diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 2943a4f2c29..040ecd9e980 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -5461,6 +5461,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "omicron-workspace-hack",
  "openssl",
  "oxnet",
+ "oxql-types",
  "parse-display",
  "proptest",
  "schemars",
diff --git a/nexus/src/external_api/http_entrypoints.rs b/nexus/src/external_api/http_entrypoints.rs
index df522f18ab9..5b80c973e30 100644
--- a/nexus/src/external_api/http_entrypoints.rs
+++ b/nexus/src/external_api/http_entrypoints.rs
@@ -6386,7 +6386,7 @@ async fn timeseries_schema_list(
 async fn timeseries_query(
     rqctx: RequestContext<ApiContext>,
     body: TypedBody<params::TimeseriesQuery>,
-) -> Result<HttpResponseOk<Vec<oxql_types::Table>>, HttpError> {
+) -> Result<HttpResponseOk<views::OxqlQueryResult>, HttpError> {
     let apictx = rqctx.context();
     let handler = async {
         let nexus = &apictx.context.nexus;
@@ -6395,7 +6395,7 @@ async fn timeseries_query(
         nexus
             .timeseries_query(&opctx, &query)
             .await
-            .map(HttpResponseOk)
+            .map(|tables| HttpResponseOk(views::OxqlQueryResult { tables }))
             .map_err(HttpError::from)
     };
     apictx
diff --git a/nexus/tests/integration_tests/metrics.rs b/nexus/tests/integration_tests/metrics.rs
index e24de2a3ad3..3b808984ae7 100644
--- a/nexus/tests/integration_tests/metrics.rs
+++ b/nexus/tests/integration_tests/metrics.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ use nexus_test_utils::resource_helpers::{
 };
 use nexus_test_utils::ControlPlaneTestContext;
 use nexus_test_utils_macros::nexus_test;
+use nexus_types::external_api::views::OxqlQueryResult;
 use omicron_test_utils::dev::poll::{wait_for_condition, CondCheckError};
 use omicron_uuid_kinds::{GenericUuid, InstanceUuid};
 use oximeter::types::Datum;
@@ -307,12 +308,14 @@ pub async fn timeseries_query(
     .unwrap_or_else(|e| {
         panic!("timeseries query failed: {e:?}\nquery: {query}")
     });
-    rsp.parsed_body().unwrap_or_else(|e| {
-        panic!(
-            "could not parse timeseries query response: {e:?}\n\
+    rsp.parsed_body::<OxqlQueryResult>()
+        .unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+            panic!(
+                "could not parse timeseries query response: {e:?}\n\
             query: {query}\nresponse: {rsp:#?}"
-        );
-    })
+            );
+        })
+        .tables
 }
 
 #[nexus_test]
diff --git a/nexus/types/Cargo.toml b/nexus/types/Cargo.toml
index a4418d2a740..8dd6292d5c4 100644
--- a/nexus/types/Cargo.toml
+++ b/nexus/types/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ humantime.workspace = true
 ipnetwork.workspace = true
 omicron-uuid-kinds.workspace = true
 openssl.workspace = true
+oxql-types.workspace = true
 oxnet.workspace = true
 parse-display.workspace = true
 schemars = { workspace = true, features = ["chrono", "uuid1"] }
diff --git a/nexus/types/src/external_api/views.rs b/nexus/types/src/external_api/views.rs
index e241f849eee..58c2e560ab3 100644
--- a/nexus/types/src/external_api/views.rs
+++ b/nexus/types/src/external_api/views.rs
@@ -971,3 +971,12 @@ pub struct AllowList {
     /// The allowlist of IPs or subnets.
     pub allowed_ips: ExternalAllowedSourceIps,
 }
+
+// OxQL QUERIES
+
+/// The result of a successful OxQL query.
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, JsonSchema, Serialize)]
+pub struct OxqlQueryResult {
+    /// Tables resulting from the query, each containing timeseries.
+    pub tables: Vec<oxql_types::Table>,
+}
diff --git a/openapi/nexus.json b/openapi/nexus.json
index a0cbfa2f639..c29cb8a95c3 100644
--- a/openapi/nexus.json
+++ b/openapi/nexus.json
@@ -8026,11 +8026,7 @@
             "content": {
               "application/json": {
                 "schema": {
-                  "title": "Array_of_Table",
-                  "type": "array",
-                  "items": {
-                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Table"
-                  }
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/OxqlQueryResult"
                 }
               }
             }
@@ -16501,6 +16497,22 @@
           }
         ]
       },
+      "OxqlQueryResult": {
+        "description": "The result of a successful OxQL query.",
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+          "tables": {
+            "description": "Tables resulting from the query, each containing timeseries.",
+            "type": "array",
+            "items": {
+              "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Table"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "required": [
+          "tables"
+        ]
+      },
       "Password": {
         "title": "A password used to authenticate a user",
         "description": "Passwords may be subject to additional constraints.",