Insert rows

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Inserts multiple rows into a table.

This method can insert a row in an existing CQL table, but the Data API does not support all CQL data types or modifiers. For more information, see Data types in tables.

For general information about working with tables and rows, see About tables with the Data API.

Ready to write code? See the examples for this method to get started. If you are new to the Data API, check out the quickstart.

Result

  • Python

  • TypeScript

  • Java

  • curl

Inserts the specified rows and returns a TableInsertManyResult object that includes the primary key of the inserted rows as dictionaries and as ordered tuples.

If a row with the specified primary key already exists in the table, the row is overwritten with the specified column values. Unspecified columns are not changed.

If a row fails to insert and the request is ordered, the operation stops.

Example response:

TableInsertManyResult(
  inserted_ids=[
    {'match_id': 'fight4', 'round': 1},
    {'match_id': 'fight5', 'round': 1},
    {'match_id': 'fight5', 'round': 2},
    {'match_id': 'fight5', 'round': 3},
    {'match_id': 'challenge6', 'round': 1}
    ... (13 total)
  ],
  inserted_id_tuples=[
    ('fight4', 1), ('fight5', 1), ('fight5', 2),
    ('fight5', 3), ('challenge6', 1) ... (13 total)
  ],
  raw_results=...
)

Inserts the specified rows and returns a promise that resolves to a TableInsertManyResult<PKey> object that includes the primary keys of the inserted rows. The primary key type is inferred from the PKey of the table’s type. If it cannot be inferred from the PKey, it is instead inferred from Partial<Schema>.

If a row with the specified primary key already exists in the table, the row is overwritten with the specified column values. Unspecified columns are not changed.

If a row fails to insert and the request is ordered, then the operation stops and throws a TableInsertManyError. If chunkSize is greater than one, then the entire chunk containing the failing row fails to insert.

If a row fails to insert and the request is unordered, the operation will try to process the remaining rows and then throw a TableInsertManyError.

TableInsertManyError will indicate which rows were successfully inserted.

Example resolved response:

{
  insertedIds: [
    { matchId: 'match0', round: 0 },
    { matchId: 'match1', round: 0 },
    { matchId: 'match2', round: 0 },
    // ...
  ],
  insertedCount: 50,
}

Inserts the specified rows and returns a TableInsertManyResult instance that includes the primary keys of the inserted rows and the schema of the primary key.

If a row with the specified primary key already exists in the table, the row is overwritten with the specified column values. Unspecified columns remain unchanged.

If a row fails to insert and the request is ordered, the operation stops.

Example response:

{
  "status": {
    "primaryKeySchema": {
      "match_id": {
        "type": "text"
      },
      "round": {
        "type": "int"
      }
    },
    "insertedIds": [
      ["fight4",1 ],
      ["fight5",1],
      ["fight5",2]
    ]
  }
}

Inserts the specified rows.

If a row with the specified primary key already exists in the table, the row is overwritten with the specified column values. Unspecified columns are not changed.

The JSON response includes the following:

  • status.primaryKeySchema: An object that describes the table’s primary key definition, including column names and types.

  • status.insertedIds: A nested array that contains the primary key values for each inserted row. If the primary key has multiple columns, then the order of each array matches the order described by status.primaryKeySchema.

    Omitted if the options.returnDocumentResponses parameter is true.

  • status.documentResponses: An array of objects where each object represents a row. In each object, status describes the outcome of the insertion, and _id is an array that contains the primary key values.

    Included only if the options.returnDocumentResponses parameter is true.

You must check the entire response for errors to verify that all rows inserted successfully.

If a row fails to insert and the request is ordered, then the API skips the failed row and all subsequent rows. The API returns an error about the first row that failed to insert.

If a row fails to insert and the request is unordered, then the API skips the failed row but attempts to insert any remaining rows. The response includes a status object that describes successful insertions and an errors array that describes problems with failed rows.

