Model Queries
CRUD operations for your Prisma models.
Read Operations
findUnique
Find a single record by unique field:
const user = await prisma.user.findUnique({
where: { id: 1 }
})
const user = await prisma.user.findUnique({
where: { email: 'alice@prisma.io' }
})With composite unique key
// Model with @@unique([firstName, lastName])
const user = await prisma.user.findUnique({
where: {
firstName_lastName: {
firstName: 'Alice',
lastName: 'Smith'
}
}
})findUniqueOrThrow
Same as findUnique but throws if not found:
const user = await prisma.user.findUniqueOrThrow({
where: { id: 1 }
})
// Throws PrismaClientKnownRequestError if not foundfindFirst
Find first matching record:
const user = await prisma.user.findFirst({
where: { role: 'ADMIN' },
orderBy: { createdAt: 'desc' }
})findFirstOrThrow
const user = await prisma.user.findFirstOrThrow({
where: { role: 'ADMIN' }
})findMany
Find multiple records:
const users = await prisma.user.findMany({
where: { role: 'USER' },
orderBy: { name: 'asc' },
take: 10,
skip: 0
})Create Operations
create
Create a single record:
const user = await prisma.user.create({
data: {
email: 'alice@prisma.io',
name: 'Alice'
}
})With relations
const user = await prisma.user.create({
data: {
email: 'alice@prisma.io',
posts: {
create: [
{ title: 'First Post' },
{ title: 'Second Post' }
]
}
},
include: { posts: true }
})createMany
Create multiple records:
const result = await prisma.user.createMany({
data: [
{ email: 'alice@prisma.io', name: 'Alice' },
{ email: 'bob@prisma.io', name: 'Bob' }
],
skipDuplicates: true // Skip records with duplicate unique fields
})
// Returns { count: 2 }createManyAndReturn
Create multiple and return them:
const users = await prisma.user.createManyAndReturn({
data: [
{ email: 'alice@prisma.io', name: 'Alice' },
{ email: 'bob@prisma.io', name: 'Bob' }
]
})
// Returns array of created usersUpdate Operations
update
Update a single record:
const user = await prisma.user.update({
where: { id: 1 },
data: { name: 'Alice Smith' }
})Atomic operations
const post = await prisma.post.update({
where: { id: 1 },
data: {
views: { increment: 1 },
likes: { decrement: 1 },
score: { multiply: 2 },
rating: { divide: 2 },
version: { set: 5 }
}
})updateMany
Update multiple records:
const result = await prisma.user.updateMany({
where: { role: 'USER' },
data: { verified: true }
})
// Returns { count: 42 }updateManyAndReturn
const users = await prisma.user.updateManyAndReturn({
where: { role: 'USER' },
data: { verified: true }
})
// Returns array of updated usersupsert
Update or create:
const user = await prisma.user.upsert({
where: { email: 'alice@prisma.io' },
update: { name: 'Alice Smith' },
create: { email: 'alice@prisma.io', name: 'Alice' }
})Delete Operations
delete
Delete a single record:
const user = await prisma.user.delete({
where: { id: 1 }
})
// Returns deleted recorddeleteMany
Delete multiple records:
const result = await prisma.user.deleteMany({
where: { role: 'GUEST' }
})
// Returns { count: 5 }
// Delete all
const result = await prisma.user.deleteMany({})Aggregation Operations
count
const count = await prisma.user.count({
where: { role: 'ADMIN' }
})aggregate
const result = await prisma.post.aggregate({
_avg: { views: true },
_sum: { views: true },
_min: { views: true },
_max: { views: true },
_count: { _all: true }
})groupBy
const groups = await prisma.user.groupBy({
by: ['country'],
_count: { _all: true },
_avg: { age: true },
having: {
age: { _avg: { gt: 30 } }
}
})Return Types
| Method | Returns | |
|---|---|---|
findUnique | Record \ | null |
findUniqueOrThrow | Record (throws if not found) | |
findFirst | Record \ | null |
findFirstOrThrow | Record (throws if not found) | |
findMany | Record[] | |
create | Record | |
createMany | {count: number} | |
createManyAndReturn | Record[] | |
update | Record | |
updateMany | {count: number} | |
delete | Record | |
deleteMany | {count: number} | |
count | number | |
aggregate | Aggregate result | |
groupBy | Group result[] |