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# Create named vector

PUT http://localhost:6333/collections/{collection_name}/vectors/{vector_name}
Content-Type: application/json

Create a new named vector on an existing collection

Reference: https://api.qdrant.tech/api-reference/collections/create-vector-name

## Authentication

- `api-key` header (required) — API Key authentication via header

## Servers

- `http://localhost:6333` (http, default)
- `https://localhost:6333` (https)

## Request

### Path parameters

- `collection_name` (string, required) — Name of the collection
- `vector_name` (string, required) — Name of the vector to create

### Query parameters

- `wait` (boolean, optional) — If true, wait for changes to actually happen
- `ordering` (enum, optional) — define ordering guarantees for the operation
  - Allowed values: `weak`, `medium`, `strong`
- `timeout` (integer, optional) — Timeout for the operation

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects a VectorNameConfig.

- `VectorNameConfig`

## Response

### 200

successful operation

- `usage` (CollectionsCollectionNameVectorsVectorNamePutResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaUsage, optional)
- `time` (double, optional) — Time spent to process this request
- `status` (string, optional)
- `result` (UpdateResult, optional)

## Types

### DenseVectorNameConfig

Wrapper for dense vector creation config.

- `dense` (DenseVectorConfig, required) — Configuration for creating a new dense named vector. Only includes properties that define the vector space and cannot be changed after creation. Storage type, index type, and quantization are inferred.

### SparseVectorNameConfig

Wrapper for sparse vector creation config.

- `sparse` (SparseVectorConfig, required) — Configuration for creating a new sparse named vector. Only includes properties that define the vector space and cannot be changed after creation.

### CollectionsCollectionNameVectorsVectorNamePutResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaUsage

### UpdateResult

- `status` (enum, required) — `Acknowledged` - Request is saved to WAL and will be process in a queue. `Completed` - Request is completed, changes are actual. `WaitTimeout` - Request is waiting for timeout.
  - Allowed values: `acknowledged`, `completed`, `wait_timeout`
- `operation_id` (uint64, optional, nullable) — Sequential number of the operation

### DenseVectorConfig

Configuration for creating a new dense named vector. Only includes properties that define the vector space and cannot be changed after creation. Storage type, index type, and quantization are inferred.

- `size` (integer, required) — Dimensionality of the vectors
- `distance` (enum, required) — Type of internal tags, build from payload Distance function types used to compare vectors
  - Allowed values: `Cosine`, `Euclid`, `Dot`, `Manhattan`
- `multivector_config` (DenseVectorConfigMultivectorConfig, optional) — Configuration for multi-vector points (e.g., ColBERT)
- `datatype` (DenseVectorConfigDatatype, optional) — Element storage type (Float32, Float16, Uint8)

### SparseVectorConfig

Configuration for creating a new sparse named vector. Only includes properties that define the vector space and cannot be changed after creation.

- `modifier` (SparseVectorConfigModifier, optional) — Value modifier for sparse vectors (e.g., IDF)
- `datatype` (SparseVectorConfigDatatype, optional) — Datatype used to store weights in the index

### Usage

Usage of the hardware resources, spent to process the request

- `hardware` (UsageHardware, optional)
- `inference` (UsageInference, optional)

### DenseVectorConfigMultivectorConfig

Configuration for multi-vector points (e.g., ColBERT)

### DenseVectorConfigDatatype

Element storage type (Float32, Float16, Uint8)

### SparseVectorConfigModifier

Value modifier for sparse vectors (e.g., IDF)

### SparseVectorConfigDatatype

Datatype used to store weights in the index

### UsageHardware

### UsageInference

### MultiVectorConfig

- `comparator` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `max_sim`

### HardwareUsage

Usage of the hardware resources, spent to process the request

- `cpu` (integer, required)
- `payload_io_read` (integer, required)
- `payload_io_write` (integer, required)
- `payload_index_io_read` (integer, required)
- `payload_index_io_write` (integer, required)
- `vector_io_read` (integer, required)
- `vector_io_write` (integer, required)

### InferenceUsage

- `models` (map from string to ModelUsage, required)

### ModelUsage

- `tokens` (uint64, required)

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "usage": {
    "hardware": {
      "cpu": 1,
      "payload_io_read": 1,
      "payload_io_write": 1,
      "payload_index_io_read": 1,
      "payload_index_io_write": 1,
      "vector_io_read": 1,
      "vector_io_write": 1
    },
    "inference": {
      "models": {}
    }
  },
  "time": 0.002,
  "status": "ok",
  "result": {
    "status": "acknowledged",
    "operation_id": 1
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "http://localhost:6333/collections/collection_name/vectors/vector_name"

payload = {}
headers = {
    "api-key": "<apiKey>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.put(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'http://localhost:6333/collections/collection_name/vectors/vector_name';
const options = {
  method: 'PUT',
  headers: {'api-key': '<apiKey>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "http://localhost:6333/collections/collection_name/vectors/vector_name"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("PUT", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("api-key", "<apiKey>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("http://localhost:6333/collections/collection_name/vectors/vector_name")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)

request = Net::HTTP::Put.new(url)
request["api-key"] = '<apiKey>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.put("http://localhost:6333/collections/collection_name/vectors/vector_name")
  .header("api-key", "<apiKey>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('PUT', 'http://localhost:6333/collections/collection_name/vectors/vector_name', [
  'body' => '{}',
  'headers' => [
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
    'api-key' => '<apiKey>',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("http://localhost:6333/collections/collection_name/vectors/vector_name");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.PUT);
request.AddHeader("api-key", "<apiKey>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "api-key": "<apiKey>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = [] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "http://localhost:6333/collections/collection_name/vectors/vector_name")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "PUT"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```