diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -525,6 +525,7 @@ Samples are in the [`samples/`](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/tree/
| Create Sequence Sample | [source code](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/blob/main/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/spanner/CreateSequenceSample.java) | [![Open in Cloud Shell][shell_img]](https://console.cloud.google.com/cloudshell/open?git_repo=https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner&page=editor&open_in_editor=samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/spanner/CreateSequenceSample.java) |
| Create Table With Foreign Key Delete Cascade Sample | [source code](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/blob/main/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/spanner/CreateTableWithForeignKeyDeleteCascadeSample.java) | [![Open in Cloud Shell][shell_img]](https://console.cloud.google.com/cloudshell/open?git_repo=https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner&page=editor&open_in_editor=samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/spanner/CreateTableWithForeignKeyDeleteCascadeSample.java) |
| Custom Timeout And Retry Settings Example | [source code](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/blob/main/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/spanner/CustomTimeoutAndRetrySettingsExample.java) | [![Open in Cloud Shell][shell_img]](https://console.cloud.google.com/cloudshell/open?git_repo=https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner&page=editor&open_in_editor=samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/spanner/CustomTimeoutAndRetrySettingsExample.java) |
+| Database Add Split Points Sample | [source code](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/blob/main/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/spanner/DatabaseAddSplitPointsSample.java) | [![Open in Cloud Shell][shell_img]](https://console.cloud.google.com/cloudshell/open?git_repo=https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner&page=editor&open_in_editor=samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/spanner/DatabaseAddSplitPointsSample.java) |
| Delete Backup Schedule Sample | [source code](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/blob/main/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/spanner/DeleteBackupScheduleSample.java) | [![Open in Cloud Shell][shell_img]](https://console.cloud.google.com/cloudshell/open?git_repo=https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner&page=editor&open_in_editor=samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/spanner/DeleteBackupScheduleSample.java) |
| Delete Instance Config Sample | [source code](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/blob/main/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/spanner/DeleteInstanceConfigSample.java) | [![Open in Cloud Shell][shell_img]](https://console.cloud.google.com/cloudshell/open?git_repo=https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner&page=editor&open_in_editor=samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/spanner/DeleteInstanceConfigSample.java) |
| Delete Using Dml Returning Sample | [source code](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/blob/main/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/spanner/DeleteUsingDmlReturningSample.java) | [![Open in Cloud Shell][shell_img]](https://console.cloud.google.com/cloudshell/open?git_repo=https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner&page=editor&open_in_editor=samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/spanner/DeleteUsingDmlReturningSample.java) |
diff --git a/samples/snippets/pom.xml b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
index 7b617e2930..71949e27f8 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
com.google.cloud
libraries-bom
- 26.54.0
+ 26.57.0
pom
import
diff --git a/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/spanner/DatabaseAddSplitPointsSample.java b/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/spanner/DatabaseAddSplitPointsSample.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..05c650dbfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/spanner/DatabaseAddSplitPointsSample.java
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2025 Google LLC
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.example.spanner;
+
+// [START spanner_database_add_split_points]
+
+import com.google.cloud.spanner.Spanner;
+import com.google.cloud.spanner.SpannerException;
+import com.google.cloud.spanner.SpannerOptions;
+import com.google.cloud.spanner.admin.database.v1.DatabaseAdminClient;
+import com.google.protobuf.ListValue;
+import com.google.protobuf.Value;
+import com.google.spanner.admin.database.v1.DatabaseName;
+import com.google.spanner.admin.database.v1.SplitPoints;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class DatabaseAddSplitPointsSample {
+
+ /***
+ * Assume DDL for the underlying database:
+ * {@code
+ * CREATE TABLE Singers (
+ * SingerId INT64 NOT NULL,
+ * FirstName STRING(1024),
+ * LastName STRING(1024),
+ * SingerInfo BYTES(MAX),
+ * ) PRIMARY KEY(SingerId);
+ *
+ *
+ * CREATE INDEX SingersByFirstLastName ON Singers(FirstName, LastName);
+ * }
+ */
+
+ static void addSplitPoints() throws IOException {
+ // TODO(developer): Replace these variables before running the sample.
