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POST
https://api.getmetal.io
/
v1
/
indexes
curl --location --request POST 'https://api.getmetal.io/v1/indexes' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'x-metal-api-key: <api-key>' \
--header 'x-metal-client-id: <client-id>' \
--data-raw '{
    "model": "text-embedding-ada-002",
    "name": "Ozzy Osbourne",
    "filters": [
      {
        "field": "name",
        "type": "string"
      },
      {
        "field": "age",
        "type": "number"
      }
    ]
}'

{
	"data": {
		"id": "1",
		"createdAt": "2023-08-23T22:13:31.539Z",
		"status": "LIVE",
		"name": "Ozzy Osbourne",
		"model": "text-embedding-ada-002",
		"dimensions": 1536,
		"filters": [
			{
				"field": "name",
				"type": "string"
			},
			{
				"field": "age",
				"type": "number"
			}
		],
    "chunkConfig": {
      "size": 500,
      "overlap": 20
    },
    "tableChunkConfig": {
      "size": 4000
    },
		"counts": {
			"docs": 0,
		}
	}
}

​
Auth Headers

​
x-metal-api-key
string
required
An API key for your org.
​
x-metal-client-id
string
required
A Client ID for your org.

​
Body

​
model
string
required
The Embedding Model to use. Can be either “text-embedding-ada-002”, “clip”, or “custom”.
​
name
string
required
Name of the Index
​
datasource
string
Datasource ID to connect to the index.
​
indexType
string
default:"HNSW"
Type of the index. FLAT or HNSW
​
dimensions
integer
This is only required if you are using a “custom” model.
​
filters
object[]
​
chunkConfig
object
​
tableChunkConfig
object

​
Response

​
data
Index Object
curl --location --request POST 'https://api.getmetal.io/v1/indexes' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'x-metal-api-key: <api-key>' \
--header 'x-metal-client-id: <client-id>' \
--data-raw '{
    "model": "text-embedding-ada-002",
    "name": "Ozzy Osbourne",
    "filters": [
      {
        "field": "name",
        "type": "string"
      },
      {
        "field": "age",
        "type": "number"
      }
    ]
}'

{
	"data": {
		"id": "1",
		"createdAt": "2023-08-23T22:13:31.539Z",
		"status": "LIVE",
		"name": "Ozzy Osbourne",
		"model": "text-embedding-ada-002",
		"dimensions": 1536,
		"filters": [
			{
				"field": "name",
				"type": "string"
			},
			{
				"field": "age",
				"type": "number"
			}
		],
    "chunkConfig": {
      "size": 500,
      "overlap": 20
    },
    "tableChunkConfig": {
      "size": 4000
    },
		"counts": {
			"docs": 0,
		}
	}
}