supabase/apps/reference/_supabase_js/generated/insert.mdx

---
id: insert
title: 'Create data: insert()'
slug: /insert
custom_edit_url: https://github.com/supabase/supabase/edit/master/spec/supabase_js_v2_legacy.yml
---

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Perform an INSERT into the table or view.

By default, inserted rows are not returned. To return it, chain the call
with `.select()`.

```js
const { data, error } = await supabase
  .from('cities')
  .insert([{ name: 'The Shire', country_id: 554 }])
```

## Parameters

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      values
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      <code>Row</code> | <code>array</code>
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The values to insert. Pass an object to insert a single row
or an array to insert multiple rows.

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      <code>object</code>
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      <code>object</code>
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Named parameters

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      count
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      <code>exact</code> | <code>planned</code> | <code>estimated</code>
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Count algorithm to use to count inserted rows.

`"exact"`: Exact but slow count algorithm. Performs a `COUNT(*)` under the
hood.

`"planned"`: Approximated but fast count algorithm. Uses the Postgres
statistics under the hood.

`"estimated"`: Uses exact count for low numbers and planned count for high
numbers.

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      estimated
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      required
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      literal
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## Examples

### Create a record

```js
const { data, error } = await supabase
  .from('cities')
  .insert([{ name: 'The Shire', country_id: 554 }])
```

### Create a record and return it

```js
const { data, error } = await supabase
  .from('cities')
  .insert([{ name: 'The Shire', country_id: 554 }])
  .select()
```

### Bulk create

When running a bulk create, the operation is handled in a single transaction. If any of the inserts fail, all other operations are
rolled back.

```js
const { data, error } = await supabase.from('cities').insert([
  { name: 'The Shire', country_id: 554 },
  { name: 'Rohan', country_id: 555 },
])
```