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POST
/
api
/
v1
/
llm
/
vector_stores
/
{vector_store_id}
/
files
Python (SDK)
from mka1 import SDK


with SDK(
    bearer_auth="<YOUR_BEARER_TOKEN_HERE>",
) as sdk:

    res = sdk.llm.vector_stores.create_file(vector_store_id="vs_abc123", file_id="file-abc123", attributes={
        "category": "manual",
        "version": "2.0",
    })

    # Handle response
    print(res)
{
  "id": "file-abc123",
  "object": "vector_store.file",
  "usage_bytes": 0,
  "created_at": 1704067200,
  "vector_store_id": "vs_abc123",
  "status": "in_progress",
  "last_error": null,
  "chunking_strategy": {
    "type": "auto"
  },
  "attributes": {
    "category": "manual",
    "version": "2.0"
  }
}

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

Gateway auth: send Authorization: Bearer <mka1-api-key>. For multi-user server-side integrations, you can also send X-On-Behalf-Of: <external-user-id>.

Path Parameters

​
vector_store_id
string
required

The ID of the vector store for which to create a File.

Body

application/json

Request body for creating a vector store file.

​
file_id
string
required

A File ID that the vector store should use. Useful for tools like file_search that can access files.

​
attributes
object

Set of 16 key-value pairs that can be attached to an object. 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
object

The chunking strategy used to chunk the file(s). If not set, will use the auto strategy.

Response

200 - application/json

OK

A list of files attached to a vector store.

​
id
string
required

The identifier, which can be referenced in API endpoints.

​
object
any
required

The object type, which is always 'vector_store.file'.

​
usage_bytes
integer
required

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

Required range: -9007199254740991 <= x <= 9007199254740991
​
created_at
integer
required

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

Required range: -9007199254740991 <= x <= 9007199254740991
​
vector_store_id
string
required

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

​
status
enum<string>
required

The status of the vector store file. 'in_progress' means currently processing, 'completed' indicates the file is ready for use, 'cancelled' means processing was cancelled, 'failed' means an error occurred.

Available options:
in_progress,
completed,
cancelled,
failed
​
last_error
object
required

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

​
chunking_strategy
object

The strategy used to chunk the file.

​
attributes
object

Set of 16 key-value pairs that can be attached to an object. Keys are strings with a maximum length of 64 characters. Values are strings with a maximum length of 512 characters, booleans, or numbers.