diff --git a/server/api/clients.get.ts b/server/api/clients.get.ts
index ec25e51..42e6cca 100644
--- a/server/api/clients.get.ts
+++ b/server/api/clients.get.ts
@@ -1,112 +1,10 @@
 /* global defineEventHandler getQuery, createError */
-import { QueryObject } from "ufo";
 
-import { data, database } from "../utils/database";
-import { isString } from "../utils/isString";
+import BaaPagination from "~/server/utils/baaPagination";
 import { client } from "~/utils/types/database";
 
-type queryType = {
-  type: "before" | "after" | "around",
-  id: string
-} | {
-  type: null
-};
+export const baaWrapper = new BaaPagination<client, "id">("clients", "id");
 
-function getLocationParameterType(query: QueryObject): queryType {
-  const before = query.before;
-  const after = query.after;
-  const around = query.around;
-
-  let setLocationParametersCount = 0;
-  let rvalue: queryType = { type: null };
-
-  if (isString(before)) {
-    setLocationParametersCount++;
-    rvalue = { type: "before", id: before };
-  }
-
-  if (isString(after)) {
-    setLocationParametersCount++;
-    rvalue = { type: "after", id: after };
-  }
-
-  if (isString(around)) {
-    setLocationParametersCount++;
-    rvalue = { type: "around", id: around };
-  }
-
-  if (setLocationParametersCount > 1) {
-    throw createError({
-      statusCode: 400,
-      message: "multiple location parameters not allowed",
-    });
-  }
-
-  return rvalue;
-}
-
-async function getResults(
-  queryType: queryType,
-  limit = 50,
-) {
-  switch (queryType.type) {
-    case "before": {
-      const [data] = await database.query(
-        "SELECT *, CONVERT(`id`, CHAR) AS `id` FROM `clients` WHERE `id` < ? ORDER BY `id` DESC LIMIT ?",
-        [queryType.id, limit],
-      ) as unknown as data<client>;
-      return data;
-    }
-    case "after": {
-      const [data] = await database.query(
-        "SELECT *, CONVERT(`id`, CHAR) AS `id` FROM `clients` WHERE `id` > ? ORDER BY `id` DESC LIMIT ?",
-        [queryType.id, limit],
-      ) as unknown as data<client>;
-      return data;
-    }
-    case "around": {
-      const [data] = await database.query(
-        "(SELECT *, CONVERT(`id`, CHAR) AS `id` FROM `clients` WHERE `id` >= ? ORDER BY `id` ASC LIMIT ?)\n" +
-        "UNION ALL\n" +
-        "(SELECT *, CONVERT(`id`, CHAR) AS `id` FROM `clients` WHERE `id` < ? ORDER BY `id` DESC LIMIT ?)\n" +
-        "ORDER BY `id` DESC",
-        [queryType.id, Math.ceil(limit / 2), queryType.id, Math.floor(limit / 2)],
-      ) as unknown as data<client>;
-      return data;
-    }
-    case null: {
-      const [data] = await database.query(
-        "SELECT *, CONVERT(`id`, CHAR) AS `id` FROM `clients` ORDER BY `id` DESC LIMIT ?",
-        [limit],
-      ) as unknown as data<client>;
-      return data;
-    }
-    default:
-      throw createError("Not implemented");
-  }
-}
-
-export default defineEventHandler(async (e) => {
-  const query = getQuery(e);
-
-  let limit = 50;
-  if (query.limit) limit = Number(query.limit);
-  if (limit > 200) {
-    throw createError({
-      statusCode: 400,
-      message: "Cannot retrieve more than 200 records",
-    });
-  }
-  if (limit <= 0) {
-    throw createError({
-      statusCode: 400,
-      message: "Tried to retireve 0 or less records",
-    });
-  }
-
-  const queryData = getLocationParameterType(query);
-
-  const result = await getResults(queryData, limit);
-
-  return result;
+export default defineEventHandler((e) => {
+  return baaWrapper.RESTget(e);
 });
diff --git a/server/api/clients.post.ts b/server/api/clients.post.ts
index 7df3971..84fa7e4 100644
--- a/server/api/clients.post.ts
+++ b/server/api/clients.post.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 /* global defineEventHandler, createError, readBody */
 
-import { database } from "../utils/database";
-import Snowflake from "../utils/snowflake";
+import { baaWrapper } from "./clients.get";
 import { client } from "~/utils/types/database";
 
-const clientKeys = [
+const clientKeys: Array<string> = [
   "name",
   "address",
   "phone",
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ const clientKeys = [
 
 export function checkIsClient(
   value: any,
-  required = true,
+  required = false,
 ): value is Partial<Omit<client, "id">> {
   const errors = new Map<string, string>();
 
