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Overview

Trieve allows you to upload structured data in CSV and JSONL formats. We automatically create chunks for each row in the file, allowing you to search and filter your data easily.

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Uploading a CSV or JSONL File to Trieve

Since CSV and JSONL files can be large, our API allows you to provision a signed PUT URL to upload the file directly to our storage. Once the file is uploaded, Trieve will automatically process the file and create chunks for each row.

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Step 1: Request a Signed PUT URL

Use the /api/file/csv_or_jsonl to acquire a signed PUT URL for your CSV or JSONL file from the Trieve API. This URL is valid for 24 hours and allows you to upload the file directly to our storage. You can leverage the mappings field to control how the columns in the CSV or fields in the JSONL file are mapped to the chunks created by Trieve. This is optional and can be used to ensure that the data is structured correctly. 
curl -X POST "https://api.trieve.ai/api/file/csv_or_jsonl" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "TR-Dataset: <Your Dataset ID>" \
  -H "Authorization: <Your API Key>" \
  -d '{
    "description": "This is an example file containing information about titanic passengers.",
    "file_name": "titantic.csv",
    "mappings": [
      {
        "csv_jsonl_field": "PassengerId",
        "chunk_req_payload_field": "tracking_id"
      },
      {
        "csv_jsonl_field": "Survived",
        "chunk_req_payload_field": "tag_set"
      },
      {
        "csv_jsonl_field": "Fare",
        "chunk_req_payload_field": "num_value"
      }
    ],
    "link": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/datasciencedojo/datasets/refs/heads/master/titanic.csv"
  }'
Trieve’s API will respond with an object containing the signed PUT URL and the file’s properties as shown in the below example. 
{
  "file_metadata": {
    "id": "9ab52e58-0b38-4e4c-b114-139337f0548e",
    "file_name": "titantic.csv",
    "created_at": "2024-12-07T06:00:13.984143747",
    "updated_at": "2024-12-07T06:00:13.984144067",
    "size": 0,
    "metadata": null,
    "link": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/datasciencedojo/datasets/refs/heads/master/titanic.csv",
    "time_stamp": null,
    "dataset_id": "<Your Dataset ID>",
    "tag_set": null
  },
  "presigned_put_url": "https://trieve-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/trieve-s3bucket/<id>"
}

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Step 2: Upload the File to the Signed PUT URL

Use the signed PUT URL provided by Trieve to upload the CSV or JSONL file to our storage. You can use tools like curl, wget, or any other HTTP client to upload the file. 
curl -o ./titanic.csv https://raw.githubusercontent.com/datasciencedojo/datasets/refs/heads/master/titanic.csv

curl -X PUT -T ./titanic.csv "<Presigned PUT URL>"
You are now done with the file upload process. Trieve will automatically process the file and create chunks for each row. You can check the progress by migrating your dataset’s chunk count in the dashboard and test via the search playground or chat playground.

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Advanced Options

Additional options are available to customize the csv or jsonl file upload process. Reference the documentation for our /api/file/csv_or_jsonl route for more information.