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list_aliases()

This operation lists all existing aliases for a specific collection.

Request syntax

list_aliases(
collection_name: str,
timeout: Optional[float] = None
)

PARAMETERS:

  • collection_name (str) -

    [REQUIRED]

    The name of the collection whose aliases are to be listed.

  • timeout (float | None)

    The timeout duration for this operation.

    Setting this to None indicates that this operation times out when any response arrives or any error occurs.

RETURN TYPE:

dict

RETURNS:

A dictionary containing the list of aliases assigned to the specified collection.

{
'aliases': [
'test'
],
'collection_name': 'test_collection',
'db_name': 'default'
}

PARAMETERS:

  • aliases (list) -

    A list of aliases assigned to the specified collection.

  • collection_name (str) -

    The specified collection name.

  • db_name (str) -

    The name of the database to which the specified collection belongs to.

EXCEPTIONS:

  • MilvusException

    This exception will be raised when any error occurs during this operation.

  • BaseException

    This exception will be raised when this operation fails.

Example

from pymilvus import MilvusClient

# 1. Create a milvus client
client = MilvusClient(
uri="https://inxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx.api.gcp-us-west1.zillizcloud.com:19530",
token="user:password"
)

# 2. Create a collection
client.create_collection(collection_name="test_collection", dimension=5)

# 3. Create an alias for the collection
client.create_alias(collection_name="test_collection", alias="test")

# 4. List aliases of the collection
client.list_aliases(collection_name="test_collection")

# {'aliases': ['test'], 'collection_name': 'test_collection', 'db_name': 'default'}