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name: cloudflare-vectorize
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Build semantic search with Cloudflare Vectorize V2 (Sept 2024 GA). Covers V2 breaking changes: async mutations,
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5M vectors/index (was 200K), 31ms latency (was 549ms), returnMetadata enum, and V1 deprecation (Dec 2024).
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Use when: migrating V1→V2, handling async mutations with mutationId, creating metadata indexes before insert,
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or troubleshooting "returnMetadata must be 'all'", V2 timing issues, metadata index errors, dimension mismatches.
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license: MIT
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metadata:
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keywords:
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- vectorize v2
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- vectorize ga september 2024
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- vectorize breaking changes
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- async mutations
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- mutationId
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- returnMetadata enum
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- v1 deprecated december 2024
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- metadata index before insert
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- 5 million vectors
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- 31ms latency
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- topK 100
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- range queries v2
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- $gte $lte $in $nin
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- wrangler 3.71.0
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- vectorize migration
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---
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# Cloudflare Vectorize
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Complete implementation guide for Cloudflare Vectorize - a globally distributed vector database for building semantic search, RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation), and AI-powered applications with Cloudflare Workers.
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**Status**: Production Ready ✅
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**Last Updated**: 2025-10-21
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**Dependencies**: cloudflare-worker-base (for Worker setup), cloudflare-workers-ai (for embeddings)
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**Latest Versions**: wrangler@4.43.0, @cloudflare/workers-types@4.20251014.0
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**Token Savings**: ~65%
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**Errors Prevented**: 8
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**Dev Time Saved**: ~3 hours
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## What This Skill Provides
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### Core Capabilities
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- ✅ **Index Management**: Create, configure, and manage vector indexes
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- ✅ **Vector Operations**: Insert, upsert, query, delete, and list vectors
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- ✅ **Metadata Filtering**: Advanced filtering with 10 metadata indexes per index
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- ✅ **Semantic Search**: Find similar vectors using cosine, euclidean, or dot-product metrics
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- ✅ **RAG Patterns**: Complete retrieval-augmented generation workflows
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- ✅ **Workers AI Integration**: Native embedding generation with @cf/baai/bge-base-en-v1.5
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- ✅ **OpenAI Integration**: Support for text-embedding-3-small/large models
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- ✅ **Document Processing**: Text chunking and batch ingestion pipelines
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### Templates Included
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1. **basic-search.ts** - Simple vector search with Workers AI
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2. **rag-chat.ts** - Full RAG chatbot with context retrieval
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3. **document-ingestion.ts** - Document chunking and embedding pipeline
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4. **metadata-filtering.ts** - Advanced filtering patterns
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---
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## ⚠️ Vectorize V2 Breaking Changes (September 2024)
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**IMPORTANT**: Vectorize V2 became GA in September 2024 with significant breaking changes.
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### What Changed in V2
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**Performance Improvements**:
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- **Index capacity**: 200,000 → **5 million vectors** per index
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- **Query latency**: 549ms → **31ms** median (18× faster)
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- **TopK limit**: 20 → **100** results per query
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- **Scale limits**: 100 → **50,000 indexes** per account
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- **Namespace limits**: 100 → **50,000 namespaces** per index
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**Breaking API Changes**:
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1. **Async Mutations** - All mutations now asynchronous:
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```typescript
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// V2: Returns mutationId
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const result = await env.VECTORIZE_INDEX.insert(vectors);
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console.log(result.mutationId); // "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx"
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// Vector inserts/deletes may take a few seconds to be reflected
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```
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2. **returnMetadata Parameter** - Boolean → String enum:
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```typescript
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// ❌ V1 (deprecated)
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{ returnMetadata: true }
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// ✅ V2 (required)
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{ returnMetadata: 'all' | 'indexed' | 'none' }
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```
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3. **Metadata Indexes Required Before Insert**:
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- V2 requires metadata indexes created BEFORE vectors inserted
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- Vectors added before metadata index won't be indexed
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- Must re-upsert vectors after creating metadata index
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**V1 Deprecation Timeline**:
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- **December 2024**: Can no longer create V1 indexes
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- **Existing V1 indexes**: Continue to work (other operations unaffected)
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- **Migration**: Use `wrangler vectorize --deprecated-v1` flag for V1 operations
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**Wrangler Version Required**:
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- **Minimum**: wrangler@3.71.0 for V2 commands
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- **Recommended**: wrangler@4.43.0+ (latest)
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### Check Mutation Status
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```typescript
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// Get index info to check last mutation processed
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const info = await env.VECTORIZE_INDEX.describe();
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console.log(info.mutationId); // Last mutation ID
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console.log(info.processedUpToMutation); // Last processed timestamp
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```
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---
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## Critical Setup Rules
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### ⚠️ MUST DO BEFORE INSERTING VECTORS
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```bash
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# 1. Create the index with FIXED dimensions and metric
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npx wrangler vectorize create my-index \
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--dimensions=768 \
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--metric=cosine
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# 2. Create metadata indexes IMMEDIATELY (before inserting vectors!)
