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exists #

Checks if a collection exists in Kuzzle.


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exists(index, collection, [options]);

Arguments Type Description
index
string
Index name
collection
string
Collection 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
timeout
number
Time (in ms) during which a request will still be waited to be resolved. Set it -1 if you want to wait indefinitely

Resolves #

Resolves to true if the collection exists, false otherwise.

Usage #

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try {
  const exists = kuzzle.collection.exists('nyc-open-data', 'green-taxi');
  if (exists) {
    console.log('Success');
  }
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error.message);
}