https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.1/ref/models/instances/#model-instance-reference Model instance reference Creating objects Customizing model loadingRefreshing objects from databaseValidating objectsSaving objects Auto-incrementing primary keys The pk propertyExplicitly specifying auto-primary-key valuesWhat happens when you save?How Django knows to UPDATE vs. INSERT Forcing an INSERT or UPDATEUpdating attributes based on existing fieldsSpecifying which fields to saveDeleting objectsPickling objectsOther model instance methods __str__()__eq__()__hash__()get_absolute_url()Extra instance methodsOther attributes DoesNotExist