Example response for a single-column primary key:

{
  "status": {
    "primaryKeySchema": {
      "email": {
        "type": "ascii"
      }
    },
    "insertedIds": [
      [
        "tal@example.com"
      ],
      [
        "sami@example.com"
      ],
      [
        "kirin@example.com"
      ]
    ]
  }
}

Example response for a multi-column primary key:

{
  "status": {
    "primaryKeySchema": {
      "email": {
        "type": "ascii"
      },
      "graduation_year": {
        "type": "int"
      }
    },
    "insertedIds": [
      [
        "tal@example.com",
        2024
      ],
      [
        "sami@example.com",
        2024
      ],
      [
        "kiran@example.com",
        2024
      ]
    ]
  }
}

Example response when options.returnDocumentResponses is true:

{
  "status": {
    "primaryKeySchema": {
      "email": {
        "type": "ascii"
      }
    },
    "documentResponses": [
      {"_id":["tal@example.com"], "status":"OK"},
      {"_id":["sami@example.com"], "status":"OK"},
      {"_id":["kirin@example.com"], "status":"OK"}
    ]
  }
}

Parameters

  • Python

  • TypeScript

  • Java

  • curl

Use the insert_many method, which belongs to the astrapy.Table class.

Method signature 
insert_many(
  rows: Iterable[Dict[str, Any]],
  *,
  ordered: bool,
  chunk_size: int,
  concurrency: int
  general_method_timeout_ms: int,
  request_timeout_ms: int,
  timeout_ms: int,
) -> TableInsertManyResult
Name Type Summary

rows

Iterable[dict]

An iterable of dictionaries, each defining a row to insert. Each dictionary contains key-value pairs for each column in the table. At minimum, primary key values are required. Any unspecified columns are set to null.

The table definition determines the available columns, the primary key, and each column’s type. For more information, see Create a table and Data types in tables.

ordered

bool

If False (default), insertions occur in an arbitrary order with possible concurrency. If True, insertions occur sequentially. If you don’t need ordered inserts, DataStax recommends False, which typically results in a much higher insert throughput than an equivalent ordered insertion.

concurrency

int | None

The maximum number of concurrent requests to the API at a given time. It cannot be more than one for ordered insertions.

chunk_size

int | None

The number of rows to insert in a single API request.

Leave it unspecified (recommended) to use the system default.

general_method_timeout_ms

int | None

a timeout, in milliseconds, to impose on the whole operation, which may consist of several API requests. If not provided, the corresponding Table defaults apply. This parameter is aliased as timeout_ms for convenience.

request_timeout_ms

int | None

a timeout, in milliseconds, to impose on each individual HTTP request to the Data API to accomplish the operation. If not provided, the corresponding Table defaults apply.

Use the insertMany method, which belongs to the Table class.

Method signature 
async insertMany(
  rows: Schema[],
  options?: {
    ordered?: boolean,
    concurrency?: number,
    chunkSize?: number,
    timeout?: number | TimeoutDescriptor,
  }
): TableInsertManyResult<PKey>
Name Type Summary

rows

Schema[]

An array of object expressing the rows to insert. Each object contains key-value pairs for each column in the table. At minimum, primary key values are required. Any unspecified columns are set to null.

The table definition determines the available columns, the primary key, and each column’s type. For more information, see Create a table and Data types in tables.

options?

TableInsertManyOptions

The options for this operation.

Options (TableInsertManyOptions):

Name Type Summary

ordered?

boolean

If false (default), insertions occur in an arbitrary order with possible concurrency. If true, insertions occur sequentially. If you don’t need ordered inserts, DataStax recommends false, which typically results in a much higher insert throughput than an equivalent ordered insertion.

concurrency?

number

The maximum number of concurrent requests to the API at a given time. Defaults to 8.

This is not available for ordered insertions.

chunkSize?

number

The number of rows to insert in a single API request.

Leave it unspecified (recommended) to use the system default.

timeout?

number | TimeoutDescriptor

The client-side timeout for this operation.

Use the insertMany method, which belongs to the com.datastax.astra.client.tables.Table class.

Method signature 
TableInsertManyResult insertMany(
  List<? extends T> rows,
  TableInsertManyOptions options
)
TableInsertManyResult insertMany(
  List<? extends T> rows
)
Name Type Summary

rows

List<Row>

The list of Rows to insert.

At minimum, you must specify the primary key values in full for each row. Any unspecified columns are set to null.

