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INSERT INTO: Inserting Data into a Table

This section describes the basic syntax and usage of the SQL statement for inserting data to a table in ClickHouse.

Basic Syntax

  • Method 1: Inserting data in standard format

    INSERT INTO [database_name.]table [(c1, c2, c3)] VALUES (v11, v12, v13), (v21, v22, v23), ...

  • Method 2: Using the SELECT result to insert data

    INSERT INTO [database_name.]table [(c1, c2, c3)] SELECT ...

Example

-- Insert data into the test2 table.
insert into test2 (id, name) values (1, 'abc'), (2, 'bbbb');
-- Query data in the test2 table.
select * from test2;
┌─id─┬─name─┐
│  1   │ abc    │
│  2   │ bbbb   │
└───┴────┘