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# Add

## Overview

Adds a new query defintion to your account

### Syntax

Add(1)

### Function Properties

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| Ordinal | Type   |              | Description                                              |
| ------- | ------ | ------------ | -------------------------------------------------------- |
| **1**   | object | **Required** | JSON object representing new query definition properties |

## Examples

This sample code adds a query definition to your account:

```
var queryDef = {
    Name : "Example Query Definition",
    CustomerKey : "myQueryDef",
    TargetUpdateType : "Overwrite",
    TargetType : "DE",
    Target : {
        Name : "Example Target DE",
        CustomerKey : "example_target_de"
    },
    QueryText : "SELECT SubKey, Email, Name FROM [Example Target DE] where FavoriteItemID=77"
};

var status = QueryDefinition.Add(queryDef);
```

This sample code adds a query definition and places it inside a specific folder:

```
var queryDef = {
    Name : "Example Query Definition",
    CustomerKey : "myQueryDef",
    CategoryID : 123456,
    TargetUpdateType : "Overwrite",
    TargetType : "DE",
    Target : {
        Name : "Example Target DE",
        CustomerKey : "example_target_de"
    },
    QueryText : "SELECT SubKey, Email, Name FROM [Example Target DE] where FavoriteItemID=77"
};

var status = QueryDefinition.Add(queryDef);
```