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List vector stores

GET
/vector_stores

Returns a list of vector stores.

Query Parameters
after: optional string

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 string

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 integer (default: 20)

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

order: optional "asc" or "desc" (default: "desc")

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

One of the following:
"asc"
"desc"
Returns
data: array of VectorStore { id, created_at, file_counts, 8 more }
id: string

The identifier, which can be referenced in API endpoints.

created_at: integer

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

formatunixtime
file_counts: object { cancelled, completed, failed, 2 more }
cancelled: integer

The number of files that were cancelled.

completed: integer

The number of files that have been successfully processed.

failed: integer

The number of files that have failed to process.

in_progress: integer

The number of files that are currently being processed.

total: integer

The total number of files.

last_active_at: integer or null

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

formatunixtime
metadata: Metadata or null

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: string

The name of the vector store.

object: "vector_store"

The object type, which is always vector_store.

status: "expired" or "in_progress" or "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.

One of the following:
"expired"
"in_progress"
"completed"
usage_bytes: integer

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

expires_after: optional object { anchor, days }

The expiration policy for a vector store.

anchor: "last_active_at"

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

days: integer

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

minimum1
maximum365
expires_at: optional integer or null

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

formatunixtime
first_id: string
has_more: boolean
last_id: string
object: string

List vector stores

curl https://api.openai.com/v1/vector_stores \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "OpenAI-Beta: assistants=v2"
Response example
{
  "object": "list",
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "vs_abc123",
      "object": "vector_store",
      "created_at": 1699061776,
      "name": "Support FAQ",
      "description": "Contains commonly asked questions and answers, organized by topic.",
      "file_counts": {
        "in_progress": 0,
        "completed": 3,
        "failed": 0,
        "cancelled": 0,
        "total": 3
      },
      "usage_bytes": 139920,
      "status": "completed",
      "last_active_at": null,
      "metadata": {}
    },
    {
      "id": "vs_abc456",
      "object": "vector_store",
      "created_at": 1699061776,
      "name": "Support FAQ v2",
      "file_counts": {
        "in_progress": 0,
        "completed": 3,
        "failed": 0,
        "cancelled": 0,
        "total": 3
      },
      "usage_bytes": 139920,
      "status": "completed",
      "last_active_at": null,
      "metadata": {}
    }
  ],
  "first_id": "vs_abc123",
  "last_id": "vs_abc456",
  "has_more": false
}
Returns Examples
Response example
{
  "object": "list",
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "vs_abc123",
      "object": "vector_store",
      "created_at": 1699061776,
      "name": "Support FAQ",
      "description": "Contains commonly asked questions and answers, organized by topic.",
      "file_counts": {
        "in_progress": 0,
        "completed": 3,
        "failed": 0,
        "cancelled": 0,
        "total": 3
      },
      "usage_bytes": 139920,
      "status": "completed",
      "last_active_at": null,
      "metadata": {}
    },
    {
      "id": "vs_abc456",
      "object": "vector_store",
      "created_at": 1699061776,
      "name": "Support FAQ v2",
      "file_counts": {
        "in_progress": 0,
        "completed": 3,
        "failed": 0,
        "cancelled": 0,
        "total": 3
      },
      "usage_bytes": 139920,
      "status": "completed",
      "last_active_at": null,
      "metadata": {}
    }
  ],
  "first_id": "vs_abc123",
  "last_id": "vs_abc456",
  "has_more": false
}