openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  description: Provides the Oracle REST Data Services (ORDS) users the ability to perform Oracle Database management and monitoring operations through a user-friendly REST API.
  version: 2026.03.26
  title: Oracle REST Data Services Vector Database/Vector Tables API
  contact:
    name: Oracle REST Data Services
    url: https://www.oracle.com/database/technologies/appdev/rest.html
  x-summary: Provides the Oracle REST Data Services (ORDS) users the ability to perform Oracle Database management and monitoring operations through a user-friendly REST API.
tags:
- name: Vector Database/Vector Tables
  description: The operations from the Vector Database/Vector Tables category.
paths:
  /vecdb/vector-tables/:
    get:
      tags:
      - Vector Database/Vector Tables
      operationId: list_vector_tables
      summary: List vector tables
      description: Returns all vector tables available to the caller.
      security:
      - BasicAuth: []
      - BearerAuth: []
      - OAuth2: []
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of vector tables.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/VecDBTableCollection'
      x-internal-id: vecdb-vector-tables--get
      x-filename-id: vecdb-vector-tables-get
    post:
      tags:
      - Vector Database/Vector Tables
      operationId: create_vector_table
      summary: Create a vector table
      description: Creates a new vector table. Exactly one of vectorType or embedParams must be provided. If both or neither are provided, the request is rejected.
      security:
      - BasicAuth: []
      - BearerAuth: []
      - OAuth2: []
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - tableName
              properties:
                tableName:
                  type: string
                  description: The name of the vector table.
                description:
                  type: string
                  description: A brief description of the vector table.
                autoGenerateID:
                  type: boolean
                  description: Whether the ID column of the table should be auto generated. Defaults to false.
                annotations:
                  type: object
                  description: Key-value pairs added to the vector table metadata.
                vectorType:
                  type: string
                  description: Vector type to use for the table. For V1 only 'dense' is supported.
                  enum:
                  - dense
                embedParams:
                  type: object
                  description: Embedding model parameters. Provide this instead of vectorType to create a table for a model (e.g., {"model":"hosted-model-name","embed_metadata_jsonpath":""}).
                  properties: {}
                indexParams:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/VectorIndexParams'
                debugFlags:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/VectorDebugFlags'
              oneOf:
              - required:
                - vectorType
                not:
                  required:
                  - embedParams
              - required:
                - embedParams
                not:
                  required:
                  - vectorType
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Vector table created successfully.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/VecDBTableNoLinks'
        '400':
          description: The request body included invalid or missing parameters (e.g., missing tableName, invalid JSON, or providing both/neither vectorType and embedParams).
          content:
            application/problem+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ORDSErrorResponse'
        '409':
          description: 'Conflict: A table with that name already exists.'
          content:
            application/problem+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ORDSErrorResponse'
      x-internal-id: vecdb-vector-tables--post
      x-filename-id: vecdb-vector-tables-post
  /vecdb/vector-tables/{vector_table_name}:
    parameters:
    - name: vector_table_name
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
        maxLength: 128
        pattern: ^[A-Za-z0-9_]+$
      description: Name of the vector table. Must contain only letters, digits, and underscore (_).
    get:
      tags:
      - Vector Database/Vector Tables
      operationId: describe_vector_table
      summary: Describe a vector table
      description: Returns metadata for the specified vector table.
      security:
      - BasicAuth: []
      - BearerAuth: []
      - OAuth2: []
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Vector table details.
          headers:
            ETag:
              description: Entity tag for the resource.
              schema:
                type: string
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/VecDBTableNoLinks'
        '404':
          description: Not found or precondition failed.
          content:
            application/problem+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ORDSErrorResponse'
      x-internal-id: vecdb-vector-tables-{vector_table_name}-get
      x-filename-id: vecdb-vector-tables-vector_table_name-get
    delete:
      tags:
      - Vector Database/Vector Tables
      operationId: drop_vector_table
      summary: Delete a vector table
      description: Drops the specified vector table.
      security:
      - BasicAuth: []
      - BearerAuth: []
      - OAuth2: []
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Drop accepted.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  message:
                    type: string
        '404':
          description: Table not found.
          content:
            application/problem+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ORDSErrorResponse'
      x-internal-id: vecdb-vector-tables-{vector_table_name}-delete
      x-filename-id: vecdb-vector-tables-vector_table_name-delete
    patch:
      tags:
      - Vector Database/Vector Tables
      operationId: update_vector_table_annotation
      summary: Update table description and annotations
      description: Updates metadata for the specified table. Only description and annotations are supported. Debug flags may be provided for troubleshooting.
      security:
      - BasicAuth: []
      - BearerAuth: []
      - OAuth2: []
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - annotations
              properties:
                annotations:
                  type: object
                  description: Key-value pairs to attach as user metadata.
                debugFlags:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/VectorDebugFlags'
      responses:
        '202':
          description: Update accepted.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/VecDBTableNoLinks'
        '400':
          description: Bad request (invalid JSON, invalid types, missing required fields).
          content:
            application/problem+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ORDSErrorResponse'
        '404':
          description: Not found or precondition failed.
          content:
            application/problem+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ORDSErrorResponse'
      x-internal-id: vecdb-vector-tables-{vector_table_name}-patch
      x-filename-id: vecdb-vector-tables-vector_table_name-patch
components:
  schemas:
    VecDBTableNoLinks:
      type: object
      properties:
        table_name:
          type: string
          description: The name of the table
        description:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: Description of the vector table
        auto_generate_id:
          type: integer
          description: Whether the ID column of the table should be auto generated. Defaults to false.