The table definition determines the available columns, the primary key, and each column’s type. For more information, see Create a table and Data types in tables.

options

TableInsertManyOptions

Configuration and specialization of the Options

TableInsertManyOptions:

Name Type Summary

ordered

bool

If False (default), insertions occur in an arbitrary order with possible concurrency. If True, insertions occur sequentially. If you don’t need ordered inserts, DataStax recommends False, which typically results in a much higher insert throughput than an equivalent ordered insertion.

concurrency

int

The maximum number of concurrent requests to the API at a given time. It cannot be more than one for ordered insertions.

chunkSize

int

The number of rows to insert in a single API request.

Leave it unspecified (recommended) to use the system default.

Use the insertMany command.

Command signature 
curl -sS -L -X POST "API_ENDPOINT/api/json/v1/KEYSPACE_NAME/TABLE_NAME" \
--header "Token: APPLICATION_TOKEN" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data '{
  "insertMany": {
    "documents": ROWS_JSON_ARRAY,
    "options": {
      "ordered": BOOLEAN,
      "returnDocumentResponses": BOOLEAN
    }
  }
}'
Name Type Summary

insertMany

command

Data API command to insert multiples row in a table.

documents

array

An array of objects where each object represents a row to insert. Each row object contains key-value pairs for the columns in the table. At minimum, each row must include primary key values. Any unspecified columns are set to null.

The table definition determines the available columns, the primary key, and the column types. For more information, see Create a table and Data types in tables.

You can insert up to 100 rows per HTTP request. If you want to insert more rows at once, you must make multiple requests or use the Data API clients.

options

object

Options for the command, including ordered and returnDocumentResponses.

options.ordered

boolean

If false (default), insertions occur in an arbitrary order with possible concurrency. If true, insertions occur sequentially. If you don’t need ordered inserts, DataStax recommends false, which typically results in a much higher insert throughput than an equivalent ordered insertion.

options.returnDocumentResponses

boolean

If true, the response includes a status for each insertion. The default is false.

Examples

The following examples demonstrate how to insert multiple rows into a table.

Insert rows

When you insert rows, you must specify a non-null value for each primary key column for each row. Non-primary key columns are optional, and any unspecified non-primary key columns are set to null.

  • Python

  • TypeScript

  • Java

  • curl

from astrapy import DataAPIClient
from astrapy.data_types import (
    DataAPISet,
    DataAPIDate,
)

# Get an existing table
client = DataAPIClient("APPLICATION_TOKEN")
database = client.get_database("API_ENDPOINT")
table = database.get_table("TABLE_NAME")

# Insert rows into the table
result = table.insert_many(
    [
        {
            "title": "Computed Wilderness",
            "author": "Ryan Eau",
            "number_of_pages": 432,
            "due_date": DataAPIDate.from_string("2024-12-18"),
            "genres": DataAPISet(["History", "Biography"]),
        },
        {
            "title": "Desert Peace",
            "author": "Walter Dray",
            "number_of_pages": 355,
            "rating": 4.5,
        },
    ]
)
import { DataAPIClient, date } from "@datastax/astra-db-ts";

// Get an existing table
const client = new DataAPIClient("APPLICATION_TOKEN");
const database = client.db("API_ENDPOINT");
const table = database.table("TABLE_NAME");

// Insert rows into the table
(async function () {
  const result = await table.insertMany([
    {
      title: "Computed Wilderness",
      author: "Ryan Eau",
      number_of_pages: 432,
      due_date: date("2024-12-18"),
      genres: new Set(["History", "Biography"]),
    },
    {
      title: "Desert Peace",
      author: "Walter Dray",
      number_of_pages: 355,
      rating: 4.5,
    },
  ]);
})();
import com.datastax.astra.client.DataAPIClient;
import com.datastax.astra.client.tables.Table;
import com.datastax.astra.client.tables.commands.results.TableInsertManyResult;
import com.datastax.astra.client.tables.definition.rows.Row;
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Set;

public class Example {

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    // Get an existing table
    Table<Row> table =
        new DataAPIClient("APPLICATION_TOKEN")
            .getDatabase("API_ENDPOINT")
            .getTable("TABLE_NAME");

