diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 44e74176..d402d9ad 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -697,6 +697,36 @@ List<Float> values = Arrays.asList(1F, 2F, 3F);
 UpdateResponse updateResponse = index.update("v1", values, "example-namespace");
 ```
 
+## Create namespace
+
+The following example shows how to create a namespace.
+
+```java
+import io.pinecone.clients.AsyncIndex;
+import io.pinecone.clients.Index;
+import io.pinecone.clients.Pinecone;
+import io.pinecone.proto.MetadataFieldProperties;
+import io.pinecone.proto.MetadataSchema;
+import io.pinecone.proto.NamespaceDescription;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
+...
+
+String indexName = "PINECONE_INDEX_NAME";
+Pinecone pinecone = new Pinecone.Builder("PINECONE_API_KEY").build();
+Index index = pinecone.getIndexConnection(indexName);
+
+// create a namespace
+NamespaceDescription namespaceDescription = index.createNamespace("some-namespace");
+
+// create a namespace with metadata schema
+MetadataSchema schema = MetadataSchema.newBuilder()
+    .putFields("genre", MetadataFieldProperties.newBuilder().setFilterable(true).build())
+    .putFields("year", MetadataFieldProperties.newBuilder().setFilterable(true).build())
+    .build();
+NamespaceDescription namespaceWithSchema = index.createNamespace("some-namespace", schema);
+```
+
 ## List namespaces
 
 The following example shows various methods to list namespaces.
@@ -722,6 +752,19 @@ listNamespacesResponse = index.listNamespaces("some-pagination-token");
 
 // list namespaces with pagination token and a custom limit of 5
 listNamespacesResponse = index.listNamespaces("some-pagination-token", 5);
+
+// The totalCount field returns the total number of namespaces in the index
+// When prefix filtering is used, it returns the count of namespaces matching the prefix
+int totalCount = listNamespacesResponse.getTotalCount();
+
+// list namespaces with prefix filtering
+// Prefix filtering allows you to filter namespaces that start with a specific prefix
+listNamespacesResponse = index.listNamespaces("test-", null, 10);
+totalCount = listNamespacesResponse.getTotalCount(); // Total count of namespaces matching "test-" prefix
+
+// list namespaces with prefix, pagination token, and limit
+listNamespacesResponse = index.listNamespaces("test-", "some-pagination-token", 10);
+totalCount = listNamespacesResponse.getTotalCount();
 ```
 
 ## Describe namespace
diff --git a/src/integration/java/io/pinecone/integration/dataPlane/NamespacesTest.java b/src/integration/java/io/pinecone/integration/dataPlane/NamespacesTest.java
index 5ed28256..dfd61de8 100644
--- a/src/integration/java/io/pinecone/integration/dataPlane/NamespacesTest.java
+++ b/src/integration/java/io/pinecone/integration/dataPlane/NamespacesTest.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import io.pinecone.helpers.RandomStringBuilder;
 import io.pinecone.helpers.TestResourcesManager;
 import io.pinecone.proto.ListNamespacesResponse;
+import io.pinecone.proto.NamespaceDescription;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterAll;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
@@ -12,6 +13,8 @@
 
 import static io.pinecone.helpers.BuildUpsertRequest.generateVectorValuesByDimension;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
 
 public class NamespacesTest {
     private static final TestResourcesManager indexManager = TestResourcesManager.getInstance();
@@ -27,12 +30,19 @@ public static void cleanUp() {
 
     @Test
     public void namespacesSyncTest() throws InterruptedException {
-        String[] namespaces = new String[3];
+        String[] namespaces = new String[4];
         index = indexManager.getOrCreateServerlessIndexConnection();
         ListNamespacesResponse listNamespacesResponse = index.listNamespaces();
         int namespaceCount = listNamespacesResponse.getNamespacesCount();
 
-        for(int i=0; i<3; i++) {
+        // Create namespace explicitly using createNamespace
+        namespaces[0] = RandomStringBuilder.build("namespace-", 3);
+        NamespaceDescription createdNamespace = index.createNamespace(namespaces[0]);
+        assertNotNull(createdNamespace);
+        assertEquals(namespaces[0], createdNamespace.getName());
+
+        // Create namespaces implicitly by upserting vectors
+        for (int i=1; i<4; i++) {
             namespaces[i] = RandomStringBuilder.build("namespace-", 3);
             index.upsert("v"+i, generateVectorValuesByDimension(dimension), namespaces[i]);
         }
@@ -40,7 +50,7 @@ public void namespacesSyncTest() throws InterruptedException {
         // wait for vectors to be upserted
         Thread.sleep(5000);
         listNamespacesResponse = index.listNamespaces();
-        assertEquals(listNamespacesResponse.getNamespacesCount(), namespaceCount + 3);
+        assertEquals(listNamespacesResponse.getNamespacesCount(), namespaceCount + 4);
 
         index.describeNamespace(namespaces[0]);
         index.deleteNamespace(namespaces[0]);
@@ -48,18 +58,43 @@ public void namespacesSyncTest() throws InterruptedException {
         // wait for namespace to be deleted
         Thread.sleep(3000);
         listNamespacesResponse = index.listNamespaces();
-        assertEquals(listNamespacesResponse.getNamespacesCount(), namespaceCount + 2);
+        assertEquals(listNamespacesResponse.getNamespacesCount(), namespaceCount + 3);
+
+        // Test prefix filtering and total count
+        String prefix = "namespace-";
+        ListNamespacesResponse prefixResponse = index.listNamespaces(prefix, null, 100);
+        assertNotNull(prefixResponse);
+        assertTrue(prefixResponse.getTotalCount() >= 3, "totalCount should be at least 3");
+        assertTrue(prefixResponse.getNamespacesCount() >= 3, "Should return at least 3 namespaces with prefix");
+        
+        // Verify all returned namespaces start with the prefix
+        for (int i = 0; i < prefixResponse.getNamespacesCount(); i++) {
+            String namespaceName = prefixResponse.getNamespaces(i).getName();
+            assertTrue(namespaceName.startsWith(prefix), 
+                "Namespace " + namespaceName + " should start with prefix " + prefix);
+        }
+        
+        // Verify totalCount is at least the number of namespaces returned
+        assertTrue(prefixResponse.getTotalCount() >= prefixResponse.getNamespacesCount(),
+            "totalCount should be at least equal to the number of namespaces returned");
     }
 
     @Test
     public void namespacesAsyncTest() throws InterruptedException, ExecutionException {
-        String[] namespaces = new String[3];
+        String[] namespaces = new String[4];
         asyncIndex = indexManager.getOrCreateServerlessAsyncIndexConnection();
 
         ListNamespacesResponse listNamespacesResponse = asyncIndex.listNamespaces().get();
         int namespaceCount = listNamespacesResponse.getNamespacesCount();
 
-        for(int i=0; i<3; i++) {
+        // Create namespace explicitly using createNamespace
+        namespaces[0] = RandomStringBuilder.build("namespace-", 3);
+        NamespaceDescription createdNamespace = asyncIndex.createNamespace(namespaces[0]).get();
+        assertNotNull(createdNamespace);
+        assertEquals(namespaces[0], createdNamespace.getName());
+
+        // Create namespaces implicitly by upserting vectors
+        for (int i=1; i<4; i++) {
             namespaces[i] = RandomStringBuilder.build("namespace-", 3);
             asyncIndex.upsert("v"+i, generateVectorValuesByDimension(dimension), namespaces[i]);
         }
@@ -67,7 +102,7 @@ public void namespacesAsyncTest() throws InterruptedException, ExecutionExceptio
         // wait for vectors to be upserted
         Thread.sleep(5000);
         listNamespacesResponse = asyncIndex.listNamespaces().get();
-        assertEquals(listNamespacesResponse.getNamespacesCount(), namespaceCount + 3);
+        assertEquals(listNamespacesResponse.getNamespacesCount(), namespaceCount + 4);
 
