---
title: Add Collection Items
url: https://docs.vultr.com/products/compute/serverless-inference/vector-store/add-collection-items
description: A feature that allows you to add new resources to an organized group of related Vultr services or products.
publish_date: 2025-03-11T19:22:10.501051Z
last_updated: 2026-05-26T19:10:42.600844Z
---

# How to Add an Item to Vector Store Collection

A collection item is a data point within a vector store collection, containing a unique identifier, associated metadata, and a vector representation (embedding) of the content. These embeddings capture the semantic meaning of the data, enabling fast and relevant retrieval that enhances tasks such as information generation and decision-making.

Follow this guide to add an item to a vector store collection on Vultr Serverless Inference using the Vultr API.

1. Send a `GET` request to the [**List Collections** endpoint](https://api.vultrinference.com/#tag/Vector-Store/operation/list-vector-stores) and note the target collection's ID.

    ```console
    $ curl "https://api.vultrinference.com/v1/vector_store" \
        -X GET \ 
        -H "Authorization: Bearer ${INFERENCE_API_KEY}"
    ```

2. Send a `POST` request to the [**Add Collection Item** endpoint](https://api.vultrinference.com/#tag/Vector-Store/operation/add-vector-store-item) to add an item to the target vector store collection.

    ```console
    $ curl "https://api.vultrinference.com/v1/vector_store/{collection-id}/items" \
        -X POST \
        -H "Authorization: Bearer ${INFERENCE_API_KEY}" \
        -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
        --data '{
            "content": "{text-to-be-embedded}",
            "description": "{brief-description-of-content}"
        }'
    ```

3. Send a `GET` request to the [**List Collection Items** endpoint](https://api.vultrinference.com/#tag/Vector-Store/operation/list-vector-store-items) to list all items in the vector store collection.

    ```console
    $ curl "https://api.vultrinference.com/v1/vector_store/{collection-id}/items" \
        -X GET \
        -H "Authorization: Bearer ${INFERENCE_API_KEY}"
    ```