diff --git a/crates/handlers/src/admin/mod.rs b/crates/handlers/src/admin/mod.rs
index 69eed691..a918d940 100644
--- a/crates/handlers/src/admin/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/handlers/src/admin/mod.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ use mas_router::{OAuth2AuthorizationEndpoint, OAuth2TokenEndpoint, SimpleRoute};
 use tower_http::cors::{Any, CorsLayer};
 
 mod call_context;
+mod model;
 mod response;
 
 use self::call_context::CallContext;
diff --git a/crates/handlers/src/admin/model.rs b/crates/handlers/src/admin/model.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..91a5ec06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/handlers/src/admin/model.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+// Copyright 2024 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+use ulid::Ulid;
+
+/// A resource, with a type and an ID
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+pub trait Resource {
+    /// The type of the resource
+    const KIND: &'static str;
+
+    /// The canonical path prefix for this kind of resource
+    const PATH: &'static str;
+
+    /// The ID of the resource
+    fn id(&self) -> Ulid;
+
+    /// The canonical path for this resource
+    ///
+    /// This is the concatenation of the canonical path prefix and the ID
+    fn path(&self) -> String {
+        format!("{}/{}", Self::PATH, self.id())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/handlers/src/admin/response.rs b/crates/handlers/src/admin/response.rs
index a2ebd2dc..dde7b739 100644
--- a/crates/handlers/src/admin/response.rs
+++ b/crates/handlers/src/admin/response.rs
@@ -14,8 +14,187 @@
 
 #![allow(clippy::module_name_repetitions)]
 
+use mas_storage::Pagination;
 use schemars::JsonSchema;
 use serde::Serialize;
+use ulid::Ulid;
+
+use super::model::Resource;
+
+/// Related links
+#[derive(Serialize, JsonSchema)]
+struct PaginationLinks {
+    /// The canonical link to the current page
+    #[serde(rename = "self")]
+    self_: String,
+
+    /// The link to the first page of results
+    first: String,
+
+    /// The link to the last page of results
+    last: String,
+
+    /// The link to the next page of results
+    ///
+    /// Only present if there is a next page
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    next: Option<String>,
+
+    /// The link to the previous page of results
+    ///
+    /// Only present if there is a previous page
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    prev: Option<String>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, JsonSchema)]
+struct PaginationMeta {
+    /// The total number of results
+    count: usize,
+}
+
+/// A top-level response with a page of resources
+#[derive(Serialize, JsonSchema)]
+pub struct PaginatedResponse<T> {
+    /// Response metadata
+    meta: PaginationMeta,
+
+    /// The list of resources
+    data: Vec<SingleResource<T>>,
+
+    /// Related links
+    links: PaginationLinks,
+}
+
+fn url_with_pagination(base: &str, pagination: Pagination) -> String {
+    let (path, query) = base.split_once('?').unwrap_or((base, ""));
+    let mut query = query.to_owned();
+
+    if let Some(before) = pagination.before {
+        query += &format!("&page[before]={before}");
+    }
+
+    if let Some(after) = pagination.after {
+        query += &format!("&page[after]={after}");
+    }
+
+    let count = pagination.count;
+    match pagination.direction {
+        mas_storage::pagination::PaginationDirection::Forward => {
+            query += &format!("&page[first]={count}");
+        }
+        mas_storage::pagination::PaginationDirection::Backward => {
+            query += &format!("&page[last]={count}");
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Remove the first '&'
+    let query = query.trim_start_matches('&');
+
+    format!("{path}?{query}")
+}
+
+impl<T: Resource> PaginatedResponse<T> {
+    pub fn new(
+        page: mas_storage::Page<T>,
+        current_pagination: Pagination,
+        count: usize,
+        base: &str,
+    ) -> Self {
+        let links = PaginationLinks {
+            self_: url_with_pagination(base, current_pagination),
+            first: url_with_pagination(base, Pagination::first(current_pagination.count)),
+            last: url_with_pagination(base, Pagination::last(current_pagination.count)),
+            next: page.has_next_page.then(|| {
+                url_with_pagination(
+                    base,
+                    current_pagination
+                        .clear_before()
+                        .after(page.edges.last().unwrap().id()),
+                )
+            }),
+            prev: if page.has_previous_page {
+                Some(url_with_pagination(
+                    base,
+                    current_pagination
+                        .clear_after()
+                        .before(page.edges.first().unwrap().id()),
+                ))
+            } else {
+                None
+            },
+        };
+
+        let data = page.edges.into_iter().map(SingleResource::new).collect();
+
+        Self {
+            meta: PaginationMeta { count },
+            data,
+            links,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// A single resource, with its type, ID, attributes and related links
+#[derive(Serialize, JsonSchema)]
+struct SingleResource<T> {
+    /// The type of the resource
+    #[serde(rename = "type")]
+    type_: &'static str,
+
+    /// The ID of the resource
+    #[schemars(with = "String")]
+    id: Ulid,
+
+    /// The attributes of the resource
+    attributes: T,
+
+    /// Related links
+    links: SelfLinks,
+}
+
+impl<T: Resource> SingleResource<T> {
+    fn new(resource: T) -> Self {
+        let self_ = resource.path();
+        Self {
+            type_: T::KIND,
+            id: resource.id(),
+            attributes: resource,
+            links: SelfLinks { self_ },
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Related links
+#[derive(Serialize, JsonSchema)]
+struct SelfLinks {
+    /// The canonical link to the current resource
+    #[serde(rename = "self")]
+    self_: String,
+}
+
+/// A top-level response with a single resource
+#[derive(Serialize, JsonSchema)]
+pub struct SingleResponse<T> {
+    data: SingleResource<T>,
+    links: SelfLinks,
+}
+
+impl<T: Resource> SingleResponse<T> {
+    /// Create a new single response with the given resource and link to itself
+    pub fn new(resource: T, self_: String) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            data: SingleResource::new(resource),
+            links: SelfLinks { self_ },
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Create a new single response using the canonical path for the resource
+    pub fn new_canonical(resource: T) -> Self {
+        let self_ = resource.path();
+        Self::new(resource, self_)
+    }
+}
 
 /// A single error
 #[derive(Serialize, JsonSchema)]