Data Modification API

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Data Modification API method summaries and descriptions.

Method Summary	Description
insert	Creates a new record for the table targeted in the URL.
insertMultiple	Creates multiple new records for the table targeted in the URL. To enable multiple inserts, activate the Web service import sets.
update	Updates a existing record in the targeted table in the URL, identified by the mandatory sys_id field.
deleteRecord	Deletes a record from the targeted table by supplying its `sys_id`.
deleteMultiple	Delete multiple records from the targeted table by example values.

insert
Creates a new record for the table targeted in the URL.
insertMultiple
Creates multiple new records for the table targeted in the URL.
update
Updates an existing record in the targeted table in the URL, identified by the mandatory sys_id field.
deleteRecord
Delete a record from the targeted table by supplying its sys_id.
deleteMultiple
Delete multiple records from the targeted table by example values.

Parent Topic:SOAP direct web service API functions

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# Data Modification API

Data Modification API method summaries and descriptions.

|Method Summary|Description|
|--------------|-----------|
|[insert](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/api-reference/web-services/r_Insert.md)|Creates a new record for the table targeted in the URL.|
|[insertMultiple](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/api-reference/web-services/r_InsertMultiple.md)|Creates multiple new records for the table targeted in the URL. To enable multiple inserts, activate the [Web service import sets](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/integrate-applications/c_WebServiceImportSets.md).|
|[update](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/api-reference/web-services/r_Update.md)|Updates a existing record in the targeted table in the URL, identified by the mandatory **sys\_id** field.|
|[deleteRecord](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/api-reference/web-services/r_DeleteRecord.md)|Deletes a record from the targeted table by supplying its `sys_id`.|
|[deleteMultiple](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/api-reference/web-services/r_DeleteMultiple.md)|Delete multiple records from the targeted table by example values.|

-   **[insert](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/api-reference/web-services/r_Insert.md)**  
Creates a new record for the table targeted in the URL.
-   **[insertMultiple](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/api-reference/web-services/r_InsertMultiple.md)**  
Creates multiple new records for the table targeted in the URL.
-   **[update](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/api-reference/web-services/r_Update.md)**  
Updates an existing record in the targeted table in the URL, identified by the mandatory **sys\_id** field.
-   **[deleteRecord](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/api-reference/web-services/r_DeleteRecord.md)**  
Delete a record from the targeted table by supplying its **sys\_id**.
-   **[deleteMultiple](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/api-reference/web-services/r_DeleteMultiple.md)**  
Delete multiple records from the targeted table by example values.

**Parent Topic:**[SOAP direct web service API functions](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/api-reference/web-services/r_DirectWebServiceAPIFunctions.md)

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[Data Retrieval API](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/api-reference/web-services/r_DataRetrievalAPI.md)