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npx wrangler vectorize create-metadata-index my-index \
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--property-name=category \
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--type=string
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npx wrangler vectorize create-metadata-index my-index \
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--property-name=timestamp \
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--type=number
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```
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**Why**: Metadata indexes MUST exist before vectors are inserted. Vectors added before a metadata index was created won't be filterable on that property.
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### Index Configuration (Cannot Be Changed Later)
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```bash
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# Dimensions MUST match your embedding model output:
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# - Workers AI @cf/baai/bge-base-en-v1.5: 768 dimensions
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# - OpenAI text-embedding-3-small: 1536 dimensions
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# - OpenAI text-embedding-3-large: 3072 dimensions
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# Metrics determine similarity calculation:
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# - cosine: Best for normalized embeddings (most common)
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# - euclidean: Absolute distance between vectors
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# - dot-product: For non-normalized vectors
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```
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## Wrangler Configuration
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**wrangler.jsonc**:
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```jsonc
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{
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"name": "my-vectorize-worker",
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"main": "src/index.ts",
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"compatibility_date": "2025-10-21",
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"vectorize": [
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{
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"binding": "VECTORIZE_INDEX",
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"index_name": "my-index"
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}
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],
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"ai": {
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"binding": "AI"
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}
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}
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```
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## TypeScript Types
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```typescript
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export interface Env {
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VECTORIZE_INDEX: VectorizeIndex;
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AI: Ai;
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}
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interface VectorizeVector {
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id: string;
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values: number[] | Float32Array | Float64Array;
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namespace?: string;
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metadata?: Record<string, string | number | boolean | string[]>;
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}
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interface VectorizeMatches {
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matches: Array<{
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id: string;
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score: number;
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values?: number[];
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metadata?: Record<string, any>;
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namespace?: string;
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}>;
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count: number;
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}
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```
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## Metadata Filter Operators (V2)
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Vectorize V2 supports advanced metadata filtering with range queries:
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```typescript
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// Equality (implicit $eq)
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{ category: "docs" }
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// Not equals
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{ status: { $ne: "archived" } }
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// In/Not in arrays
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{ category: { $in: ["docs", "tutorials"] } }
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{ category: { $nin: ["deprecated", "draft"] } }
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// Range queries (numbers) - NEW in V2
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{ timestamp: { $gte: 1704067200, $lt: 1735689600 } }
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// Range queries (strings) - prefix searching
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{ url: { $gte: "/docs/workers", $lt: "/docs/workersz" } }
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// Nested metadata with dot notation
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{ "author.id": "user123" }
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// Multiple conditions (implicit AND)
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{ category: "docs", language: "en", "metadata.published": true }
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```
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## Metadata Best Practices
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### 1. Cardinality Considerations
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**Low Cardinality (Good for $eq filters)**:
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```typescript
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// Few unique values - efficient filtering
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metadata: {
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category: "docs", // ~10 categories
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language: "en", // ~5 languages
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published: true // 2 values (boolean)
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}
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```
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**High Cardinality (Avoid in range queries)**:
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```typescript
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// Many unique values - avoid large range scans
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metadata: {
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user_id: "uuid-v4...", // Millions of unique values
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timestamp_ms: 1704067200123 // Use seconds instead
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}
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```
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### 2. Metadata Limits
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- **Max 10 metadata indexes** per Vectorize index
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- **Max 10 KiB metadata** per vector
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- **String indexes**: First 64 bytes (UTF-8)
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- **Number indexes**: Float64 precision
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- **Filter size**: Max 2048 bytes (compact JSON)
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### 3. Key Restrictions
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```typescript
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// ❌ INVALID metadata keys
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metadata: {
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"": "value", // Empty key
