# create

The create() method for the SurrealDB Swift SDK creates a record in the database.

Creates a record in the database, either with an auto-generated id or a specific id.

```swift title="Method Syntax"
try await client.create(content)
```

## Arguments

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    <thead>
        <tr>
            <th colspan="2" scope="col">Arguments</th>
            <th colspan="2" scope="col">Description</th>
        </tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
        <tr>
            <td colspan="2" scope="row" data-label="Arguments">
                <code>content</code>
                <label label="required" />
            </td>
            <td colspan="2" scope="row" data-label="Description">
                The model instance to create. The table is derived from the model.
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td colspan="2" scope="row" data-label="Arguments">
                <code>recordID</code>
                <label label="optional" />
            </td>
            <td colspan="2" scope="row" data-label="Description">
                A [`SurrealRecordID`](/docs/reference/swift/data-types.md#surrealrecordid) to create the record with a specific id.
            </td>
        </tr>
    </tbody>
</table>

## Example usage

```swift
// Create with an auto-generated id
let created: [Person] = try await client.create(Person(id: nil, name: "Ada", age: 30))

// Create with a specific id
let id = SurrealRecordID(table: "person", id: .string("ada"))
let record: Person? = try await client.create(
    recordID: id,
    content: Person(id: nil, name: "Ada", age: 30)
)
```