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  2. Index and Search
  3. Indexing

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

Index and Search

Index Basics