---
title: "Create an item"
slug: "create-an-item"
abstract: "How to create an item using the Sitecore.Data.Items.Item.Add() method."
---
# Create an item

You can use the `Sitecore.Data.Items.Item.Add()` method to create an item. The parent item and the data template for the new item must exist before you create the item. For example, to create the */Sitecore/Content/Home/MyItem* item using the *Sample/Sample* Item data template item in the *Master* database:

```

Sitecore.Data.Database master = Sitecore.Configuration.Factory.GetDatabase("master");

Sitecore.Data.Items.Item home = master.GetItem("/sitecore/content/home");

Sitecore.Data.Items.TemplateItem sample = master.Templates["sample/sample item"];

Sitecore.Data.Items.Item myItem = home.Add("MyItem", sample);

```

It is recommended that you do not perform this task in a production environment (on the website); there is no access to the *Master* database.