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bulkSave( )

Inserts or updates a number of items in a collection.

Description

The bulkSave() function returns a Promise that resolves after the items have been added or updated in the specified collection. The Promise is rejected if the current user does not have the necessary permissions for the collection.

The bulkSave() function inserts or updates the specified items, depending on whether they already exist in the collection. It compares the _id property value of the specified items with the _id property values of the items in the specified collection.

  • If an item in the collection has the specified _id value, bulkSave() uses update() to update the item in the collection, triggering the beforeUpdate() and afterUpdate() hooks for that item if they have been defined.
  • If none of the items in the collection contain that _id value, the specified item does not have an _id property, or if the specified item's _id property is undefined, bulkSave() uses insert() to add the specified item into the collection. This triggers the beforeInsert() and afterInsert() hooks for that item if they have been defined.

Use the options parameter to run bulkSave() from backend code without checking for permissions or without its registered hooks.

When saving items to a collection that has a reference field, set the values of the reference fields to the referenced item's _id value or the entire referenced item object.

The maximum size of an item that you can save to a collection is 500kb.

Notes:

  • If an item's _id property value is set to null or an empty string, an error is thrown.
  • Bulk operations are limited to 1000 items per function call.
  • The bulkSave() function is not supported for Single Item Collections.
  • The bulkSave() function does not support multi-reference fields. For multi-reference fields, use replaceReferences() or insertReference().

Authorization

Request

This endpoint does not take any parameters

Response Object

Fulfilled - The results of the bulk save. Rejected - The error that caused the rejection.

NAME
TYPE
DESCRIPTION
inserted
number

The number of inserted items.

updated
number

The number of updated items.

skipped
number

The number of skipped items.

insertedItemIds
Array<string>

List of IDs of inserted items.

updatedItemIds
Array<string>

List of IDs of updated items.

errors
Array<Error>

List of errors.

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Save multiple items in a collection

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1import wixData from 'wix-data';
2
3// ...
4
5let toSave1 = {
6 "title": "Mr.",
7 "first_name": "John",
8 "last_name": "Doe"
9};
10
11let toSave2 = {
12 "title": "Ms.",
13 "first_name": "Jane",
14 "last_name": "Doe"
15};
16
17wixData.bulkSave("myCollection", [toSave1, toSave2])
18 .then((results) => {
19 let inserted = results.inserted; // 2
20 let insertedIds = results.insertedItemIds; // see below
21 let updated = results.updated; // 0
22 let skipped = results.skipped; // 0
23 let errors = results.errors; // []
24 })
25 .catch((err) => {
26 let errorMsg = err;
27 });
28
29/* insertedIds is:
30 *
31 * [
32 * "d9ea65a6-726a-4c3e-b97d-1128c0a06b5f",
33 * "472c1da9-e5e4-4620-8ee3-962e9d1a7df5"
34 * ]
35 */
Save multiple items with specified IDs in a collection

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1import wixData from 'wix-data';
2
3// ...
4
5let toSave1 = {
6 "_id": "00001",
7 "title": "Mr.",
8 "first_name": "John",
9 "last_name": "Schmoe"
10};
11
12let toSave2 = {
13 "_id": "00003",
14 "title": "Prof.",
15 "first_name": "Jan",
16 "last_name": "Doey"
17};
18
19wixData.bulkSave("myCollection", [toSave1, toSave2])
20 .then((results) => {
21 let inserted = results.inserted; // 1
22 let insertedIds = results.insertedItemIds; // ["00003"]
23 let updated = results.updated; // 1
24 let skipped = results.skipped; // 0
25 let errors = results.errors; // []
26 })
27 .catch((err) => {
28 let errorMsg = err;
29 });
Save multiple items in a collection using data options

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1import wixData from 'wix-data';
2
3// ...
4
5let toSave1 = {
6 "_id": "00001",
7 "title": "Mr.",
8 "first_name": "John",
9 "last_name": "Schmoe"
10};
11
12let toSave2 = {
13 "_id": "00003",
14 "title": "Prof.",
15 "first_name": "Jan",
16 "last_name": "Doey"
17};
18
19let options = {
20 "suppressAuth": true,
21 "suppressHooks": true
22};
23
24wixData.bulkSave("myCollection", [toSave1, toSave2], options)
25 .then((results) => {
26 let inserted = results.inserted; // 1
27 let insertedIds = results.insertedItemIds; // ["00003"]
28 let updated = results.updated; // 1
29 let skipped = results.skipped; // 0
30 let errors = results.errors; // []
31 })
32 .catch((err) => {
33 let errorMsg = err;
34 });
Save multiple items including a reference to another item using the referenced item's ID

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1import wixData from 'wix-data';
2
3// ...
4
5let countryId = "id-of-usa-item";
6
7let toSave1 = {
8 "title": "Mr.",
9 "first_name": "John",
10 "last_name": "Doe",
11 "country": countryId
12};
13
14let toSave2 = {
15 "title": "Ms.",
16 "first_name": "Jane",
17 "last_name": "Doe",
18 "country": countryId
19};
20
21wixData.bulkSave("myCollection", [toSave1, toSave2])
22 .then((results) => {
23 let inserted = results.inserted; // 2
24 let insertedIds = results.insertedItemIds; // see below
25 let updated = results.updated; // 0
26 let skipped = results.skipped; // 0
27 let errors = results.errors; // []
28 })
29 .catch((err) => {
30 let errorMsg = err;
31 });
32
33/* insertedIds is:
34 *
35 * [
36 * "d9ea65a6-726a-4c3e-b97d-1128c0a06b5f",
37 * "472c1da9-e5e4-4620-8ee3-962e9d1a7df5"
38 * ]
39 */
Save multiple items including a reference to another item using the reference item

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1import wixData from 'wix-data';
2
3// ...
4
5let countryItem = // get country item from somewhere
6
7let toSave1 = {
8 "title": "Mr.",
9 "first_name": "John",
10 "last_name": "Doe",
11 "country": countryItem
12};
13
14let toSave2 = {
15 "title": "Ms.",
16 "first_name": "Jane",
17 "last_name": "Doe",
18 "country": countryItem
19};
20
21wixData.bulkSave("myCollection", [toSave1, toSave2])
22 .then((results) => {
23 let inserted = results.inserted; // 2
24 let insertedIds = results.insertedItemIds; // see below
25 let updated = results.updated; // 0
26 let skipped = results.skipped; // 0
27 let errors = results.errors; // []
28 })
29 .catch((err) => {
30 let errorMsg = err;
31 });
32
33/* insertedIds is:
34 *
35 * [
36 * "d9ea65a6-726a-4c3e-b97d-1128c0a06b5f",
37 * "472c1da9-e5e4-4620-8ee3-962e9d1a7df5"
38 * ]
39 */