diff --git a/src/routes/api/v1/categories.ts b/src/routes/api/v1/categories.ts
index 50088c0..c334e07 100644
--- a/src/routes/api/v1/categories.ts
+++ b/src/routes/api/v1/categories.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { prisma, __path, log } from '../../../index.js';
 function get(req: Request, res: Response) {
 	// Check if required fields are present.
 	if (!req.query.name) {
-		res.status(400).json({ errorcode: 'VALIDATION_ERROR', error: 'One or more required fields are missing' });
+		res.status(400).json({ status: 'ERROR', errorcode: 'VALIDATION_ERROR', message: 'One or more required fields are missing' });
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ function get(req: Request, res: Response) {
 			if (item) {
 				res.status(200).json(item);
 			} else {
-				res.status(410).json({ errorcode: 'NOT_EXISTING', error: 'Category does not exist' });
+				res.status(410).json({ status: 'ERROR', errorcode: 'NOT_EXISTING', message: 'Category does not exist' });
 			}
 		})
 		.catch((err) => {
 			log.db.error(err);
-			res.status(500).json({ errorcode: 'DB_ERROR', error: err });
+			res.status(500).json({ status: 'ERROR', errorcode: 'DB_ERROR', error: err, message: 'An error occurred during the database operation' });
 		});
 }
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ function get(req: Request, res: Response) {
 function post(req: Request, res: Response) {
 	// Check if required fields are present.
 	if (!req.body.name) {
-		res.status(400).json({ errorcode: 'VALIDATION_ERROR', error: 'One or more required fields are missing' });
+		res.status(400).json({ status: 'ERROR', errorcode: 'VALIDATION_ERROR', message: 'One or more required fields are missing' });
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -48,18 +48,17 @@ function post(req: Request, res: Response) {
 			}
 		})
 		.then((data) => {
-			res.status(201).json({ status: 'created', id: data.id });
-
+			res.status(201).json({ status: 'CREATED', message: 'Successfully created category', id: data.id });
 		})
 		.catch((err) => {
 			// Check if an entry already exists.
 			if (err.code === 'P2002') {
 				// P2002 -> "Unique constraint failed on the {constraint}"
 				// https://www.prisma.io/docs/reference/api-reference/error-reference
-				res.status(409).json({ errorcode: 'EXISTING', error: 'Category already exists' });
+				res.status(409).json({ status: 'ERROR', errorcode: 'EXISTING', message: 'Category already exists' });
 			} else {
 				log.db.error(err);
-				res.status(500).json({ errorcode: 'DB_ERROR', error: err });
+				res.status(500).json({ status: 'ERROR', errorcode: 'DB_ERROR', error: err, message: 'An error occurred during the database operation' });
 			}
 		});
 }
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ function post(req: Request, res: Response) {
 async function patch(req: Request, res: Response) {
 	// Check if required fields are present.
 	if (!req.body.id || !req.body.name) {
-		res.status(400).json({ errorcode: 'VALIDATION_ERROR', error: 'One or more required fields are missing' });
+		res.status(400).json({ status: 'ERROR', errorcode: 'VALIDATION_ERROR', message: 'One or more required fields are missing' });
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -81,12 +80,12 @@ async function patch(req: Request, res: Response) {
 		});
 
 		if (result === null) {
-			res.status(410).json({ errorcode: 'NOT_EXISTING', error: 'Category does not exist' });
+			res.status(410).json({ status: 'ERROR', errorcode: 'NOT_EXISTING', message: 'Category does not exist' });
 			return;
 		}
 	} catch (err) {
 		log.db.error(err);
-		res.status(500).json({ errorcode: 'DB_ERROR', error: err });
+		res.status(500).json({ status: 'ERROR', errorcode: 'DB_ERROR', error: err, message: 'An error occurred during the database operation' });
 	}
 
 	prisma.itemCategory
@@ -97,20 +96,23 @@ async function patch(req: Request, res: Response) {
 			data: {
 				name: req.body.name,
 				description: req.body.description
+			},
+			select: {
+				id: true
 			}
 		})
-		.then(() => {
-			res.status(201).json({ status: 'updated' });
+		.then((data) => {
+			res.status(201).json({ status: 'UPDATED', message: 'Successfully updated category', id: data.id });
 		})
 		.catch((err) => {
 			// Check if an entry already exists.
 			if (err.code === 'P2002') {
 				// P2002 -> "Unique constraint failed on the {constraint}"
 				// https://www.prisma.io/docs/reference/api-reference/error-reference
-				res.status(409).json({ errorcode: 'EXISTING', error: 'Category already exists' });
+				res.status(409).json({ status: 'ERROR', errorcode: 'EXISTING', message: 'Category already exists' });
 			} else {
 				log.db.error(err);
-				res.status(500).json({ errorcode: 'DB_ERROR', error: err });
+				res.status(500).json({ status: 'ERROR', errorcode: 'DB_ERROR', error: err, message: 'An error occurred during the database operation' });
 			}
 		});
 }
@@ -119,7 +121,7 @@ async function patch(req: Request, res: Response) {
 async function del(req: Request, res: Response) {
 	// Check if required fields are present.
 	if (!req.body.id) {
-		res.status(400).json({ errorcode: 'VALIDATION_ERROR', error: 'One or more required fields are missing' });
+		res.status(400).json({ status: 'ERROR', errorcode: 'VALIDATION_ERROR', message: 'One or more required fields are missing' });
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -132,12 +134,12 @@ async function del(req: Request, res: Response) {
 		});
 
 		if (result === null) {
-			res.status(410).json({ errorcode: 'NOT_EXISTING', error: 'Category does not exist' });
+			res.status(410).json({ status: 'ERROR', errorcode: 'NOT_EXISTING', message: 'Category does not exist' });
 			return;
 		}
 	} catch (err) {
 		log.db.error(err);
-		res.status(500).json({ errorcode: 'DB_ERROR', error: err });
+		res.status(500).json({ status: 'ERROR', errorcode: 'DB_ERROR', error: err, message: 'An error occurred during the database operation' });
 	}
 
 	prisma.itemCategory
@@ -147,11 +149,11 @@ async function del(req: Request, res: Response) {
 			}
 		})
 		.then(() => {
-			res.status(200).json({ errorcode: 'DELETED', error: 'Sucessfully deleted entry' });
+			res.status(200).json({ status: 'DELETED', message: 'Successfully deleted category' });
 		})
 		.catch((err) => {
 			log.db.error(err);
-			res.status(500).json({ errorcode: 'DB_ERROR', error: err });
+			res.status(500).json({ status: 'ERROR', errorcode: 'DB_ERROR', error: err, message: 'An error occurred during the database operation' });
 		});
 }