create_vector
Add a new named dense vector to an existing collection. Requires Qdrant v1.18+.
Example
up:
- op: create_vector
collection: products
name: image
spec:
size: 512
distance: Dot
datatype: float16
To tune the new vector's hnsw_config, quantization_config or memory
placement, follow it with an update_collection
step — Qdrant's add-vector API doesn't accept those at create time. revector
warns when a create_vector spec declares one of them.
Fields
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
collection | string | yes | Collection to add the vector to. |
name | string | yes | Vector name (must be unique within the collection). |
spec | VectorSpec | yes | Vector configuration. |
spec fields
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
size | uint | Dimensionality. Immutable once created. |
distance | Cosine | Euclid | Dot | Manhattan | Distance metric. Immutable. |
on_disk | bool | Ignored at create time — apply via update_collection. |
memory | Memory | Ignored at create time — apply via update_collection. |
datatype | float32 | uint8 | float16 | turbo4 | turbo8 | turbo16 | Element storage type (turbo4 needs Qdrant 1.18.2+; turbo8 / turbo16 need 1.20+). |
hnsw_config | HnswConfigSpec | Ignored at create time — apply via update_collection. |
quantization_config | QuantizationSpec | Ignored at create time — apply via update_collection. |
Reversibility
Auto-reversible → delete_vector. Note the downgrade
discards any embeddings written to the vector in the meantime — a deliberate,
declared choice.