List vector record IDs

Read a page of vector record IDs in byte order, optionally restricted to a prefix.

POST /v1/tenants/{tenant}/vector-indexes/{index}/records/list-ids

Walk through vector record identifiersThis lists IDs without fetching vectors or metadata.

Select namespace and prefixSet the ID prefix and page limit if needed.
Read IDs in byte orderInspect one page of identifiers.
Continue with the cursorKeep the namespace and prefix unchanged.

Before you start

Use your database bearer token.

Use the target vector index and, where required, its namespace. The examples use index demo-search and namespace demo.

Path parameters

Field	Type	Required
`tenant`	`string`	Required
`index`	`string`	Required

Headers

Field	Type	Required	Description
`x-oc-db-user`	`string`	Optional	Acting database user (role, grant and row-policy checks). Send with x-oc-db-key.
`x-oc-db-key`	`string`	Optional	API key of the x-oc-db-user user.

Request body

application/json

Limits and accepted values

prefix 1-2,048 bytes;
limit 1-1,000, default 100.
consistency: read_committed (default);
snapshot is refused with 400.

Field	Type	Required
`consistency`	`string`	Optional
`cursor`	`string`	Optional
`limit`	`integer`	Optional
`namespace`	`string`	Required
`prefix`	`string`	Optional

Read the result

ids contains one page in byte order. Use a returned cursor to continue, keeping the same namespace and prefix. This lists IDs without fetching vector values or metadata.

Response statuses

HTTP status reference

Status	What to do
200	OK
400	Correct the request before retrying.
401	Check the credential and Authorization header.
402	Check feature access or available credits.
403	Check tenant access, roles and permissions.
404	Check the resource ID and API route.
409	Resolve the conflict before retrying.
413	Split or reduce the request body.
415	Send the required Content-Type.
422	Correct the values or unsupported combination.
429	Honor Retry-After when present; back off.
500	Check the outcome before retrying a write.
501	Check deployment support for this operation.
503	Honor Retry-After when present; check write outcomes.

Request example

curl --include --request POST "${OC_BASE_URL}/v1/tenants/${OC_TENANT}/vector-indexes/demo-search/records/list-ids" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer ${OC_TOKEN}" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-binary '{
  "namespace": "demo",
  "prefix": "v",
  "limit": 20
}'

Response example

Examples use synthetic values to show the response format.

Response status

{
  "ids": [
    "v1",
    "v2"
  ]
}

Download the OpenAPI specification for the complete response schemas.

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