 
 // remove removes a repository from the server's list.
diff --git a/src/db/logs.v b/src/db/logs.v
index af5f53c..923dde2 100644
--- a/src/db/logs.v
+++ b/src/db/logs.v
@@ -79,10 +79,14 @@ pub fn (db &VieterDb) get_build_log(id int) ?BuildLog {
 }
 
 // add_build_log inserts the given BuildLog into the database.
-pub fn (db &VieterDb) add_build_log(log BuildLog) {
+pub fn (db &VieterDb) add_build_log(log BuildLog) int {
 	sql db.conn {
 		insert log into BuildLog
 	}
+
+	inserted_id := db.conn.last_id() as int
+
+	return inserted_id
 }
 
 // delete_build_log delete the BuildLog with the given ID from the database.
diff --git a/src/db/targets.v b/src/db/targets.v
index 9102033..a705ebb 100644
--- a/src/db/targets.v
+++ b/src/db/targets.v
@@ -38,10 +38,14 @@ pub fn (db &VieterDb) get_target(target_id int) ?Target {
 }
 
 // add_target inserts the given target into the database.
-pub fn (db &VieterDb) add_target(repo Target) {
+pub fn (db &VieterDb) add_target(repo Target) int {
 	sql db.conn {
 		insert repo into Target
 	}
+
+	inserted_id := db.conn.last_id() as int
+
+	return inserted_id
 }
 
 // delete_target deletes the target with the given id from the database.
diff --git a/src/main.v b/src/main.v
index 4ade930..0e98bd2 100644
--- a/src/main.v
+++ b/src/main.v
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ fn main() {
 				global: true
 				default_value: [os.expand_tilde_to_home('~/.vieterrc')]
 			},
+			cli.Flag{
+				flag: cli.FlagType.bool
+				name: 'raw'
+				abbrev: 'r'
+				description: 'Only output minimal information (no formatted tables, etc.)'
+				global: true
+			},
 		]
 		commands: [
 			server.cmd(),
diff --git a/src/repo/add.v b/src/repo/add.v
index 0985c7a..608ca50 100644
--- a/src/repo/add.v
+++ b/src/repo/add.v
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@ pub:
 
 pub struct RepoAddResult {
 pub:
-	added bool         [required]
-	pkg   &package.Pkg [required]
+	name    string
+	version string
+	archs   []string
 }
 
 // new creates a new RepoGroupManager & creates the directories as needed
@@ -53,10 +54,10 @@ pub fn (r &RepoGroupManager) add_pkg_from_path(repo string, pkg_path string) ?Re
 		return error('Failed to read package file: $err.msg()')
 	}
 
-	added := r.add_pkg_in_repo(repo, pkg)?
+	archs := r.add_pkg_in_repo(repo, pkg)?
 
 	// If the add was successful, we move the file to the packages directory
-	for arch in added {
+	for arch in archs {
 		repo_pkg_path := os.real_path(os.join_path(r.pkg_dir, repo, arch))
 		dest_path := os.join_path_single(repo_pkg_path, pkg.filename())
 
@@ -71,8 +72,9 @@ pub fn (r &RepoGroupManager) add_pkg_from_path(repo string, pkg_path string) ?Re
 	os.rm(pkg_path)?
 
 	return RepoAddResult{
-		added: added.len > 0
-		pkg: &pkg
+		name: pkg.info.name
+		version: pkg.info.version
+		archs: archs
 	}
 }
 
@@ -87,11 +89,9 @@ fn (r &RepoGroupManager) add_pkg_in_repo(repo string, pkg &package.Pkg) ?[]strin
 	// A package not of arch 'any' can be handled easily by adding it to the
 	// respective repo
 	if pkg.info.arch != 'any' {
-		if r.add_pkg_in_arch_repo(repo, pkg.info.arch, pkg)? {
-			return [pkg.info.arch]
-		} else {
-			return []
-		}
+		r.add_pkg_in_arch_repo(repo, pkg.info.arch, pkg)?
+
+		return [pkg.info.arch]
 	}
 
 	mut arch_repos := []string{}
@@ -113,25 +113,22 @@ fn (r &RepoGroupManager) add_pkg_in_repo(repo string, pkg &package.Pkg) ?[]strin
 		arch_repos << r.default_arch
 	}
 
-	mut added := []string{}
-
-	// We add the package to each repository. If any of the repositories
-	// return true, the result of the function is also true.
+	// Add the package to each found architecture
+	// NOTE: if any of these fail, the function fails. This means the user does
+	// not know which arch-repositories did succeed in adding the package, if
+	// any.
 	for arch in arch_repos {
-		if r.add_pkg_in_arch_repo(repo, arch, pkg)? {
-			added << arch
-		}
+		r.add_pkg_in_arch_repo(repo, arch, pkg)?
 	}
 
