diff --git a/lesson_16/api/api_app/src/main/java/com/codedifferently/lesson16/web/CreatePatronRequest.java b/lesson_16/api/api_app/src/main/java/com/codedifferently/lesson16/web/CreatePatronRequest.java
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+package com.codedifferently.lesson16.web;
+
+import jakarta.validation.Valid;
+import jakarta.validation.constraints.NotNull;
+import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.Builder;
+import lombok.Data;
+import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
+
+@Data
+@AllArgsConstructor
+@NoArgsConstructor
+@Builder
+public class CreatePatronRequest {
+  @NotNull(message = "patron is required") @Valid
+  private PatronsRequest patron;
+}
diff --git a/lesson_16/api/api_app/src/main/java/com/codedifferently/lesson16/web/CreatePatronResponse.java b/lesson_16/api/api_app/src/main/java/com/codedifferently/lesson16/web/CreatePatronResponse.java
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+++ b/lesson_16/api/api_app/src/main/java/com/codedifferently/lesson16/web/CreatePatronResponse.java
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+package com.codedifferently.lesson16.web;
+
+import lombok.Builder;
+import lombok.Data;
+
+@Data
+@Builder
+public class CreatePatronResponse {
+  private PatronsResponse patron;
+}
diff --git a/lesson_16/api/api_app/src/main/java/com/codedifferently/lesson16/web/GetPatronsResponse.java b/lesson_16/api/api_app/src/main/java/com/codedifferently/lesson16/web/GetPatronsResponse.java
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+++ b/lesson_16/api/api_app/src/main/java/com/codedifferently/lesson16/web/GetPatronsResponse.java
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+package com.codedifferently.lesson16.web;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import lombok.Builder;
+import lombok.Data;
+import lombok.Singular;
+
+@Data
+@Builder
+public class GetPatronsResponse {
+  @Singular private List<PatronsResponse> patrons;
+}