Error 1062: Duplicate entry for key

Error CodeSQLSTATEErrorDescription
106223000ER_DUP_ENTRYDuplicate entry '%s' for key %d

Possible Causes and Solutions

This error occurs when a key that requires a unique value (unique or primary) instead receives a duplicate. For example:

CREATE TABLE t1 (
  id INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
  f VARCHAR(10) UNIQUE
);

INSERT INTO t1 (f) VALUES ('a'),('b');

SELECT * FROM t1;
+----+------+
| id | f    |
+----+------+
|  1 | a    |
|  2 | b    |
+----+------+

INSERT INTO t1 (f) VALUES ('b'),('c');
ERROR 1062 (23000): Duplicate entry 'b' for key 'f'

Solve the error by either not attempting to insert a duplicate value, or not requiring the key to be unique. For example, the below replaces the unique index with an index permitting duplicates:

ALTER TABLE t1 DROP INDEX f, ADD INDEX (f);

INSERT INTO t1 (f) VALUES ('b'),('c');

SELECT * FROM t1;
+----+------+
| id | f    |
+----+------+
|  1 | a    |
|  2 | b    |
|  3 | b    |
|  4 | c    |
+----+------+

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