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# Data Manipulation Queries

These guides explain how to create, update, and delete data with a SQL++ query.  
This page is for Couchbase Server.

## Inserting Data

To insert documents in a keyspace, you can use the INSERT statement, the UPSERT statement, or the MERGE statement.

* [Inserting Data with SQL++](insert.md)

## Updating Data

To modify documents in a keyspace, you can use the UPDATE statement or the MERGE statement.

* [Modifying Data with SQL++](update.md)

## Deleting Data

To delete documents from a keyspace, you can use the DELETE statement or the MERGE statement.

* [Deleting Data with SQL++](delete.md)