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Create vector store file

vector_stores.files.create(strvector_store_id, FileCreateParams**kwargs) -> VectorStoreFile

POST/vector_stores/{vector_store_id}/files

Create a vector store file by attaching a File to a vector store.

ParametersExpand Collapse

vector_store_id: str

file_id: str

A File ID that the vector store should use. Useful for tools like file_search that can access files. For multi-file ingestion, we recommend file_batches to minimize per-vector-store write requests.

attributes: Optional[Dict[str, Union[str, float, bool]]]

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, booleans, or numbers.

chunking_strategy: Optional[FileChunkingStrategyParam]

The chunking strategy used to chunk the file(s). If not set, will use the auto strategy. Only applicable if file_ids is non-empty.

ReturnsExpand Collapse

class VectorStoreFile: …

A list of files attached to a vector store.

id: str

The identifier, which can be referenced in API endpoints.

created_at: int

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

formatunixtime

last_error: Optional[LastError]

The last error associated with this vector store file. Will be null if there are no errors.

object: Literal["vector_store.file"]

The object type, which is always vector_store.file.

status: Literal["in_progress", "completed", "cancelled", "failed"]

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

usage_bytes: int

The total vector store usage in bytes. Note that this may be different from the original file size.

vector_store_id: str

The ID of the vector store that the File is attached to.

attributes: Optional[Dict[str, Union[str, float, bool]]]

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, booleans, or numbers.

chunking_strategy: Optional[FileChunkingStrategy]

The strategy used to chunk the file.

Create vector store file

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from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI()

vector_store_file = client.vector_stores.files.create(
  vector_store_id="vs_abc123",
  file_id="file-abc123"
)
print(vector_store_file)

{
  "id": "file-abc123",
  "object": "vector_store.file",
  "created_at": 1699061776,
  "usage_bytes": 1234,
  "vector_store_id": "vs_abcd",
  "status": "completed",
  "last_error": null
}

Returns Examples

{
  "id": "file-abc123",
  "object": "vector_store.file",
  "created_at": 1699061776,
  "usage_bytes": 1234,
  "vector_store_id": "vs_abcd",
  "status": "completed",
  "last_error": null
}