-	return added
+	return arch_repos
 }
 
 // add_pkg_in_arch_repo is the function that actually adds a package to a given
 // arch-repo. It records the package's data in the arch-repo's desc & files
 // files, and afterwards updates the db & files archives to reflect these
-// changes. The function returns false if the package was already present in
-// the repo, and true otherwise.
-fn (r &RepoGroupManager) add_pkg_in_arch_repo(repo string, arch string, pkg &package.Pkg) ?bool {
+// changes.
+fn (r &RepoGroupManager) add_pkg_in_arch_repo(repo string, arch string, pkg &package.Pkg) ? {
 	pkg_dir := os.join_path(r.repos_dir, repo, arch, '$pkg.info.name-$pkg.info.version')
 
 	// Remove the previous version of the package, if present
@@ -151,6 +148,4 @@ fn (r &RepoGroupManager) add_pkg_in_arch_repo(repo string, arch string, pkg &pac
 	}
 
 	r.sync(repo, arch)?
-
-	return true
 }
diff --git a/src/server/api_logs.v b/src/server/api_logs.v
index 021c1ac..287755a 100644
--- a/src/server/api_logs.v
+++ b/src/server/api_logs.v
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ fn (mut app App) v1_get_logs() web.Result {
 	}
 	logs := app.db.get_build_logs(filter)
 
-	return app.json(http.Status.ok, new_data_response(logs))
+	return app.json(.ok, new_data_response(logs))
 }
 
 // v1_get_single_log returns the build log with the given id.
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ fn (mut app App) v1_get_logs() web.Result {
 fn (mut app App) v1_get_single_log(id int) web.Result {
 	log := app.db.get_build_log(id) or { return app.not_found() }
 
-	return app.json(http.Status.ok, new_data_response(log))
+	return app.json(.ok, new_data_response(log))
 }
 
 // v1_get_log_content returns the actual build log file for the given id.
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ fn (mut app App) v1_post_log() web.Result {
 		exit_code: exit_code
 	}
 
-	app.db.add_build_log(log)
+	// id of newly created log
+	log_id := app.db.add_build_log(log)
 
 	repo_logs_dir := os.join_path(app.conf.data_dir, logs_dir_name, target_id.str(), arch)
 
@@ -122,5 +123,5 @@ fn (mut app App) v1_post_log() web.Result {
 		return app.status(http.Status.length_required)
 	}
 
-	return app.json(http.Status.ok, new_response('Logs added successfully.'))
+	return app.json(.ok, new_data_response(log_id))
 }
diff --git a/src/server/api_targets.v b/src/server/api_targets.v
index c9e7963..6f284af 100644
--- a/src/server/api_targets.v
+++ b/src/server/api_targets.v
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ fn (mut app App) v1_get_targets() web.Result {
 	}
 	repos := app.db.get_targets(filter)
 
-	return app.json(http.Status.ok, new_data_response(repos))
+	return app.json(.ok, new_data_response(repos))
 }
 
 // v1_get_single_target returns the information for a single target.
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ fn (mut app App) v1_get_targets() web.Result {
 fn (mut app App) v1_get_single_target(id int) web.Result {
 	repo := app.db.get_target(id) or { return app.not_found() }
 
-	return app.json(http.Status.ok, new_data_response(repo))
+	return app.json(.ok, new_data_response(repo))
 }
 
 // v1_post_target creates a new target from the provided query string.
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ fn (mut app App) v1_post_target() web.Result {
 		return app.json(http.Status.bad_request, new_response('Invalid kind.'))
 	}
 
-	app.db.add_target(new_repo)
+	id := app.db.add_target(new_repo)
 
-	return app.json(http.Status.ok, new_response('Repo added successfully.'))
+	return app.json(http.Status.ok, new_data_response(id))
 }
 
 // v1_delete_target removes a given target from the server's list.
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ fn (mut app App) v1_post_target() web.Result {
 fn (mut app App) v1_delete_target(id int) web.Result {
 	app.db.delete_target(id)
 
-	return app.json(http.Status.ok, new_response('Repo removed successfully.'))
+	return app.status(.ok)
 }
 
 // v1_patch_target updates a target's data with the given query params.
@@ -69,5 +69,5 @@ fn (mut app App) v1_patch_target(id int) web.Result {
 		app.db.update_target_archs(id, arch_objs)
 	}
 
-	return app.json(http.Status.ok, new_response('Repo updated successfully.'))
+	return app.status(.ok)
 }
diff --git a/src/server/repo.v b/src/server/repo.v
index 5ed5d15..526d4e7 100644
--- a/src/server/repo.v
+++ b/src/server/repo.v
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ import repo
 import time
 import rand
 import util
-import net.http
-import web.response { new_response }
+import web.response { new_data_response, new_response }
 
 // healthcheck just returns a string, but can be used to quickly check if the
 // server is still responsive.
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ fn (mut app App) put_package(repo string) web.Result {
 		util.reader_to_file(mut app.reader, length.int(), pkg_path) or {
 			app.lwarn("Failed to upload '$pkg_path'")
 
-			return app.json(http.Status.internal_server_error, new_response('Failed to upload file.'))
+			return app.status(.internal_server_error)
 		}
 
 		sw.stop()
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ fn (mut app App) put_package(repo string) web.Result {
 		app.lwarn('Tried to upload package without specifying a Content-Length.')
 
