create_database()

This operation creates a database.

Request Syntax

create_database(
    db_name: str, 
    properties: Optional[dict] = None,
    timeout: Optional[float] = None,
    **kwargs,
)

PARAMETERS:

• db_name (string) -

  [REQUIRED]

  Name of the database to create.

• properties (dict | None) -

  Properties of the database to be created. Possible database properties are as follows:

  • database.replica.number (int) -

    Number of replicas for the database.

  • database.resource_groups ([]str) -

    Resource groups dedicated to the database.

  • database.diskQuota.mb (int) -

    Disk quota allocated to the database in megabytes (MB).

  • database.max.collections (int) -

    Maximum number of collections allowed in the database.

  • database.force.deny.writing (bool) -

    Whether to deny all write operations in the database.

  • database.force.deny.reading (bool) -

    Whether to deny all read operations in the database.

• timeout (float | None) -

  The timeout duration for this operation. Setting this to None indicates that it timeouts when a response arrives or an error occurs.

RETURN TYPE:

NoneType

RETURNS:

None

EXCEPTIONS:

• MilvusException - Raised if any error occurs during this operation.

Examples

from pymilvus import MilvusClient

client = MilvusClient(uri, token) # db = "default" 

client.create_database(
    db_name="my_db"， 
    properties={
        "database.replica.number": 3
    }
)