describe_database()

This operation lists detailed information about the specified database.

Request Syntax

Python

describe_database(
    db_name: str,
    timeout: Optional[float] = None,
    **kwargs,
) -> Dict

PARAMETERS:

• db_name (string) -

  [REQUIRED]

  Name of the database to describe.

• timeout (float | None) -

  The timeout duration for this operation. Setting this to None indicates that it timeouts when a response arrives, or an error occurs.

RETURN TYPE:

Dict

RETURNS:

A dictionary that contains detailed information about the specified database.

EXCEPTIONS:

• MilvusException - Raised if any error occurs during this operation.

Examples

Python

from pymilvus import MilvusClient

client = MilvusClient(uri, token) # db = "default"

client.describe_database(
    db_name="my_db"
)

# {
#   "name": "my_db",
#   "a": "b",
#.  "c": "d",
# }