diff --git a/src/routes/activity.ts b/src/routes/activity.ts
index b881c5a8ed..0e72d959de 100644
--- a/src/routes/activity.ts
+++ b/src/routes/activity.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ router.get(
 	asyncHandler(async (req, res) => {
 		const records = await ActivityService.readActivities(req.sanitizedQuery);
 		return res.json({
-			data: records,
+			data: records || null,
 		});
 	})
 );
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ router.get(
 		const record = await ActivityService.readActivity(req.params.pk, req.sanitizedQuery);
 
 		return res.json({
-			data: record,
+			data: record || null,
 		});
 	})
 );
diff --git a/src/routes/collections.ts b/src/routes/collections.ts
index 0185e0d2ca..bc64717d1f 100644
--- a/src/routes/collections.ts
+++ b/src/routes/collections.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ router.post(
 			user: req.user,
 		});
 
-		res.json({ data: createdCollection });
+		res.json({ data: createdCollection || null });
 	})
 );
 
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ router.get(
 	sanitizeQuery,
 	validateQuery,
 	asyncHandler(async (req, res) => {
-		const data = await CollectionsService.readAll(req.sanitizedQuery);
-		res.json({ data });
+		const collections = await CollectionsService.readAll(req.sanitizedQuery);
+		res.json({ data: collections || null });
 	})
 );
 
@@ -58,8 +58,11 @@ router.get(
 
 		if (exists === false) throw new CollectionNotFoundException(req.params.collection);
 
-		const data = await CollectionsService.readOne(req.params.collection, req.sanitizedQuery);
-		res.json({ data });
+		const collection = await CollectionsService.readOne(
+			req.params.collection,
+			req.sanitizedQuery
+		);
+		res.json({ data: collection || null });
 	})
 );
 
diff --git a/src/routes/fields.ts b/src/routes/fields.ts
index 658a168d6b..a8e5530e88 100644
--- a/src/routes/fields.ts
+++ b/src/routes/fields.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ router.get(
 	'/',
 	asyncHandler(async (req, res) => {
 		const fields = await FieldsService.readAll();
-		return res.json({ data: fields });
+		return res.json({ data: fields || null });
 	})
 );
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ router.get(
 	validateCollection,
 	asyncHandler(async (req, res) => {
 		const fields = await FieldsService.readAll(req.collection);
-		return res.json({ data: fields });
+		return res.json({ data: fields || null });
 	})
 );
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ router.get(
 		if (exists === false) throw new FieldNotFoundException(req.collection, req.params.field);
 
 		const field = await FieldsService.readOne(req.collection, req.params.field);
-		return res.json({ data: field });
+		return res.json({ data: field || null });
 	})
 );
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ router.post(
 			user: req.user,
 		});
 
-		res.json({ data: createdField });
+		res.json({ data: createdField || null });
 	})
 );
 
diff --git a/src/routes/files.ts b/src/routes/files.ts
index 38befe86a7..cfefde28ff 100644
--- a/src/routes/files.ts
+++ b/src/routes/files.ts
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ const multipartHandler = (operation: 'create' | 'update') =>
 		});
 
 		busboy.on('finish', () => {
-			res.status(200).json({ data: savedFiles });
+			res.status(200).json({ data: savedFiles || null });
 		});
 
 		return req.pipe(busboy);
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ router.get(
 	validateQuery,
 	asyncHandler(async (req, res) => {
 		const records = await FilesService.readFiles(req.sanitizedQuery);
-		return res.json({ data: records });
+		return res.json({ data: records || null });
 	})
 );
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ router.get(
 	validateQuery,
 	asyncHandler(async (req, res) => {
 		const record = await FilesService.readFile(req.params.pk, req.sanitizedQuery);
-		return res.json({ data: record });
+		return res.json({ data: record || null });
 	})
 );
 
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ router.patch(
 			file = await FilesService.readFile(pk, req.sanitizedQuery);
 		}
 
-		return res.status(200).json({ data: file });
+		return res.status(200).json({ data: file || null });
 	})
 );
 
diff --git a/src/routes/folders.ts b/src/routes/folders.ts
index 3283a6206a..b83f4072b9 100644
--- a/src/routes/folders.ts
+++ b/src/routes/folders.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ router.post(
 		});
 
 		const record = await FoldersService.readFolder(primaryKey, req.sanitizedQuery);
-		return res.json({ data: record });
+		return res.json({ data: record || null });
 	})
 );
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ router.get(
 	validateQuery,
 	asyncHandler(async (req, res) => {
 		const records = await FoldersService.readFolders(req.sanitizedQuery);
-		return res.json({ data: records });
+		return res.json({ data: records || null });
 	})
 );
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ router.get(
 	validateQuery,
 	asyncHandler(async (req, res) => {
 		const record = await FoldersService.readFolder(req.params.pk, req.sanitizedQuery);
-		return res.json({ data: record });
+		return res.json({ data: record || null });
 	})
 );
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ router.patch(
 
 		const record = await FoldersService.readFolder(primaryKey, req.sanitizedQuery);
 
