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Check which records already exist to avoid duplicate processing.

Returns lists of existing and new IDs for efficient deduplication.

**Authentication**: Dedicated Pipeline Connector API Key required (`X-API-Key` header)

## Request Body

**`organization_id`** string required

The organization ID to check records for.

**`vector_store_id`** string required

The vector store ID to check records in.

**`namespace`** string required

The namespace to check records in.

**`ids`** array of strings required

Array of record IDs to check.

## Returns

Returns lists of existing IDs, new IDs, and total count checked.


```bash cURL
curl -X POST https://api.aitronos.com/v1/pipeline/check-exists \
  -H "X-API-Key: $PIPELINE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "organization_id": "org_abc123",
    "vector_store_id": "vs_xyz789",
    "namespace": "clickup_tasks",
    "ids": ["task_123", "task_456", "task_789"]
  }'
```


```python Python
import os
import requests

api_key = os.environ["PIPELINE_API_KEY"]
response = requests.post(
    "https://api.aitronos.com/v1/pipeline/check-exists",
    headers={"X-API-Key": api_key},
    json={
        "organization_id": "org_abc123",
        "vector_store_id": "vs_xyz789",
        "namespace": "clickup_tasks",
        "ids": ["task_123", "task_456", "task_789"]
    }
)
result = response.json()
```


```javascript JavaScript
const apiKey = process.env.PIPELINE_API_KEY;
const response = await fetch(
  'https://api.aitronos.com/v1/pipeline/check-exists',
  {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      'X-API-Key': apiKey,
      'Content-Type': 'application/json'
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      organization_id: 'org_abc123',
      vector_store_id: 'vs_xyz789',
      namespace: 'clickup_tasks',
      ids: ['task_123', 'task_456', 'task_789']
    })
  }
);
const result = await response.json();
```

## Response


```json
{
  "existing_ids": ["task_123", "task_456"],
  "new_ids": ["task_789"],
  "total_checked": 3
}
```