diff --git a/Documentation/Examples/api-graph-create-edge b/Documentation/Examples/api-graph-create-edge
index 330f5851ac..cf473d52c7 100644
--- a/Documentation/Examples/api-graph-create-edge
+++ b/Documentation/Examples/api-graph-create-edge
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 > curl --data @- -X POST --dump - http://localhost:8529/_api/graph/graph1/edge
 {"_key" : "edge1", "_from" : "vert2", "_to" : "vert1", "optional1" : "val1"}
 
-HTTP/1.1 200 OK
+HTTP/1.1 201 Created
 content-type: application/json; charset=utf-8
 
 {
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ content-type: application/json; charset=utf-8
     "optional1": "val1"
   },
   "error": false,
-  "code": 200
+  "code": 201
 }
diff --git a/Documentation/Examples/api-graph-create-graph b/Documentation/Examples/api-graph-create-graph
index c849f53693..f8181f2635 100644
--- a/Documentation/Examples/api-graph-create-graph
+++ b/Documentation/Examples/api-graph-create-graph
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 > curl --data @- -X POST --dump - http://localhost:8529/_api/graph
 {"_key" : "graph1", "vertices" : "v", "edges" : "e"}
 
-HTTP/1.1 200 OK
+HTTP/1.1 201 Created
 content-type: application/json; charset=utf-8
 
 {
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ content-type: application/json; charset=utf-8
     "edges": "e"
   },
   "error": false,
-  "code": 200
+  "code": 201
 }
diff --git a/Documentation/Examples/api-graph-create-vertex b/Documentation/Examples/api-graph-create-vertex
index 52e6dd3c8f..0ecd55ff4b 100644
--- a/Documentation/Examples/api-graph-create-vertex
+++ b/Documentation/Examples/api-graph-create-vertex
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 > curl --data @- -X POST --dump - http://localhost:8529/_api/graph/graph1/vertex
 {"_key" : "v1", "optional1" : "val1", "optional2" : "val2"}
 
-HTTP/1.1 200 OK
+HTTP/1.1 201 Created
 content-type: application/json; charset=utf-8
 
 {
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ content-type: application/json; charset=utf-8
     "optional2": "val2"
   },
   "error": false,
-  "code": 200
+  "code": 201
 }