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POST
/
vectors
/
fetch_by_metadata
# To get the unique host for an index,
# see https://docs.pinecone.io/guides/manage-data/target-an-index
PINECONE_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"
INDEX_HOST="INDEX_HOST"

curl -X POST "https://$INDEX_HOST/vectors/fetch_by_metadata" \
  -H "Api-Key: $PINECONE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-Pinecone-Api-Version: 2026-04" \
  -d '{
    "namespace": "__default__",
    "filter": {"genre": {"$eq": "Action/Adventure"}},
    "limit": 2
  }'

{
  "vectors": {
    "0": {
      "id": "0",
      "values": [
        0.0234527588, 0.0291595459 ...
      ],
      "metadata": {
        "box-office": 2923706026,
        "genre": "Action/Adventure",
        "summary": "On the alien world of Pandora, paraplegic Marine Jake Sully uses an avatar to walk again and becomes torn between his mission and protecting the planet's indigenous Na'vi people. The film stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, and Sigourney Weaver.",
        "title": "Avatar",
        "year": 2009
      }
    },
    "1": {
      "id": "1",
      "values": [
        0.0397644043, 0.013053894, ...
      ],
      "metadata": {
        "box-office": 2799439100,
        "genre": "Action/Adventure",
        "summary": "In the aftermath of Thanos wiping out half of the universe, the remaining Avengers assemble once more to undo the chaos, leading to a time-traveling adventure. Stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, and Scarlett Johansson.",
        "title": "Avengers: Endgame",
        "year": 2019
      }
    }
  },
  "namespace": "__default__",
  "usage": {
    "readUnits": 1
  },
  "pagination": {
    "next": "Tm90aGluZyB0byBzZWUgaGVyZQo="
  }
}

# To get the unique host for an index,
# see https://docs.pinecone.io/guides/manage-data/target-an-index
PINECONE_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"
INDEX_HOST="INDEX_HOST"

curl -X POST "https://$INDEX_HOST/vectors/fetch_by_metadata" \
  -H "Api-Key: $PINECONE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-Pinecone-Api-Version: 2026-04" \
  -d '{
    "namespace": "__default__",
    "filter": {"genre": {"$eq": "Action/Adventure"}},
    "limit": 2
  }'

{
  "vectors": {
    "0": {
      "id": "0",
      "values": [
        0.0234527588, 0.0291595459 ...
      ],
      "metadata": {
        "box-office": 2923706026,
        "genre": "Action/Adventure",
        "summary": "On the alien world of Pandora, paraplegic Marine Jake Sully uses an avatar to walk again and becomes torn between his mission and protecting the planet's indigenous Na'vi people. The film stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, and Sigourney Weaver.",
        "title": "Avatar",
        "year": 2009
      }
    },
    "1": {
      "id": "1",
      "values": [
        0.0397644043, 0.013053894, ...
      ],
      "metadata": {
        "box-office": 2799439100,
        "genre": "Action/Adventure",
        "summary": "In the aftermath of Thanos wiping out half of the universe, the remaining Avengers assemble once more to undo the chaos, leading to a time-traveling adventure. Stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, and Scarlett Johansson.",
        "title": "Avengers: Endgame",
        "year": 2019
      }
    }
  },
  "namespace": "__default__",
  "usage": {
    "readUnits": 1
  },
  "pagination": {
    "next": "Tm90aGluZyB0byBzZWUgaGVyZQo="
  }
}

Authorizations

​
Api-Key
string
header
required

An API Key is required to call Pinecone APIs. Get yours from the console.

Headers

​
X-Pinecone-Api-Version
string
default:2026-04
required

Required date-based version header

Body

application/json

The request for the fetch_by_metadata operation.

​
namespace
string

The namespace to fetch records from.

Example:

"example-namespace"

​
filter
object

Metadata filter expression to select vectors. See Understanding metadata.

Example:
{
  "genre": { "$in": ["comedy", "documentary", "drama"] },
  "year": { "$eq": 2019 }
}
​
limit
integer<int64>
default:100

Max number of vectors to return.

Required range: x >= 1
Example:

12

​
paginationToken
string

Pagination token to continue a previous listing operation.

Example:

"Tm90aGluZyB0byBzZWUgaGVyZQo="

Response

A successful response.

The response for the fetch_by_metadata operation.

​
vectors
object

The fetched vectors, in the form of a map between the fetched ids and the fetched vectors

​
namespace
string
default:""

The namespace of the vectors.

Example:

"example-namespace"

​
usage
object
​
pagination
object