         asyncIndex.describeNamespace(namespaces[0]);
         asyncIndex.deleteNamespace(namespaces[0]);
@@ -75,6 +110,24 @@ public void namespacesAsyncTest() throws InterruptedException, ExecutionExceptio
         // wait for namespace to be deleted
         Thread.sleep(3000);
         listNamespacesResponse = asyncIndex.listNamespaces().get();
-        assertEquals(listNamespacesResponse.getNamespacesCount(), namespaceCount + 2);
+        assertEquals(listNamespacesResponse.getNamespacesCount(), namespaceCount + 3);
+
+        // Test prefix filtering and total count
+        String prefix = "namespace-";
+        ListNamespacesResponse prefixResponse = asyncIndex.listNamespaces(prefix, null, 100).get();
+        assertNotNull(prefixResponse);
+        assertTrue(prefixResponse.getTotalCount() >= 3, "totalCount should be at least 3");
+        assertTrue(prefixResponse.getNamespacesCount() >= 3, "Should return at least 3 namespaces with prefix");
+        
+        // Verify all returned namespaces start with the prefix
+        for (int i = 0; i < prefixResponse.getNamespacesCount(); i++) {
+            String namespaceName = prefixResponse.getNamespaces(i).getName();
+            assertTrue(namespaceName.startsWith(prefix),
+                "Namespace " + namespaceName + " should start with prefix " + prefix);
+        }
+        
+        // Verify totalCount is at least the number of namespaces returned
+        assertTrue(prefixResponse.getTotalCount() >= prefixResponse.getNamespacesCount(),
+            "totalCount should be at least equal to the number of namespaces returned");
     }
-}
+}
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diff --git a/src/main/java/io/pinecone/clients/AsyncIndex.java b/src/main/java/io/pinecone/clients/AsyncIndex.java
index 3b221a70..688deb43 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/pinecone/clients/AsyncIndex.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/pinecone/clients/AsyncIndex.java
@@ -9,11 +9,13 @@
 import io.pinecone.configs.PineconeConnection;
 import io.pinecone.exceptions.PineconeValidationException;
 import io.pinecone.proto.*;
+import io.pinecone.proto.CreateNamespaceRequest;
 import io.pinecone.proto.DeleteRequest;
 import io.pinecone.proto.DescribeIndexStatsRequest;
 import io.pinecone.proto.FetchResponse;
 import io.pinecone.proto.ListNamespacesResponse;
 import io.pinecone.proto.ListResponse;
+import io.pinecone.proto.MetadataSchema;
 import io.pinecone.proto.NamespaceDescription;
 import io.pinecone.proto.QueryRequest;
 import io.pinecone.proto.QueryResponse;
@@ -1124,6 +1126,66 @@ public ListenableFuture<ListNamespacesResponse> listNamespaces(String pagination
         return asyncStub.listNamespaces(listNamespacesRequest.build());
     }
 
+    /**
+     * <pre>
+     * Get list of all namespaces within an index with optional prefix filtering, pagination token, and limit.
+     * @param prefix The prefix to filter namespaces by. Only namespaces starting with this prefix will be returned.
+     *               If null, no prefix filtering is applied.
+     * @param paginationToken The token to paginate through the list of namespaces. If null, it'll be ignored.
+     * @param limit The maximum number of namespaces you want to retrieve.
+     * @return {@link ListenableFuture<ListNamespacesResponse>} The response for the list namespace operation. The totalCount field
+     *         indicates the total number of namespaces matching the prefix (if provided).
+     * </pre>
+     */
+    @Override
+    public ListenableFuture<ListNamespacesResponse> listNamespaces(String prefix, String paginationToken, int limit) {
+        ListNamespacesRequest.Builder listNamespacesRequest = ListNamespacesRequest
+                .newBuilder()
+                .setLimit(limit);
+        if(prefix != null && !prefix.isEmpty()) {
+            listNamespacesRequest.setPrefix(prefix);
+        }
+        if(paginationToken != null) {
+            listNamespacesRequest.setPaginationToken(paginationToken);
+        }
+        return asyncStub.listNamespaces(listNamespacesRequest.build());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * <pre>
+     * Create a namespace within an index.
+     * @param name The name of the namespace to create.
+     * @return {@link ListenableFuture<NamespaceDescription>} The response for the create namespace operation.
+     * </pre>
+     */
+    @Override
+    public ListenableFuture<NamespaceDescription> createNamespace(String name) {
+        CreateNamespaceRequest createNamespaceRequest = CreateNamespaceRequest
+                .newBuilder()
+                .setName(name)
+                .build();
+        return asyncStub.createNamespace(createNamespaceRequest);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * <pre>
+     * Create a namespace within an index with a metadata schema.
+     * @param name The name of the namespace to create.
+     * @param schema The metadata schema for the namespace.
+     * @return {@link ListenableFuture<NamespaceDescription>} The response for the create namespace operation.
+     * </pre>
+     */
+    @Override
+    public ListenableFuture<NamespaceDescription> createNamespace(String name, MetadataSchema schema) {
+        CreateNamespaceRequest.Builder builder = CreateNamespaceRequest
+                .newBuilder()
+                .setName(name);
+        if (schema != null) {
+            builder.setSchema(schema);
+        }
+        return asyncStub.createNamespace(builder.build());
+    }
+
     /**
      * <pre>
      * Describe a namespace within an index, showing the vector count within the namespace.
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/pinecone/clients/Index.java b/src/main/java/io/pinecone/clients/Index.java
index c62ab93f..48c5adb1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/pinecone/clients/Index.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/pinecone/clients/Index.java
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@
 import io.pinecone.configs.PineconeConnection;
 import io.pinecone.exceptions.PineconeValidationException;
 import io.pinecone.proto.*;
+import io.pinecone.proto.CreateNamespaceRequest;
 import io.pinecone.proto.DeleteRequest;
 import io.pinecone.proto.DescribeIndexStatsRequest;
 import io.pinecone.proto.FetchResponse;
 import io.pinecone.proto.ListNamespacesResponse;
 import io.pinecone.proto.ListResponse;
+import io.pinecone.proto.MetadataSchema;
 import io.pinecone.proto.NamespaceDescription;
 import io.pinecone.proto.QueryRequest;
 import io.pinecone.proto.UpdateRequest;
@@ -1034,6 +1036,66 @@ public ListNamespacesResponse listNamespaces(String paginationToken, int limit)
         return blockingStub.listNamespaces(listNamespacesRequest.build());
     }
 
