# How to insert bulk data (Key-Value pair) at once in C programming

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**Created:** [April 10, 2019, 10:28am UTC](https://forums.foundationdb.org/t/how-to-insert-bulk-data-key-value-pair-at-once-in-c-programming/1293 "2019-04-10T10:28:44Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 11, 2019, 12:55am UTC](https://forums.foundationdb.org/t/how-to-insert-bulk-data-key-value-pair-at-once-in-c-programming/1293/3 "2019-04-11T00:55:07Z")

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There is no special API for bulk loading of data nor a more efficient way to write data than `set()` and `commit()`, but [Best practices for bulk load](https://forums.foundationdb.org/t/best-practices-for-bulk-load/422) has some advice on how to write a bulk loading client.

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