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[vectordb](../README.md) / [Exports](../modules.md) / Connection
# Interface: Connection
A LanceDB Connection that allows you to open tables and create new ones.
Connection could be local against filesystem or remote against a server.
## Implemented by
- [`LocalConnection`](../classes/LocalConnection.md)
## Table of contents
### Properties
- [uri](Connection.md#uri)
### Methods
- [createTable](Connection.md#createtable)
- [dropTable](Connection.md#droptable)
- [openTable](Connection.md#opentable)
- [tableNames](Connection.md#tablenames)
- [withMiddleware](Connection.md#withmiddleware)
## Properties
### uri
**uri**: `string`
#### Defined in
[index.ts:261](https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/blob/92179835/node/src/index.ts#L261)
## Methods
### createTable
**createTable**\<`T`\>(`«destructured»`): `Promise`\<[`Table`](Table.md)\<`T`\>\>
Creates a new Table, optionally initializing it with new data.
#### Type parameters
| Name |
| :------ |
| `T` |
#### Parameters
| Name | Type |
| :------ | :------ |
| `«destructured»` | [`CreateTableOptions`](CreateTableOptions.md)\<`T`\> |
#### Returns
`Promise`\<[`Table`](Table.md)\<`T`\>\>
#### Defined in
[index.ts:285](https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/blob/92179835/node/src/index.ts#L285)
**createTable**(`name`, `data`): `Promise`\<[`Table`](Table.md)\<`number`[]\>\>
Creates a new Table and initialize it with new data.
#### Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
| :------ | :------ | :------ |
| `name` | `string` | The name of the table. |
| `data` | `Table`\<`any`\> \| `Record`\<`string`, `unknown`\>[] | Non-empty Array of Records to be inserted into the table |
#### Returns
`Promise`\<[`Table`](Table.md)\<`number`[]\>\>
#### Defined in
[index.ts:299](https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/blob/92179835/node/src/index.ts#L299)
**createTable**(`name`, `data`, `options`): `Promise`\<[`Table`](Table.md)\<`number`[]\>\>
Creates a new Table and initialize it with new data.
#### Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
| :------ | :------ | :------ |
| `name` | `string` | The name of the table. |
| `data` | `Table`\<`any`\> \| `Record`\<`string`, `unknown`\>[] | Non-empty Array of Records to be inserted into the table |
| `options` | [`WriteOptions`](WriteOptions.md) | The write options to use when creating the table. |
#### Returns
`Promise`\<[`Table`](Table.md)\<`number`[]\>\>
#### Defined in
[index.ts:311](https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/blob/92179835/node/src/index.ts#L311)
**createTable**\<`T`\>(`name`, `data`, `embeddings`): `Promise`\<[`Table`](Table.md)\<`T`\>\>
Creates a new Table and initialize it with new data.
#### Type parameters
| Name |
| :------ |
| `T` |
#### Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
| :------ | :------ | :------ |
| `name` | `string` | The name of the table. |
| `data` | `Table`\<`any`\> \| `Record`\<`string`, `unknown`\>[] | Non-empty Array of Records to be inserted into the table |
| `embeddings` | [`EmbeddingFunction`](EmbeddingFunction.md)\<`T`\> | An embedding function to use on this table |
#### Returns
`Promise`\<[`Table`](Table.md)\<`T`\>\>
#### Defined in
[index.ts:324](https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/blob/92179835/node/src/index.ts#L324)
**createTable**\<`T`\>(`name`, `data`, `embeddings`, `options`): `Promise`\<[`Table`](Table.md)\<`T`\>\>
Creates a new Table and initialize it with new data.
#### Type parameters
| Name |
| :------ |
| `T` |
#### Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
| :------ | :------ | :------ |
| `name` | `string` | The name of the table. |
| `data` | `Table`\<`any`\> \| `Record`\<`string`, `unknown`\>[] | Non-empty Array of Records to be inserted into the table |
| `embeddings` | [`EmbeddingFunction`](EmbeddingFunction.md)\<`T`\> | An embedding function to use on this table |
| `options` | [`WriteOptions`](WriteOptions.md) | The write options to use when creating the table. |
#### Returns
`Promise`\<[`Table`](Table.md)\<`T`\>\>
#### Defined in
[index.ts:337](https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/blob/92179835/node/src/index.ts#L337)
___
### dropTable
**dropTable**(`name`): `Promise`\<`void`\>
Drop an existing table.
#### Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
| :------ | :------ | :------ |
| `name` | `string` | The name of the table to drop. |
#### Returns
`Promise`\<`void`\>
#### Defined in
[index.ts:348](https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/blob/92179835/node/src/index.ts#L348)
___
### openTable
**openTable**\<`T`\>(`name`, `embeddings?`): `Promise`\<[`Table`](Table.md)\<`T`\>\>
Open a table in the database.
#### Type parameters
| Name |
| :------ |
| `T` |
#### Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
| :------ | :------ | :------ |
| `name` | `string` | The name of the table. |
| `embeddings?` | [`EmbeddingFunction`](EmbeddingFunction.md)\<`T`\> | An embedding function to use on this table |
#### Returns
`Promise`\<[`Table`](Table.md)\<`T`\>\>
#### Defined in
[index.ts:271](https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/blob/92179835/node/src/index.ts#L271)
___
### tableNames
**tableNames**(): `Promise`\<`string`[]\>
#### Returns
`Promise`\<`string`[]\>
#### Defined in
[index.ts:263](https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/blob/92179835/node/src/index.ts#L263)
___
### withMiddleware
**withMiddleware**(`middleware`): [`Connection`](Connection.md)
Instrument the behavior of this Connection with middleware.
The middleware will be called in the order they are added.
Currently this functionality is only supported for remote Connections.
#### Parameters
| Name | Type |
| :------ | :------ |
| `middleware` | `HttpMiddleware` |
#### Returns
[`Connection`](Connection.md)
- this Connection instrumented by the passed middleware
#### Defined in
[index.ts:360](https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/blob/92179835/node/src/index.ts#L360)