Node.js MySQL Insert Records

INSERT INTO statement is used to insert records in MySQL.

Example

Insert Single Record:

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Create a js file named “insert” in DBexample folder and put the following data into it:

var mysql = require('mysql');  

var con = mysql.createConnection({  

host: "localhost",  

user: "root",  

password: "12345",  

database: "javatpoint"  

});  

con.connect(function(err) {  

if (err) throw err;  

console.log("Connected!");  

var sql = "INSERT INTO employees (id, name, age, city) VALUES ('1', 'Ajeet Kumar', '27', 'Allahabad')";  

con.query(sql, function (err, result) {  

if (err) throw err;  

console.log("1 record inserted");  

});

Now open command terminal and run the following command:

Node insert.js  

Check the inserted record by using SELECT query:

SELECT * FROM employees;

Insert Multiple Records

Create a js file named “insertall” in DBexample folder and put the following data into it:

var mysql = require('mysql');  

var con = mysql.createConnection({  

host: "localhost",  

user: "root",  

password: "12345",  

database: "javatpoint"  

});  

con.connect(function(err) {  

if (err) throw err;  

console.log("Connected!");  

var sql = "INSERT INTO employees (id, name, age, city) VALUES ?";  

var values = [  

['2', 'Bharat Kumar', '25', 'Mumbai'],  

['3', 'John Cena', '35', ?Las Vegas'],  

['4', 'Ryan Cook', '15', ?CA']  

];  

con.query(sql, [values], function (err, result) {  

if (err) throw err;  

console.log("Number of records inserted: " + result.affectedRows);  

});  

});

Now open command terminal and run the following command:

Node insertall.js  

Output:

Check the inserted record by using SELECT query:

SELECT * FROM employees;

The Result Object

When executing the insert() method, a result object is returned.The result object contains information about the insertion.

It is looked like this: