Perform record operations using ServiceNow CLI

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title: Perform record operations using ServiceNow CLI
description: Create, read, update, delete, and query records in your instance using the ServiceNow CLI command-line tool.
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product: ServiceNow CLI
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topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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breadcrumb: [ServiceNow CLI, Developing your application, Classic app development, Building applications]
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# Perform record operations using ServiceNow CLI

Create, read, update, delete, and query records in your instance using the ServiceNow CLI command-line tool.

-   [Install the ServiceNow CLI](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/servicenow-cli/download-cli.md)
-   [Configuring and managing your ServiceNow CLI connection profiles](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/servicenow-cli/configure-profile.md)

**Note:** To perform record operations, install the CLI Metadata application from the ServiceNow Store on the instance you want to connect to.

-   **[Create a record](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/servicenow-cli/create-record.md)**  
Inserts a single record in a specified table.
-   **[Delete a record](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/servicenow-cli/delete-record.md)**  
Deletes the specified record from the specified table.
-   **[Get a record](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/servicenow-cli/get-record.md)**  
Retrieves a single record based on the specified sys\_id from the specified table.
-   **[Query records](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/servicenow-cli/query-record.md)**  
Retrieves multiple records from a specified table.
-   **[Update a record](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/servicenow-cli/update-record.md)**  
Updates the specified record with the given data attributes.

**Parent Topic:**[ServiceNow CLI](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/servicenow-cli/servicenow-cli.md)