apoc.create.nodes

Details
Syntax	`apoc.create.nodes(labels, props) :: (node)`
Description	Creates `NODE` values with the given dynamic labels.
Input arguments	Name	Type	Description
	`labels`	`LIST<STRING>`	The labels to assign to the new nodes.
	`props`	`LIST<MAP>`	The properties to assign to the new nodes.
Return arguments	Name	Type	Description
Return arguments	`node`	`NODE`	The created node.

Creating nodes with dynamic labels using Cypher

Labels can be referenced dynamically in Cypher without using APOC.

Cypher syntax for creating a label dynamically

CREATE (n:$(label))

The dynamically calculated label must evaluate to a STRING or LIST<STRING>. For more information, see the Cypher Manual → CREATE nodes and relationships using dynamic node labels and relationship types.

Usage Examples

The example below demonstrates how to use Cypher and APOC to create nodes by passing in their labels and properties dynamically using a map:

The following creates labels and properties parameters:

:param labels =>  (["Human", "MovieStar"]);
:param properties => ([{name: "Tom Cruise", placeOfBirth: "Syracuse, New York, United States"}, {name: "Reese Witherspoon", placeOfBirth: "New Orleans, Louisiana, United States"}]);

apoc.create.node

CALL apoc.create.nodes($labels, $properties);

CREATE clause

UNWIND $properties AS propertyMap
CREATE (node:$($labels) propertyMap)
RETURN node;

Results
node
(:Human:MovieStar {name: "Tom Cruise", placeOfBirth: "Syracuse, New York, United States"})
(:Human:MovieStar {name: "Reese Witherspoon", placeOfBirth: "New Orleans, Louisiana, United States"})