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="http://localhost:19530",
token="root:Milvus"
)
# 2. Create a collection
client.create_collection(collection_name="test_collection", dimension=5)
# 3. List collections
client.list_collections()
# ['test_collection']