# Retrieve a vector store

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Get details about a specific vector store by its ID.

Retrieve metadata, file count, and access settings for a vector store.

#### Path Parameters

**`organization_id`** string required

The unique identifier of the organization.

**`vector_store_id`** string required

The unique identifier of the vector store.

## Returns

A [Vector Store object](/docs/api-reference/objects/vector-store-object).

Request

```bash
curl "https://api.freddy.aitronos.com/v1/organizations/org_abc123/vector-stores/vs_abc123" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $FREDDY_API_KEY"
```


```python
from freddy import FreddyClient

with FreddyClient(api_key="your-api-key") as client:
    store = client.vector_stores.retrieve(
        organization_id="org_abc123",
        vector_store_id="vs_abc123"
    )
    
    print(f"Store: {store.name}")
    print(f"Files: {store.file_count}")
    print(f"Size: {store.data_size} bytes")
```


```python
import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.freddy.aitronos.com/v1/organizations/org_abc123/vector-stores/vs_abc123",
    headers={"X-API-Key": api_key}
)

store = response.json()
print(f"Store: {store['name']}")
```

## Response

200 OK

```json
{
  "id": "vs_abc123",
  "name": "Product Documentation",
  "description": "Technical docs for all products",
  "organizationId": "org_abc123",
  "isActive": true,
  "createdAt": "2025-01-15T10:30:00Z",
  "updatedAt": "2025-01-20T14:22:00Z",
  "createdBy": "uid_user123",
  "accessMode": "organization",
  "accessDepartments": null,
  "accessUsers": null,
  "fileCount": 42,
  "dataSize": 15728640
}
```

Errors
**404 Not Found**


```json
{
  "error": {
    "message": "Vector store not found",
    "type": "not_found_error",
    "code": "vector_store_not_found"
  }
}
```

**401 Unauthorized**


```json
{
  "error": {
    "message": "Authentication required",
    "type": "authentication_error",
    "code": "missing_authentication"
  }
}
```

**403 Forbidden**


```json
{
  "error": {
    "message": "Access denied to vector store",
    "type": "permission_error",
    "code": "insufficient_permissions"
  }
}
```

## Related Resources

- [Create Vector Store](/docs/api-reference/vector-stores/create)
- [List Vector Stores](/docs/api-reference/vector-stores/list)
- [Update Vector Store](/docs/api-reference/vector-stores/update)
- [Delete Vector Store](/docs/api-reference/vector-stores/delete)
- [List Files in Vector Store](/docs/api-reference/vector-stores/list-files)