Last Updated: 3/9/2026

Returning data

On supported dialects like PostgreSQL you need to chain returning to the query to get the inserted row’s columns (or any other expression) as the return value. returning works just like select. Refer to select method’s examples and documentation for more info.

import { returningData } from ’./0030-returning-data’

:::info[More examples] The API documentation is packed with examples. The API docs are hosted here , but you can access the same documentation by hovering over functions/methods/classes in your IDE. The examples are always just one hover away!

For example, check out these sections:

• values method 
• onConflict method 
• returning method 
• insertInto method  :::