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Vector Stores

List vector stores

vector_stores.list(VectorStoreListParams**kwargs) -> SyncCursorPage[VectorStore]
GET/vector_stores

Returns a list of vector stores.

ParametersExpand Collapse
after: Optional[str]

A cursor for use in pagination. after is an object ID that defines your place in the list. For instance, if you make a list request and receive 100 objects, ending with obj_foo, your subsequent call can include after=obj_foo in order to fetch the next page of the list.

before: Optional[str]

A cursor for use in pagination. before is an object ID that defines your place in the list. For instance, if you make a list request and receive 100 objects, starting with obj_foo, your subsequent call can include before=obj_foo in order to fetch the previous page of the list.

limit: Optional[int]

A limit on the number of objects to be returned. Limit can range between 1 and 100, and the default is 20.

order: Optional[Literal["asc", "desc"]]

Sort order by the created_at timestamp of the objects. asc for ascending order and desc for descending order.

Accepts one of the following:
"asc"
"desc"
ReturnsExpand Collapse
class VectorStore: …

A vector store is a collection of processed files can be used by the file_search tool.

id: str

The identifier, which can be referenced in API endpoints.

created_at: int

The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the vector store was created.

file_counts: FileCounts
cancelled: int

The number of files that were cancelled.

completed: int

The number of files that have been successfully processed.

failed: int

The number of files that have failed to process.

in_progress: int

The number of files that are currently being processed.

total: int

The total number of files.

last_active_at: Optional[int]

The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the vector store was last active.

metadata: Optional[Metadata]

Set of 16 key-value pairs that can be attached to an object. This can be useful for storing additional information about the object in a structured format, and querying for objects via API or the dashboard.

Keys are strings with a maximum length of 64 characters. Values are strings with a maximum length of 512 characters.

name: str

The name of the vector store.

object: Literal["vector_store"]

The object type, which is always vector_store.

status: Literal["expired", "in_progress", "completed"]

The status of the vector store, which can be either expired, in_progress, or completed. A status of completed indicates that the vector store is ready for use.

Accepts one of the following:
"expired"
"in_progress"
"completed"
usage_bytes: int

The total number of bytes used by the files in the vector store.

expires_after: Optional[ExpiresAfter]

The expiration policy for a vector store.

anchor: Literal["last_active_at"]

Anchor timestamp after which the expiration policy applies. Supported anchors: last_active_at.

days: int

The number of days after the anchor time that the vector store will expire.

minimum1
maximum365
expires_at: Optional[int]

The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the vector store will expire.

List vector stores

import os
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    api_key=os.environ.get("OPENAI_API_KEY"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
page = client.vector_stores.list()
page = page.data[0]
print(page.id)
{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "id",
      "created_at": 0,
      "file_counts": {
        "cancelled": 0,
        "completed": 0,
        "failed": 0,
        "in_progress": 0,
        "total": 0
      },
      "last_active_at": 0,
      "metadata": {
        "foo": "string"
      },
      "name": "name",
      "object": "vector_store",
      "status": "expired",
      "usage_bytes": 0,
      "expires_after": {
        "anchor": "last_active_at",
        "days": 1
      },
      "expires_at": 0
    }
  ],
  "first_id": "vs_abc123",
  "has_more": false,
  "last_id": "vs_abc456",
  "object": "list"
}
Returns Examples
{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "id",
      "created_at": 0,
      "file_counts": {
        "cancelled": 0,
        "completed": 0,
        "failed": 0,
        "in_progress": 0,
        "total": 0
      },
      "last_active_at": 0,
      "metadata": {
        "foo": "string"
      },
      "name": "name",
      "object": "vector_store",
      "status": "expired",
      "usage_bytes": 0,
      "expires_after": {
        "anchor": "last_active_at",
        "days": 1
      },
      "expires_at": 0
    }
  ],
  "first_id": "vs_abc123",
  "has_more": false,
  "last_id": "vs_abc456",
  "object": "list"
}