Back up a pod-based index
This page describes how to create a static copy of a pod-based index, also known as a collection.
Create a collection
To create a backup of your pod-based index, use the create_collection operation.
The following example creates a collection named example-collection from an index named example-index:
You can create a collection using the Pinecone console.
Check the status of a collection
To retrieve the status of the process creating a collection and the size of the collection, use the describe_collection operation. Specify the name of the collection to check. You can only call describe_collection on a collection in the current project.
The describe_collection operation returns an object containing key-value pairs representing the name of the collection, the size in bytes, and the creation status of the collection.
The following example gets the creation status and size of a collection named example-collection.
You can check the status of a collection using the Pinecone console.
List your collections
To get a list of the collections in the current project, use the list_collections operation.
You can view a list of your collections using the Pinecone console.
Delete a collection
To delete a collection, use the delete_collection operation. Specify the name of the collection to delete.
Deleting the collection takes several minutes. During this time, the describe_collection operation returns the status “deleting”.
You can delete a collection using the Pinecone console.
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