# Can't insert through SPARQL

**URL:** <https://community.stardog.com/t/cant-insert-through-sparql/1256>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [August 27, 2018, 4:44pm UTC](https://community.stardog.com/t/cant-insert-through-sparql/1256 "2018-08-27T16:44:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![frioult](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.stardog.com/frioult/32/270_2.png) [@frioult](https://community.stardog.com/u/frioult)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2018, 4:44pm UTC](https://community.stardog.com/t/cant-insert-through-sparql/1256/1 "2018-08-27T16:44:07Z")

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Hi,

I have a really simple ontology named "insert" at [http://www.test.owl](http://www.test.owl)

- one concept: "A"
- one individual in it: "a"

When I query with CLI, no problem:

```
./stardog query -r insert "prefix insert: <http://www.test.owl#> select ?s where {?s a :A}"
+-------+
| s |
+-------+
| :a |
+-------+

```

Then I insert another individual:

```
./stardog query insert "prefix insert: <http://www.test.owl#>; insert data {graph <http://www.test.owl>{:b a :A}}"
1 triple added in 00:00:00.052

```

But the select could not find it:

```
./stardog query -r insert "prefix insert: <http://www.test.owl#> select ?s where {?s a :A}"
+-------+
| s |
+-------+
| :a |
+-------+

```

But if I browse the ontology through the web interface, "b" is really in "A".

Did I miss something ?

Thank you,  
FR.

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**Author:** ![pavel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.stardog.com/pavel/32/18_2.png) [@pavel](https://community.stardog.com/u/pavel)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2018, 4:51pm UTC](https://community.stardog.com/t/cant-insert-through-sparql/1256/2 "2018-08-27T16:51:06Z")

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Your insert statement adds the triple into a named graph whereas you’re querying the default graph.

Try `./stardog query insert "prefix insert: <http://www.test.owl#> insert data { :b a :A }"`

Cheers,  
Pavel

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**Author:** ![frioult](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.stardog.com/frioult/32/270_2.png) [@frioult](https://community.stardog.com/u/frioult)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 10:28am UTC](https://community.stardog.com/t/cant-insert-through-sparql/1256/3 "2018-08-28T10:28:12Z")

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Great ! Thank you, Pavel.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/stardog/original/2X/e/ed66b48a616f505106a4acde3c9cee7e6da9bc67.svg) [@system](https://community.stardog.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 10:28am UTC](https://community.stardog.com/t/cant-insert-through-sparql/1256/4 "2018-09-11T10:28:54Z")

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