-		return res.json({ data: record });
+		return res.json({ data: record || null });
 	})
 );
 
diff --git a/src/routes/items.ts b/src/routes/items.ts
index c9716e1f90..b449cb176e 100644
--- a/src/routes/items.ts
+++ b/src/routes/items.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ router.post(
 
 		const item = await ItemsService.readItem(req.collection, primaryKey, req.sanitizedQuery);
 
-		res.json({ data: item });
+		res.json({ data: item || null });
 	})
 );
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ router.get(
 
 		return res.json({
 			meta: meta,
-			data: records,
+			data: records || null,
 		});
 	})
 );
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ router.get(
 		);
 
 		return res.json({
-			data: record,
+			data: record || null,
 		});
 	})
 );
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ router.patch(
 
 		const item = await ItemsService.readItem(req.collection, primaryKey, req.sanitizedQuery);
 
-		return res.json({ data: item });
+		return res.json({ data: item || null });
 	})
 );
 
diff --git a/src/routes/permissions.ts b/src/routes/permissions.ts
index 17b6f5cf0d..51f192ddfb 100644
--- a/src/routes/permissions.ts
+++ b/src/routes/permissions.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ router.post(
 
 		const item = await PermissionsService.readPermission(primaryKey, req.sanitizedQuery);
 
-		return res.json({ data: item });
+		return res.json({ data: item || null });
 	})
 );
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ router.get(
 	validateQuery,
 	asyncHandler(async (req, res) => {
 		const item = await PermissionsService.readPermissions(req.sanitizedQuery);
-		return res.json({ data: item });
+		return res.json({ data: item || null });
 	})
 );
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ router.get(
 			Number(req.params.pk),
 			req.sanitizedQuery
 		);
-		return res.json({ data: record });
+		return res.json({ data: record || null });
 	})
 );
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ router.patch(
 
 		const item = await PermissionsService.readPermission(primaryKey, req.sanitizedQuery);
 
-		return res.json({ data: item });
+		return res.json({ data: item || null });
 	})
 );
 
diff --git a/src/routes/presets.ts b/src/routes/presets.ts
index 78cca2dee2..3b5fe2e82e 100644
--- a/src/routes/presets.ts
+++ b/src/routes/presets.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ router.post(
 			primaryKey,
 			req.sanitizedQuery
 		);
-		return res.json({ data: record });
+		return res.json({ data: record || null });
 	})
 );
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ router.get(
 	validateQuery,
 	asyncHandler(async (req, res) => {
 		const records = await CollectionPresetsService.readCollectionPresets(req.sanitizedQuery);
-		return res.json({ data: records });
+		return res.json({ data: records || null });
 	})
 );
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ router.get(
 			req.params.pk,
 			req.sanitizedQuery
 		);
-		return res.json({ data: record });
+		return res.json({ data: record || null });
 	})
 );
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ router.patch(
 			primaryKey,
 			req.sanitizedQuery
 		);
-		return res.json({ data: record });
+		return res.json({ data: record || null });
 	})
 );
 
diff --git a/src/routes/relations.ts b/src/routes/relations.ts
index 2460812358..4f4c62be14 100644
--- a/src/routes/relations.ts
+++ b/src/routes/relations.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ router.post(
 			user: req.user,
 		});
 		const item = await RelationsService.readRelation(primaryKey, req.sanitizedQuery);
-		return res.json({ data: item });
+		return res.json({ data: item || null });
 	})
 );
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ router.get(
 	validateQuery,
 	asyncHandler(async (req, res) => {
 		const records = await RelationsService.readRelations(req.sanitizedQuery);
-		return res.json({ data: records });
+		return res.json({ data: records || null });
 	})
 );
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ router.get(
 	validateQuery,
 	asyncHandler(async (req, res) => {
 		const record = await RelationsService.readRelation(req.params.pk, req.sanitizedQuery);
-		return res.json({ data: record });
+		return res.json({ data: record || null });
 	})
 );
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ router.patch(
 			user: req.user,
 		});
 		const item = await RelationsService.readRelation(primaryKey, req.sanitizedQuery);
-		return res.json({ data: item });
+		return res.json({ data: item || null });
 	})
 );
 
diff --git a/src/routes/revisions.ts b/src/routes/revisions.ts
index 7160527e0e..e604e7f413 100644
--- a/src/routes/revisions.ts
+++ b/src/routes/revisions.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ router.get(
 	validateQuery,
 	asyncHandler(async (req, res) => {
 		const records = await RevisionsService.readRevisions(req.sanitizedQuery);
-		return res.json({ data: records });
+		return res.json({ data: records || null });
 	})
 );
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ router.get(
 	validateQuery,
 	asyncHandler(async (req, res) => {
 		const record = await RevisionsService.readRevision(req.params.pk, req.sanitizedQuery);
-		return res.json({ data: record });
+		return res.json({ data: record || null });
 	})
 );
 
