diff --git a/backend/src/graphql/resolver/TransactionLinkResolver.ts b/backend/src/graphql/resolver/TransactionLinkResolver.ts
index 9e2af6111..32f30807b 100644
--- a/backend/src/graphql/resolver/TransactionLinkResolver.ts
+++ b/backend/src/graphql/resolver/TransactionLinkResolver.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export const transactionLinkCode = (date: Date): string => {
 
 const CODE_VALID_DAYS_DURATION = 14
 
-const transactionLinkExpireDate = (date: Date): Date => {
+export const transactionLinkExpireDate = (date: Date): Date => {
   const validUntil = new Date(date)
   return new Date(validUntil.setDate(date.getDate() + CODE_VALID_DAYS_DURATION))
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/graphql/resolver/UserResolver.test.ts b/backend/src/graphql/resolver/UserResolver.test.ts
index 1e1e266fb..66e435207 100644
--- a/backend/src/graphql/resolver/UserResolver.test.ts
+++ b/backend/src/graphql/resolver/UserResolver.test.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,9 @@ describe('UserResolver', () => {
     })
 
     it('returns success', () => {
-      expect(result).toEqual(expect.objectContaining({ data: { createUser: 'success' } }))
+      expect(result).toEqual(
+        expect.objectContaining({ data: { createUser: { id: expect.any(Number) } } }),
+      )
     })
 
     describe('valid input data', () => {
@@ -331,6 +333,7 @@ describe('UserResolver', () => {
                 email: 'bibi@bloxberg.de',
                 firstName: 'Bibi',
                 hasElopage: false,
+                id: expect.any(Number),
                 isAdmin: false,
                 klickTipp: {
                   newsletterState: false,
diff --git a/backend/src/graphql/resolver/UserResolver.ts b/backend/src/graphql/resolver/UserResolver.ts
index 9896ddc97..a18833d58 100644
--- a/backend/src/graphql/resolver/UserResolver.ts
+++ b/backend/src/graphql/resolver/UserResolver.ts
@@ -313,10 +313,10 @@ export class UserResolver {
   }
 
   @Authorized([RIGHTS.CREATE_USER])
-  @Mutation(() => String)
+  @Mutation(() => User)
   async createUser(
     @Args() { email, firstName, lastName, language, publisherId }: CreateUserArgs,
-  ): Promise<string> {
+  ): Promise<User> {
     // TODO: wrong default value (should be null), how does graphql work here? Is it an required field?
     // default int publisher_id = 0;
 
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ export class UserResolver {
     } finally {
       await queryRunner.release()
     }
-    return 'success'
+    return new User(dbUser)
   }
 
   // THis is used by the admin only - should we move it to the admin resolver?
diff --git a/backend/src/seeds/factory/creation.ts b/backend/src/seeds/factory/creation.ts
index 980e0b3af..d4d4c8101 100644
--- a/backend/src/seeds/factory/creation.ts
+++ b/backend/src/seeds/factory/creation.ts
@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@ export const creationFactory = async (
 ): Promise<void> => {
   const { mutate, query } = client
 
-  // login as Peter Lustig (admin)
-  await query({ query: login, variables: { email: 'peter@lustig.de', password: 'Aa12345_' } })
+  // login as Peter Lustig (admin) and get his user ID
+  const {
+    data: {
+      login: { id },
+    },
+  } = await query({ query: login, variables: { email: 'peter@lustig.de', password: 'Aa12345_' } })
 
-  // get Peter Lustig's user id
-  const peterLustig = await User.findOneOrFail({ where: { email: 'peter@lustig.de' } })
-  const variables = { ...creation, moderator: peterLustig.id }
-
-  await mutate({ mutation: createPendingCreation, variables })
+  await mutate({ mutation: createPendingCreation, variables: { ...creation, moderator: id } })
 
