13.8. Indexes

13.8.1. Create index on a label
13.8.2. Drop index on a label

Cypher allows the creation of indexes over a property for all nodes that have a given label. These indexes are automatically managed and kept up to date by the database whenever the graph is changed.

13.8.1. Create index on a label

To create an index on a property for all nodes that have a label, use CREATE INDEX ON. Note that the index is not immediately available, but will be created in the background. See the indexes section for details.

Query. 

CREATE INDEX ON :Person(name)

Nothing

Result

(empty result)


13.8.2. Drop index on a label

To drop an index on all nodes that have a label, use the DROP INDEX clause

Query. 

DROP INDEX ON :Person(name)

Nothing

Result

(empty result)