# COM\_STMT\_BULK\_EXECUTE

Executes a bulk insert of a previously prepared statement.

A command that returns a result set returns an error (Error packet).

## Direction

Client to server.

## Fields

* [int<1>](/docs/server/reference/clientserver-protocol/protocol-data-types.md#fixed-length-integers) `0xfa` : `COM_STMT_BULK_EXECUTE` header.
* [int<4>](/docs/server/reference/clientserver-protocol/protocol-data-types.md#fixed-length-integers) statement id.
* [int<2>](/docs/server/reference/clientserver-protocol/protocol-data-types.md#fixed-length-integers) [bulk flags](#bulk-flags).
* If (`bulk_flag` & `SEND_TYPES_TO_SERVER`):
  * For each parameter:
    * byte<1>: [field type](/docs/server/reference/clientserver-protocol/4-server-response-packets/result-set-packets.md).
    * byte<1>: [parameter type flag](#parameter-type-flag).
* Until end of packet:
  * For each parameter (i.e `param_count` times):
    * byte<1>: [parameter indicator](#parameter-indicator).
    * If indicator == `NONE`:
      * byte\<n> : binary parameter value.

## Flags

### Bulk Flags

| Flag                   | Value | Details                                                                                                                                          |
| ---------------------- | ----- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `SEND_UNIT_RESULTS`    | 64    | Return generated affected rows and auto-increment IDs as a result set (only when server supports `MARIADB_CLIENT_BULK_UNIT_RESULTS` capability). |
| `SEND_TYPES_TO_SERVER` | 128   | Send types to server.                                                                                                                            |

### Parameter Type Flag

|     |          |
| --- | -------- |
| 128 | unsigned |

### Parameter Indicator

|   |           |                                                    |
| - | --------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| 0 | `NONE`    | Value follow                                       |
| 1 | `NULL`    | Value is null                                      |
| 2 | `DEFAULT` | For `INSERT`/`UPDATE`, value is default            |
| 3 | `IGNORE`  | Value is default for insert, Is ignored for update |

## Response

The server can answer with 3 different responses:

* `0xff`: [ERR\_Packet](/docs/server/reference/clientserver-protocol/4-server-response-packets/err_packet.md) if any errors occur.
* `0x00`: [OK\_packet](/docs/server/reference/clientserver-protocol/4-server-response-packets/ok_packet.md) when query execution works without result set.
* A result set containing affected rows and auto-increment IDs when bulk flag `SEND_UNIT_RESULTS` is set.

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