diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8d0dc9b..f53384f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -79,11 +79,11 @@ semaphore.wait()
 
 ## Contributing
 
-- Fork the repo on GitHub
-- Clone the project to your own machine
-- Commit changes to your own branch
-- Push your work back up to your fork
-- Submit a Pull request so that we can review your changes and merge
+-  Fork the repo on GitHub
+-  Clone the project to your own machine
+-  Commit changes to your own branch
+-  Push your work back up to your fork
+-  Submit a Pull request so that we can review your changes and merge
 
 ## License
 
diff --git a/Sources/PostgREST/PostgrestQueryBuilder.swift b/Sources/PostgREST/PostgrestQueryBuilder.swift
index e39dfcb..8f18034 100644
--- a/Sources/PostgREST/PostgrestQueryBuilder.swift
+++ b/Sources/PostgREST/PostgrestQueryBuilder.swift
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ public class PostgrestQueryBuilder: PostgrestBuilder {
         )
     }
 
-    public func insert(values: Any, upsert: Bool = false, onConflict: String? = nil) -> PostgrestBuilder {
+    public func insert(values: Any, upsert: Bool = false, onConflict: String? = nil, returning: PostgrestReturningOptions = .representation) -> PostgrestBuilder {
         method = "POST"
-        headers["Prefer"] = upsert ? "return=representation,resolution=merge-duplicates" : "return=representation"
+        headers["Prefer"] = upsert ? "return=\(returning.rawValue),resolution=merge-duplicates" : "return=\(returning.rawValue)"
         if let onConflict = onConflict {
             appendSearchParams(name: "on_conflict", value: onConflict)
         }
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ public class PostgrestQueryBuilder: PostgrestBuilder {
         return self
     }
 
-    public func upsert(values: Any, onConflict: String? = nil) -> PostgrestBuilder {
+    public func upsert(values: Any, onConflict: String? = nil, returning: PostgrestReturningOptions = .representation) -> PostgrestBuilder {
         method = "POST"
-        headers["Prefer"] = "return=representation,resolution=merge-duplicates"
+        headers["Prefer"] = "return=\(returning.rawValue),resolution=merge-duplicates"
         if let onConflict = onConflict {
             appendSearchParams(name: "on_conflict", value: onConflict)
         }
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ public class PostgrestQueryBuilder: PostgrestBuilder {
         return self
     }
 
-    public func update(values: Any) -> PostgrestFilterBuilder {
+    public func update(values: Any, returning: PostgrestReturningOptions = .representation) -> PostgrestFilterBuilder {
         method = "PATCH"
-        headers["Prefer"] = "return=representation"
+        headers["Prefer"] = "return=\(returning.rawValue)"
         body = values
         return PostgrestFilterBuilder(
             url: url, queryParams: queryParams, headers: headers, schema: schema, method: method,
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ public class PostgrestQueryBuilder: PostgrestBuilder {
         )
     }
 
-    public func delete() -> PostgrestFilterBuilder {
+    public func delete(returning: PostgrestReturningOptions = .representation) -> PostgrestFilterBuilder {
         method = "DELETE"
-        headers["Prefer"] = "return=representation"
+        headers["Prefer"] = "return=\(returning.rawValue)"
         return PostgrestFilterBuilder(
             url: url, queryParams: queryParams, headers: headers, schema: schema, method: method,
             body: body
diff --git a/Sources/PostgREST/PostgrestReturningOptions.swift b/Sources/PostgREST/PostgrestReturningOptions.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..03a54bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/PostgREST/PostgrestReturningOptions.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/// Enum of options representing the ways PostgREST can return values from the server.
+/// Options are:
+/// - minimal => Returns nothing from the server
+/// - representation => Returns a copy of the updated data.
+///
+/// https://postgrest.org/en/v9.0/api.html?highlight=PREFER#insertions-updates
+public enum PostgrestReturningOptions: String {
+    case minimal = "minimal"
+    case representation = "representation"
+}