Inserts one or more values into a specified table. Specifying column names is optional.

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Syntax

INSERT INTO <table> [(<column1>[, <column2>][, ...])]
{ <expression> | VALUES ([<value1>[, <value2>][, ...]) }
[ WITH <settings> ]

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Parameters

ParameterDescription
<table>The target table where values are to be inserted.
(<column1>[, <column2>][, ...])]A list of column names from <table_name> for the insertion. If not defined, the columns are deduced from the <select_statement>.
<expression>
—OR—
VALUES ([<value1>[, <value2>][, ...])]		You can specify either a SELECT query that determines values to or an explicit list of VALUES to insert.
<settings>List of query-specific settings overrides.

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Example

First, create a table populated with student information as follows:

CREATE TABLE students (
    id INT,
    full_name TEXT,
    dob DATE,
    gender TEXT)

Next, use INSERT to add two rows into the students table as follows:

INSERT INTO students VALUES
    (1, 'Harry Potter', DATE '1980-07-31', 'M'),
    (2, 'Hermione Granger', DATE '1979-09-19', 'F')

You can also add another row with only some of the columns populated. The missing dob column for date of birth does not have default value, so Firebolt sets it to NULL.

INSERT INTO students (id, full_name, gender) VALUES (3, 'Ron Weasley', 'M')

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Settings to control behavior

  • insert_sharding to enforce partition locality during ingestion into partitioned tables.
  • tablet_min_size_bytes and tablet_max_size_bytes to control min/max tablet sizes during ingestion.