Python

create_collection()

This method creates a collection.

Invocation

create_collection(
    collection_name,
    dimension,
    primary_field_name,
    id_type,
    vector_field_name,
    metric_type,
    auto_id,
    timeout
)

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Type	Required
`collection_name`	Name of the collection to create.	String	True
`dimension`	Vector dimension.	Integer	True
`primary_field_name`	Name of the primary key. Default value: id.	String	False
`id_type`	Data type of the primary key. Valid values: int or string.	String	False
`vector_field_name`	Name of the vector field.	String	False
`metric_type`	Metric type for the collection. Default value: IP.	String	False
`auto_id`	Whether to automatically generate a unique ID for each new vector inserted into the collection. Default value: False.	Boolean	False
`timeout`	An optional duration of time in seconds to allow for the RPC. If it is set to None, the client keeps waiting until the server responds or error occurs.	Float	False

Return

A new collection object.

Raises

None

Example

Create a collection with a dynamic schema:

from pymilvus import MilvusClient

client = MilvusClient(uri, token)

client.create_collection(
    collection_name='medium_articles',
    dimension=768
)

Create a collection with a custom schema:

from pymilvus import MilvusClient

client = MilvusClient(uri, token)

client.create_collection(
    collection_name='medium_articles',
    dimension=768,
    primary_field_name='custom_id',
    vector_field_name='vector_title'
)

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