DescribeCollection()

This operation returns detailed information about a collection, including its schema and properties.

func (c *Client) DescribeCollection(ctx context.Context, option DescribeCollectionOption, callOptions ...grpc.CallOption) (collection *entity.Collection, err error)

Request Syntax

option := milvusclient.NewDescribeCollectionOption(name)

result, err := client.DescribeCollection(ctx, option)

PARAMETERS:

• name (string)

  The name of the target collection.

RETURN TYPE:

collection entity.Collection, err error*

RETURNS:

The collection description including schema, fields, and properties. Returns an error if the operation fails.

EXCEPTIONS:

• error

  Check err != nil for failure details.

Example

import (
    "context"
    "fmt"
    "log"

    "github.com/milvus-io/milvus/client/v2/milvusclient"
)

ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
defer cancel()

milvusAddr := "127.0.0.1:19530"

cli, err := milvusclient.New(ctx, &milvusclient.ClientConfig{
    Address: milvusAddr,
})
if err != nil {
    log.Fatal("failed to connect to milvus server: ", err.Error())
}

defer cli.Close(ctx)

collection, err := cli.DescribeCollection(ctx, milvusclient.NewDescribeCollectionOption("quick_setup"))
if err != nil {
    // handle error
}

fmt.Println(collection)