arangosh> db.test.ensureIndex({ type: "hash", fields: [ "a" ] }); { "id" : "test/15989", "type" : "hash", "fields" : [ "a" ], "selectivityEstimate" : 1, "unique" : false, "sparse" : false, "isNewlyCreated" : true, "code" : 201 } arangosh> db.test.save({ a : 1 }); { "_id" : "test/15992", "_key" : "15992", "_rev" : "15992" } arangosh> db.test.save({ a : 1 }); { "_id" : "test/15996", "_key" : "15996", "_rev" : "15996" } arangosh> db.test.save({ a : null }); { "_id" : "test/15999", "_key" : "15999", "_rev" : "15999" }