Dependent on how the API is created, normally with a 201 (created) you would return the resource which was created. For example if it was creating a user account you would do something like:
return {"data": {"username": "test","id":"fdsf345"}}, 201
Note the postfixed number is the status code returned.
Alternatively, you may want to send a message to the client such as:
return {"msg": "Created Successfully"}, 201