Build document search and AI retrieval workflows with Chroma, a database for numerical representations of text. Cover document storage, meaning-based search, metadata filters, persistence, and connections to LangChain and LlamaIndex.
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Open-source embedding database for AI applications. Store embeddings and metadata, perform vector and full-text search, filter by metadata. Simple 4-function API. Scales from notebooks to production clusters. Use for semantic search, RAG applications, or document retrieval. Best for local development and open-source projects.
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The AI-native database for building LLM applications with memory.
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# Python
pip install chromadb
# JavaScript/TypeScript
npm install chromadb @chroma-core/default-embed
import chromadb
# Create client
client = chromadb.Client()
# Create collection
collection = client.create_collection(name="my_collection")
# Add documents
collection.add(
documents=["This is document 1", "This is document 2"],
metadatas=[{"source": "doc1"}, {"source": "doc2"}],
ids=["id1", "id2"]
)
# Query
results = collection.query(
query_texts=["document about topic"],
n_results=2
)
print(results)
# Simple collection
collection = client.create_collection("my_docs")
# With custom embedding function
from chromadb.utils import embedding_functions
openai_ef = embedding_functions.OpenAIEmbeddingFunction(
api_key="your-key",
model_name="text-embedding-3-small"
)
collection = client.create_collection(
name="my_docs",
embedding_function=openai_ef
)
# Get existing collection
collection = client.get_collection("my_docs")
# Delete collection
client.delete_collection("my_docs")
# Add with auto-generated IDs
collection.add(
documents=["Doc 1", "Doc 2", "Doc 3"],
metadatas=[
{"source": "web", "category": "tutorial"},
{"source": "pdf", "page": 5},
{"source": "api", "timestamp": "2025-01-01"}
],
ids=["id1", "id2", "id3"]
)
# Add with custom embeddings
collection.add(
embeddings=[[0.1, 0.2, ...], [0.3, 0.4, ...]],
documents=["Doc 1", "Doc 2"],
ids=["id1", "id2"]
)
# Basic query
results = collection.query(
query_texts=["machine learning tutorial"],
n_results=5
)
# Query with filters
results = collection.query(
query_texts=["Python programming"],
n_results=3,
where={"source": "web"}
)
# Query with metadata filters
results = collection.query(
query_texts=["advanced topics"],
where={
"$and": [
{"category": "tutorial"},
{"difficulty": {"$gte": 3}}
]
}
)
# Access results
print(results["documents"]) # List of matching documents
print(results["metadatas"]) # Metadata for each doc
print(results["distances"]) # Similarity scores
print(results["ids"]) # Document IDs
# Get by IDs
docs = collection.get(
ids=["id1", "id2"]
)
# Get with filters
docs = collection.get(
where={"category": "tutorial"},
limit=10
)
# Get all documents
docs = collection.get()
# Update document content
collection.update(
ids=["id1"],
documents=["Updated content"],
metadatas=[{"source": "updated"}]
)
# Delete by IDs
collection.delete(ids=["id1", "id2"])
# Delete with filter
collection.delete(
where={"source": "outdated"}
)
# Persist to disk
client = chromadb.PersistentClient(path="./chroma_db")
collection = client.create_collection("my_docs")
collection.add(documents=["Doc 1"], ids=["id1"])
# Data persisted automatically
# Reload later with same path
client = chromadb.PersistentClient(path="./chroma_db")
collection = client.get_collection("my_docs")
# Uses sentence-transformers by default
collection = client.create_collection("my_docs")
# Default model: all-MiniLM-L6-v2
from chromadb.utils import embedding_functions
openai_ef = embedding_functions.OpenAIEmbeddingFunction(
api_key="your-key",
model_name="text-embedding-3-small"
)
collection = client.create_collection(
name="openai_docs",
embedding_function=openai_ef
)
huggingface_ef = embedding_functions.HuggingFaceEmbeddingFunction(
api_key="your-key",
model_name="sentence-transformers/all-mpnet-base-v2"
)
collection = client.create_collection(
name="hf_docs",
embedding_function=huggingface_ef
)
from chromadb import Documents, EmbeddingFunction, Embeddings
class MyEmbeddingFunction(EmbeddingFunction):
def __call__(self, input: Documents) -> Embeddings:
# Your embedding logic
return embeddings
my_ef = MyEmbeddingFunction()
collection = client.create_collection(
name="custom_docs",
embedding_function=my_ef
)
# Exact match
results = collection.query(
query_texts=["query"],
where={"category": "tutorial"}
)
# Comparison operators
results = collection.query(
query_texts=["query"],
where={"page": {"$gt": 10}} # $gt, $gte, $lt, $lte, $ne
)
# Logical operators
results = collection.query(
query_texts=["query"],
where={
"$and": [
{"category": "tutorial"},
{"difficulty": {"$lte": 3}}
]
} # Also: $or
)
# Contains
results = collection.query(
query_texts=["query"],
where={"tags": {"$in": ["python", "ml"]}}
)
from langchain_chroma import Chroma
from langchain_openai import OpenAIEmbeddings
from langchain.text_splitter import RecursiveCharacterTextSplitter
# Split documents
text_splitter = RecursiveCharacterTextSplitter(chunk_size=1000)
docs = text_splitter.split_documents(documents)
# Create Chroma vector store
vectorstore = Chroma.from_documents(
documents=docs,
embedding=OpenAIEmbeddings(),
persist_directory="./chroma_db"
)
# Query
results = vectorstore.similarity_search("machine learning", k=3)
# As retriever
retriever = vectorstore.as_retriever(search_kwargs={"k": 5})
from llama_index.vector_stores.chroma import ChromaVectorStore
from llama_index.core import VectorStoreIndex, StorageContext
import chromadb
# Initialize Chroma
db = chromadb.PersistentClient(path="./chroma_db")
collection = db.get_or_create_collection("my_collection")
# Create vector store
vector_store = ChromaVectorStore(chroma_collection=collection)
storage_context = StorageContext.from_defaults(vector_store=vector_store)
# Create index
index = VectorStoreIndex.from_documents(
documents,
storage_context=storage_context
)
# Query
query_engine = index.as_query_engine()
response = query_engine.query("What is machine learning?")
# Run Chroma server
# Terminal: chroma run --path ./chroma_db --port 8000
# Connect to server
import chromadb
from chromadb.config import Settings
client = chromadb.HttpClient(
host="localhost",
port=8000,
settings=Settings(anonymized_telemetry=False)
)
# Use as normal
collection = client.get_or_create_collection("my_docs")
| Operation | Latency | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Add 100 docs | ~1-3s | With embedding |
| Query (top 10) | ~50-200ms | Depends on collection size |
| Metadata filter | ~10-50ms | Fast with proper indexing |
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