    // Insert rows into the table
    Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
    calendar.set(2024, Calendar.DECEMBER, 18);
    Date date = calendar.getTime();
    Row row1 =
        new Row()
            .addText("title", "Computed Wilderness")
            .addText("author", "Ryan Eau")
            .addInt("number_of_pages", 432)
            .addDate("due_date", date)
            .addSet("genres", Set.of("History", "Biography"));
    Row row2 =
        new Row()
            .addText("title", "Desert Peace")
            .addText("author", "Walter Dray")
            .addInt("number_of_pages", 355)
            .addFloat("rating", 4.5f);
    TableInsertManyResult result = table.insertMany(List.of(row1, row2));
    System.out.println(result.getInsertedIds());
  }
}
curl -sS -L -X POST "API_ENDPOINT/api/json/v1/KEYSPACE_NAME/TABLE_NAME" \
  --header "Token: APPLICATION_TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{
  "insertMany": {
    "documents": [
      {
        "title": "Computed Wilderness",
        "author" :"Ryan Eau",
        "number_of_pages": 432,
        "due_date": "2024-12-18",
        "genres": ["History", "Biography"]
      },
      {
        "title": "Desert Peace",
        "author" :"Walter Dray",
        "number_of_pages": 355,
        "rating": 3.5
      }
    ]
  }
}'

Insert rows with vector embeddings

You can only insert vector embeddings into vector columns.

To create a table with a vector column, see Create a table. To add a vector column to an existing table, see Alter a table.

All embeddings in the column should use the same provider, model, and dimensions. Mismatched embeddings can cause inaccurate vector searches.

  • Python

  • TypeScript

  • Java

  • curl

from astrapy import DataAPIClient
from astrapy.data_types import (
    DataAPIVector,
)

# Get an existing table
client = DataAPIClient("APPLICATION_TOKEN")
database = client.get_database("API_ENDPOINT")
table = database.get_table("TABLE_NAME")

# Insert rows into the table
result = table.insert_many(
    [
        {
            "title": "Computed Wilderness",
            "author": "Ryan Eau",
            "summary_genres_vector": DataAPIVector([0.4, -0.6, 0.2]),
        },
        {
            "title": "Desert Peace",
            "author": "Walter Dray",
            "summary_genres_vector": DataAPIVector([0.3, 0.6, 0.5]),
        },
    ]
)
import { DataAPIClient, DataAPIVector } from "@datastax/astra-db-ts";

// Get an existing table
const client = new DataAPIClient("APPLICATION_TOKEN");
const database = client.db("API_ENDPOINT");
const table = database.table("TABLE_NAME");

// Insert rows into the table
(async function () {
  const result = await table.insertMany([
    {
      title: "Computed Wilderness",
      author: "Ryan Eau",
      summary_genres_vector: new DataAPIVector([0.4, -0.6, 0.2]),
    },
    {
      title: "Desert Peace",
      author: "Walter Dray",
      summary_genres_vector: new DataAPIVector([0.3, 0.6, 0.5]),
    },
  ]);
})();
import com.datastax.astra.client.DataAPIClient;
import com.datastax.astra.client.core.vector.DataAPIVector;
import com.datastax.astra.client.tables.Table;
import com.datastax.astra.client.tables.commands.results.TableInsertManyResult;
import com.datastax.astra.client.tables.definition.rows.Row;
import java.util.List;

public class Example {

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    // Get an existing table
    Table<Row> table =
        new DataAPIClient("APPLICATION_TOKEN")
            .getDatabase("API_ENDPOINT")
            .getTable("TABLE_NAME");

    // Insert rows into the table
    Row row1 =
        new Row()
            .addText("title", "Computed Wilderness")
            .addText("author", "Ryan Eau")
            .addVector("summary_genres_vector", new DataAPIVector(new float[] {0.4f, -0.6f, 0.2f}));
    Row row2 =
        new Row()
            .addText("title", "Desert Peace")
            .addText("author", "Walter Dray")
            .addVector("summary_genres_vector", new DataAPIVector(new float[] {0.3f, 0.6f, 0.5f}));
    TableInsertManyResult result = table.insertMany(List.of(row1, row2));
    System.out.println(result.getInsertedIds());
  }
}

You can provide the vector embeddings as an array of floats, or you can use $binary to provide the vector embeddings as a Base64-encoded string. $binary can be more performant.

