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About indexing and indexes
Overview over what indexing is for, what index types ArangoDB supports, and how to use indexes
Index Basics
Indexes allow fast access to documents by maintaining special data structures to accelerate queries that use indexed attributes
Which index to use when
Pick the right index type for your use case, choosing from persistent, inverted, TTL, and multi-dimensional indexes, as well as Views
Index Utilization
How ArangoDB utilizes indexes to accelerate queries, and under what conditions it can or cannot make use of indexes
Working with Indexes
Create and manage indexes programmatically for document collections using ArangoDB’s JavaScript API