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ export function checkIsClient(
   if (!(typeof value.phone === "string" || value.phone === null || (!required && value.phone === undefined))) errors.set("phone", "is not string or null");
   if (!(typeof value.email === "string" || value.email === null || (!required && value.email === undefined))) errors.set("email", "is not string or null");
 
-  for (const i in value)
+  for (const i in value as Partial<Omit<client, "id">>)
     if (!clientKeys.includes(i)) errors.set(i, `excessive property`);
 
   if (errors.size !== 0) {
@@ -49,19 +48,6 @@ export function checkIsClient(
   return true;
 }
 
-export default defineEventHandler(async (e) => {
-  const body = await readBody(e);
-  const id = new Snowflake().toString();
-
-  if (!checkIsClient(body)) return; // checkIsClient already throws an detailed error
-
-  await database.query(
-    "INSERT INTO `clients` VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)",
-    [id, body.name, body.address, body.phone, body.email],
-  );
-
-  // FIXME: data may be turncated in the database
-  //        either throw an error when data is too large or
-  //        reply with turncated data
-  return { id, ...body };
+export default defineEventHandler((e) => {
+  return baaWrapper.RESTpost(e, clientKeys as Array<keyof Omit<client, "id">>, (o): o is Omit<client, "id"> => checkIsClient(o, true));
 });
diff --git a/server/api/clients/[id].delete.ts b/server/api/clients/[id].delete.ts
index ebed607..a4c2e51 100644
--- a/server/api/clients/[id].delete.ts
+++ b/server/api/clients/[id].delete.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,7 @@
-/* global defineEventHandler, createError */
-import { ResultSetHeader } from "mysql2";
+/* global defineEventHandler */
 
-import { database } from "~/server/utils/database";
+import { baaWrapper } from "../clients.get";
 
-export default defineEventHandler(async (e) => {
-  const id = e.context.params?.id as string;
-
-  const [result] = await database.query(
-    "DELETE FROM `clients` WHERE `id` = ?",
-    [id],
-  ) as unknown as [ResultSetHeader];
-
-  if (result.affectedRows === 0) throw createError({ statusCode: 404 });
-
-  return null;
+export default defineEventHandler((e) => {
+  return baaWrapper.RESTdeleteRecord(e);
 });
diff --git a/server/api/clients/[id].get.ts b/server/api/clients/[id].get.ts
index 0c360a1..2647b77 100644
--- a/server/api/clients/[id].get.ts
+++ b/server/api/clients/[id].get.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,7 @@
-/* global defineEventHandler, createError */
+/* global defineEventHandler */
 
-import { database, data } from "~/server/utils/database";
-import { client } from "~/utils/types/database";
+import { baaWrapper } from "../clients.get";
 
-export default defineEventHandler(async (e) => {
-  const id = e.context.params?.id;
-  const [data] = await database.query(
-    "SELECT *, CONVERT(`id`, CHAR) AS `id` FROM `clients` WHERE `id` = ?",
-    [id],
-  ) as unknown as data<client>;
-
-  if (!data[0]) {
-    throw createError({
-      statusCode: 404,
-    });
-  }
-
-  return data[0];
+export default defineEventHandler((e) => {
+  return baaWrapper.RESTgetRecord(e);
 });
diff --git a/server/api/clients/[id].patch.ts b/server/api/clients/[id].patch.ts
index 6ce30a2..38ff3f8 100644
--- a/server/api/clients/[id].patch.ts
+++ b/server/api/clients/[id].patch.ts
@@ -1,36 +1,8 @@
-/* global defineEventHandler, readBody, createError */
-
-import { ResultSetHeader } from "mysql2";
+/* global defineEventHandler */
 
 import { checkIsClient } from "../clients.post";
-import { client } from "~/utils/types/database";
-import { database, data } from "~/server/utils/database";
+import { baaWrapper } from "../clients.get";
 
-export default defineEventHandler(async (e) => {
-  const body = await readBody(e);
-  const id = e.context.params?.id as string;
-
-  if (!checkIsClient(body, false)) return; // checkIsClient already throws an detailed error
-
-  for (const [k, v] of Object.entries(body)) {
-    const [res] = await database.query(
-      // I believe it is safe to put key in the template
-      // because it is limited to 4 values here
-      `UPDATE \`clients\` SET \`${k}\` = ? WHERE \`id\` = ?`,
-      [v, id],
-    ) as unknown as [ResultSetHeader];
-
-    if (res.affectedRows !== 1) {
-      throw createError({
-        statusCode: 404,
-      });
-    }
-  }
-
-  const [data] = await database.query(
-    "SELECT *, CONVERT(`id`, CHAR) AS `id` FROM `clients` WHERE `id` = ?",
-    [id],
-  ) as unknown as data<client>;
-
-  return data[0];
+export default defineEventHandler((e) => {
+  return baaWrapper.RESTpatchRecord(e, checkIsClient);
 });
diff --git a/server/api/clients/count.get.ts b/server/api/clients/count.get.ts
index 1d2ca13..38b82b5 100644
--- a/server/api/clients/count.get.ts
+++ b/server/api/clients/count.get.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
-/* global defineEventHandler, createError */
+/* global defineEventHandler */
 
