# Writing Data

# create / lastCreated

To create records on the server and also store it locally, use the create action. Pass it an object containing an attributes object. This is similar to a JSON:API record, but you don't need to specify the type -- the store will add the type.

const recordData = {
  attributes: {
    title: 'My Widget',
  },
};
this.$store.dispatch('widgets/create', recordData);

You can also save relationships by providing a relationships attribute, just like in the JSON:API spec:

const recordData = {
  attributes: {
    title: 'My Widget',
  },
  relationships: {
    category: {
      data: {
        type: 'categories',
        id: 42,
      },
    },
  },
};
this.$store.dispatch('widgets/create', recordData);

After creating a record, it is available via the lastCreated getter. This allows you to access an auto-generated id returned by the server, as well as any other fields the server populates:

this.$store.dispatch('widgets/create', recordData).then(() => {
  const widget = this.$store.getters['widgets/lastCreated'];
  console.log(widget);
});

# update

To update records, pass the entire updated record object to the update action:

const widget = this.$store.getters['widgets/byId']({ id: 42 });
widget.attributes.title = 'Updated Title';
this.$store.dispatch('widgets/update', widget);

# delete

To delete, pass either a full record or just an object with an ID field:

const widgetIdObject = { id: 42 };
this.$store.dispatch('widgets/delete', widgetIdObject);

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