Export a Search Index Definition from the Capella UI

  • Capella Operational
  • how-to
Use the Couchbase Capella UI to export a JSON Search index definition for use in another cluster.

Prerequisites

  • You have the Search Service enabled on a node in your operational cluster. For more information about how to change Services on your operational cluster, see Modify a Paid Cluster.

  • You have a bucket with scopes and collections in your operational cluster. For more information, see Manage Buckets.

  • You have created a Search index.

    For more information about how to create a Search index, see Create a Search Index with the Capella UI.

  • You have logged in to the Couchbase Capella UI.

Procedure

To export a Search index definition from the Capella UI:

  1. In the navigation breadcrumbs in the Capella UI, do 1 of the following:

    • Click your organization name and go to Operational.

    • Click your current project name or search for a project and go to Operational.

    • Expand the cluster breadcrumb and search for a cluster.

  2. Select the cluster where you want to work with the Search Service.

  3. Go to Data Tools  Search.

  4. On the Search index you want to export, click download.

Next Steps

Capella downloads a .json file containing the definition for your Search index.

To import your Search index definition into a new Couchbase Server cluster through the Web Console, see Import a Search Index Definition with the Web Console.

To import your Search index into a Couchbase Capella cluster, see Import a Search Index Definition with the Capella UI.