   // get User
   const user = await User.findOneOrFail({ where: { email: creation.email } })
diff --git a/backend/src/seeds/factory/transactionLink.ts b/backend/src/seeds/factory/transactionLink.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2f54dc70c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/seeds/factory/transactionLink.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import { ApolloServerTestClient } from 'apollo-server-testing'
+import { createTransactionLink } from '@/seeds/graphql/mutations'
+import { login } from '@/seeds/graphql/queries'
+import { TransactionLinkInterface } from '@/seeds/transactionLink/TransactionLinkInterface'
+import { transactionLinkExpireDate } from '@/graphql/resolver/TransactionLinkResolver'
+import { TransactionLink } from '@entity/TransactionLink'
+
+export const transactionLinkFactory = async (
+  client: ApolloServerTestClient,
+  transactionLink: TransactionLinkInterface,
+): Promise<void> => {
+  const { mutate, query } = client
+
+  // login
+  await query({ query: login, variables: { email: transactionLink.email, password: 'Aa12345_' } })
+
+  const variables = {
+    amount: transactionLink.amount,
+    memo: transactionLink.memo,
+  }
+
+  // get the transaction links's id
+  const {
+    data: {
+      createTransactionLink: { id },
+    },
+  } = await mutate({ mutation: createTransactionLink, variables })
+
+  if (transactionLink.createdAt || transactionLink.deletedAt) {
+    const dbTransactionLink = await TransactionLink.findOneOrFail({ id })
+
+    if (transactionLink.createdAt) {
+      dbTransactionLink.createdAt = transactionLink.createdAt
+      dbTransactionLink.validUntil = transactionLinkExpireDate(transactionLink.createdAt)
+      await dbTransactionLink.save()
+    }
+
+    if (transactionLink.deletedAt) {
+      dbTransactionLink.deletedAt = new Date()
+      await dbTransactionLink.save()
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/seeds/factory/user.ts b/backend/src/seeds/factory/user.ts
index 6d81f26a6..ff4c1d6c9 100644
--- a/backend/src/seeds/factory/user.ts
+++ b/backend/src/seeds/factory/user.ts
@@ -11,36 +11,41 @@ export const userFactory = async (
 ): Promise<void> => {
   const { mutate } = client
 
-  await mutate({ mutation: createUser, variables: user })
-  let dbUser = await User.findOneOrFail({ where: { email: user.email } })
+  const {
+    data: {
+      createUser: { id },
+    },
+  } = await mutate({ mutation: createUser, variables: user })
 
   if (user.emailChecked) {
-    const optin = await LoginEmailOptIn.findOneOrFail({ where: { userId: dbUser.id } })
+    const optin = await LoginEmailOptIn.findOneOrFail({ userId: id })
     await mutate({
       mutation: setPassword,
       variables: { password: 'Aa12345_', code: optin.verificationCode },
     })
   }
 
-  // refetch data
-  dbUser = await User.findOneOrFail({ where: { email: user.email } })
+  if (user.createdAt || user.deletedAt || user.isAdmin) {
+    // get user from database
+    const dbUser = await User.findOneOrFail({ id })
 
-  if (user.createdAt || user.deletedAt) {
-    if (user.createdAt) dbUser.createdAt = user.createdAt
-    if (user.deletedAt) dbUser.deletedAt = user.deletedAt
-    await dbUser.save()
-  }
+    if (user.createdAt || user.deletedAt) {
+      if (user.createdAt) dbUser.createdAt = user.createdAt
+      if (user.deletedAt) dbUser.deletedAt = user.deletedAt
+      await dbUser.save()
+    }
 
-  if (user.isAdmin) {
-    const admin = new ServerUser()
-    admin.username = dbUser.firstName
-    admin.password = 'please_refactor'
-    admin.email = dbUser.email
-    admin.role = 'admin'
-    admin.activated = 1
-    admin.lastLogin = new Date()
-    admin.created = dbUser.createdAt
-    admin.modified = dbUser.createdAt
-    await admin.save()
+    if (user.isAdmin) {
+      const admin = new ServerUser()
+      admin.username = dbUser.firstName
+      admin.password = 'please_refactor'
+      admin.email = dbUser.email
+      admin.role = 'admin'
+      admin.activated = 1
+      admin.lastLogin = new Date()
+      admin.created = dbUser.createdAt
+      admin.modified = dbUser.createdAt
+      await admin.save()
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/seeds/graphql/mutations.ts b/backend/src/seeds/graphql/mutations.ts
index 32232e410..19ca2a8d0 100644
--- a/backend/src/seeds/graphql/mutations.ts
+++ b/backend/src/seeds/graphql/mutations.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ export const createUser = gql`
       lastName: $lastName
       language: $language
       publisherId: $publisherId
-    )
+    ) {
+      id
+    }
   }
 `
 
