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create #

Creates a new document in the persistent data storage.

Throws an error if the document already exists.

The optional parameter refresh can be used with the value wait_for in order to wait for the document to be indexed (indexed documents are available for search).


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create(index, collection, document, [id], [options]);
Argument Type Description
index
string
Index name
collection
string
Collection name
document
object
Document content
id
string
Optional document ID
options
object
Query options

Options #

Additional query options

Options Type
(default)
Description
queuable
boolean

(true)
If true, queues the request during downtime, until connected to Kuzzle again
refresh
string

("")
If set to wait_for, waits for the change to be reflected for search (up to 1s)

Resolves #

Resolves to an object containing the document creation result.

Name Type Description
_id
string
ID of the newly created document
_version
number
Version of the document in the persistent data storage
_source
object
Created document

Usage #

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try {
  const response = await kuzzle.document.create(
    'nyc-open-data',
    'yellow-taxi',
    { lastName: 'Eggins' },
    'some-id'
  );
  if (response._id === 'some-id') {
    console.log('Success');
  }
  /*
    response =
    { _index: 'nyc-open-data',
      _type: 'yellow-taxi',
      _id: 'some-id',
      _version: 1,
      result: 'created',
      _shards: { total: 2, successful: 1, failed: 0 },
      created: true,
      _source:
        { lastName: 'Eggins',
          _kuzzle_info:
            { author: '-1',
              createdAt: 1537443212089,
              updatedAt: null,
              updater: null,
              active: true,
              deletedAt: null } } }
   */
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error.message);
}