:::code-group
```python Python
# Import the Pinecone library
from pinecone.grpc import PineconeGRPC as Pinecone
from pinecone import ServerlessSpec
import time

# Initialize a Pinecone client with your API key
pc = Pinecone(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")

# Define a sample dataset where each item has a unique ID and piece of text
data = [
    {"id": "vec1", "text": "Apple is a popular fruit known for its sweetness and crisp texture."},
    {"id": "vec2", "text": "The tech company Apple is known for its innovative products like the iPhone."},
    {"id": "vec3", "text": "Many people enjoy eating apples as a healthy snack."},
    {"id": "vec4", "text": "Apple Inc. has revolutionized the tech industry with its sleek designs and user-friendly interfaces."},
    {"id": "vec5", "text": "An apple a day keeps the doctor away, as the saying goes."},
    {"id": "vec6", "text": "Apple Computer Company was founded on April 1, 1976, by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne as a partnership."}
]

# Convert the text into numerical vectors that Pinecone can index
embeddings = pc.inference.embed(
    model="llama-text-embed-v2",
    inputs=[d['text'] for d in data],
    parameters={"input_type": "passage", "truncate": "END"}
)

print(embeddings)
```

```javascript JavaScript
// Import the Pinecone library
import { Pinecone } from '@pinecone-database/pinecone';

// Initialize a Pinecone client with your API key
const pc = new Pinecone({ apiKey: 'YOUR_API_KEY' });

// Define a sample dataset where each item has a unique ID and piece of text
const data = [
  { id: 'vec1', text: 'Apple is a popular fruit known for its sweetness and crisp texture.' },
  { id: 'vec2', text: 'The tech company Apple is known for its innovative products like the iPhone.' },
  { id: 'vec3', text: 'Many people enjoy eating apples as a healthy snack.' },
  { id: 'vec4', text: 'Apple Inc. has revolutionized the tech industry with its sleek designs and user-friendly interfaces.' },
  { id: 'vec5', text: 'An apple a day keeps the doctor away, as the saying goes.' },
  { id: 'vec6', text: 'Apple Computer Company was founded on April 1, 1976, by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne as a partnership.' }
];

// Convert the text into numerical vectors that Pinecone can index
const model = 'llama-text-embed-v2';

const embeddings = await pc.inference.embed(
  model,
  data.map(d => d.text),
  { inputType: 'passage', truncate: 'END' }
);

console.log(embeddings);
```

```java Java
// Import the required classes
import io.pinecone.clients.Index;
import io.pinecone.clients.Inference;
import io.pinecone.clients.Pinecone;
import org.openapitools.inference.client.ApiException;
import org.openapitools.inference.client.model.Embedding;

import java.math.BigDecimal;
import java.util.*;
import java.util.stream.Collectors;

public class GenerateEmbeddings {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws ApiException {
        // Initialize a Pinecone client with your API key
        Pinecone pc = new Pinecone.Builder("YOUR_API_KEY").build();
        Inference inference = pc.getInferenceClient();

        // Prepare input sentences to be embedded
        List<DataObject> data = Arrays.asList(
            new DataObject("vec1", "Apple is a popular fruit known for its sweetness and crisp texture."),
            new DataObject("vec2", "The tech company Apple is known for its innovative products like the iPhone."),
            new DataObject("vec3", "Many people enjoy eating apples as a healthy snack."),
            new DataObject("vec4", "Apple Inc. has revolutionized the tech industry with its sleek designs and user-friendly interfaces."),
            new DataObject("vec5", "An apple a day keeps the doctor away, as the saying goes."),
            new DataObject("vec6", "Apple Computer Company was founded on April 1, 1976, by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne as a partnership.")
