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/targets/targets.v b/src/console/targets/targets.v
index 66d48fb..a555936 100644
--- a/src/console/targets/targets.v
+++ b/src/console/targets/targets.v
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ fn add(conf Config, t &NewTarget) ? {
 	c := client.new(conf.address, conf.api_key)
 	res := c.add_target(t)?
 
-	println(res.message)
+	println("Target added with id $res.data")
 }
 
 // remove removes a repository from the server's list.
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/server/api_targets.v b/src/server/api_targets.v
index c9e7963..5757d76 100644
--- a/src/server/api_targets.v
+++ b/src/server/api_targets.v
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module server
 
 import web
 import net.http
-import web.response { new_data_response, new_response }
+import web.response { new_data_response, new_response, new_full_response }
 import db
 import models { Target, TargetArch, TargetFilter }
 
@@ -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.