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title: Data Modification API
description: Data Modification API method summaries and descriptions.
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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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