diff --git a/postgrest_py/_async/request_builder.py b/postgrest_py/_async/request_builder.py
index c058940f..5566b6f4 100644
--- a/postgrest_py/_async/request_builder.py
+++ b/postgrest_py/_async/request_builder.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     pre_upsert,
     process_response,
 )
+from postgrest_py.types import ReturnMethod
 from postgrest_py.utils import AsyncClient
 
 
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ def insert(
         json: dict,
         *,
         count: Optional[CountMethod] = None,
+        returning: ReturnMethod = ReturnMethod.representation,
         upsert=False,
     ) -> AsyncQueryRequestBuilder:
         method, json = pre_insert(
@@ -85,6 +87,7 @@ def insert(
             self.path,
             json,
             count=count,
+            returning=returning,
             upsert=upsert,
         )
         return AsyncQueryRequestBuilder(self.session, self.path, method, json)
@@ -94,6 +97,7 @@ def upsert(
         json: dict,
         *,
         count: Optional[CountMethod] = None,
+        returning: ReturnMethod = ReturnMethod.representation,
         ignore_duplicates=False,
     ) -> AsyncQueryRequestBuilder:
         method, json = pre_upsert(
@@ -101,6 +105,7 @@ def upsert(
             self.path,
             json,
             count=count,
+            returning=returning,
             ignore_duplicates=ignore_duplicates,
         )
         return AsyncQueryRequestBuilder(self.session, self.path, method, json)
@@ -110,10 +115,27 @@ def update(
         json: dict,
         *,
         count: Optional[CountMethod] = None,
+        returning: ReturnMethod = ReturnMethod.representation,
     ) -> AsyncFilterRequestBuilder:
-        method, json = pre_update(self.session, self.path, json, count=count)
+        method, json = pre_update(
+            self.session,
+            self.path,
+            json,
+            count=count,
+            returning=returning,
+        )
         return AsyncFilterRequestBuilder(self.session, self.path, method, json)
 
-    def delete(self, *, count: Optional[CountMethod] = None) -> AsyncFilterRequestBuilder:
-        method, json = pre_delete(self.session, self.path, count=count)
+    def delete(
+        self,
+        *,
+        count: Optional[CountMethod] = None,
+        returning: ReturnMethod = ReturnMethod.representation,
+    ) -> AsyncFilterRequestBuilder:
+        method, json = pre_delete(
+            self.session,
+            self.path,
+            count=count,
+            returning=returning,
+        )
         return AsyncFilterRequestBuilder(self.session, self.path, method, json)
diff --git a/postgrest_py/_sync/request_builder.py b/postgrest_py/_sync/request_builder.py
index 01cd3a97..3144cbd9 100644
--- a/postgrest_py/_sync/request_builder.py
+++ b/postgrest_py/_sync/request_builder.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     pre_upsert,
     process_response,
 )
+from postgrest_py.types import ReturnMethod
 from postgrest_py.utils import SyncClient
 
 
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ def insert(
         json: dict,
         *,
         count: Optional[CountMethod] = None,
+        returning: ReturnMethod = ReturnMethod.representation,
         upsert=False,
     ) -> SyncQueryRequestBuilder:
         method, json = pre_insert(
@@ -85,6 +87,7 @@ def insert(
             self.path,
             json,
             count=count,
+            returning=returning,
             upsert=upsert,
         )
         return SyncQueryRequestBuilder(self.session, self.path, method, json)
@@ -94,6 +97,7 @@ def upsert(
         json: dict,
         *,
         count: Optional[CountMethod] = None,
+        returning: ReturnMethod = ReturnMethod.representation,
         ignore_duplicates=False,
     ) -> SyncQueryRequestBuilder:
         method, json = pre_upsert(
@@ -101,6 +105,7 @@ def upsert(
             self.path,
             json,
             count=count,
+            returning=returning,
             ignore_duplicates=ignore_duplicates,
         )
         return SyncQueryRequestBuilder(self.session, self.path, method, json)
@@ -110,10 +115,27 @@ def update(
         json: dict,
         *,
         count: Optional[CountMethod] = None,
+        returning: ReturnMethod = ReturnMethod.representation,
     ) -> SyncFilterRequestBuilder:
-        method, json = pre_update(self.session, self.path, json, count=count)
+        method, json = pre_update(
+            self.session,
+            self.path,
+            json,
+            count=count,
+            returning=returning,
+        )
         return SyncFilterRequestBuilder(self.session, self.path, method, json)
 