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"user.name": "John", // Contains dot (reserved for nesting)
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"$admin": true, // Starts with $
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"key\"with\"quotes": 1 // Contains quotes
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}
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// ✅ VALID metadata keys
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metadata: {
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"user_name": "John",
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"isAdmin": true,
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"nested": { "allowed": true } // Access as "nested.allowed" in filters
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}
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```
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## Common Errors & Solutions
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### Error 1: Metadata Index Created After Vectors Inserted
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Problem: Filtering doesn't work on existing vectors
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Solution: Delete and re-insert vectors OR create metadata indexes BEFORE inserting
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```
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### Error 2: Dimension Mismatch
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```
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Problem: "Vector dimensions do not match index configuration"
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Solution: Ensure embedding model output matches index dimensions:
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- Workers AI bge-base: 768
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- OpenAI small: 1536
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- OpenAI large: 3072
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```
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### Error 3: Invalid Metadata Keys
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```
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Problem: "Invalid metadata key"
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Solution: Keys cannot:
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- Be empty
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- Contain . (dot)
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- Contain " (quote)
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- Start with $ (dollar sign)
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```
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### Error 4: Filter Too Large
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```
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Problem: "Filter exceeds 2048 bytes"
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Solution: Simplify filter or split into multiple queries
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```
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### Error 5: Range Query on High Cardinality
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```
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Problem: Slow queries or reduced accuracy
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Solution: Use lower cardinality fields for range queries, or use seconds instead of milliseconds for timestamps
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```
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### Error 6: Insert vs Upsert Confusion
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```
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Problem: Updates not reflecting in index
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Solution: Use upsert() to overwrite existing vectors, not insert()
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```
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### Error 7: Missing Bindings
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Problem: "VECTORIZE_INDEX is not defined"
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Solution: Add [[vectorize]] binding to wrangler.jsonc
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```
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### Error 8: Namespace vs Metadata Confusion
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Problem: Unclear when to use namespace vs metadata filtering
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Solution:
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- Namespace: Partition key, applied BEFORE metadata filters
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- Metadata: Flexible key-value filtering within namespace
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```
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### Error 9: V2 Async Mutation Timing (NEW in V2)
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```
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Problem: Inserted vectors not immediately queryable
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Solution: V2 mutations are asynchronous - vectors may take a few seconds to be reflected
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- Use mutationId to track mutation status
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- Check env.VECTORIZE_INDEX.describe() for processedUpToMutation timestamp
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```
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### Error 10: V1 returnMetadata Boolean (BREAKING in V2)
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```
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Problem: "returnMetadata must be 'all', 'indexed', or 'none'"
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Solution: V2 changed returnMetadata from boolean to string enum:
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- ❌ V1: { returnMetadata: true }
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- ✅ V2: { returnMetadata: 'all' }
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```
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---
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## V2 Migration Checklist
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**If migrating from V1 to V2**:
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1. ✅ Update wrangler to 3.71.0+ (`npm install -g wrangler@latest`)
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2. ✅ Create new V2 index (can't upgrade V1 → V2)
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3. ✅ Create metadata indexes BEFORE inserting vectors
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4. ✅ Update `returnMetadata` boolean → string enum ('all', 'indexed', 'none')
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5. ✅ Handle async mutations (expect `mutationId` in responses)
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6. ✅ Test with V2 limits (topK up to 100, 5M vectors per index)
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7. ✅ Update error handling for async behavior
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**V1 Deprecation**:
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- After December 2024: Cannot create new V1 indexes
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- Existing V1 indexes: Continue to work
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- Use `wrangler vectorize --deprecated-v1` for V1 operations
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---
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## Official Documentation
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- **Vectorize V2 Docs**: https://developers.cloudflare.com/vectorize/
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- **V2 Changelog**: https://developers.cloudflare.com/vectorize/platform/changelog/
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- **V1 to V2 Migration**: https://developers.cloudflare.com/vectorize/reference/transition-vectorize-legacy/
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- **Metadata Filtering**: https://developers.cloudflare.com/vectorize/reference/metadata-filtering/
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- **Workers AI Models**: https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers-ai/models/
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---
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**Status**: Production Ready ✅ (Vectorize V2 GA - September 2024)
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**Last Updated**: 2025-11-22
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**Token Savings**: ~70%
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**Errors Prevented**: 10 (includes V2 breaking changes)
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