Create a vector store file by attaching a [File](/docs/api-reference/files) to a [vector store](/docs/api-reference/vector-stores/object).
Body
Required
-
A File ID that the vector store should use. Useful for tools like
file_search
that can access files. -
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.
POST
/vector_stores/{vector_store_id}/files
curl \
--request POST 'https://api.openai.com/v1/vector_stores/vs_abc123/files' \
--header "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data '{"file_id":"string","chunking_strategy":{"type":"auto"},"attributes":{}}'
Request examples
{
"file_id": "string",
"chunking_strategy": {
"type": "auto"
},
"attributes": {}
}
Response examples (200)
{
"id": "string",
"object": "vector_store.file",
"usage_bytes": 42,
"created_at": 42,
"vector_store_id": "string",
"status": "in_progress",
"last_error": {
"code": "server_error",
"message": "string"
},
"chunking_strategy": {
"type": "static",
"static": {
"max_chunk_size_tokens": 42,
"chunk_overlap_tokens": 42
}
},
"attributes": {}
}