  • Array of floats

  • $binary

curl -sS -L -X POST "API_ENDPOINT/api/json/v1/KEYSPACE_NAME/TABLE_NAME" \
  --header "Token: APPLICATION_TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{
  "insertMany": {
    "documents": [
      {
        "title": "Computed Wilderness",
        "author" :"Ryan Eau",
        "summary_genres_vector": [.12, .52, .32]
      },
      {
        "title": "Desert Peace",
        "author" :"Walter Dray",
        "summary_genres_vector": [0.3, 0.6, 0.5]
      }
    ]
  }
}'
curl -sS -L -X POST "API_ENDPOINT/api/json/v1/KEYSPACE_NAME/TABLE_NAME" \
  --header "Token: APPLICATION_TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{
  "insertMany": {
    "documents": [
      {
        "title": "Computed Wilderness",
        "author" :"Ryan Eau",
        "summary_genres_vector": {"$binary": "PfXCjz8FHrg+o9cK"}
      },
      {
        "title": "Desert Peace",
        "author" :"Walter Dray",
        "summary_genres_vector": {"$binary": "PpmZmj8ZmZo/AAAA"}
      }
    ]
  }
}'

Insert rows and generate vector embeddings

To automatically generate vector embeddings, your table must have a vector column with an embedding provider integration. You can configure embedding provider integrations when you create a table, add a vector column to an existing table, or alter an existing vector column.

When you insert a row, you can pass a string to the vector column. Astra DB uses the embedding provider integration to generate vector embeddings from that string.

The strings used to generate the vector embeddings are not stored. If you want to store the original strings, you must store them in a separate column.

In the following examples, summary_genres_vector is a vector column that has an embedding provider integration configured, and summaryGenresOriginalText is a text column to store the original text.

  • Python

  • TypeScript

  • Java

  • curl

from astrapy import DataAPIClient

# Get an existing table
client = DataAPIClient("APPLICATION_TOKEN")
database = client.get_database("API_ENDPOINT")
table = database.get_table("TABLE_NAME")

# Insert rows into the table
result = table.insert_many(
    [
        {
            "title": "Computed Wilderness",
            "author": "Ryan Eau",
            "summary_genres_vector": "Text to vectorize",
            "summaryGenresOriginalText": "Text to vectorize",
        },
        {
            "title": "Desert Peace",
            "author": "Walter Dray",
            "summary_genres_vector": "Text to vectorize",
            "summaryGenresOriginalText": "Text to vectorize",
        },
    ]
)
import { DataAPIClient } from "@datastax/astra-db-ts";

// Get an existing table
const client = new DataAPIClient("APPLICATION_TOKEN");
const database = client.db("API_ENDPOINT");
const table = database.table("TABLE_NAME");

// Insert rows into the table
(async function () {
  const result = await table.insertMany([
    {
      title: "Computed Wilderness",
      author: "Ryan Eau",
      summary_genres_vector: "Text to vectorize",
      summaryGenresOriginalText: "Text to vectorize",
    },
    {
      title: "Desert Peace",
      author: "Walter Dray",
      summary_genres_vector: "Text to vectorize",
      summaryGenresOriginalText: "Text to vectorize",
    },
  ]);
})();
import com.datastax.astra.client.DataAPIClient;
import com.datastax.astra.client.tables.Table;
import com.datastax.astra.client.tables.commands.results.TableInsertManyResult;
import com.datastax.astra.client.tables.definition.rows.Row;
import java.util.List;

public class Example {

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    // Get an existing table
    Table<Row> table =
        new DataAPIClient("APPLICATION_TOKEN")
            .getDatabase("API_ENDPOINT")
            .getTable("TABLE_NAME");

    // Insert rows into the table
    Row row1 =
        new Row()
            .addText("title", "Computed Wilderness")
            .addText("author", "Ryan Eau")
            .addVectorize("summary_genres_vector", "Text to vectorize")
            .addText("summaryGenresOriginalText", "Text to vectorize");
    Row row2 =
        new Row()
            .addText("title", "Desert Peace")
            .addText("author", "Walter Dray")
            .addVectorize("summary_genres_vector", "Text to vectorize")
            .addText("summaryGenresOriginalText", "Text to vectorize");
    TableInsertManyResult result = table.insertMany(List.of(row1, row2));
    System.out.println(result.getInsertedIds());
  }
}
curl -sS -L -X POST "API_ENDPOINT/api/json/v1/KEYSPACE_NAME/TABLE_NAME" \
  --header "Token: APPLICATION_TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{
  "insertMany": {
    "documents": [
      {
        "title": "Computed Wilderness",
        "author" :"Ryan Eau",
        "summary_genres_vector": "Text to vectorize",
        "summaryGenresOriginalText": "Text to vectorize"
      },
      {
        "title": "Desert Peace",
        "author" :"Walter Dray",
        "summary_genres_vector": "Text to vectorize",
        "summaryGenresOriginalText": "Text to vectorize"
      }
    ]
  }
}'