-    def delete(self, *, count: Optional[CountMethod] = None) -> SyncFilterRequestBuilder:
-        method, json = pre_delete(self.session, self.path, count=count)
+    def delete(
+        self,
+        *,
+        count: Optional[CountMethod] = None,
+        returning: ReturnMethod = ReturnMethod.representation,
+    ) -> SyncFilterRequestBuilder:
+        method, json = pre_delete(
+            self.session,
+            self.path,
+            count=count,
+            returning=returning,
+        )
         return SyncFilterRequestBuilder(self.session, self.path, method, json)
diff --git a/postgrest_py/base_request_builder.py b/postgrest_py/base_request_builder.py
index 350a71d0..b471580a 100644
--- a/postgrest_py/base_request_builder.py
+++ b/postgrest_py/base_request_builder.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 from httpx import Response
 
-from postgrest_py.constants import CountMethod, Filters, RequestMethod
+from postgrest_py.types import CountMethod, Filters, RequestMethod, ReturnMethod
 from postgrest_py.utils import (
     AsyncClient,
     SyncClient,
@@ -33,10 +33,11 @@ def pre_insert(
     path: str,
     json: dict,
     *,
-    count: Optional[CountMethod] = None,
-    upsert=False,
+    count: Optional[CountMethod],
+    returning: ReturnMethod,
+    upsert: bool,
 ) -> Tuple[RequestMethod, dict]:
-    prefer_headers = ["return=representation"]
+    prefer_headers = [f"return={returning}"]
     if count:
         prefer_headers.append(f"count={count}")
     if upsert:
@@ -50,8 +51,9 @@ def pre_upsert(
     path: str,
     json: dict,
     *,
-    count: Optional[CountMethod] = None,
-    ignore_duplicates=False,
+    count: Optional[CountMethod],
+    returning: ReturnMethod,
+    ignore_duplicates: bool,
 ) -> Tuple[RequestMethod, dict]:
     prefer_headers = ["return=representation"]
     if count:
@@ -67,9 +69,10 @@ def pre_update(
     path: str,
     json: dict,
     *,
-    count: Optional[CountMethod] = None,
+    count: Optional[CountMethod],
+    returning: ReturnMethod,
 ) -> Tuple[RequestMethod, dict]:
-    prefer_headers = ["return=representation"]
+    prefer_headers = [f"return={returning}"]
     if count:
         prefer_headers.append(f"count={count}")
     session.headers["prefer"] = ",".join(prefer_headers)
@@ -80,9 +83,10 @@ def pre_delete(
     session: Union[AsyncClient, SyncClient],
     path: str,
     *,
-    count: Optional[CountMethod] = None,
+    count: Optional[CountMethod],
+    returning: ReturnMethod,
 ) -> Tuple[RequestMethod, dict]:
-    prefer_headers = ["return=representation"]
+    prefer_headers = [f"return={returning}"]
     if count:
         prefer_headers.append(f"count={count}")
     session.headers["prefer"] = ",".join(prefer_headers)
diff --git a/postgrest_py/constants.py b/postgrest_py/types.py
similarity index 87%
rename from postgrest_py/constants.py
rename to postgrest_py/types.py
index 93c294e5..652074bc 100644
--- a/postgrest_py/constants.py
+++ b/postgrest_py/types.py
@@ -40,3 +40,8 @@ class RequestMethod(str, Enum):
     PUT = "PUT"
     DELETE = "DELETE"
     HEAD = "HEAD"
+
+
+class ReturnMethod(str, Enum):
+    minimal = "minimal"
+    representation = "representation"
diff --git a/tests/_async/test_request_builder.py b/tests/_async/test_request_builder.py
index 385a6337..85339b01 100644
--- a/tests/_async/test_request_builder.py
+++ b/tests/_async/test_request_builder.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import pytest
 
 from postgrest_py import AsyncRequestBuilder
-from postgrest_py.constants import CountMethod
+from postgrest_py.types import CountMethod
 from postgrest_py.utils import AsyncClient
 
 
diff --git a/tests/_sync/test_request_builder.py b/tests/_sync/test_request_builder.py
index dac03efe..4fb38500 100644
--- a/tests/_sync/test_request_builder.py
+++ b/tests/_sync/test_request_builder.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import pytest
 
 from postgrest_py import SyncRequestBuilder
-from postgrest_py.constants import CountMethod
+from postgrest_py.types import CountMethod
 from postgrest_py.utils import SyncClient