MongoDB: db.collection.getIndexes() method

db.collection.getIndexes

The db.collection.getIndexes() method is used to return an array that holds a list of documents that identify and describe the existing indexes on a collection.

db.collection.getIndexes()

Syntax:

db.collection.getIndexes()

Sample document in the restaurants collection:

{
  "address": {
     "building": "1007",
     "coord": [ -73.856077, 40.848447 ],
     "street": "Morris Park Ave",
     "zipcode": "10462"
  },
  "borough": "Bronx",
  "cuisine": "Bakery",
  "grades": [
     { "date": { "$date": 1393804800000 }, "grade": "A", "score": 2 },
     { "date": { "$date": 1378857600000 }, "grade": "A", "score": 6 },
     { "date": { "$date": 1358985600000 }, "grade": "A", "score": 10 },
     { "date": { "$date": 1322006400000 }, "grade": "A", "score": 9 },
     { "date": { "$date": 1299715200000 }, "grade": "B", "score": 14 }
  ],
  "name": "Morris Park Bake Shop",
  "restaurant_id": "30075445"
}
.......

Example: MongoDB: db.collection.getIndexes() method

Following example describe the indexes on the restaurants database

db.restaurants.getIndexes();

Output:

[
        {
                "v" : 1,
                "key" : {
                        "_id" : 1
                },
                "name" : "_id_",
                "ns" : "test.restaurants"
        }
]

Retrieve the restaurants data from here

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