---
tags: music-library,solution,track
---

# Add artist to database with node-postgres

const createArtist = async (req, res) => {
  const { name, genre } = req.body

  try {
    const { rows: [ artist ] } = await db.query(`INSERT INTO Artists (name, genre) VALUES ($1, $2) RETURNING *`, [name, genre])
    res.status(201).json(artist)
  } catch (err) {
    res.status(500).json(err.message)
  }
}

module.exports = { createArtist }