## Modify vector store

**post** `/vector_stores/{vector_store_id}`

Modifies a vector store.

### Path Parameters

- `vector_store_id: string`

### Body Parameters

- `expires_after: optional object { anchor, days }  or null`

  The expiration policy for a vector store.

  - `anchor: "last_active_at"`

    Anchor timestamp after which the expiration policy applies. Supported anchors: `last_active_at`.

    - `"last_active_at"`

  - `days: number`

    The number of days after the anchor time that the vector store will expire.

- `metadata: optional Metadata or null`

  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.

- `name: optional string or null`

  The name of the vector store.

### Returns

- `VectorStore object { id, created_at, file_counts, 8 more }`

  A vector store is a collection of processed files can be used by the `file_search` tool.

  - `id: string`

    The identifier, which can be referenced in API endpoints.

  - `created_at: number`

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

  - `file_counts: object { cancelled, completed, failed, 2 more }`

    - `cancelled: number`

      The number of files that were cancelled.

    - `completed: number`

      The number of files that have been successfully processed.

    - `failed: number`

      The number of files that have failed to process.

    - `in_progress: number`

      The number of files that are currently being processed.

    - `total: number`

      The total number of files.

  - `last_active_at: number or null`

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

  - `metadata: Metadata or null`

    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.

  - `name: string`

    The name of the vector store.

  - `object: "vector_store"`

    The object type, which is always `vector_store`.

    - `"vector_store"`

  - `status: "expired" or "in_progress" or "completed"`

    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.

    - `"expired"`

    - `"in_progress"`

    - `"completed"`

  - `usage_bytes: number`

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

  - `expires_after: optional object { anchor, days }`

    The expiration policy for a vector store.

    - `anchor: "last_active_at"`

      Anchor timestamp after which the expiration policy applies. Supported anchors: `last_active_at`.

      - `"last_active_at"`

    - `days: number`

      The number of days after the anchor time that the vector store will expire.

  - `expires_at: optional number or null`

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

### Example

```http
curl https://api.openai.com/v1/vector_stores/$VECTOR_STORE_ID \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H 'OpenAI-Beta: assistants=v2' \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_API_KEY" \
    -d '{}'
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "id": "id",
  "created_at": 0,
  "file_counts": {
    "cancelled": 0,
    "completed": 0,
    "failed": 0,
    "in_progress": 0,
    "total": 0
  },
  "last_active_at": 0,
  "metadata": {
    "foo": "string"
  },
  "name": "name",
  "object": "vector_store",
  "status": "expired",
  "usage_bytes": 0,
  "expires_after": {
    "anchor": "last_active_at",
    "days": 1
  },
  "expires_at": 0
}
```

### Example

```http
curl https://api.openai.com/v1/vector_stores/vs_abc123 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "OpenAI-Beta: assistants=v2"
  -d '{
    "name": "Support FAQ"
  }'
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "id": "vs_abc123",
  "object": "vector_store",
  "created_at": 1699061776,
  "name": "Support FAQ",
  "description": "Contains commonly asked questions and answers, organized by topic.",
  "file_counts": {
    "in_progress": 0,
    "completed": 3,
    "failed": 0,
    "cancelled": 0,
    "total": 3
  },
  "usage_bytes": 139920,
  "status": "completed",
  "last_active_at": null,
  "metadata": {}
}
```