has_collection - Check if a collection exists

has_collection() checks whether a collection with the given name exists.

info

This API is only available when you are connected using a client. For more information, see Client.

Prerequisites

• You have installed pyseekdb. For installation details, see Quick Start.

• You are connected to the database. For connection details, see Client.

Request parameters

client.has_collection(name)

Parameter	Type	Required	Description	Example value
name	string	Yes	The name of the collection to check.	my_collection

Request example

import pyseekdb

# Create a client
client = pyseekdb.Client()

# Check if a collection exists
collection_exists = client.has_collection("my_collection")
print(collection_exists)

Response parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description	Example value
(return value)	bool	Yes	True if the collection exists; False otherwise.	True

Response example

True

Related operations

• Create a collection
• Query a collection
• Create or query a collection
• Fork a collection
• List collections
• Count collections
• Delete a collection