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@ export const sendCoins = gql`
 export const createTransactionLink = gql`
   mutation ($amount: Decimal!, $memo: String!) {
     createTransactionLink(amount: $amount, memo: $memo) {
+      id
       code
     }
   }
diff --git a/backend/src/seeds/graphql/queries.ts b/backend/src/seeds/graphql/queries.ts
index 942258fde..04f849727 100644
--- a/backend/src/seeds/graphql/queries.ts
+++ b/backend/src/seeds/graphql/queries.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import gql from 'graphql-tag'
 export const login = gql`
   query ($email: String!, $password: String!, $publisherId: Int) {
     login(email: $email, password: $password, publisherId: $publisherId) {
+      id
       email
       firstName
       lastName
diff --git a/backend/src/seeds/index.ts b/backend/src/seeds/index.ts
index 3943a63e0..37c9992a7 100644
--- a/backend/src/seeds/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/seeds/index.ts
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ import { name, internet, random } from 'faker'
 
 import { users } from './users/index'
 import { creations } from './creation/index'
+import { transactionLinks } from './transactionLink/index'
 import { userFactory } from './factory/user'
 import { creationFactory } from './factory/creation'
+import { transactionLinkFactory } from './factory/transactionLink'
 import { entities } from '@entity/index'
 
 const context = {
@@ -64,6 +66,11 @@ const run = async () => {
     await creationFactory(seedClient, creations[i])
   }
 
+  // create Transaction Links
+  for (let i = 0; i < transactionLinks.length; i++) {
+    await transactionLinkFactory(seedClient, transactionLinks[i])
+  }
+
   await con.close()
 }
 
diff --git a/backend/src/seeds/transactionLink/TransactionLinkInterface.ts b/backend/src/seeds/transactionLink/TransactionLinkInterface.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ddc835b33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/seeds/transactionLink/TransactionLinkInterface.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+export interface TransactionLinkInterface {
+  email: string
+  amount: number
+  memo: string
+  createdAt?: Date
+  deletedAt?: boolean
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/seeds/transactionLink/index.ts b/backend/src/seeds/transactionLink/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..25755c0f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/seeds/transactionLink/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import { TransactionLinkInterface } from './TransactionLinkInterface'
+
+export const transactionLinks: TransactionLinkInterface[] = [
+  {
+    email: 'bibi@bloxberg.de',
+    amount: 19.99,
+    memo: 'Leider wollte niemand meine Gradidos zum Neujahr haben :(',
+    createdAt: new Date(2022, 0, 1),
+  },
+  {
+    email: 'bibi@bloxberg.de',
+    amount: 19.99,
+    memo: `Kein Trick, keine Zauberrei,
+bei Gradidio sei dabei!`,
+  },
+  {
+    email: 'bibi@bloxberg.de',
+    amount: 19.99,
+    memo: `Kein Trick, keine Zauberrei,
+bei Gradidio sei dabei!`,
+  },
+  {
+    email: 'bibi@bloxberg.de',
+    amount: 19.99,
+    memo: `Kein Trick, keine Zauberrei,
+bei Gradidio sei dabei!`,
+  },
+  {
+    email: 'bibi@bloxberg.de',
+    amount: 19.99,
+    memo: `Kein Trick, keine Zauberrei,
+bei Gradidio sei dabei!`,
+  },
+  {
+    email: 'bibi@bloxberg.de',
+    amount: 19.99,
+    memo: `Kein Trick, keine Zauberrei,
+bei Gradidio sei dabei!`,
+  },
+  {
+    email: 'bibi@bloxberg.de',
+    amount: 19.99,
+    memo: `Kein Trick, keine Zauberrei,
+bei Gradidio sei dabei!`,
+  },
+  {
+    email: 'bibi@bloxberg.de',
+    amount: 19.99,
+    memo: 'Da habe ich mich wohl etwas übernommen.',
+    deletedAt: true,
+  },
+]
diff --git a/frontend/src/graphql/mutations.js b/frontend/src/graphql/mutations.js
index 89721f02b..5db319ad2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/graphql/mutations.js
+++ b/frontend/src/graphql/mutations.js
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ export const createUser = gql`
       lastName: $lastName
       language: $language
       publisherId: $publisherId
-    )
+    ) {
+      id
+    }
   }
 `