> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://api.pyblish.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://api.pyblish.com/pyblish.api/context/context.append.md).

# .append

Append [Instances](/pyblish.api/instance.md) to a [Context](/pyblish.api/context.md).

## Introduction

A context may contain both content and metacontent, added via `.append()` and `.data[]` respectively.

The contents of a Context is the instances, and it's data global information about the environment in which publishing occurs, such as time of day or currently logged on user.

## Examples

```python
import pyblish.api as pyblish

context = pyblish.Context()
instance = pyblish.Instance(name="MyInstance")
context.append(instance)
```

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