createCollection()

Creates a collection with the specified schema.

Invocation

new milvusClient(MILUVS_ADDRESS).collectionManager.createCollection(CreateCollectionReq);

Parameter

CreateCollectionReq(object)

Parameter	Description	type	required
collection_name	Collection name	String	true
fields	schema to create	Fields	true

Fields(object)

Parameter	Description	type	required
name	Field name	String	true
description	Field description	String	true
data_type	Field type	DataType	true
type_params	Vector Field param	Object	false
autoID	Is auto generated ID	Bool	false
is_primary_key	Is primary key	Bool	false

DataType

Value	Description
0	none
1	Bool
2	Int8
3	Int16
4	Int32
5	Int64
10	Float
11	Double
20	String
100	BinaryVector
101	FloatVector

Example

new milvusClient(MILUVS_ADDRESS).collectionManager.createCollection({
  collection_name: 'my_collection',
  fields: [
    {
      name: "vector_01",
      description: "vector field",
      data_type: DataType.FloatVect,
      type_params: {
        dim: "8"
      }
    },
    {
      name: "age",
      data_type: DataType.Int64,
      autoID: true,
      is_primary_key: true,
      description: "",
    },
  ],
});

Return

// create collection return