diff --git a/rackspace/db/v1/instances/delegate.go b/rackspace/db/v1/instances/delegate.go
index 93f4ce4..3e5596f 100644
--- a/rackspace/db/v1/instances/delegate.go
+++ b/rackspace/db/v1/instances/delegate.go
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@
 	resp, err := perigee.Request("POST", createURL(client), perigee.Options{
 		MoreHeaders: client.AuthenticatedHeaders(),
 		ReqBody:     &reqBody,
+		Results:     &res.Body,
 		OkCodes:     []int{200},
 	})
 
diff --git a/rackspace/db/v1/instances/delegate_test.go b/rackspace/db/v1/instances/delegate_test.go
index 8470c0c..d995365 100644
--- a/rackspace/db/v1/instances/delegate_test.go
+++ b/rackspace/db/v1/instances/delegate_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import (
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud"
 	th "github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/testhelper"
 	fake "github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/testhelper/client"
 )
@@ -33,5 +34,29 @@
 		RestorePoint: "1234567890",
 	}
 
-	_ = Create(fake.ServiceClient(), opts)
+	instance, err := Create(fake.ServiceClient(), opts).Extract()
+
+	expected := &Instance{
+		Created:   "2014-02-13T21:47:13",
+		Updated:   "2014-02-13T21:47:13",
+		Datastore: Datastore{Type: "mysql", Version: "5.6"},
+		Flavor: Flavor{
+			ID: "1",
+			Links: []gophercloud.Link{
+				gophercloud.Link{Href: "https://ord.databases.api.rackspacecloud.com/v1.0/1234/flavors/1", Rel: "self"},
+				gophercloud.Link{Href: "https://ord.databases.api.rackspacecloud.com/v1.0/1234/flavors/1", Rel: "bookmark"},
+			},
+		},
+		Hostname: "e09ad9a3f73309469cf1f43d11e79549caf9acf2.rackspaceclouddb.com",
+		ID:       "d4603f69-ec7e-4e9b-803f-600b9205576f",
+		Links: []gophercloud.Link{
+			gophercloud.Link{Href: "https://ord.databases.api.rackspacecloud.com/v1.0/1234/flavors/1", Rel: "self"},
+		},
+		Name:   "json_rack_instance",
+		Status: "BUILD",
+		Volume: Volume{Size: 2},
+	}
+
+	th.AssertNoErr(t, err)
+	th.AssertDeepEquals(t, expected, instance)
 }
diff --git a/rackspace/db/v1/instances/fixtures.go b/rackspace/db/v1/instances/fixtures.go
index 7fde6e5..79537ab 100644
--- a/rackspace/db/v1/instances/fixtures.go
+++ b/rackspace/db/v1/instances/fixtures.go
@@ -54,11 +54,35 @@
 		fmt.Fprintf(w, `
 {
   "instance": {
-    "flavorRef": 1,
-    "name": "json_restore",
-    "restorePoint": {
-      "backupRef": "61f12fef-edb1-4561-8122-e7c00ef26a82"
+    "created": "2014-02-13T21:47:13",
+    "datastore": {
+      "type": "mysql",
+      "version": "5.6"
     },
+    "flavor": {
+      "id": "1",
+      "links": [
+        {
+          "href": "https://ord.databases.api.rackspacecloud.com/v1.0/1234/flavors/1",
+          "rel": "self"
+        },
+        {
+          "href": "https://ord.databases.api.rackspacecloud.com/v1.0/1234/flavors/1",
+          "rel": "bookmark"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+		"links": [
+			{
+				"href": "https://ord.databases.api.rackspacecloud.com/v1.0/1234/flavors/1",
+				"rel": "self"
+			}
+		],
+    "hostname": "e09ad9a3f73309469cf1f43d11e79549caf9acf2.rackspaceclouddb.com",
+    "id": "d4603f69-ec7e-4e9b-803f-600b9205576f",
+    "name": "json_rack_instance",
+    "status": "BUILD",
+    "updated": "2014-02-13T21:47:13",
     "volume": {
       "size": 2
     }
diff --git a/rackspace/db/v1/instances/results.go b/rackspace/db/v1/instances/results.go
index 2d44e08..66b3ce1 100644
--- a/rackspace/db/v1/instances/results.go
+++ b/rackspace/db/v1/instances/results.go
@@ -1,8 +1,59 @@
 package instances
 
-import "github.com/rackspace/gophercloud"
+import (
+	"github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure"
+	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud"
+)
+
+type Datastore struct {
+	Type    string
+	Version string
+}
+
+type Flavor struct {
+	ID    string
+	Links []gophercloud.Link
+}
+
+type Volume struct {
+	Size int
+}
+
+type Instance struct {
+	Created   string //time.Time
+	Updated   string //time.Time
+	Datastore Datastore
+	Flavor    Flavor
+	Hostname  string
+	ID        string
+	Links     []gophercloud.Link
+	Name      string
+	Status    string
+	Volume    Volume
+}
 
 // CreateResult represents the result of a Create operation.
 type CreateResult struct {
 	gophercloud.Result
 }
+
+// func handleInstanceConversion(from reflect.Kind, to reflect.Kind, data interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
+// 	if (from == reflect.String) && (to == reflect.Map) {
+// 		return map[string]interface{}{}, nil
+// 	}
+// 	return data, nil
+// }
+
+func (r CreateResult) Extract() (*Instance, error) {
+	if r.Err != nil {
+		return nil, r.Err
+	}
+
+	var response struct {
+		Instance Instance `mapstructure:"instance"`
+	}
+
+	err := mapstructure.Decode(r.Body, &response)
+
+	return &response.Instance, err
+}