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tags: database, potsgresql, sql, english
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# INSERT ... RETURNING
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You can return any information about any inserted element in the `INSERT` statement by using the `RETURNING ...` clause
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## Example
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```sql
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INSERT INTO roles (name)
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VALUES ('master')
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RETURNING role_id
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```
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So after `RETURNING` you choose all the columns you want to get
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Very useful along [[The WITH statement]] to chain a bunch of insertions atomically without using transactions
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## What led to learning this
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- Started using the SQL language in PostgreSQL. Working on a [tiny family project](https://github.com/taionca/taionca/)
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