Creates a write stream to append data rows to a BigQuery table. The stream is created in a PENDING state and can be used to write data. The stream must be finalized and committed before the data is visible in the table.

## Code sample

### Java


Before trying this sample, follow the Java setup instructions in the
[BigQuery quickstart using
client libraries](https://docs.cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs/quickstarts/quickstart-client-libraries).


For more information, see the
[BigQuery Java API
reference documentation](https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-bigquery/latest/overview).


To authenticate to BigQuery, set up Application Default Credentials.
For more information, see

[Set up authentication for client libraries](https://docs.cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs/authentication#client-libs).

    import com.google.api.gax.rpc.https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/gax/latest/com.google.api.gax.rpc.ApiException.html;
    import com.google.api.gax.rpc.https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/gax/latest/com.google.api.gax.rpc.NotFoundException.html;
    import com.google.cloud.bigquery.storage.v1.https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/latest/com.google.cloud.bigquery.storage.v1.BigQueryWriteClient.html;
    import com.google.cloud.bigquery.storage.v1.https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/latest/com.google.cloud.bigquery.storage.v1.CreateWriteStreamRequest.html;
    import com.google.cloud.bigquery.storage.v1.https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/latest/com.google.cloud.bigquery.storage.v1.TableName.html;
    import com.google.cloud.bigquery.storage.v1.https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/latest/com.google.cloud.bigquery.storage.v1.WriteStream.html;
    import java.io.IOException;

    public class CreateWriteStream {

      /**
       * Creates a BigQuery Storage write stream for appending rows to a specified table.
       *
       * @param projectId The Google Cloud project ID (for example, "example-project-id").
       * @param datasetId The BigQuery dataset ID containing the table (for example,
       *     "example_dataset").
       * @param tableId The BigQuery table ID to create the write stream for (for example,
       *     "example_table").
       */
      public static void createWriteStream(String projectId, String datasetId, String tableId) {
        https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/latest/com.google.cloud.bigquery.storage.v1.TableName.html parent = https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/latest/com.google.cloud.bigquery.storage.v1.TableName.html.of(projectId, datasetId, tableId);

        https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/latest/com.google.cloud.bigquery.storage.v1.WriteStream.html writeStream =
            https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/latest/com.google.cloud.bigquery.storage.v1.WriteStream.html.newBuilder().setType(https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/latest/com.google.cloud.bigquery.storage.v1.WriteStream.html.Type.COMMITTED).build();

        https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/latest/com.google.cloud.bigquery.storage.v1.CreateWriteStreamRequest.html request =
            https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/latest/com.google.cloud.bigquery.storage.v1.CreateWriteStreamRequest.html.newBuilder()
                .setParent(parent.https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/latest/com.google.cloud.bigquery.storage.v1.TableName.html#com_google_cloud_bigquery_storage_v1_TableName_toString__())
                .setWriteStream(writeStream)
                .build();

        try (https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/latest/com.google.cloud.bigquery.storage.v1.BigQueryWriteClient.html client = https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/latest/com.google.cloud.bigquery.storage.v1.BigQueryWriteClient.html.create()) {
          https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/latest/com.google.cloud.bigquery.storage.v1.WriteStream.html createdStream = client.createWriteStream(request);
          System.out.printf("Created write stream: %s%n", createdStream.https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/latest/com.google.cloud.bigquery.storage.v1.WriteStream.html#com_google_cloud_bigquery_storage_v1_WriteStream_getName__());
          System.out.printf("Stream type: %s%n", createdStream.https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/latest/com.google.cloud.bigquery.storage.v1.WriteStream.html#com_google_cloud_bigquery_storage_v1_WriteStream_getType__());
        } catch (https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/gax/latest/com.google.api.gax.rpc.NotFoundException.html err) {
          System.err.printf(
              "error: parent table '%s' not found: %s%n", parent, err.getMessage());
        } catch (https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/gax/latest/com.google.api.gax.rpc.ApiException.html | IOException err) {
          System.err.printf(
              "error: failed to create write stream for table '%s': %s%n", parent, err.getMessage());
        }
      }

### Node.js


Before trying this sample, follow the Node.js setup instructions in the
[BigQuery quickstart using
client libraries](https://docs.cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs/quickstarts/quickstart-client-libraries).


For more information, see the
[BigQuery Node.js API
reference documentation](https://googleapis.dev/nodejs/bigquery/latest/index.html).


