Manage Indexes

Learn how to manipulate indexes on vector and scalar fields via SDKs.

📘Notes

Whether a collection is automatically indexed and loaded depends on how you create the collection. A collection is automatically loaded upon creation in the following scenarios:

• On the console.

• Using RESTful API.

• Using applicable SDKs with index parameters specified.

You can also create a collection that is not loaded automatically and start managing indexes on your own.

For collections and external collections in a database created using the project endpoint, you cannot drop indexes after they are created. This applies to both vector and scalar fields.

Contents

In this chapter, you will find out how to manage your collection indexes on vector and scalar fields.

Vector Indexes [READ MORE]

This guide walks you through the basic operations on creating and managing indexes on vector fields in a collection.

Scalar Indexes [READ MORE]

Zilliz Cloud supports indexing on scalar fields (non-vector fields) to significantly accelerate filtering and search performance, especially on large datasets.