astra db create-keyspace

astra db create-keyspace [-qV] [--[no-]async] [--if-not-exists] [--no-input] [--
                         [no-]spinner] [--dump-logs[=FILE]] [--color=WHEN]
                         -k=KEYSPACE [-o=FORMAT] [--timeout=<timeout>]
                         [[[-cf=PATH] [-p=NAME]] | [--token=TOKEN [--env=ENV]]]
                         [DB]

Create a new keyspace in the specified database

Options

DB: The name or ID of the Astra database to operate on
-k, --keyspace: The keyspace to use
--if-not-exists: Don’t error if a keyspace with the same name already exists
--async: Do not wait for the database to become active
--timeout: How long the command should wait for the database to become active

Common Options

-o, --output: One of: human, json, csv
-V, --verbose: Enable verbose logging output
-q, --quiet: Only output essential information
--spinner: Enable/disable loading spinners
--no-input: Don’t ask for user input (e.g. confirmation prompts)
--color: One of: auto, never, always
--dump-logs: Write all logs to an optionally specified file

Connection Options

-cf, --config-file: The .astrarc file to use for this command
-p, --profile: The .astrarc profile to use for this command
--token: The astra token to use for this command. Use the --token @file syntax to read the token from a file, to avoid potential leaks.
--env: Override the target astra environment

Examples

# Create a new keyspace
$ astra db create-keyspace my_db -k my_keyspace

# Create a new keyspace without failing if it already exists
$ astra db create-keyspace my_db -k my_keyspace --if-not-exists

# Create a new keyspace without waiting for the database to become active
$ astra db create-keyspace my_db -k my_keyspace --async

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