The “db” Object

The db object is available in arangosh by default, and can also be imported and used in Foxx services.

db.name returns a collection object for the collection name.

The following methods exist on the _db object:

Database

• db._createDatabase(name, options, users)
• db._databases()
• db._dropDatabase(name, options, users)
• db._useDatabase(name)

Indexes

• db._index(index)
• db._dropIndex(index)

Properties

• db._id()
• db._isSystem()
• db._name()
• db._path()
• db._properties()

Collection

• db._collection(name)
• db._collections()
• db._create(name)
• db._drop(name)
• db._truncate(name)

AQL

• db._createStatement(query)
• db._query(query)
• db._explain(query)
• db._parse(query)

Document

• db._document(object)
• db._exists(object)
• db._remove(selector)
• db._replace(selector,data)
• db._update(selector,data)

Views

• db._view(name)
• db._views()
• db._createView(name, type, properties)
• db._dropView(name)

Global

• db._compact()
• db._engine()
• db._engineStats()
• db._executeTransaction()
• db._version()