+ String projectId = "my-project";
+ String instanceId = "my-instance";
+ String databaseId = "my-database";
+ addSplitPoints(projectId, instanceId, databaseId);
+ }
+
+ static void addSplitPoints(String projectId, String instanceId, String databaseId)
+ throws IOException {
+ try (Spanner spanner =
+ SpannerOptions.newBuilder().setProjectId(projectId).build().getService();
+ DatabaseAdminClient databaseAdminClient = spanner.createDatabaseAdminClient()) {
+ List splitPoints = new ArrayList<>();
+
+ // table key
+ com.google.spanner.admin.database.v1.SplitPoints splitPointForTable =
+ SplitPoints.newBuilder()
+ .setTable("Singers")
+ .setKeys(
+ 0,
+ com.google.spanner.admin.database.v1.SplitPoints.Key.newBuilder()
+ .setKeyParts(
+ ListValue.newBuilder()
+ .addValues(Value.newBuilder().setStringValue("42").build())
+ .build()))
+ .build();
+
+ // index key without table key part
+ com.google.spanner.admin.database.v1.SplitPoints splitPointForIndex =
+ SplitPoints.newBuilder()
+ .setIndex("SingersByFirstLastName")
+ .setKeys(
+ 0,
+ com.google.spanner.admin.database.v1.SplitPoints.Key.newBuilder()
+ .setKeyParts(
+ ListValue.newBuilder()
+ .addValues(Value.newBuilder().setStringValue("John").build())
+ .addValues(Value.newBuilder().setStringValue("Doe").build())
+ .build()))
+ .build();
+
+ // index key with table key part, first key is the index key and second is the table key
+ com.google.spanner.admin.database.v1.SplitPoints splitPointForIndexWitTableKey =
+ SplitPoints.newBuilder()
+ .setIndex("SingersByFirstLastName")
+ .setKeys(
+ 0,
+ com.google.spanner.admin.database.v1.SplitPoints.Key.newBuilder()
+ .setKeyParts(
+ ListValue.newBuilder()
+ .addValues(Value.newBuilder().setStringValue("Jane").build())
+ .addValues(Value.newBuilder().setStringValue("Doe").build())
+ .build()))
+ .setKeys(
+ 1,
+ com.google.spanner.admin.database.v1.SplitPoints.Key.newBuilder()
+ .setKeyParts(
+ ListValue.newBuilder()
+ .addValues(Value.newBuilder().setStringValue("38").build())
+ .build()))
+ .build();
+
+ splitPoints.add(splitPointForTable);
+ splitPoints.add(splitPointForIndex);
+ splitPoints.add(splitPointForIndexWitTableKey);
+ databaseAdminClient.addSplitPoints(
+ DatabaseName.of(projectId, instanceId, databaseId), splitPoints);
+
+ } catch (Exception e) {
+ // If the operation failed during execution, expose the cause.
+ throw (SpannerException) e.getCause();
+ }
+ }
+}
+// [END spanner_database_add_split_points]
diff --git a/samples/snippets/src/test/java/com/example/spanner/DatabaseAddSplitPointsIT.java b/samples/snippets/src/test/java/com/example/spanner/DatabaseAddSplitPointsIT.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7b2be31425
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/snippets/src/test/java/com/example/spanner/DatabaseAddSplitPointsIT.java
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2025 Google LLC
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.example.spanner;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+
+import com.google.cloud.spanner.DatabaseId;
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+public class DatabaseAddSplitPointsIT extends SampleTestBase {
+ private static String databaseId;
+
+ @Before
+ public void setup() throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
+ databaseId = idGenerator.generateDatabaseId();
+ databaseAdminClient
+ .createDatabase(
+ databaseAdminClient
+ .newDatabaseBuilder(DatabaseId.of(projectId, instanceId, databaseId))
+ .build(),
+ ImmutableList.of(
+ "CREATE TABLE Singers ("
+ + " SingerId INT64 NOT NULL,"
+ + " FirstName STRING(1024),"
+ + " LastName STRING(1024)"
+ + ") PRIMARY KEY (SingerId)",
+ " CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS SingersByFirstLastName ON Singers(FirstName,"
+ + " LastName)"))
+ .get();
+ }
+
+ @Test
+ public void testAddSplits() throws Exception {
+ final String out =
+ SampleRunner.runSample(
+ () -> DatabaseAddSplitPointsSample.addSplitPoints(projectId, instanceId, databaseId));
+ assertTrue(out.contains(""));
+ }
+}