Create a Rolling Index¶
The Atlas API authenticates using HTTP Digest Authentication. Provide a programmatic API public key and corresponding private key as the username and password when constructing the HTTP request.
To learn how to configure API access for an Atlas project, see Configure Atlas API Access.
https://cloud.mongodb.com/api/atlas/v1.0
Syntax¶
POST /groups/{GROUP-ID}/clusters/{CLUSTER-NAME}/index
Required Roles¶
You must have one of the following roles to successfully call this resource:
Request Path Parameters¶
| Path Element | Required/Optional | Description |
|---|---|---|
GROUP-ID | Required. | Unique identifier of the project which holds the cluster on which to create an index. |
CLUSTER-NAME | Required. | The name of the cluster on which to create an index. |
Request Query Parameters¶
This endpoint has no request query parameters.
Request Body Parameters¶
| Name | Type | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
db | string | The name of the database that holds the collection on which to create an index. | Required |
collection | string | The name of the collection on which to create an index. | Required |
keys | array of objects | An array containing one or more objects in which the key is the field to be indexed and the value is the type of the index. For more information on index creation syntax, see the createIndex() shell method. Important If you want to create a multikey index,
you must list each field in its own object within the | Required |
options | object | A document that contains a set of options that controls the creation of the index. See Index Options for more information. | Optional |
collation | object | A document that contains a set of options to control index collation. See Collation Options for more information. | Optional |
Response¶
This endpoint returns an empty document.
Example¶
Request¶
curl -u "{PUBLIC-KEY}:{PRIVATE-KEY}" --digest \ --header "Accept: application/json" \ --header "Content-Type: application/json" \ --request POST "https://cloud.mongodb.com/api/atlas/v1.0/groups/{GROUP-ID}/clusters/{CLUSTER-NAME}/index" \ --data '{ "db": "test", "collection": "myCollection", "keys": [{ "myField": 1 }], "collation": { "locale": "us", "strength": 2 } }'
Response¶
{}