 		// length required
-		return app.status(http.Status.length_required)
+		return app.status(.length_required)
 	}
 
 	res := app.repo.add_pkg_from_path(repo, pkg_path) or {
@@ -82,18 +81,10 @@ fn (mut app App) put_package(repo string) web.Result {
 
 		os.rm(pkg_path) or { app.lerror("Failed to remove download '$pkg_path': $err.msg()") }
 
-		return app.json(http.Status.internal_server_error, new_response('Failed to add package.'))
+		return app.status(.internal_server_error)
 	}
 
-	if !res.added {
-		os.rm(pkg_path) or { app.lerror("Failed to remove download '$pkg_path': $err.msg()") }
+	app.linfo("Added '$res.name-$res.version' to '$repo (${res.archs.join(',')})'.")
 
-		app.lwarn("Duplicate package '$res.pkg.full_name()' in repo '$repo'.")
-
-		return app.json(http.Status.bad_request, new_response('File already exists.'))
-	}
-
-	app.linfo("Added '$res.pkg.full_name()' to repo '$repo ($res.pkg.info.arch)'.")
-
-	return app.json(http.Status.ok, new_response('Package added successfully.'))
+	return app.json(.ok, new_data_response(res))
 }
diff --git a/src/server/repo_remove.v b/src/server/repo_remove.v
index fdc40e8..694f085 100644
--- a/src/server/repo_remove.v
+++ b/src/server/repo_remove.v
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 module server
 
 import web
-import net.http
-import web.response { new_response }
 
 // delete_package tries to remove the given package.
 ['/:repo/:arch/:pkg'; auth; delete]
@@ -10,17 +8,17 @@ fn (mut app App) delete_package(repo string, arch string, pkg string) web.Result
 	res := app.repo.remove_pkg_from_arch_repo(repo, arch, pkg, true) or {
 		app.lerror('Error while deleting package: $err.msg()')
 
-		return app.json(http.Status.internal_server_error, new_response('Failed to delete package.'))
+		return app.status(.internal_server_error)
 	}
 
 	if res {
 		app.linfo("Removed package '$pkg' from '$repo/$arch'")
 
-		return app.json(http.Status.ok, new_response('Package removed.'))
+		return app.status(.ok)
 	} else {
 		app.linfo("Tried removing package '$pkg' from '$repo/$arch', but it doesn't exist.")
 
-		return app.json(http.Status.not_found, new_response('Package not found.'))
+		return app.status(.not_found)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -30,17 +28,17 @@ fn (mut app App) delete_arch_repo(repo string, arch string) web.Result {
 	res := app.repo.remove_arch_repo(repo, arch) or {
 		app.lerror('Error while deleting arch-repo: $err.msg()')
 
-		return app.json(http.Status.internal_server_error, new_response('Failed to delete arch-repo.'))
+		return app.status(.internal_server_error)
 	}
 
 	if res {
-		app.linfo("Removed '$repo/$arch'")
+		app.linfo("Removed arch-repo '$repo/$arch'")
 
-		return app.json(http.Status.ok, new_response('Arch-repo removed.'))
+		return app.status(.ok)
 	} else {
 		app.linfo("Tried removing '$repo/$arch', but it doesn't exist.")
 
-		return app.json(http.Status.not_found, new_response('Arch-repo not found.'))
+		return app.status(.not_found)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -50,16 +48,16 @@ fn (mut app App) delete_repo(repo string) web.Result {
 	res := app.repo.remove_repo(repo) or {
 		app.lerror('Error while deleting repo: $err.msg()')
 
-		return app.json(http.Status.internal_server_error, new_response('Failed to delete repo.'))
+		return app.status(.internal_server_error)
 	}
 
 	if res {
-		app.linfo("Removed '$repo'")
+		app.linfo("Removed repo '$repo'")
 
-		return app.json(http.Status.ok, new_response('Repo removed.'))
+		return app.status(.ok)
 	} else {
 		app.linfo("Tried removing '$repo', but it doesn't exist.")
 
-		return app.json(http.Status.not_found, new_response('Repo not found.'))
+		return app.status(.not_found)
 	}
 }