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VSIM.LOAD

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VSIM.LOAD name
Group
Vector search
Complexity
O(N) where N is the size of the blob
Arity
2 (exactly, counting the command name)
Flags
read-only, slow
HotKV Cloud
Performance and Scale
On-Premise
requires the vsim-persist license feature

VSIM persistence stores named blobs of vector data that you supply, such as an exported set of embeddings, as files on the server, separate from your snapshots and AOF. Each blob goes to a file named after it in the directory set by dir under [vsim_persist] (default vsim_snapshots) when enabled = true there. The files are local to each server, also in a cluster. VSIM.LOAD returns the blob saved under name, exactly as it was saved.

Return value

Section titled “Return value”
Case RESP2 RESP3
Found Bulk string: the blob Same
No such blob, an invalid name, or an unreadable file Nil bulk string Null

Errors:

  • ERR wrong number of arguments for 'vsim.load' command if the argument count is wrong.
  • NOLICENSE vsim-persist requires a HotKV license. Contact sales@hotkv.com if your license does not include the vsim-persist feature.

Examples

Section titled “Examples”
127.0.0.1:6379> VSIM.LOAD products-2026-10
"0.12,0.98,0.44;0.10,0.95,0.40"
127.0.0.1:6379> VSIM.LOAD missing
(nil)

Compatibility

Section titled “Compatibility”

HotKV-only command. Redis and Valkey have no equivalent.

See also

Section titled “See also”

VSIM.SAVE, VSIM.LIST, VSIM.DROP, AI features guide