using_database()

This operation changes the database currently in use.

Notes

This method applies only to dedicated serving clusters and on-demand compute.

• For a database in a dedicated serving clusters, create MilvusClient with the cluster endpoint.

  • Free & Serverless

    https://{cluster-id}.serverless.{region}.vectordb.zillizcloud.com

  • Dedicated

    https://{cluster-id}.{region}.vectordb.zillizcloud.com:19530

• For a database for on-demand compute, create MilvusClient with the project endpoints.

  https://{project-id}.{region}.api.zillizcloud.com

Request Syntax

python

using_database(
    db_name: str, 
    **kwargs,
)

PARAMETERS:

• db_name (string) -

  [REQUIRED]

  Name of the database to use.

RETURN TYPE:

NoneType

RETURNS:

None

EXCEPTIONS:

• MilvusException - Raised if any error occurs during this operation.

Examples

python

from pymilvus import MilvusClient

client = MilvusClient(uri, token) # db = "default" 

client.using_database("my_db")