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16.9.5. SPARQL Insert via /sparql endpoint

SPARQL INSERT operation can be sent to a web service endpoint as a single statement and executed in sequence.

Example:

Using the Virtuoso ISQL tool or using the /sparql UI at http://host:port/sparql, execute the following:

  1. Insert into graph http://BookStore.com 3 triples: 

    SQL>SPARQL insert in graph <http://BookStore.com>
{ <http://www.dajobe.org/foaf.rdf#i> <http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/date> <1999-04-01T00:00:00> .
  <http://www.w3.org/People/Berners-Lee/card#i> <http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/date> <1998-05-03T00:00:00> .
  <http://www.w3.org/People/Connolly/#me> <http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/date> <2001-02-08T00:00:00> };

  2. As result will be shown the message: 

    SQL>Insert into <http://BookStore.com>
3 triples -- done

  3. Next we will select all triples from the graph http://BookStore.com: 

    SQL>SPARQL SELECT * FROM <http://BookStore.com> WHERE {?s ?p ?o};

  4. As result will be shown: 

    s                                              p                                       o
VARCHAR                                        VARCHAR                                 VARCHAR
_______________________________________________________________________________

http://www.w3.org/People/Berners-Lee/card#i    http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/date    1998-05-03T00:00:00
http://www.w3.org/People/Connolly/#me          http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/date    2001-02-08T00:00:00
http://www.dajobe.org/foaf.rdf#i               http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/date    1999-04-01T00:00:00

3 Rows. -- 0 msec.

  5. Now let's insert into graph another http://NewBookStore.com graph's values: 

    SQL>SPARQL
PREFIX dc:  <http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/>
PREFIX xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#>
INSERT INTO GRAPH <http://NewBookStore.com> { ?book ?p ?v }
WHERE
  { GRAPH  <http://BookStore.com>
   { ?book dc:date ?date
     FILTER ( xsd:dateTime(?date) < xsd:dateTime("2000-01-01T00:00:00")).
     ?book ?p ?v.
   }
  };

  6. As result will be shown: 

    callret-0
VARCHAR
_______________________________________________________________________________

Insert into <http://NewBookStore.com>, 2 triples -- done

  7. Finally we will check the triples from the graph NewBookStore.com: 

    SQL> SPARQL
SELECT *
FROM <http://NewBookStore.com>
WHERE {?s ?p ?o};

  8. As result will be shown: 

    s                                             p                                      o
VARCHAR                                       VARCHAR                                VARCHAR
_______________________________________________________________________________

http://www.w3.org/People/Berners-Lee/card#i   http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/date   1998-05-03T00:00:00
http://www.dajobe.org/foaf.rdf#i              http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/date   1999-04-01T00:00:00

2 Rows. -- 10 msec.
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