Keyspace creation vs Keyspace Retrieval Regex

[roybarber]

I'm able to create a Keyspace both via REST API and Admin area with the value "2DQJAUtSzzzKP9buDTvUvPk3" but unable to retrieve and use it via the REST api.

const dbAdmin = admin.dbAdmin(dbEndpoint)
await dbAdmin.createKeyspace('2DQJAUtSzzzKP9buDTvUvPk3')

// then i can list: 
const keyspaces = await dbAdmin.listKeyspaces()
console.log(keyspaces)

{
  "existingKeyspaces": [
    "default_keyspace",
    "2DQJAUtSzzzKP9buDTvUvPk3"
  ]
}

Then when trying to use the keyspace:

const collectionNames = await db.listCollections({ nameOnly: true, keyspace: '2DQJAUtSzzzKP9buDTvUvPk3' })
// or 
await db.createCollection('collectionname', { keyspace: '2DQJAUtSzzzKP9buDTvUvPk3' })

This returns:

DataAPIResponseError: Request invalid: field 'keyspace' value "2DQJAUtSzzzKP9buDTvUvPk3" not valid. Problem: must match "[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9_]*".

[toptobes]

Hi Roy, thanks for finding this out.

This is not an actually issue with the client, but with the Data API itself; I think the ability to create a keyspace starting with a number is relatively new, because I don't recall that being possible before, but I may be misremembering.

Nevertheless, I'll pass it onto the team on your behalf, and keep you updated. Thank you!