create | SurrealDB Docs

Create a record in the database using the create method with the SurrealDB PHP SDK.

Creates a record in the database.

Method Syntax

$db->create($thing, $data)

Arguments

Arguments	Type	Description
`thing`	`string`, `RecordId` or `StringRecordId`	The table name or a `RecordId` to create.
`data`	`mixed`	The document / record data to create.

Example usage

// Create a record with a random ID
[$person] = $db->create('person');

// Create a record with a specific ID
$person = $db->create(new RecordId('person', 'tobie'), [
	"name" => 'Tobie',
	"settings" => [
		"active" => true,
		"marketing" => true,
	],
]);

// The content you are creating the record with might differ from the return type
[$record] = $db->create(
    new RecordId('person', 'tobie'),
    ["name" => "Tobie"]
);

Translated query

This function will run the following query in the database.

CREATE $thing CONTENT $data;