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atlas clusters indexes create

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Create a rolling index for the specified cluster for your project.

To use this command, you must authenticate with a user account or an API key with the Project Data Access Admin role.

Command Syntax
atlas clusters indexes create [indexName] [options]
Name
Type
Required
Description
indexName
string
false
Name of the index.
Name
Type
Required
Description
--clusterName
string
true
Name of the cluster. To learn more, see https://dochub.mongodb.org/core/create-cluster-api.
--collection
string
false

Name of the collection.

Mutually exclusive with --file.

--db
string
false

Name of the database.

Mutually exclusive with --file.

-f, --file
string
false

Path to an optional JSON configuration file that defines index settings.

Mutually exclusive with --db, --collection, --key.

-h, --help
false
help for create
--key
strings
false

Field to be indexed and the type of index in the following format: field:type.

Mutually exclusive with --file.

--projectId
string
false
Hexadecimal string that identifies the project to use. This option overrides the settings in the configuration file or environment variable.
--sparse
false
Flag that creates a sparse index. To learn more, see https://dochub.mongodb.org/core/index-sparse-manual.
Name
Type
Required
Description
-P, --profile
string
false
Name of the profile to use from your configuration file. To learn about profiles for the Atlas CLI, see https://dochub.mongodb.org/core/atlas-cli-save-connection-settings.
# Create an index named bedrooms_1 on the listings collection of the realestate database:
atlas clusters indexes create bedrooms_1 --clusterName Cluster0 --collection listings --db realestate --key bedrooms:1
# Create a compound index named property_room_bedrooms on the
listings collection of the realestate database:
atlas clusters indexes create property_room_bedrooms --clusterName Cluster0 --collection listings --db realestate --key property_type:1 --key room_type:1 --key bedrooms:1
# Create an index named my_index from a JSON configuration file named myfile.json:
atlas clusters indexes create my_index --clusterName Cluster0 --file file.json

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