diff --git a/src/routes/roles.ts b/src/routes/roles.ts
index 0f46b02614..4e8cf6d090 100644
--- a/src/routes/roles.ts
+++ b/src/routes/roles.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ router.post(
 			user: req.user,
 		});
 		const item = await RolesService.readRole(primaryKey, req.sanitizedQuery);
-		return res.json({ data: item });
+		return res.json({ data: item || null });
 	})
 );
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ router.get(
 	validateQuery,
 	asyncHandler(async (req, res) => {
 		const records = await RolesService.readRoles(req.sanitizedQuery);
-		return res.json({ data: records });
+		return res.json({ data: records || null });
 	})
 );
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ router.get(
 	validateQuery,
 	asyncHandler(async (req, res) => {
 		const record = await RolesService.readRole(req.params.pk, req.sanitizedQuery);
-		return res.json({ data: record });
+		return res.json({ data: record || null });
 	})
 );
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ router.patch(
 			user: req.user,
 		});
 		const item = await RolesService.readRole(primaryKey, req.sanitizedQuery);
-		return res.json({ data: item });
+		return res.json({ data: item || null });
 	})
 );
 
diff --git a/src/routes/settings.ts b/src/routes/settings.ts
index 7770dfa4c1..ac312d74b4 100644
--- a/src/routes/settings.ts
+++ b/src/routes/settings.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ router.get(
 	validateQuery,
 	asyncHandler(async (req, res) => {
 		const records = await SettingsService.readSettings(req.sanitizedQuery);
-		return res.json({ data: records });
+		return res.json({ data: records || null });
 	})
 );
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ router.patch(
 
 		const record = await SettingsService.readSettings(req.sanitizedQuery);
 
-		return res.json({ data: record });
+		return res.json({ data: record || null });
 	})
 );
 
diff --git a/src/routes/users.ts b/src/routes/users.ts
index 21248f0859..32130e8e5e 100644
--- a/src/routes/users.ts
+++ b/src/routes/users.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ router.post(
 			user: req.user,
 		});
 		const item = await UsersService.readUser(primaryKey, req.sanitizedQuery);
-		return res.json({ data: item });
+		return res.json({ data: item || null });
 	})
 );
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ router.get(
 	validateQuery,
 	asyncHandler(async (req, res) => {
 		const item = await UsersService.readUsers(req.sanitizedQuery);
-		return res.json({ data: item });
+		return res.json({ data: item || null });
 	})
 );
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ router.get(
 		}
 
 		const item = await UsersService.readUser(req.user, req.sanitizedQuery);
-		return res.json({ data: item });
+		return res.json({ data: item || null });
 	})
 );
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ router.get(
 	validateQuery,
 	asyncHandler(async (req, res) => {
 		const items = await UsersService.readUser(req.params.pk, req.sanitizedQuery);
-		return res.json({ data: items });
+		return res.json({ data: items || null });
 	})
 );
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ router.patch(
 		});
 
 		const item = await UsersService.readUser(primaryKey, req.sanitizedQuery);
-		return res.json({ data: item });
+		return res.json({ data: item || null });
 	})
 );
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ router.patch(
 			user: req.user,
 		});
 		const item = await UsersService.readUser(primaryKey, req.sanitizedQuery);
-		return res.json({ data: item });
+		return res.json({ data: item || null });
 	})
 );
 
diff --git a/src/routes/webhooks.ts b/src/routes/webhooks.ts
index fd1d06e011..0d04dccac5 100644
--- a/src/routes/webhooks.ts
+++ b/src/routes/webhooks.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ router.post(
 
 		const item = await WebhooksService.readWebhook(primaryKey, req.sanitizedQuery);
 
-		return res.json({ data: item });
+		return res.json({ data: item || null });
 	})
 );
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ router.get(
 	validateQuery,
 	asyncHandler(async (req, res) => {
 		const records = await WebhooksService.readWebhooks(req.sanitizedQuery);
-		return res.json({ data: records });
+		return res.json({ data: records || null });
 	})
 );
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ router.get(
 	validateQuery,
 	asyncHandler(async (req, res) => {
 		const record = await WebhooksService.readWebhook(req.params.pk, req.sanitizedQuery);
-		return res.json({ data: record });
+		return res.json({ data: record || null });
 	})
 );
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ router.patch(
 			user: req.user,
 		});
 		const item = await WebhooksService.readWebhook(primaryKey, req.sanitizedQuery);
-		return res.json({ data: item });
+		return res.json({ data: item || null });
 	})
 );