diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/db/BaseModelSqlv2.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/db/BaseModelSqlv2.ts
index 81157382b6..21ec90095c 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/db/BaseModelSqlv2.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/db/BaseModelSqlv2.ts
@@ -2091,11 +2091,13 @@ class BaseModelSqlv2 {
       cookie,
       foreign_key_checks = true,
       raw = false,
+      insertOneByOneAsFallback = false,
     }: {
       chunkSize?: number;
       cookie?: any;
       foreign_key_checks?: boolean;
       raw?: boolean;
+      insertOneByOneAsFallback?: boolean;
     } = {},
   ) {
     let trx;
@@ -2135,14 +2137,17 @@ class BaseModelSqlv2 {
 
       let response;
 
-      if (this.isSqlite) {
-        // sqlite doesnt support returning, so insert one by one and return ids
+      // insert one by one as fallback to get ids for sqlite and mysql
+      if (insertOneByOneAsFallback && (this.isSqlite || this.isMySQL)) {
+        // sqlite and mysql doesnt support returning, so insert one by one and return ids
         response = [];
 
+        const aiPkCol = this.model.primaryKeys.find((pk) => pk.ai);
+
         for (const insertData of insertDatas) {
           const query = trx(this.tnPath).insert(insertData);
           const id = (await query)[0];
-          response.push(id);
+          response.push(aiPkCol ? { [aiPkCol.title]: id } : id);
         }
       } else {
         response =
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/services/data-table.service.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/services/data-table.service.ts
index 92e39b6315..72dab7cc9f 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/services/data-table.service.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/services/data-table.service.ts
@@ -66,11 +66,12 @@ export class DataTableService {
     });
 
     // if array then do bulk insert
-    if (Array.isArray(param.body)) {
-      return await baseModel.bulkInsert(param.body, { cookie: param.cookie });
-    } else {
-      return await baseModel.insert(param.body, null, param.cookie);
-    }
+    const result = await baseModel.bulkInsert(
+      Array.isArray(param.body) ? param.body : [param.body],
+      { cookie: param.cookie, insertOneByOneAsFallback: true },
+    );
+
+    return Array.isArray(param.body) ? result : result[0];
   }
 
   async dataUpdate(param: {
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ export class DataTableService {
     const baseModel = await Model.getBaseModelSQL({
       id: model.id,
       viewId: view?.id,
-      dbDriver: await NcConnectionMgrv2.get(base)
+      dbDriver: await NcConnectionMgrv2.get(base),
     });
     //
     // // todo: Should have error http status code
@@ -129,7 +130,6 @@ export class DataTableService {
     // }
     // return await baseModel.delByPk(param.rowId, null, param.cookie);
 
-
     const res = await baseModel.bulkUpdate(
       Array.isArray(param.body) ? param.body : [param.body],
       { cookie: param.cookie },
@@ -190,4 +190,29 @@ export class DataTableService {
 
     return { model, view };
   }
+
+  private async extractPks({ model, rows }: { rows: any[]; model?: Model }) {
+    return await Promise.all(
+      rows.map(async (row) => {
+        // if not object then return the value
+        if (typeof row !== 'object') return row;
+
+        let pk;
+
+        // if model is passed then use the model to get the pk columns and extract the pk values
+        if (model) {
+          pk = await model.getColumns().then((cols) =>
+            cols
+              .filter((col) => col.pk)
+              .map((col) => row[col.title])
+              .join('___'),
+          );
+        } else {
+          // if model is not passed then get all the values and join them
+          pk = Object.values(row).join('___');
+        }
+        return pk;
+      }),
+    );
+  }
 }