List index names (C#)

Gets the names of the indexes for a table.

Ready to write code? See the examples for this method to get started. If you are new to the Data API, check out the quickstart.

Result

Returns the index names for a table as an unordered list of strings.

Parameters

Use the ListIndexNamesAsync method, which belongs to the Table class. You can also use ListIndexNames, which is the synchronous version of the method.

Method signature
public Task<List<string>> ListIndexNamesAsync(
  ListIndexNamesOptions options = null
);
Name Type Summary

options

ListIndexNamesOptions

Optional. General API options for this operation, including the keyspace and timeout. For more information and examples, see Customize API interaction.

Examples

The following examples demonstrate how to get the names of the indexes for a table.

List index names

using System.Text.Json;
using DataStax.AstraDB.DataApi;

namespace Examples;

public class Program
{
  static async Task Main()
  {
    // Get an existing table
    var client = new DataAPIClient();
    var database = client.GetDatabase(
      "API_ENDPOINT",
      "APPLICATION_TOKEN"
    );
    var table = database.GetTable("TABLE_NAME");

    // List index names
    var names = await table.ListIndexNamesAsync();
    Console.WriteLine(JsonSerializer.Serialize(names));
  }
}

Client reference

For more information, see the client reference.

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