diff --git a/docs/sources/http_api/annotations.md b/docs/sources/http_api/annotations.md
index 7aab127cb0c..19c2a5c386c 100644
--- a/docs/sources/http_api/annotations.md
+++ b/docs/sources/http_api/annotations.md
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ Content-Type: application/json
 
 ## Create Annotation
 
-Creates an annotation in the Grafana database. The `dashboardId` and `panelId` fields are optional. If they are not specified then a global annotation is created and can be queried in any dashboard that adds the Grafana annotations data source.
+Creates an annotation in the Grafana database. The `dashboardId` and `panelId` fields are optional. If they are not specified then a global annotation is created and can be queried in any dashboard that adds the Grafana annotations data source. When creating a region annotation the response will include both `id` and `endId`, if not only `id`.
 
 `POST /api/annotations`
 
@@ -117,7 +117,11 @@ Content-Type: application/json
 HTTP/1.1 200
 Content-Type: application/json
 
-{"message":"Annotation added"}
+{
+    "message":"Annotation added",
+    "id": 1,
+    "endId": 2
+}
 ```
 
 ## Create Annotation in Graphite format
@@ -148,7 +152,10 @@ Content-Type: application/json
 HTTP/1.1 200
 Content-Type: application/json
 
-{"message":"Graphite annotation added"}
+{
+    "message":"Graphite annotation added",
+    "id": 1
+}
 ```
 
 ## Update Annotation
diff --git a/pkg/api/annotations.go b/pkg/api/annotations.go
index e6454e9cf86..32a0a3035d3 100644
--- a/pkg/api/annotations.go
+++ b/pkg/api/annotations.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/components/simplejson"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/middleware"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/annotations"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/util"
 )
 
 func GetAnnotations(c *middleware.Context) Response {
@@ -75,9 +76,11 @@ func PostAnnotation(c *middleware.Context, cmd dtos.PostAnnotationsCmd) Response
 		return ApiError(500, "Failed to save annotation", err)
 	}
 
+	startID := item.Id
+
 	// handle regions
 	if cmd.IsRegion {
-		item.RegionId = item.Id
+		item.RegionId = startID
 
 		if item.Data == nil {
 			item.Data = simplejson.New()
@@ -93,9 +96,18 @@ func PostAnnotation(c *middleware.Context, cmd dtos.PostAnnotationsCmd) Response
 		if err := repo.Save(&item); err != nil {
 			return ApiError(500, "Failed save annotation for region end time", err)
 		}
+
+		return Json(200, util.DynMap{
+			"message": "Annotation added",
+			"id":      startID,
+			"endId":   item.Id,
+		})
 	}
 
-	return ApiSuccess("Annotation added")
+	return Json(200, util.DynMap{
+		"message": "Annotation added",
+		"id":      startID,
+	})
 }
 
 func formatGraphiteAnnotation(what string, data string) string {
@@ -154,7 +166,10 @@ func PostGraphiteAnnotation(c *middleware.Context, cmd dtos.PostGraphiteAnnotati
 		return ApiError(500, "Failed to save Graphite annotation", err)
 	}
 
-	return ApiSuccess("Graphite annotation added")
+	return Json(200, util.DynMap{
+		"message": "Graphite annotation added",
+		"id":      item.Id,
+	})
 }
 
 func UpdateAnnotation(c *middleware.Context, cmd dtos.UpdateAnnotationsCmd) Response {
diff --git a/pkg/api/api.go b/pkg/api/api.go
index ba5e7ae4e10..88d8a925826 100644
--- a/pkg/api/api.go
+++ b/pkg/api/api.go
@@ -199,10 +199,10 @@ func (hs *HttpServer) registerRoutes() {
 		// Data sources
 		apiRoute.Group("/datasources", func(datasourceRoute RouteRegister) {
 			datasourceRoute.Get("/", wrap(GetDataSources))
-			datasourceRoute.Post("/", quota("data_source"), bind(m.AddDataSourceCommand{}), AddDataSource)
+			datasourceRoute.Post("/", quota("data_source"), bind(m.AddDataSourceCommand{}), wrap(AddDataSource))
 			datasourceRoute.Put("/:id", bind(m.UpdateDataSourceCommand{}), wrap(UpdateDataSource))
-			datasourceRoute.Delete("/:id", DeleteDataSourceById)
-			datasourceRoute.Delete("/name/:name", DeleteDataSourceByName)
+			datasourceRoute.Delete("/:id", wrap(DeleteDataSourceById))
+			datasourceRoute.Delete("/name/:name", wrap(DeleteDataSourceByName))
 			datasourceRoute.Get("/:id", wrap(GetDataSourceById))
 			datasourceRoute.Get("/name/:name", wrap(GetDataSourceByName))
 		}, reqOrgAdmin)
diff --git a/pkg/api/datasources.go b/pkg/api/datasources.go
index 27b91bc2802..b5c5f9cb834 100644
--- a/pkg/api/datasources.go
+++ b/pkg/api/datasources.go
@@ -69,80 +69,70 @@ func GetDataSourceById(c *middleware.Context) Response {
 	return Json(200, &dtos)
 }
 
