Export Vectors

Export all vectors in a collection as float arrays with metadata.

GET /v1/collections/{collection_name}/export

Request

Headers:

x-api-key: your-api-key

Path Parameters:

Field	Type	Required	Description
collection_name	string	Yes	Collection to export from.

Query Parameters:

Field	Type	Default	Description
limit	integer	10000	Maximum number of vectors to export. Must be between 1 and 100,000.

Example

curl http://localhost:8000/v1/collections/articles/export?limit=100 \
  -H "x-api-key: your-key"

Response

{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "collection": "articles",
    "dim": 384,
    "distance_metric": "cosine",
    "count": 2,
    "vectors": [
      {
        "external_id": "doc-1",
        "vector": [0.123, 0.456, "..."],
        "metadata": {"title": "Hello World"}
      },
      {
        "external_id": "doc-2",
        "vector": [0.789, 0.012, "..."],
        "metadata": {"title": "Getting Started"}
      }
    ]
  },
  "error": null
}

note

For large collections, use the limit parameter to paginate exports. Vectors are returned in database insertion order.

Errors

Code	Reason
404	Collection not found
401	Missing or invalid API key