Insert rows and specify insertion behavior

  • Python

  • TypeScript

  • Java

  • curl

from astrapy import DataAPIClient
from astrapy.data_types import (
    DataAPISet,
    DataAPIDate,
)

# Get an existing table
client = DataAPIClient("APPLICATION_TOKEN")
database = client.get_database("API_ENDPOINT")
table = database.get_table("TABLE_NAME")

# Insert rows into the table
result = table.insert_many(
    [
        {
            "title": "Computed Wilderness",
            "author": "Ryan Eau",
            "number_of_pages": 432,
            "due_date": DataAPIDate.from_string("2024-12-18"),
            "genres": DataAPISet(["History", "Biography"]),
        },
        {
            "title": "Desert Peace",
            "author": "Walter Dray",
            "number_of_pages": 355,
            "rating": 4.5,
        },
    ],
    chunk_size=2,
    concurrency=2,
    ordered=False,
)
import { DataAPIClient, date } from "@datastax/astra-db-ts";

// Get an existing table
const client = new DataAPIClient("APPLICATION_TOKEN");
const database = client.db("API_ENDPOINT");
const table = database.table("TABLE_NAME");

// Insert rows into the table
(async function () {
  const result = await table.insertMany(
    [
      {
        title: "Computed Wilderness",
        author: "Ryan Eau",
        number_of_pages: 432,
        due_date: date("2024-12-18"),
        genres: new Set(["History", "Biography"]),
      },
      {
        title: "Desert Peace",
        author: "Walter Dray",
        number_of_pages: 355,
        rating: 4.5,
      },
    ],
    {
      chunkSize: 2,
      concurrency: 2,
      ordered: false,
    },
  );
})();
import com.datastax.astra.client.DataAPIClient;
import com.datastax.astra.client.tables.Table;
import com.datastax.astra.client.tables.commands.options.TableInsertManyOptions;
import com.datastax.astra.client.tables.commands.results.TableInsertManyResult;
import com.datastax.astra.client.tables.definition.rows.Row;
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Set;

public class Example {

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    // Get an existing table
    Table<Row> table =
        new DataAPIClient("APPLICATION_TOKEN")
            .getDatabase("API_ENDPOINT")
            .getTable("TABLE_NAME");

    // Define the insertion options
    TableInsertManyOptions options =
        new TableInsertManyOptions().chunkSize(20).concurrency(3).ordered(false);

    // Insert rows into the table
    Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
    calendar.set(2024, Calendar.DECEMBER, 18);
    Date date = calendar.getTime();
    Row row1 =
        new Row()
            .addText("title", "Computed Wilderness")
            .addText("author", "Ryan Eau")
            .addInt("number_of_pages", 432)
            .addDate("due_date", date)
            .addSet("genres", Set.of("History", "Biography"));
    Row row2 =
        new Row()
            .addText("title", "Desert Peace")
            .addText("author", "Walter Dray")
            .addInt("number_of_pages", 355)
            .addFloat("rating", 4.5f);
    TableInsertManyResult result = table.insertMany(List.of(row1, row2), options);
    System.out.println(result.getInsertedIds());
  }
}
curl -sS -L -X POST "API_ENDPOINT/api/json/v1/KEYSPACE_NAME/TABLE_NAME" \
  --header "Token: APPLICATION_TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{
  "insertMany": {
    "documents": [
      {
        "title": "Computed Wilderness",
        "author" :"Ryan Eau",
        "number_of_pages": 432,
        "due_date": "2024-12-18",
        "genres": ["History", "Biography"]
      },
      {
        "title": "Desert Peace",
        "author" :"Walter Dray",
        "number_of_pages": 355,
        "rating": 3.5
      }
    ],
    "options": {
      "ordered": false,
      "returnDocumentResponses": true
    }
  }
}'

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