apoc.create.node

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

Usage Examples

This procedure provides a more flexible way of creating nodes than Cypher’s CREATE clause.

The example below shows equivalent ways of creating a node with the Person and Actor labels, with a name property of "Tom Hanks":

apoc.create.node

CALL apoc.create.node(["Person", "Actor"], {name: "Tom Hanks"});

CREATE clause

CREATE (node:Person:Actor {name: "Tom Hanks"})
RETURN node;

Results
node
(:Person:Actor {name: "Tom Hanks"})

But this procedure is mostly useful for creating nodes that have dynamic labels or properties. For example, we might want to create a node with labels or properties passed in as parameters.

The following creates labels and properties parameters:

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

The following creates a node with labels and properties based on the previously defined parameters:

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

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