To authenticate to BigQuery, set up Application Default Credentials.
For more information, see

[Set up authentication for client libraries](https://docs.cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs/authentication#client-libs).

    const {
      BigQueryWriteClient,
      managedwriter,
    } = require('https://docs.cloud.google.com/nodejs/docs/reference/bigquery-storage/latest/overview.html');
    const {status} = require('@grpc/grpc-js');

    const client = new https://docs.cloud.google.com/nodejs/docs/reference/bigquery-storage-api/latest/overview.html();

    /**
     * Creates a write stream of PENDING type to a BigQuery table.
     *
     * @param {string} projectId The project ID of the table, e.g. 'my-project-id'.
     * @param {string} datasetId The dataset ID of the table, e.g. 'my_dataset'.
     * @param {string} tableId The ID of the table to create a stream for, e.g. 'my_table'.
     */
    async function createWriteStream(projectId, datasetId, tableId) {
      try {
        const parent = client.tablePath(projectId, datasetId, tableId);

        // A PENDING type stream is used for batch loads. The stream is created
        // in a PENDING state and does not become visible until it is committed.
        const writeStream = {
          type: managedwriter.https://docs.cloud.google.com/nodejs/docs/reference/bigquery-storage/latest/overview.html,
        };

        const request = {
          parent,
          writeStream,
        };

        const [response] = await client.createWriteStream(request);

        console.log('Created write stream:');
        console.log(`  ${https://docs.cloud.google.com/nodejs/docs/reference/bigquery-storage-api/latest/bigquery-storage-api/protos.google.cloud.bigquery.storage.v1.appendrowsresponse-class.html.name}`);
        console.log('Stream type:');
        console.log(`  ${https://docs.cloud.google.com/nodejs/docs/reference/bigquery-storage-api/latest/bigquery-storage-api/protos.google.cloud.bigquery.storage.v1.appendrowsresponse-class.html.type}`);
      } catch (err) {
        if (err.code === status.NOT_FOUND) {
          console.log(
            `Table ${tableId} not found in dataset ${datasetId} in project ${projectId}. Please create the table before running the sample.`,
          );
        } else {
          console.error('Error creating write stream:', err);
        }
      }
    }

### Python


Before trying this sample, follow the Python setup instructions in the
[BigQuery quickstart using
client libraries](https://docs.cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs/quickstarts/quickstart-client-libraries).


For more information, see the
[BigQuery Python API
reference documentation](https://docs.cloud.google.com/python/docs/reference/bigquery/latest).


To authenticate to BigQuery, set up Application Default Credentials.
For more information, see

[Set up authentication for client libraries](https://docs.cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs/authentication#client-libs).

    from google.api_core.exceptions import NotFound
    from google.cloud.bigquery_storage_v1 import BigQueryWriteClient
    from google.cloud.bigquery_storage_v1.types import https://docs.cloud.google.com/python/docs/reference/bigquerystorage/latest/google.cloud.bigquery_storage_v1.types.WriteStream.html

    client = BigQueryWriteClient()


    def create_write_stream(project_id: str, dataset_id: str, table_id: str) -> None:
        """Creates a write stream to a BigQuery table.

        A write stream is a channel that can be used to write data to a BigQuery
        table. This sample creates a 'COMMITTED' type write stream, which means
        that data written to the stream is immediately available for query.

        Args:
            project_id: The Google Cloud project ID.
            dataset_id: The BigQuery dataset ID.
            table_id: The BigQuery table ID.
        """
        parent = https://docs.cloud.google.com/python/docs/reference/bigquerystorage/latest/google.cloud.bigquery_storage_v1.client.html.https://docs.cloud.google.com/python/docs/reference/bigquerystorage/latest/google.cloud.bigquery_storage_v1.services.big_query_write.BigQueryWriteClient.html#google_cloud_bigquery_storage_v1_services_big_query_write_BigQueryWriteClient_table_path(project_id, dataset_id, table_id)
        write_stream = WriteStream()

        write_stream.type_ = https://docs.cloud.google.com/python/docs/reference/bigquerystorage/latest/google.cloud.bigquery_storage_v1.types.WriteStream.html.Type.COMMITTED

        try:
            created_stream = https://docs.cloud.google.com/python/docs/reference/bigquerystorage/latest/google.cloud.bigquery_storage_v1.client.html.https://docs.cloud.google.com/python/docs/reference/bigquerystorage/latest/google.cloud.bigquery_storage_v1.services.big_query_write.BigQueryWriteClient.html#google_cloud_bigquery_storage_v1_services_big_query_write_BigQueryWriteClient_create_write_stream(
                parent=parent, write_stream=write_stream
            )

            print(f"Created write stream: {created_stream.name}")

        except NotFound:
            print(
                f"Parent table not found: {parent}. Please create the table before running this sample."
            )

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