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Working with collections

Retrieve a list of collections​

To retrieve a list of collections in a database, connect to the database and call GetCollectionsAsync().

using (var transport = HttpApiTransport.UsingBasicAuth(new Uri(url), dbName, username, password))
{
    using (var db = new ArangoDBClient(transport))
    {
        // Retrieve a list of collections
        var response = await db.Collection.GetCollectionsAsync();
    }
}

Create a collection​

To create a new collection, connect to the database and call PostCollectionAsync().

using (var transport = HttpApiTransport.UsingBasicAuth(new Uri(url), dbName, username, password))
{
    using (var db = new ArangoDBClient(transport))
    {
        // Set collection properties
        var body = new CollectionApi.Models.PostCollectionBody()
        {
            Type = CollectionApi.Models.CollectionType.Document,
            Name = "MyCollection"
        };
        // Create the new collection
        var response = await db.Collection.PostCollectionAsync(body, null);
    }
}

Delete a collection​

To delete a collection, connect to the database and call DeleteCollectionAsync(), passing the name of the collection to be deleted as a parameter. Make sure to specify the correct collection name when you delete collections.

using (var transport = HttpApiTransport.UsingBasicAuth(new Uri(url), dbName, username, password))
{
    using (var db = new ArangoDBClient(transport))
    {
        // Delete the collection
        var response = await db.Collection.DeleteCollectionAsync("MyCollection");
    }
}
 
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