list_collections()

This operation lists all existing collections.

Request syntax

list_collections(**kwargs) -> Name

PARAMETERS:

• kwargs -

  • timeout (float | None) -

    The timeout duration for this operation.

    Setting this to None indicates that this operation timeouts when any response returns or error occurs.

RETURN TYPE:

list

RETURNS:

A list of collection names.

EXCEPTIONS:

• MilvusException

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

Examples

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. List collections
client.list_collections() 

# ['test_collection']

Related methods

• create_collection()

• create_schema()

• describe_collection()

• drop_collection()

• get_collection_stats()

• has_collection()

• rename_collection()

• DataType