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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
    }
)

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