-import { database, data } from "~/server/utils/database";
+import { baaWrapper } from "../clients.get";
 
-export default defineEventHandler(async (e) => {
-  const [[data]] = await database.query(
-    "SELECT COUNT(*) as `count` FROM `clients`",
-  ) as unknown as data<{count: number}>;
-
-  if (!data) throw createError("Database returned no rows");
-  return data;
+export default defineEventHandler((e) => {
+  return baaWrapper.RESTrecordCount(e);
 });
diff --git a/server/utils/baaPagination.ts b/server/utils/baaPagination.ts
index df91047..6920cc4 100644
--- a/server/utils/baaPagination.ts
+++ b/server/utils/baaPagination.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+/* global defineEventHandler, getQuery, createError, readBody */
+import { QueryObject } from "ufo";
+import { H3Event } from "h3";
+import { ResultSetHeader } from "mysql2/promise";
+
+import { data, database } from "./database";
+import { isString } from "./isString";
+import Snowflake from "./snowflake";
+import { client } from "~/utils/types/database";
 
 type queryType = {
   type: "before" | "after" | "around",
@@ -9,11 +18,212 @@ type queryType = {
 /**
  * Before, around, after pagination wrapper
  */
-export default class baaPagination<T> {
+export default class BaaPagination<T extends {[k: string]: any}, keyType extends string = "id"> {
   readonly table: string;
-  readonly key: string;
+  readonly key: keyType;
 
