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rename_collection()

This operation renames an existing collection.

Request Syntax

rename_collection(
old_name: str,
new_name: str,
timeout: Optional[float] = None
) -> None

PARAMETERS:

  • old_name (str) -

    [REQUIRED]

    The name of an existing collection.

    Setting this to a non-existing collection results in a MilvusException.

  • new_name (str) -

    [REQUIRED]

    The name of the target collection after this operation.

    Setting this to the value of old_name results in a MilvusException.

  • timeout (float | None) -

    The timeout duration for this operation.

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

RETURN TYPE:

NoneType

RETURNS:

None

EXCEPTIONS:

  • MilvusException

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

Examples

from pymilvus import MilvusClient

# 1. Set up 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. Rename the collection
client.rename_collection(
old_name="test_collection",
new_name="test_collection_renamed"
)