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llamaindex Retrieval API

Query and retrieve content from indexed pipelines.

llamaindex Retrieval API is one of 20 APIs that Llamaindex publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Retrieval. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 3 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://api.cloud.llamaindex.ai/api/v1, https://api.cloud.llamaindex.eu/api/v1.

1 operations 1 paths 3 schemas 1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.0
Base URL
https://api.cloud.llamaindex.ai
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

llamaindex Retrieval API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (API Key) (bearerAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • bearerAuth — LlamaCloud API key obtained from the LlamaCloud dashboard. Include as a Bearer token in the Authorization header.

Paths & Operations 1

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Retrieval 1

Query and retrieve content from indexed pipelines.

POST
/pipelines/{pipelineId}/retrieve
Run search
runSearch 1 param body → 200400401404

Schemas 3

The contract defines 3 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are RetrievalRequest (3 properties), RetrievalResult (3 properties), RetrievalResponse (1 property). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

RetrievalResult
object
A single retrieval result containing matched content and metadata.
3 properties
RetrievalResponse
object
Response containing retrieval results from a pipeline query.
1 property
RetrievalRequest
object
Request body for running a retrieval query against a pipeline.
3 properties 1 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

llamaindex-retrieval-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Llamaindex publishes across the network.

LlamaIndex Python Framework
LlamaIndex TypeScript Framework
llamaindex Data Sources API
llamaindex Extraction Agents API
llamaindex Extraction Jobs API
llamaindex Files API
llamaindex Index Data Sources API
llamaindex Index Files API
llamaindex Index Retrieval API
llamaindex Index Status API
llamaindex Indexes API
llamaindex Jobs API
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