Vector search API

In OpenSearch, vector search functionality is provided by the k-NN plugin and Neural Search plugin. The k-NN plugin provides basic k-NN functionality, while the Neural Search plugin provides automatic embedding generation at indexing and search time.

For k-NN plugin APIs, see k-NN API.

In addition to plugin-specific APIs, the following APIs support vector search functionality:

• k-NN vector
• k-NN query
• Neural query
• Neural sparse query
• Ingest pipelines
• Ingest processors:
  • ML inference
  • Sparse encoding
  • Text chunking
  • Text embedding
  • Text/image embedding
• Search pipelines
• Search processors:
  • ML inference (request)
  • ML inference (response)
  • Neural query enricher
  • Neural sparse query two-phase
  • Normalization
  • Rerank
  • Retrieval-augmented generation
  • Score ranker