Export to OpenAI Vectorstore
Category: AI
Version: 1.0
Last updated: July 6, 2026
Author: Any2Info
Description
The Export To OpenAI Vectorstore node allows you to upload files from your data flow to an OpenAI Vector Store. Vector stores are used to store and index documents so they can be efficiently searched and used in AI.
With this node, you can send one or more files to a selected vector store, making them available for AI processing.
Steps:
Select a valid Connection to OpenAI
Choose the target Vectorstore
Select the File(s) column containing the files
Optionally enable Replace existing
The node uploads the file(s) to the vector store
Configuration Options
Connection
Yes
Select the OpenAI connection (API key).
Vectorstore
Yes
Select the target vector store where files will be uploaded.
File(s) column
Yes
The column that contains the file(s) to upload.
Replace existing
No
When enabled, existing files with the same name will be replaced.
Input
The node expects a column of type File or MultipleFiles.
Each row can contain one or multiple files
Each file includes:
File name
File content
Replace Existing
The Replace existing option controls how duplicate file names are handled.
Disabled (default)
Files are added to the vector store
Existing files with the same name remain unchanged
Enabled
If a file with the same name already exists in the vector store
The existing file is replaced with the new version
Output
The node does not modify the data structure
No additional columns are added
The original data continues through the data flow
Behavior & Processing
Each file in the selected column is uploaded to the vector store
Multiple files per row are processed individually
All files are uploaded to the same selected vector store
Tips & Best Practices
Use clear and unique file names
Enable Replace existing when updating documents
Keep file sizes manageable for faster processing
Changelog
1.0
July 6, 2026
Initial documentation version added.
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