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Vectara REST API by lap-platform — Agent Skill

Name: Vectara REST API
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: Lap-Platform

Vectara REST API

API version: 1.0.0

Auth

OAuth2 | ApiKey x-api-key in header

Base URL

https://api.vectara.io

Setup

Set your API key in the appropriate header
POST /v1/compute-account-size -- create first compute-account-size

Endpoints

29 endpoints across 29 groups. See references/api-spec.lap for full details.

compute-account-size

Method	Path	Description
POST	/v1/compute-account-size	Computes the amount of quota consumed across the entire Vectara account.

compute-corpus-size

Method	Path	Description
POST	/v1/compute-corpus-size	Computes the amount of quota consumed by a corpus. This capability is useful for administrators to track and monitor the amount

create-api-key

Method	Path	Description
POST	/v1/create-api-key	Creates an API key that you bind with a specific corpus or multiple corpora. You can create an API key that only gives access to query data (read-only) or an API key that gives access to both querying and serving (read-write).

create-corpus

Method	Path	Description
POST	/v1/create-corpus	Creates a corpus, which is a container to store data in.

delete-api-key

Method	Path	Description
POST	/v1/delete-api-key	Deletes API keys to help you manage the security and lifecycle of API keys in your application.

delete-conversations

Method	Path	Description
POST	/v1/delete-conversations	Delete conversations from the chat history corpus. This is useful for data management to help ensure that you maintain data hygiene and support compliance with data retention policies.

delete-corpus

Method	Path	Description
POST	/v1/delete-corpus	Deletes a corpus and all of the data contained inside of the corpus.

delete-doc

Method	Path	Description
POST	/v1/delete-doc	Delete documents from a corpus.

delete-turns

Method	Path	Description
POST	/v1/delete-turns	Deletes specific turns from a conversation within the chat history corpus. This enables developers to remove inaccurate or inappropriate responses from the conversation history.

disable-turns

Method	Path	Description
POST	/v1/disable-turns	Disables specific turns from a conversation within the chat history corpus. This is useful for excluding specific turns from a conversation.

enable-api-key

Method	Path	Description
POST	/v1/enable-api-key	Enables or disables a specific API key.

get-usage-metrics

Method	Path	Description
POST	/v1/get-usage-metrics	Displays usage information about indexing and query operations in a corpus. This helps administrators in analyzing and managing resource consumption more efficiently for specific corpora.

index

Method	Path	Description
POST	/v1/index	This is the "standard" Indexing API for indexing semi-structured, text-heavy "documents." Indexing data into Vectara is typically very fast: within a few seconds.

list-api-keys

Method	Path	Description
POST	/v1/list-api-keys	Lists the API keys and the associated corpora names and IDs.

list-conversations

Method	Path	Description
POST	/v1/list-conversations	List all the conversations in a specific corpus. This data enables developers to monitor chatbot interactions and understand how users engage with the data. Pagination lets developers navigate through large datasets.

list-corpora

Method	Path	Description
POST	/v1/list-corpora	Lists all corpora accessible to the OAuth client.

list-documents

Method	Path	Description
POST	/v1/list-documents	Lists information about each document ingested into the corpus including the Document ID and metadata. This is useful for managing the lifecycle of documents and a quick way to check which documents are already in the index.

list-jobs

Method	Path	Description
POST	/v1/list-jobs	List the jobs associated with this account. Jobs are background processes like replacing the filterable metadata attributes.

list-users

Method	Path	Description
POST	/v1/list-users	Lists the users in your account along with their corpus access and customer-level authorizations.

manage-user

Method	Path	Description
POST	/v1/manage-user	Lets you manage users in your account by adding, deleting, enabling, or disabling users. You can also reset their passwords and edit user roles. This endpoint can help you streamline your onboarding process by programmatically adding new users, assigning appropriate roles, and setting up permissions.

query

Method	Path	Description
POST	/v1/query	Search for relevant results, highlight relevant snippets, and do

read-conversations

Method	Path	Description
POST	/v1/read-conversations	Retrieves detailed information about specific conversations. This information enables developers to analyze the flow of user chats and understand the context of interactions, which helps in refining chatbot responses. You can read up to 100 conversations.

read-corpus

Method	Path	Description
POST	/v1/read-corpus	Displays detailed information about corpora within your account including basic information, metadata, and whether it is enabled or disabled.