+    /**
+     * <pre>
+     * Get list of all namespaces within an index with optional prefix filtering, pagination token, and limit.
+     * @param prefix The prefix to filter namespaces by. Only namespaces starting with this prefix will be returned.
+     *               If null, no prefix filtering is applied.
+     * @param paginationToken The token to paginate through the list of namespaces. If null, it'll be ignored.
+     * @param limit The maximum number of namespaces you want to retrieve.
+     * @return {@link ListNamespacesResponse} The response for the list namespace operation. The totalCount field
+     *         indicates the total number of namespaces matching the prefix (if provided).
+     * </pre>
+     */
+    @Override
+    public ListNamespacesResponse listNamespaces(String prefix, String paginationToken, int limit) {
+        ListNamespacesRequest.Builder listNamespacesRequest = ListNamespacesRequest
+                .newBuilder()
+                .setLimit(limit);
+        if(prefix != null && !prefix.isEmpty()) {
+            listNamespacesRequest.setPrefix(prefix);
+        }
+        if(paginationToken != null) {
+            listNamespacesRequest.setPaginationToken(paginationToken);
+        }
+        return blockingStub.listNamespaces(listNamespacesRequest.build());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * <pre>
+     * Create a namespace within an index.
+     * @param name The name of the namespace to create.
+     * @return {@link NamespaceDescription} The response for the create namespace operation.
+     * </pre>
+     */
+    @Override
+    public NamespaceDescription createNamespace(String name) {
+        CreateNamespaceRequest createNamespaceRequest = CreateNamespaceRequest
+                .newBuilder()
+                .setName(name)
+                .build();
+        return blockingStub.createNamespace(createNamespaceRequest);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * <pre>
+     * Create a namespace within an index with a metadata schema.
+     * @param name The name of the namespace to create.
+     * @param schema The metadata schema for the namespace.
+     * @return {@link NamespaceDescription} The response for the create namespace operation.
+     * </pre>
+     */
+    @Override
+    public NamespaceDescription createNamespace(String name, MetadataSchema schema) {
+        CreateNamespaceRequest.Builder builder = CreateNamespaceRequest
+                .newBuilder()
+                .setName(name);
+        if (schema != null) {
+            builder.setSchema(schema);
+        }
+        return blockingStub.createNamespace(builder.build());
+    }
+
     /**
      * <pre>
      * Describe a namespace within an index, showing the vector count within the namespace.
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/pinecone/commons/IndexInterface.java b/src/main/java/io/pinecone/commons/IndexInterface.java
index e7e1eb78..ea8e9acc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/pinecone/commons/IndexInterface.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/pinecone/commons/IndexInterface.java
@@ -854,6 +854,38 @@ default void validateListEndpointParameters(String namespace, String prefix, Str
      */
     A listNamespaces(String paginationToken, int limit);
 
+    /**
+     * <pre>
+     * Get list of all namespaces within an index with optional prefix filtering, pagination token, and limit.
+     * @param prefix The prefix to filter namespaces by. Only namespaces starting with this prefix will be returned.
+     *               If null, no prefix filtering is applied.
+     * @param paginationToken The token to paginate through the list of namespaces. If null, it'll be ignored.
+     * @param limit The maximum number of namespaces you want to retrieve.
+     * @return {@link ListNamespacesResponse} The response for the list namespace operation. The totalCount field
+     *         indicates the total number of namespaces matching the prefix (if provided).
+     * </pre>
+     */
+    A listNamespaces(String prefix, String paginationToken, int limit);
+
+    /**
+     * <pre>
+     * Create a namespace within an index.
+     * @param name The name of the namespace to create.
+     * @return {@link NamespaceDescription} The response for the create namespace operation.
+     * </pre>
+     */
+    B createNamespace(String name);
+
+    /**
+     * <pre>
+     * Create a namespace within an index with a metadata schema.
+     * @param name The name of the namespace to create.
+     * @param schema The metadata schema for the namespace.
+     * @return {@link NamespaceDescription} The response for the create namespace operation.
+     * </pre>
+     */
+    B createNamespace(String name, io.pinecone.proto.MetadataSchema schema);
+
     /**
      * <pre>
      * Describe a namespace within an index, showing the vector count within the namespace.