exists #

Checks if the given index exists.

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exists(index, [options]);

Arguments	Type	Description
index	string	Index name
options	object	Query options

options #

Additional query options

Property	Type (default)	Description
queuable	boolean (true)	If true, queues the request during downtime, until connected to Kuzzle again

Resolves #

Resolves to a boolean that indicate whether the index exists or not.

Usage #

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try {
  const exists = await kuzzle.index.exists('nyc-open-data');
  if (exists === true) {
    console.log('Index exists');
  } else {
    console.log('Index does not exists');
  }
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error.message);
}