title: Check if pipeline records exist
keywords:

- check if pipeline records exist
- post
- check
- pipeline
- records
- exist


# Check if pipeline records exist

Check which records already exist to avoid duplicate processing.

#### Request Body

**`organization_id`** string required

Organization ID (org_ prefixed)

**`vector_store_id`** string required

Vector store ID (vs_ prefixed) - each connector is tied to a specific vector store

**`ids`** array of string required

Source system IDs to check

**`namespace`** string required

Namespace to check within

## Returns

**`existing_ids`** array of string

IDs that already exist in the system

**`new_ids`** array of string

IDs that are new and don't exist yet

**`total_checked`** integer

Total number of IDs checked

Example

```bash cURL
curl -X POST "https://api.aitronos.com/v1/connectors/pipeline/check-exists" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $FREDDY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "organization_id": "org_abc123",
  "vector_store_id": "your_vector_store_id",
  "ids": [],
  "namespace": "your_namespace"
}'
```


```python Python
import os
import requests

api_key = os.environ["FREDDY_API_KEY"]

response = requests.post(
    "https://api.aitronos.com/v1/connectors/pipeline/check-exists",
    headers={"X-API-Key": api_key},
    json={'organization_id': 'your_organization_id', 'vector_store_id': 'your_vector_store_id', 'ids': [], 'namespace': 'your_namespace'}
)

print(response.json())
```


```javascript JavaScript
const apiKey = process.env.FREDDY_API_KEY;

const response = await fetch('https://api.aitronos.com/v1/connectors/pipeline/check-exists', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'X-API-Key': apiKey,
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({"organization_id": "org_abc123", "vector_store_id": "your_vector_store_id", "ids": [], "namespace": "your_namespace"})
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
```

**Response:**


```json 200 OK
{
  "existing_ids": [
    "example_existing_ids"
  ],
  "new_ids": [
    "example_new_ids"
  ],
  "total_checked": 42
}
```

Errors

```json 401 Unauthorized
{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "AUTHENTICATION_REQUIRED",
    "message": "Authentication required. Please provide a valid API key.",
    "system_message": "Missing or invalid authorization header",
    "type": "authentication_error",
    "status": 401,
    "trace_id": "req_abc123xyz",
    "timestamp": "2025-11-11T10:30:00Z",
    "details": {}
  }
}
```


```json 403 Forbidden
{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "INSUFFICIENT_PERMISSIONS",
    "message": "You do not have permission to access this resource.",
    "system_message": "Insufficient permissions for this operation",
    "type": "authorization_error",
    "status": 403,
    "trace_id": "req_def456uvw",
    "timestamp": "2025-11-11T10:30:00Z",
    "details": {}
  }
}
```

## Related Resources

- [List Connectors](/docs/api-reference/connectors/introduction)