List index names (TypeScript)

Tables with the Data API are currently in public preview. Development is ongoing, and the features and functionality are subject to change. Hyper-Converged Database (HCD), and the use of such, is subject to the DataStax Preview Terms.

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 a promise that resolves to the index names for a table as an unordered list of strings.

Parameters

Use the listIndexes method, which belongs to the Table class.

Method signature
async listIndexes(
  options?: ListIndexOptions & {
    nameOnly: true,
    timeout?: number | TimeoutDescriptor,
  }
): TableIndexDescriptor[]
Name Type Summary

options

ListIndexOptions

The options for this operation. See Properties of options for more details.

Properties of options
Name Type Summary

nameOnly

true

Must be true to return only the index names. Otherwise, index names and metadata are returned.

timeout

number | TimeoutDescriptor

Optional. A timeout to impose on the underlying API request.

Examples

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

List index names

import {
  DataAPIClient,
  UsernamePasswordTokenProvider,
} from "@datastax/astra-db-ts";

// Get an existing table
const client = new DataAPIClient({ environment: "hcd" });
const database = client.db("API_ENDPOINT", {
  token: new UsernamePasswordTokenProvider("USERNAME", "PASSWORD"),
  keyspace: "KEYSPACE_NAME",
});
const table = database.table("TABLE_NAME");

// List index names
(async function () {
  const result = await table.listIndexes({ nameOnly: true });

  console.log(result);
})();

Client reference

For more information, see the client reference.

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