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Vectara Query API

Semantic, keyword, and hybrid queries with optional grounded generation.

Vectara Query API is one of 9 APIs that Vectara publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 5 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Query. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, authentication docs, a JSON-LD context, and 5 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 3 operations across 3 paths, and defines 2 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 2.0.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://api.vectara.io, https://auth.vectara.io.

3 operations 3 paths 2 schemas 3 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
2.0
Base URL
https://api.vectara.io/v2
Authentication
API Key, OAuth 2.0
License
Proprietary
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

Vectara Query API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as x-api-key (ApiKeyAuth). It supports OAuth 2.0 (OAuth2) using the clientCredentials flow. By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • ApiKeyAuth — Vectara API key passed in the x-api-key header.
  • OAuth2 — OAuth 2.0 client credentials flow.

Paths & Operations 3

Across 3 paths, the API surfaces 3 operations — 3 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Query 3

Semantic, keyword, and hybrid queries with optional grounded generation.

POST
/v2/corpora/{corpus_key}/query
Query A Single Corpus
queryCorpus 1 param body → 200
POST
/v2/corpora/{corpus_key}/search
Search A Single Corpus
searchCorpus 1 param body → 200
POST
/v2/corpora/{corpus_key}/queries
Run A Multi-Stage Query
queriesCorpus 1 param body → 200

Schemas 2

The contract defines 2 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are QueryRequest (4 properties), QueryResponse (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

QueryResponse
object
3 properties
QueryRequest
object
4 properties 1 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

vectara-query-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Vectara publishes across the network.

Vectara Chat API
Vectara OAuth 2.0 Token API
Vectara Agents API
Vectara Authentication API
Vectara Corpora API
Vectara Documents API
Vectara Pipelines API
Vectara Tools API
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