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---
id: 587d7fb7367417b2b2512c0a
title: Create Many Records with model.create()
challengeType: 2
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forumTopicId: 301537
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dashedName: create-many-records-with-model-create
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---
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# --description--
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Sometimes you need to create many instances of your models, e.g. when seeding a database with initial data. `Model.create()` takes an array of objects like `[{name: 'John', ...}, {...}, ...]` as the first argument, and saves them all in the db.
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# --instructions--
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Modify the `createManyPeople` function to create many people using `Model.create()` with the argument `arrayOfPeople` .
**Note:** You can reuse the model you instantiated in the previous exercise.
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# --hints--
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Creating many db items at once should succeed
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```js
(getUserInput) =>
$.ajax({
url: getUserInput('url') + '/_api/create-many-people',
type: 'POST',
contentType: 'application/json',
data: JSON.stringify([
{ name: 'John', age: 24, favoriteFoods: ['pizza', 'salad'] },
{ name: 'Mary', age: 21, favoriteFoods: ['onions', 'chicken'] }
])
}).then(
(data) => {
assert.isArray(data, 'the response should be an array');
assert.equal(
data.length,
2,
'the response does not contain the expected number of items'
);
assert.equal(data[0].name, 'John', 'The first item is not correct');
assert.equal(
data[0].__v,
0,
'The first item should be not previously edited'
);
assert.equal(data[1].name, 'Mary', 'The second item is not correct');
assert.equal(
data[1].__v,
0,
'The second item should be not previously edited'
);
},
(xhr) => {
throw new Error(xhr.responseText);
}
);
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```
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# --solutions--
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```js
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```