# Hi I have already created collections but when I try to insert add object it says class already exist why so?

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**Created:** [January 15, 2025, 8:30am UTC](https://forum.weaviate.io/t/hi-i-have-already-created-collections-but-when-i-try-to-insert-add-object-it-says-class-already-exist-why-so/9776 "2025-01-15T08:30:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Yunus\_Loan](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.weaviate.io/yunus_loan/32/3360_2.png) [@Yunus\_Loan](https://forum.weaviate.io/u/Yunus_Loan)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2025, 8:30am UTC](https://forum.weaviate.io/t/hi-i-have-already-created-collections-but-when-i-try-to-insert-add-object-it-says-class-already-exist-why-so/9776/1 "2025-01-15T08:30:55Z")

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Hi I have already created collections but when I try to insert add object it says class already exist why so?

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**Author:** ![Shahin](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.weaviate.io/shahin/32/7944_2.png) [@Shahin](https://forum.weaviate.io/u/Shahin)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2025, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.weaviate.io/t/hi-i-have-already-created-collections-but-when-i-try-to-insert-add-object-it-says-class-already-exist-why-so/9776/2 "2025-01-15T14:24:32Z")

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Hello @Yunus_Loan,

Welcome to our community and great to have you here!

Could you please share more details? If you could provide the code you’re using, details of the server and any specific examples, that would help me investigate and assist you further.

Also have you looked at .exists() method for objects it’s really handy

> **[Read objects | Weaviate](https://weaviate.io/developers/weaviate/manage-data/read#check-object-existence)**
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> Instead of querying your database, you can use an ID to retrieve individual objects.

Regards,  
Mohamed Shahin  
Weaviate Support