-func DeleteDataSourceById(c *middleware.Context) {
+func DeleteDataSourceById(c *middleware.Context) Response {
 	id := c.ParamsInt64(":id")
 
 	if id <= 0 {
-		c.JsonApiErr(400, "Missing valid datasource id", nil)
-		return
+		return ApiError(400, "Missing valid datasource id", nil)
 	}
 
 	ds, err := getRawDataSourceById(id, c.OrgId)
 	if err != nil {
-		c.JsonApiErr(400, "Failed to delete datasource", nil)
-		return
+		return ApiError(400, "Failed to delete datasource", nil)
 	}
 
 	if ds.ReadOnly {
-		c.JsonApiErr(403, "Cannot delete read-only data source", nil)
-		return
+		return ApiError(403, "Cannot delete read-only data source", nil)
 	}
 
 	cmd := &m.DeleteDataSourceByIdCommand{Id: id, OrgId: c.OrgId}
 
 	err = bus.Dispatch(cmd)
 	if err != nil {
-		c.JsonApiErr(500, "Failed to delete datasource", err)
-		return
+		return ApiError(500, "Failed to delete datasource", err)
 	}
 
-	c.JsonOK("Data source deleted")
+	return ApiSuccess("Data source deleted")
 }
 
-func DeleteDataSourceByName(c *middleware.Context) {
+func DeleteDataSourceByName(c *middleware.Context) Response {
 	name := c.Params(":name")
 
 	if name == "" {
-		c.JsonApiErr(400, "Missing valid datasource name", nil)
-		return
+		return ApiError(400, "Missing valid datasource name", nil)
 	}
 
 	getCmd := &m.GetDataSourceByNameQuery{Name: name, OrgId: c.OrgId}
 	if err := bus.Dispatch(getCmd); err != nil {
-		c.JsonApiErr(500, "Failed to delete datasource", err)
-		return
+		return ApiError(500, "Failed to delete datasource", err)
 	}
 
 	if getCmd.Result.ReadOnly {
-		c.JsonApiErr(403, "Cannot delete read-only data source", nil)
-		return
+		return ApiError(403, "Cannot delete read-only data source", nil)
 	}
 
 	cmd := &m.DeleteDataSourceByNameCommand{Name: name, OrgId: c.OrgId}
 	err := bus.Dispatch(cmd)
 	if err != nil {
-		c.JsonApiErr(500, "Failed to delete datasource", err)
-		return
+		return ApiError(500, "Failed to delete datasource", err)
 	}
 
-	c.JsonOK("Data source deleted")
+	return ApiSuccess("Data source deleted")
 }
 
-func AddDataSource(c *middleware.Context, cmd m.AddDataSourceCommand) {
+func AddDataSource(c *middleware.Context, cmd m.AddDataSourceCommand) Response {
 	cmd.OrgId = c.OrgId
 
 	if err := bus.Dispatch(&cmd); err != nil {
 		if err == m.ErrDataSourceNameExists {
-			c.JsonApiErr(409, err.Error(), err)
-			return
+			return ApiError(409, err.Error(), err)
 		}
 
-		c.JsonApiErr(500, "Failed to add datasource", err)
-		return
+		return ApiError(500, "Failed to add datasource", err)
 	}
 
 	ds := convertModelToDtos(cmd.Result)
-	c.JSON(200, util.DynMap{
+	return Json(200, util.DynMap{
 		"message":    "Datasource added",
 		"id":         cmd.Result.Id,
 		"name":       cmd.Result.Name,
diff --git a/pkg/services/sqlstore/annotation_test.go b/pkg/services/sqlstore/annotation_test.go
index 3f7415a952b..e1902b63fa8 100644
--- a/pkg/services/sqlstore/annotation_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/sqlstore/annotation_test.go
@@ -37,16 +37,18 @@ func TestAnnotations(t *testing.T) {
 		repo := SqlAnnotationRepo{}
 
 		Convey("Can save annotation", func() {
-			err := repo.Save(&annotations.Item{
+			annotation := &annotations.Item{
 				OrgId:       1,
 				UserId:      1,
 				DashboardId: 1,
 				Text:        "hello",
 				Epoch:       10,
 				Tags:        []string{"outage", "error", "type:outage", "server:server-1"},
-			})
+			}
+			err := repo.Save(annotation)
 
 			So(err, ShouldBeNil)
+			So(annotation.Id, ShouldBeGreaterThan, 0)
 
 			Convey("Can query for annotation", func() {
 				items, err := repo.Find(&annotations.ItemQuery{