MongoDB\Collection::insertMany()

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Definition

Parameters
Return Values
Errors/Exceptions
Behavior
Example
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Definition

MongoDB\Collection::insertMany()

Insert multiple documents.

function insertMany(
    array $documents,
    array $options = []
): MongoDB\InsertManyResult

Parameters

$documents : array

The documents to insert into the collection.

$options : array

An array specifying the desired options.

Name	Type	Description
bypassDocumentValidation	boolean	If `true`, allows the write operation to circumvent document level validation. Defaults to `false`.
codec	MongoDB\Codec\DocumentCodec	The codec to use for encoding or decoding documents. This option is mutually exclusive with the `typeMap` option. Defaults to the collection's codec. Inheritance for a default `codec` option takes precedence over that of the `typeMap` option. New in version 1.17.
comment	mixed	Enables users to specify an arbitrary comment to help trace the operation through the database profiler, currentOp output, and logs. This option is available since MongoDB 4.4 and will result in an exception at execution time if specified for an older server version. New in version 1.13.
ordered	boolean	If `true`: when a single write fails, the operation will stop without performing the remaining writes and throw an exception. If `false`: when a single write fails, the operation will continue with the remaining writes, if any, and throw an exception. The default is `true`.
session	MongoDB\Driver\Session	Client session to associate with the operation. New in version 1.3.
writeConcern	MongoDB\Driver\WriteConcern	Write concern to use for the operation. Defaults to the collection's write concern. It is not possible to specify a write concern for individual operations as part of a transaction. Instead, set the `writeConcern` option when starting the transaction.

Return Values

A MongoDB\InsertManyResult object, which encapsulates a MongoDB\Driver\WriteResult object.

Errors/Exceptions

MongoDB\Exception\InvalidArgumentException for errors related to the parsing of parameters or options.

MongoDB\Driver\Exception\BulkWriteException for errors related to the write operation. Users should inspect the value returned by getWriteResult() to determine the nature of the error.

MongoDB\Driver\Exception\RuntimeException for other errors at the extension level (e.g. connection errors).

Behavior

If a MongoDB\Driver\Exception\BulkWriteException is thrown, users should call getWriteResult() and inspect the returned MongoDB\Driver\WriteResult object to determine the nature of the error.

For example, a write operation may have been successfully applied to the primary server but failed to satisfy the write concern (e.g. replication took too long). Alternatively, a write operation may have failed outright (e.g. unique key violation).

In the case of a bulk write, the result may indicate multiple successful write operations and/or errors. If the ordered option is true, some operations may have succeeded before the first error was encountered and the exception thrown. If the ordered option is false, multiple errors may have been encountered.

Example

The following operation inserts two documents into the users collection in the test database:

<?php
$collection = (new MongoDB\Client)->test->users;
$insertManyResult = $collection->insertMany([
    [
        'username' => 'admin',
        'email' => 'admin@example.com',
        'name' => 'Admin User',
    ],
    [
        'username' => 'test',
        'email' => 'test@example.com',
        'name' => 'Test User',
    ],
]);
printf("Inserted %d document(s)\n", $insertManyResult->getInsertedCount());
var_dump($insertManyResult->getInsertedIds());

The output would then resemble:

Inserted 2 document(s)
array(2) {
  [0]=>
  object(MongoDB\BSON\ObjectId)#11 (1) {
    ["oid"]=>
    string(24) "579a25921f417dd1e5518141"
  }
  [1]=>
  object(MongoDB\BSON\ObjectId)#12 (1) {
    ["oid"]=>
    string(24) "579a25921f417dd1e5518142"
  }
}