        owner:
          type: string
        status:
          type: string
          description: Population status of the vector table.
        vector_type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - dense
        vector_table_type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - BYOV
          - MODEL
          description: Creation mode of the table.
        index_params:
          description: Index configuration for the table.
          type:
          - object
          - 'null'
          properties:
            indexing:
              type: string
            organization:
              type: string
            distance_metric:
              type: string
            accuracy:
              type: integer
            advanced_params:
              type: object
              properties:
                partitions:
                  type:
                  - number
                  - 'null'
                efConstruction:
                  type:
                  - number
                  - 'null'
                neighbors:
                  type:
                  - number
                  - 'null'
        annotations:
          description: User metadata attached to the table.
          type:
          - object
          - 'null'
        embed_params:
          description: Embedding model configuration (MODEL tables).
          properties:
            model:
              type: string
            embed_metadata_jsonpath:
              type: string
        dense_idx_name:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: The name of the vector index associated to the vector table.
        stats:
          type:
          - object
          - 'null'
          description: Statistics of the vector table
          properties:
            total_vectors:
              type:
              - number
              - 'null'
        created:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Creation timestamp of the vector table.
        updated:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          format: date-time
          description: Creation timestamp of the vector table.
    VectorDebugFlags:
      type: object
      description: Debug flags to be used to trace vector modules
      properties:
        VECTOR_INDEX:
          type: string
          enum:
          - low
          - medium
          - high
        VECTOR_INDEX_NEIGHBOR_GRAPH:
          type: string
          enum:
          - low
          - medium
          - high
        VECTOR_INDEX_NEIGHBOR_GRAPH_BUILD:
          type: string
          enum:
          - low
          - medium
          - high
        VECTOR_INDEX_NEIGHBOR_GRAPH_MEM:
          type: string
          enum:
          - low
          - medium
          - high
        VECTOR_INDEX_NEIGHBOR_GRAPH_SEARCH:
          type: string
          enum:
          - low
          - medium
          - high
        VECTOR_INDEX_NEIGHBOR_GRAPH_APPCHNG:
          type: string
          enum:
          - low
          - medium
          - high
        VECTOR_INDEX_NEIGHBOR_GRAPH_STATS:
          type: string
          enum:
          - low
          - medium
          - high
        VECTOR_INDEX_NEIGHBOR_PARTITIONS:
          type: string
          enum:
          - low
          - medium
          - high
        VECTOR_INDEX_FIXED_VIEW:
          type: string
          enum:
          - low
          - medium
          - high
        VECIDX_TRANS:
          type: string
          enum:
          - low
          - medium
          - high
        VECIDX_TRANS_COM:
          type: string
          enum:
          - low
          - medium
          - high
        VECIDX_TRANS_PJ:
          type: string
          enum:
          - low
          - medium
          - high
        VECIDX_TRANS_PJ_DWNGRD:
          type: string
          enum:
          - low
          - medium
          - high
        VECIDX_TRANS_PJ_GROW:
          type: string
          enum:
          - low
          - medium
          - high
        VECIDX_TRANS_SJ:
          type: string
          enum:
          - low
          - medium
          - high
        VECIDX_TRANS_SJ_BG:
          type: string
          enum:
          - low
          - medium
          - high
        VEC_INDEX_CALIBRATION:
          type: string
          enum:
          - low
          - medium
          - high
        VECTOR_TRACE:
          type: string
          enum:
          - low
          - medium
          - high
    ORDSErrorResponse:
      type: object
      required:
      - code
      - message
      - type
      - instance
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
        message:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
        instance:
          type: string
        diagnosticTrace:
          type: string
        stackTrace:
          type: string
    VecDBTableItem:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/VecDBTableNoLinks'
      - type: object
        properties:
          links:
            type: array
            items:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/LinkRelation'
    LinkRelation:
      type: object
      properties:
        rel:
          type: string
        href:
          type: string
      required:
      - rel
      - href
    VectorIndexParams:
      description: Index configuration for the table.
      type: object
      properties:
        indexing:
          type: string
          enum:
          - manual
          - auto
          default: auto
        organization:
          type: string
          enum:
          - PARTITIONS
          - INMEMORY GRAPH
          default: PARTITIONS
        distance_metric:
          type: string
          enum:
          - COSINE
          - MANHATTAN
          - HAMMING
          - JACCARD
          - DOT
          - EUCLIDEAN
          - L2_SQUARED
          - EUCLIDEAN_SQUARED
        accuracy:
          type: integer
          minimum: 0
          maximum: 100
        advanced_params:
          type: object
    VecDBTableCollection:
      type: object
      properties:
        items:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/VecDBTableItem'
        hasMore:
          type: boolean
        limit:
          type: number
        offset:
          type: number
        count:
          type: number
        links:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/LinkRelation'
  securitySchemes:
    BasicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
    OAuth2:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        implicit:
          authorizationUrl: /oauth/auth
          scopes: {}
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: /oauth/auth
          tokenUrl: /oauth/token
          scopes: {}
        clientCredentials:
          tokenUrl: /oauth/token
          scopes: {}
externalDocs:
  description: Oracle REST Data Services product documentation.
  url: https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-rest-data-services/