Look at the insert function in this library: 
https://github.com/mvolkmann/mysql-easier/blob/master/src/sql-util.js
The trick is to “select last_insert_id()” after the insert.
You could also just use mysql-easier from your Node app. That’s what I do.
https://www.npmjs.com/package/mysql-easier

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> On Jan 23, 2018, at 6:08 AM, Mat Klik <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> As someone who is currently learning nodejs I've ran into a small issue and 
> I'm now hitting my head against a wall.
> 
> I'm successfully on a POST request checking if a user exists and then 
> inserting a new record against their account based on their ID.
> 
> Where I'm failing down is I can't retrieve the last inserted ID after new 
> record creation. Documentation says to use: .insertId this returns 0 on every 
> instance.
> 
> Could someone please give me a few pointers in the right direction?
> 
> Much appreciated.
> 
> Mat
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