Vector stores

Modify vector store

Changed on Oct 6, 2026

Modifies a vector store.

post/vector_stores/{vector_store_id}

Request

Base URL
https://api.openai.com/v1
URL
https://api.openai.com/v1/vector_stores/{vector_store_id}
Auth
HTTP bearer

Path parameters

vector_store_idstring required

The ID of the vector store to modify.

Request body

namestring nullable

The name of the vector store.

metadataMetadata nullable

Set of 16 key-value pairs that can be attached to an object. This can be useful for storing additional information about the object in a structured format, and querying for objects via API or the dashboard.

Keys are strings with a maximum length of 64 characters. Values are strings with a maximum length of 512 characters.

Response

idstring required

The identifier, which can be referenced in API endpoints.

object'vector_store' required

The object type, which is always vector_store.

created_atinteger required

The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the vector store was created.

namestring required

The name of the vector store.

usage_bytesinteger required

The total number of bytes used by the files in the vector store.

status'expired' | 'in_progress' | 'completed' required

The status of the vector store, which can be either expired, in_progress, or completed. A status of completed indicates that the vector store is ready for use.

expires_atinteger nullable

The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the vector store will expire.

last_active_atinteger nullable required

The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the vector store was last active.

metadataMetadata nullable required