Sounds like you want this.store.pushPayload(..)
http://emberjs.com/api/data/classes/DS.Store.html#method_pushPayload
Note that you only have access to the store inside Routes and Controllers. Consider putting this inside the activate
hook of App.ApplicationRoute
http://emberjs.com/guides/routing/defining-your-routes/#toc_initial-routes http://emberjs.com/api/classes/Ember.Route.html#method_activate