diff --git a/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_instance.py b/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_instance.py
index 7d6b6002..9666e69e 100644
--- a/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_instance.py
+++ b/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_instance.py
@@ -107,6 +107,30 @@ class ProcessInstanceModel(SpiffworkflowBaseDBModel):
         }
 
 
+class ProcessInstanceModelSchema(Schema):
+
+    class Meta:
+        model = ProcessInstanceModel
+        fields = [
+            "id",
+            "process_model_identifier",
+            "process_group_identifier",
+            "process_initiator_id",
+            # "process_initiator",
+            "bpmn_json",
+            "start_in_seconds",
+            "end_in_seconds",
+            "updated_at_in_seconds",
+            "created_at_in_seconds",
+            "status"
+        ]
+
+    status = marshmallow.fields.Method('get_status', dump_only=True)
+
+    def get_status(self, obj):
+        return obj.status.value
+
+
 class ProcessInstanceApi:
     """ProcessInstanceApi."""
 
diff --git a/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/process_api_blueprint.py b/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/process_api_blueprint.py
index 6abffc85..9cac6b7d 100644
--- a/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/process_api_blueprint.py
+++ b/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/process_api_blueprint.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from spiffworkflow_backend.models.file import FileType
 from spiffworkflow_backend.models.principal import PrincipalModel
 from spiffworkflow_backend.models.process_group import ProcessGroupSchema
 from spiffworkflow_backend.models.process_instance import ProcessInstanceApiSchema
-from spiffworkflow_backend.models.process_instance import ProcessInstanceModel
+from spiffworkflow_backend.models.process_instance import ProcessInstanceModel, ProcessInstanceModelSchema
 from spiffworkflow_backend.models.process_model import ProcessModelInfoSchema
 from spiffworkflow_backend.services.error_handling_service import ErrorHandlingService
 from spiffworkflow_backend.services.process_instance_processor import (
@@ -262,6 +262,21 @@ def process_instance_create(
     process_instance = ProcessInstanceService.create_process_instance(
         process_model_id, g.user, process_group_identifier=process_group_id
     )
+    return Response(
+        json.dumps(ProcessInstanceModelSchema().dump(process_instance)),
+        status=201,
+        mimetype="application/json"
+    )
+
+
+def process_instance_run(
+        process_group_id: str,
+        process_model_id: str,
+        process_instance_id: str,
+        do_engine_steps: bool = None
+
+) -> flask.wrappers.Response:
+    process_instance = ProcessInstanceService().get_process_instance(process_instance_id)
     processor = ProcessInstanceProcessor(process_instance)
 
     try:
@@ -281,15 +296,6 @@ def process_instance_create(
         json.dumps(process_instance_metadata), status=201, mimetype="application/json"
     )
 
-def process_instance_run(
-        process_group_id: str,
-        process_model_id: str,
-        process_instance_id: str,
-        do_engine_steps: bool
-
-) -> flask.wrappers.Response:
-    ...
-
 
 def process_instance_list(
     process_group_id: str,
diff --git a/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_service.py b/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_service.py
index cd746526..d6a4dc24 100644
--- a/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_service.py
+++ b/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_service.py
@@ -125,3 +125,7 @@ class ProcessInstanceService:
                 return {}
         else:
             return {}
+
+    def get_process_instance(self, process_instance_id):
+        result = db.session.query(ProcessInstanceModel).filter(ProcessInstanceModel.id == process_instance_id).first()
+        return result