---
title: "vectordb"
type: "tool"
slug: "jina-ai-vectordb"
canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/tools/jina-ai-vectordb"
github_url: "https://github.com/jina-ai/vectordb"
homepage_url: null
stars: 650
forks: 49
primary_language: "Python"
license: "Apache-2.0"
archived: false
categories: ["data-retrieval", "vector-databases"]
tags: ["embedding-similarity", "neural-search", "sentence-embeddings", "vector-database", "vector-database-embedding", "vector-search"]
updated_at: "2026-07-12T03:04:47.219765+00:00"
---

# vectordb

> A Python vector database you just need - no more, no less.

jina-ai/vectordb is a dedicated Python-based vector database designed for seamless integration into applications requiring embedding similarity searches and neural search functionalities. It supports operations relevant to sentence embeddings and vectorized data storage and retrieval.

## Facts

- Repository: https://github.com/jina-ai/vectordb
- Stars: 650 · Forks: 49 · Open issues: 9 · Watchers: 10
- Primary language: Python
- License: Apache-2.0
- Last pushed: 2024-03-04T17:10:06+00:00

## Trust & health

_Signals computed from public GitHub metadata. Not a security guarantee._

- Maintenance: Dormant (computed 2026-07-11T11:27:50.176Z)
- Security scan: No lockfile (0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium, 0 low) · last scan 2026-07-11T11:27:50.680Z
- Full report: [trust report](/tools/jina-ai-vectordb/trust.md) · [JSON](https://www.graphcanon.com/api/graphcanon/tools/jina-ai-vectordb/trust)

## Categories

- [Data & Retrieval](/categories/data-retrieval.md)
- [Vector Databases](/categories/vector-databases.md)

## Tags

embedding-similarity, neural-search, sentence-embeddings, vector-database, vector-database-embedding, vector-search

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## Adoption goal

VectordB is a minimalist Python-based vector database that focuses on providing essential functionality in the domain of embedding similarity and vector search. It is open-source under the Apache 2.0 license.

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**Machine-readable endpoints**

- JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/tools/jina-ai-vectordb`](/api/graphcanon/tools/jina-ai-vectordb)
- LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt)
- Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt)

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