Method Syntax
db.insert(resource).content(data);
db.insert(resource).relation(data);Arguments
Argument | Description |
|---|---|
resource | The table name or the specific record ID to create. |
data | The document / record data to insert. |
data | The relation table data to insert. |
Example usage
Inserting a record with a specific ID:
use surrealdb::engine::any::connect;
use surrealdb::opt::auth::Root;
use surrealdb::types::SurrealValue;
#[derive(Debug, SurrealValue)]
struct Settings {
active: bool,
marketing: bool,
}
#[derive(SurrealValue)]
struct Data {
name: String,
settings: Settings,
}
#[derive(Debug, SurrealValue)]
struct Person {
name: String,
settings: Settings,
}
#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> surrealdb::Result<()> {
let db = connect("ws://localhost:8000").await?;
db.signin(Root {
username: "root".to_string(),
password: "secret".to_string(),
})
.await?;
db.use_ns("ns").use_db("db").await?;
let person: Option<Person> = db
.insert(("person", "tobie"))
.content(Data {
name: "Tobie".to_string(),
settings: Settings {
active: true,
marketing: true,
},
})
.await?;
dbg!(person);
Ok(())
}Inserting multiple records into a table:
use surrealdb::engine::any::connect;
use surrealdb::opt::auth::Root;
use surrealdb::types::SurrealValue;
#[derive(Debug, SurrealValue)]
struct Settings {
active: bool,
marketing: bool,
}
#[derive(SurrealValue)]
struct Data {
name: String,
settings: Settings,
}
#[derive(Debug, SurrealValue)]
struct Person {
name: String,
settings: Settings,
}
#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> surrealdb::Result<()> {
let db = connect("ws://localhost:8000").await?;
db.signin(Root {
username: "root".to_string(),
password: "secret".to_string(),
})
.await?;
db.use_ns("ns").use_db("db").await?;
let people: Vec<Person> = db
.insert("person")
.content(vec![
Data {
name: "Tobie".to_string(),
settings: Settings {
active: true,
marketing: false,
},
},
Data {
name: "Jaime".to_string(),
settings: Settings {
active: true,
marketing: true,
},
},
])
.await?;
dbg!(people);
Ok(())
}An example of two person records and one company record, followed by .insert().relation() to create a relation between them. Note the usage of the #[surreal(rename)] attribute to interface between the Rust struct Founded and the original relation table, which must have an in and an out field.
use surrealdb::engine::any::connect;
use surrealdb::opt::auth::Root;
use surrealdb::types::{RecordId, SurrealValue};
#[derive(SurrealValue)]
struct Data {
id: RecordId,
name: String,
}
#[derive(Debug, SurrealValue)]
struct Record {
name: String,
id: RecordId,
}
#[derive(Debug, SurrealValue)]
struct Founded {
#[surreal(rename = "in")]
founder: RecordId,
#[surreal(rename = "out")]
company: RecordId,
}
#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> surrealdb::Result<()> {
let db = connect("ws://localhost:8000").await?;
db.signin(Root {
username: "root".to_string(),
password: "secret".to_string(),
})
.await?;
db.use_ns("main").use_db("main").await?;
let records: Vec<Record> = db
.insert("person")
.content(vec![
Data {
id: RecordId::new("person", "tobie"),
name: "Tobie".to_string(),
},
Data {
id: RecordId::new("person", "jaime"),
name: "Jaime".to_string(),
},
Data {
id: RecordId::new("company", "surrealdb"),
name: "SurrealDB".to_string(),
},
])
.await?;
dbg!(records);
let founded: Vec<Founded> = db
.insert("founded")
.relation(vec![
Founded {
founder: RecordId::new("person", "tobie"),
company: RecordId::new("company", "surrealdb"),
},
Founded {
founder: RecordId::new("person", "jaime"),
company: RecordId::new("company", "surrealdb"),
},
])
.await?;
dbg!(founded);
Ok(())
}The equivalent SurrealQL statements to create and query the relations are:
RELATE [person:jaime, person:tobie]->founded->company:surrealdb;
SELECT ->founded->company FROM person;