replace-corpus-filter-attrs

Method	Path	Description
POST	/v1/replace-corpus-filter-attrs	Updates the filterable metadata fields for the corpus.

reset-corpus

Method	Path	Description
POST	/v1/reset-corpus	Resets a corpus by removing all of the documents inside of it.

stream-query

Method	Path	Description
POST	/v1/stream-query	Stream responses as you search for relevant results, highlight relevant snippets, and do

update-corpus-enablement

Method	Path	Description
POST	/v1/update-corpus-enablement	Lets you enable or disable a corpus. This is useful when you need to take the corpus offline without having to delete the corpus.

core

Method	Path	Description
POST	/v1/core/index	This API is intended to be used by experts. It gives you fine-grained control over chunking

upload

Method	Path	Description
POST	/v1/upload	The File Upload API can be used to index binary files like PDFs, Word Documents, and similar.

Common Questions

Match user requests to endpoints in references/api-spec.lap. Key patterns:

"Create a compute-account-size?" -> POST /v1/compute-account-size
"Create a compute-corpus-size?" -> POST /v1/compute-corpus-size
"Create a create-api-key?" -> POST /v1/create-api-key
"Create a create-corpus?" -> POST /v1/create-corpus
"Create a delete-api-key?" -> POST /v1/delete-api-key
"Create a delete-conversation?" -> POST /v1/delete-conversations
"Create a delete-corpus?" -> POST /v1/delete-corpus
"Create a delete-doc?" -> POST /v1/delete-doc
"Create a delete-turn?" -> POST /v1/delete-turns
"Create a disable-turn?" -> POST /v1/disable-turns
"Create a enable-api-key?" -> POST /v1/enable-api-key
"Create a get-usage-metric?" -> POST /v1/get-usage-metrics
"Create a index?" -> POST /v1/index
"Create a list-api-key?" -> POST /v1/list-api-keys
"Create a list-conversation?" -> POST /v1/list-conversations
"Create a list-corpora?" -> POST /v1/list-corpora
"Create a list-document?" -> POST /v1/list-documents
"Create a list-job?" -> POST /v1/list-jobs
"Create a list-user?" -> POST /v1/list-users
"Create a manage-user?" -> POST /v1/manage-user
"Create a query?" -> POST /v1/query
"Create a read-conversation?" -> POST /v1/read-conversations
"Create a read-corpus?" -> POST /v1/read-corpus
"Create a replace-corpus-filter-attr?" -> POST /v1/replace-corpus-filter-attrs
"Create a reset-corpus?" -> POST /v1/reset-corpus
"Create a stream-query?" -> POST /v1/stream-query
"Create a update-corpus-enablement?" -> POST /v1/update-corpus-enablement
"Create a index?" -> POST /v1/core/index
"Create a upload?" -> POST /v1/upload
"How to authenticate?" -> See Auth section

Response Tips

Check response schemas in references/api-spec.lap for field details
Create/update endpoints typically return the created/updated object

References

Full spec: See references/api-spec.lap for complete endpoint details, parameter tables, and response schemas

Generated from the official API spec by LAP

Vectara REST API

File contents

Vectara REST API

Auth

Base URL

Setup

Endpoints

compute-account-size

compute-corpus-size

create-api-key

create-corpus

delete-api-key

delete-conversations

delete-corpus

delete-doc

delete-turns

disable-turns

enable-api-key

get-usage-metrics

index

list-api-keys

list-conversations

list-corpora

list-documents

list-jobs

list-users

manage-user

query

read-conversations

read-corpus

replace-corpus-filter-attrs

reset-corpus

stream-query

update-corpus-enablement

core

upload

Common Questions

Response Tips

References

Frequently asked questions

Vectara REST API

File contents

Vectara REST API

Auth

Base URL

Setup

Endpoints

compute-account-size

compute-corpus-size

create-api-key

create-corpus

delete-api-key

delete-conversations

delete-corpus

delete-doc

delete-turns

disable-turns

enable-api-key

get-usage-metrics

index

list-api-keys

list-conversations

list-corpora

list-documents

list-jobs

list-users

manage-user

query

read-conversations

read-corpus

replace-corpus-filter-attrs

reset-corpus

stream-query

update-corpus-enablement

core

upload

Common Questions

Response Tips

References

Related skills

Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Vectara REST API skill?

What does the Vectara REST API skill do?

Is Vectara REST API safe to use?

Which AI agents work with Vectara REST API?

Is Vectara REST API free to use?

Who published Vectara REST API?