-  constructor(table: string, key: string) {
+  /**
+   * Gets queryType for a given query with a value
+   * @param query the query to parse
+   * @throws if query malformed (multiple before/after/around)
+   */
+  static getLocationParameterType(query: QueryObject): queryType {
+    const before = query.before;
+    const after = query.after;
+    const around = query.around;
+
+    let setLocationParametersCount = 0;
+    let rvalue: queryType = { type: null };
+
+    if (isString(before)) {
+      setLocationParametersCount++;
+      rvalue = { type: "before", id: before };
+    }
+
+    if (isString(after)) {
+      setLocationParametersCount++;
+      rvalue = { type: "after", id: after };
+    }
+
+    if (isString(around)) {
+      setLocationParametersCount++;
+      rvalue = { type: "around", id: around };
+    }
+
+    if (setLocationParametersCount > 1) {
+      throw createError({
+        statusCode: 400,
+        message: "multiple location parameters not allowed",
+      });
+    }
+
+    return rvalue;
+  }
+
+  async getPagedResults(
+    queryType: queryType,
+    limit = 50,
+  ) {
+    switch (queryType.type) {
+      case "before": {
+        const [data] = await database.query(
+          `SELECT *, CONVERT(\`${this.key}\`, CHAR) AS \`${this.key}\` FROM \`${this.table}\` WHERE \`${this.key}\` < ? ORDER BY \`${this.key}\` DESC LIMIT ?`,
+          [queryType.id, limit],
+        ) as unknown as data<T>;
+        return data;
+      }
+      case "after": {
+        const [data] = await database.query(
+          `SELECT *, CONVERT(\`${this.key}\`, CHAR) AS \`${this.key}\` FROM \`${this.table}\` WHERE \`$this.key\` > ? ORDER BY \`${this.key}\` DESC LIMIT ?`,
+          [queryType.id, limit],
+        ) as unknown as data<T>;
+        return data;
+      }
+      case "around": {
+        const [data] = await database.query(
+          `(SELECT *, CONVERT(\`${this.key}\`, CHAR) AS \`${this.key}\` FROM \`${this.table}\` WHERE \`${this.key}\` >= ? ORDER BY \`${this.key}\` ASC LIMIT ?)\n` +
+          "UNION ALL\n" +
+          `(SELECT *, CONVERT(\`${this.key}\`, CHAR) AS \`${this.key}\` FROM \`${this.table}\` WHERE \`${this.key}\` < ? ORDER BY \`${this.key}\` DESC LIMIT ?)\n` +
+          "ORDER BY `id` DESC",
+          [queryType.id, Math.ceil(limit / 2), queryType.id, Math.floor(limit / 2)],
+        ) as unknown as data<T>;
+        return data;
+      }
+      case null: {
+        const [data] = await database.query(
+          `SELECT *, CONVERT(\`${this.key}\`, CHAR) AS \`${this.key}\` FROM \`${this.table}\` ORDER BY \`${this.key}\` DESC LIMIT ?`,
+          [limit],
+        ) as unknown as data<T>;
+        return data;
+      }
+      default:
+        throw createError("Not implemented");
+    }
+  }
+
+  RESTget(e: H3Event, defaultLimit = 50, limitLimit = 200) {
+    const query = getQuery(e);
+
+    let limit = defaultLimit;
+    if (query.limit) limit = Number(query.limit);
+    if (limit > limitLimit) {
+      throw createError({
+        statusCode: 400,
+        message: `Cannot retrieve more than ${limitLimit} records`,
+      });
+    }
+    if (limit <= 0) {
+      throw createError({
+        statusCode: 400,
+        message: "Tried to retireve 0 or less records",
+      });
+    }
+
+    const queryData = BaaPagination.getLocationParameterType(query);
+
+    return this.getPagedResults(queryData, limit);
+  }
+
+  async RESTpost<K extends keyof Omit<T, keyType>>(
+    e: H3Event,
+    fields: Array<K>,
+    valueChecker: (obj: unknown) => obj is {[P in K]: T[P]},
+  ) {
+    const body = await readBody(e);
+    const id = new Snowflake().toString();
+
+    if (!valueChecker(body)) throw createError({ message: "Invalid body", statusCode: 400 });
+
+    const arrayToInsert: Array<any> = [id];
+    arrayToInsert.push(...fields.map(field => body[field]));
+
+    await database.query(
+      "INSERT INTO `clients` " +
+      `(\`${this.key}\`,\`${fields.join("`, `")}\`) ` +
+      "VALUES (" +
+      "?, ".repeat(fields.length) +
+      "?)",
+      arrayToInsert,
+    );
+
+    // FIXME: data may be turncated in the database
+    //        either throw an error when data is too large or
+    //        reply with turncated data
+    return { id, ...body };
+  }
+
+  async RESTgetRecord(e: H3Event) {
+    const key = e.context.params?.[this.key];
+    const [data] = await database.query(
+      `SELECT *, CONVERT(\`${this.key}\`, CHAR) AS \`${this.key}\` FROM \`${this.table}\` WHERE \`${this.key}\` = ?`,
+      [key],
+    ) as data<T>;
+
+    if (!data[0]) {
+      throw createError({
+        statusCode: 404,
+      });
+    }
+
+    return data[0];
+  }
+
+  async RESTpatchRecord(
+    e: H3Event,
+    valueChecker: (obj: unknown) => obj is Partial<Omit<T, keyType>>,
+  ) {
+    const body = await readBody(e);
+    const key = e.context.params?.[this.key];
+
+    if (!valueChecker(body)) throw createError({ message: "Invalid body", statusCode: 400 });
+
+    for (const [k, v] of Object.entries(body)) {
+      // FIXME: use single database.query method instead of looping through keys and values
+      const [res] = await database.query(
+        // I believe it is safe to put key (k) in the template
+        // because it is limited to 4 values here
+        `UPDATE \`${this.table}\` SET \`${k}\` = ? WHERE \`${this.key}\` = ?`,
+        [v, key],
+      ) as unknown as [ResultSetHeader];
+
+      if (res.affectedRows !== 1) {
+        throw createError({
+          statusCode: 404,
+        });
+      }
+    }
+
+    const [data] = await database.query(
+      `SELECT *, CONVERT(\`${this.key}\`, CHAR) AS \`${this.key}\` FROM \`${this.table}\` WHERE \`${this.key}\` = ?`,
+      [key],
+    ) as data<T>;
+
+    return data[0];
+  }
+
+  async RESTdeleteRecord(e: H3Event) {
+    const key = e.context.params?.[this.key];
+
+    const [result] = await database.query(
+      `DELETE FROM \`${this.table}\` WHERE \`${this.key}\` = ?`,
+      [key],
+    ) as unknown as [ResultSetHeader];
+
+    if (result.affectedRows === 0) throw createError({ statusCode: 404 });
+
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  async RESTrecordCount(e :H3Event) {
+    const [[data]] = await database.query(
+      `SELECT COUNT(*) as \`count\` FROM \`${this.table}\``,
+    ) as data<{count: number}>;
+
+    if (!data) throw createError("Database returned no rows");
+    return data;
+  }
+
+  constructor(table: string, key: keyType) {
     this.table = table;
     this.key = key;
   }