Request Syntax URI Request Parameters Request Body Response Syntax Response Elements Errors See Also

CreateIndex

Note

Amazon S3 Vectors is in preview release for Amazon S3 and is subject to change.

Creates a vector index within a vector bucket. To specify the vector bucket, you must use either the vector bucket name or the vector bucket Amazon Resource Name (ARN).

Permissions: You must have the s3vectors:CreateIndex permission to use this operation.

Request Syntax


POST /CreateIndex HTTP/1.1
Content-type: application/json

{
   "dataType": "string",
   "dimension": number,
   "distanceMetric": "string",
   "indexName": "string",
   "metadataConfiguration": { 
      "nonFilterableMetadataKeys": [ "string" ]
   },
   "vectorBucketArn": "string",
   "vectorBucketName": "string"
}

URI Request Parameters

The request does not use any URI parameters.

Request Body

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

dataType

The data type of the vectors to be inserted into the vector index.

Type: String

Valid Values: float32

Required: Yes

dimension

The dimensions of the vectors to be inserted into the vector index.

Type: Integer

Valid Range: Minimum value of 1. Maximum value of 4096.

Required: Yes

distanceMetric

The distance metric to be used for similarity search.

Type: String

Valid Values: euclidean | cosine

Required: Yes

indexName

The name of the vector index to create.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 3. Maximum length of 63.

Required: Yes

metadataConfiguration

The metadata configuration for the vector index.

Type: MetadataConfiguration object

Required: No

vectorBucketArn

The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the vector bucket to create the vector index in.

Type: String

Required: No

vectorBucketName

The name of the vector bucket to create the vector index in.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 3. Maximum length of 63.

Required: No

Response Syntax


HTTP/1.1 200

Response Elements

If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response with an empty HTTP body.

Errors

AccessDeniedException

Access denied.

HTTP Status Code: 403

ConflictException

The request failed because a vector bucket name or a vector index name already exists. Vector bucket names must be unique within your AWS account for each AWS Region. Vector index names must be unique within your vector bucket. Choose a different vector bucket name or vector index name, and try again.

HTTP Status Code: 409

InternalServerException

The request failed due to an internal server error.

HTTP Status Code: 500

NotFoundException

The request was rejected because the specified resource can't be found.

HTTP Status Code: 404

ServiceQuotaExceededException

Your request exceeds a service quota.

HTTP Status Code: 402

ServiceUnavailableException

The service is unavailable. Wait briefly and retry your request. If it continues to fail, increase your waiting time between retries.

HTTP Status Code: 503

TooManyRequestsException

The request was denied due to request throttling.

HTTP Status Code: 429

ValidationException

The requested action isn't valid.

fieldList: A list of specific validation failures that are encountered during input processing. Each entry in the list contains a path to the field that failed validation and a detailed message that explains why the validation failed. To satisfy multiple constraints, a field can appear multiple times in this list if it failed. You can use the information to identify and fix the specific validation issues in your request.

HTTP Status Code: 400