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Create Document

Endpoint

posthttps://<REGION>.cloud.appwrite.io...ollections/{collectionId}/documents

Description

Create a new Document. Before using this route, you should create a new collection resource using either a server integration API or directly from your database console.

Required scopes

documents.write

Authentication

Initialize the Appwrite client with setProject() and ensure the user is signed in. The SDK sends the session header automatically after login.

Path

string
Required

Database ID.

string
Required

Collection ID. You can create a new collection using the Database service server integration. Make sure to define attributes before creating documents.

Body

string
Required

Document ID. Choose your own unique ID or pass the string "unique()" to auto generate it. Valid chars are a-z, A-Z, 0-9, period, hyphen, and underscore. Can't start with a special char. Max length is 36 chars.

object
Required

Document data as JSON object.

array

An array of strings with read permissions. By default only the current user is granted with read permissions. learn more about permissions and get a full list of available permissions.

array

An array of strings with write permissions. By default only the current user is granted with write permissions. learn more about permissions and get a full list of available permissions.

Status
Content type
201
application/json

Document

Name
Type
Description
string

Document ID.

string

Collection ID.

integer

Document creation date in Unix timestamp.

integer

Document update date in Unix timestamp.

arrayof string

Document read permissions.

arrayof string

Document write permissions.

Swift
import Appwrite


func main() async throws {
    let client = Client()
      .setEndpoint("https://[HOSTNAME_OR_IP]/v1") // Your API Endpoint
      .setProject("5df5acd0d48c2") // Your project ID
    let databases = Databases(client, "[DATABASE_ID]")
    let document = try await databases.createDocument(
        collectionId: "[COLLECTION_ID]",
        documentId: "[DOCUMENT_ID]",
        data: [:]
    )


    print(String(describing: document)
}