Models and databases

Models define what data can be persisted and manipulated by a Marten application. They explicitly specify fields and rules that map to database tables and columns.

Guides

📄️ Introduction

Learn how to define models and interact with model records.

📄️ Queries

Learn how to query model records.

📄️ Relationships

Learn how to define relationships in models.

📄️ Validations

Learn how to validate model records.

📄️ Callbacks

Learn how to define model callbacks.

📄️ Migrations

Learn how to generate and work with model migrations.

📄️ Transactions

Learn how to leverage database transactions.

📄️ Raw SQL

Learn how to perform raw SQL queries.

📄️ Multiple databases

Learn how to leverage multiple databases in a Marten project.

How-to's

📄️ Create custom model fields

How to create custom model fields.

Reference

📄️ Model fields

Model fields reference.

📄️ Table options

Table options reference.

📄️ Query set

Query set reference.

📄️ Migration operations

Migration operations reference.