diff --git a/dist/lib/sqlite/db-insert.d.ts b/dist/lib/sqlite/db-insert.d.ts
index 2a74b11..1e626cb 100644
--- a/dist/lib/sqlite/db-insert.d.ts
+++ b/dist/lib/sqlite/db-insert.d.ts
@@ -7,11 +7,16 @@ type Params<Schema extends {
     table: Table;
     data: Schema[];
     update_on_duplicate?: boolean;
+    /**
+     * Append `RETURNING *` so the inserted record(s) come back in
+     * `payload`/`singleRes`. Defaults to `true`.
+     */
+    returning?: boolean;
     config?: BunSQLiteConfig;
 };
 export default function DbInsert<Schema extends {
     [k: string]: any;
 } = {
     [k: string]: any;
-}, Table extends string = string>({ table, data, update_on_duplicate, config, }: Params<Schema, Table>): Promise<APIResponseObject>;
+}, Table extends string = string>({ table, data, update_on_duplicate, returning, config, }: Params<Schema, Table>): Promise<APIResponseObject<Schema>>;
 export {};
diff --git a/dist/lib/sqlite/db-insert.js b/dist/lib/sqlite/db-insert.js
index 8237dcc..e1ca892 100644
--- a/dist/lib/sqlite/db-insert.js
+++ b/dist/lib/sqlite/db-insert.js
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import dbHandler from "../db-handler";
 import sqlInsertGenerator from "../../utils/sql-insert-generator";
 import grabDuplicateSafeInsertSql from "../grab-duplicate-safe-insert-sql";
-export default async function DbInsert({ table, data, update_on_duplicate, config, }) {
+export default async function DbInsert({ table, data, update_on_duplicate, returning = true, config, }) {
     let sqlObj = null;
+    const useReturning = returning;
     try {
         const finalData = data.map((d) => ({
             created_at: Date.now(),
@@ -15,9 +16,19 @@ export default async function DbInsert({ table, data, update_on_duplicate, confi
                 data: finalData,
             }) || null;
         let sql = sqlObj?.query || "";
+        if (!sql) {
+            return {
+                success: false,
+                msg: "No insert data provided",
+                debug: { sqlObj },
+            };
+        }
         if (update_on_duplicate && data[0]) {
             sql = await grabDuplicateSafeInsertSql({ data, table, sql });
         }
+        if (useReturning) {
+            sql += " RETURNING *";
+        }
         (sqlObj || {}).query = sql;
         const res = dbHandler({
             query: sql,
@@ -27,9 +38,26 @@ export default async function DbInsert({ table, data, update_on_duplicate, confi
         if (!res.success) {
             return { ...res, debug: { sqlObj } };
         }
+        if (!useReturning) {
+            return {
+                success: Boolean(res.postInsertReturn?.insertId),
+                postInsertReturn: res.postInsertReturn,
+                debug: {
+                    sqlObj,
+                },
+            };
+        }
+        const rows = res.payload || [];
         return {
-            success: Boolean(res.postInsertReturn?.insertId),
-            postInsertReturn: res.postInsertReturn,
+            success: rows.length > 0,
+            payload: rows,
+            singleRes: rows[0] ?? null,
+            postInsertReturn: {
+                affectedRows: rows.length,
+                insertId: rows.length
+                    ? Number(rows[rows.length - 1]?.id)
+                    : undefined,
+            },
             debug: {
                 sqlObj,
             },
diff --git a/dist/lib/sqlite/db-update.d.ts b/dist/lib/sqlite/db-update.d.ts
index a68c2ab..2e41c9e 100644
--- a/dist/lib/sqlite/db-update.d.ts
+++ b/dist/lib/sqlite/db-update.d.ts
@@ -8,11 +8,17 @@ type Params<Schema extends {
     data: Schema;
     query?: ServerQueryParam<Schema>;
     targetId?: number | string;
+    /**
+     * Append `RETURNING *` so the updated record(s) come back in
+     * `payload`/`singleRes`. Defaults to `true`. Ignored for vector tables,
+     * where SQLite does not support `UPDATE ... RETURNING`.
+     */
+    returning?: boolean;
     config?: BunSQLiteConfig;
 };
 export default function DbUpdate<Schema extends {
     [k: string]: any;
 } = {
     [k: string]: any;
-}, Table extends string = string>({ table, data, query, targetId, config, }: Params<Schema, Table>): Promise<APIResponseObject>;
+}, Table extends string = string>({ table, data, query, targetId, returning, config, }: Params<Schema, Table>): Promise<APIResponseObject<Schema>>;
 export {};
diff --git a/dist/lib/sqlite/db-update.js b/dist/lib/sqlite/db-update.js
index c4b5e29..d1ad8c6 100644
--- a/dist/lib/sqlite/db-update.js
+++ b/dist/lib/sqlite/db-update.js
@@ -1,15 +1,20 @@
 import dbHandler from "../db-handler";
 import _ from "lodash";
+import init from "../../functions/init";
 import sqlGenerator from "../../utils/sql-generator";
 import { sqlValue } from "../../utils/sql-insert-generator";
 import { sqlIdent } from "../../utils/sql-safe";
-export default async function DbUpdate({ table, data, query, targetId, config, }) {
+export default async function DbUpdate({ table, data, query, targetId, returning = true, config, }) {
     let sqlObj = {
         string: "",
         values: [],
     };
     try {
         const finalQuery = query || {};
+        const { dbSchema } = init();
+        const isVectorTable = dbSchema.tables.find((t) => t.tableName === table)?.isVector ===
+            true;
+        const useReturning = returning && !isVectorTable;
         const sqlQueryObj = sqlGenerator({
             tableName: table,
             genObject: _.pick(finalQuery, ["query", "searchOperator"]),
@@ -36,6 +41,9 @@ export default async function DbUpdate({ table, data, query, targetId, config, }
                 }
             }
             sql += ` ${whereClause}`;
+            if (useReturning) {
+                sql += " RETURNING *";
+            }
             values = [...values, ...sqlQueryObj.where.values];
             sqlObj.string = sql;
             sqlObj.values = values;
@@ -43,9 +51,26 @@ export default async function DbUpdate({ table, data, query, targetId, config, }
             if (!res.success) {
                 return { ...res, debug: { sqlObj } };
             }
+            if (!useReturning) {
+                return {
+                    success: Boolean(res.postInsertReturn?.affectedRows),
+                    postInsertReturn: res.postInsertReturn,
+                    debug: {
+                        sqlObj,
+                    },
+                };
+            }
+            const rows = res.payload || [];
             return {
-                success: Boolean(res.postInsertReturn?.affectedRows),
-                postInsertReturn: res.postInsertReturn,
+                success: rows.length > 0,
+                payload: rows,
+                singleRes: rows[0] ?? null,
+                postInsertReturn: {
+                    affectedRows: rows.length,
+                    insertId: rows.length
+                        ? Number(rows[rows.length - 1]?.id)
+                        : undefined,
+                },
                 debug: {
                     sqlObj,
                 },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 846b800..2002195 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "@moduletrace/bun-sqlite",
-    "version": "1.2.0",
+    "version": "1.2.1",
     "description": "Schema-driven SQLite manager for Bun",
     "author": "Benjamin Toby",
     "type": "module",