        );

        List<String> inputs = data.stream()
            .map(DataObject::getText)
            .collect(Collectors.toList());

        // Specify the embedding model and parameters
        String embeddingModel = "llama-text-embed-v2";

        Map<String, Object> parameters = new HashMap<>();
        parameters.put("input_type", "passage");
        parameters.put("truncate", "END");

        // Convert the text into numerical vectors that Pinecone can index
        List<Embedding> embeddingsList = inference.embed(embeddingModel, parameters, inputs).getData();
    }

    private static List<Float> convertBigDecimalToFloat(List<BigDecimal> bigDecimalValues) {
        return bigDecimalValues.stream()
            .map(BigDecimal::floatValue)
            .collect(Collectors.toList());
    }
}

class DataObject {
    private String id;
    private String text;

    public DataObject(String id, String text) {
        this.id = id;
        this.text = text;
    }

    public String getId() {
        return id;
    }
    public String getText() {
        return text;
    }
}
```

```go Go
package main

// Import the required packages
import (
    "context"
   	"encoding/json"
    "fmt"
    "log"

    "github.com/pinecone-io/go-pinecone/v2/pinecone"
)

type Data struct {
    ID   string
    Text string
}

type Query struct {
	Text string
}

func prettifyStruct(obj interface{}) string {
    bytes, _ := json.MarshalIndent(obj, "", "  ")
    return string(bytes)
}

func main() {
    ctx := context.Background()

    // Initialize a Pinecone client with your API key
    pc, err := pinecone.NewClient(pinecone.NewClientParams{
        ApiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY",
    })
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatalf("Failed to create Client: %v", err)
    }

    // Define a sample dataset where each item has a unique ID and piece of text
    data := []Data{
        {ID: "vec1", Text: "Apple is a popular fruit known for its sweetness and crisp texture."},
        {ID: "vec2", Text: "The tech company Apple is known for its innovative products like the iPhone."},
        {ID: "vec3", Text: "Many people enjoy eating apples as a healthy snack."},
        {ID: "vec4", Text: "Apple Inc. has revolutionized the tech industry with its sleek designs and user-friendly interfaces."},
        {ID: "vec5", Text: "An apple a day keeps the doctor away, as the saying goes."},
        {ID: "vec6", Text: "Apple Computer Company was founded on April 1, 1976, by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne as a partnership."},
    }

    // Specify the embedding model and parameters
    embeddingModel := "llama-text-embed-v2"

    docParameters := pinecone.EmbedParameters{
        InputType: "passage",
        Truncate:  "END",
    }

    // Convert the text into numerical vectors that Pinecone can index
    var documents []string
    for _, d := range data {
        documents = append(documents, d.Text)
    }

    docEmbeddingsResponse, err := pc.Inference.Embed(ctx, &pinecone.EmbedRequest{
        Model:      embeddingModel,
        TextInputs: documents,
        Parameters: docParameters,
    }) 
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatalf("Failed to embed documents: %v", err)
    } else {
        fmt.Printf(prettifyStruct(docEmbeddingsResponse))
    }
}
```

```csharp C#
using Pinecone;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;

// Initialize a Pinecone client with your API key
var pinecone = new PineconeClient("YOUR_API_KEY");

// Prepare input sentences to be embedded
var data = new[]
{
    new
    {
        Id = "vec1",
        Text = "Apple is a popular fruit known for its sweetness and crisp texture."
    },
    new
    {
        Id = "vec2",
        Text = "The tech company Apple is known for its innovative products like the iPhone."
    },
    new
    {
        Id = "vec3",
        Text = "Many people enjoy eating apples as a healthy snack."
    },
    new
    {
        Id = "vec4",
        Text = "Apple Inc. has revolutionized the tech industry with its sleek designs and user-friendly interfaces."
    },
    new
    {
        Id = "vec5",
        Text = "An apple a day keeps the doctor away, as the saying goes."
    },
    new
    {
        Id = "vec6",
        Text = "Apple Computer Company was founded on April 1, 1976, by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne as a partnership."
    }
};

// Specify the embedding model and parameters
var embeddingModel = "llama-text-embed-v2";

// Generate embeddings for the input data
var embeddings = await pinecone.Inference.EmbedAsync(new EmbedRequest
{
    Model = embeddingModel,
    Inputs = data.Select(item => new EmbedRequestInputsItem { Text = item.Text }),
    Parameters = new Dictionary<string, object?>
    {
        ["InputType"] = "passage",
        ["Truncate"] = "END"
    }
});

Console.WriteLine(embeddings);
```

```shell curl
PINECONE_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"

curl https://api.pinecone.io/embed \
  -H "Api-Key: $PINECONE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-Pinecone-Api-Version: 2024-10" \
  -d '{
      "model": "llama-text-embed-v2",
      "parameters": {
        "input_type": "passage",
        "truncate": "END"
      },
      "inputs": [
        {"text": "Apple is a popular fruit known for its sweetness and crisp texture."},
        {"text": "The tech company Apple is known for its innovative products like the iPhone."},
        {"text": "Many people enjoy eating apples as a healthy snack."},
        {"text": "Apple Inc. has revolutionized the tech industry with its sleek designs and user-friendly interfaces."},
        {"text": "An apple a day keeps the doctor away, as the saying goes."},
        {"text": "Apple Computer Company was founded on April 1, 1976, by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne as a partnership."}
      ]
  }'
```
:::

:::code-group
```python Python
EmbeddingsList(
    model='llama-text-embed-v2',
    data=[
        {'values': [0.04925537109375, -0.01313018798828125, -0.0112762451171875, ...]},
        ...
    ],
    usage={'total_tokens': 130}
)
```

```javascript JavaScript
// EmbeddingsList(1)
[
  {
    "values": [
      0.04925537109375, 
      -0.01313018798828125, 
      -0.0112762451171875
    ]
  },
  ...
  model: 'llama-text-embed-v2',
  data: [ { values: [Array] } ],
  usage: { totalTokens: 130 }
]
```

```java Java
class EmbeddingsList {
    model: llama-text-embed-v2
    data: [class Embedding {
        values: [0.04925537109375, -0.01313018798828125, -0.0112762451171875, ...]
        additionalProperties: null
    }, ...]
    usage: class EmbeddingsListUsage {
        totalTokens: 130
        additionalProperties: null
    }
    additionalProperties: null
}
```

```go Go
{
  "data": [
    {
      "values": [
        0.03942871,
        -0.010177612,
        -0.046051025,
        ...
      ]
    },
    ...
  ], 
  "model": "llama-text-embed-v2",
  "usage": {
    "total_tokens": 130
  }
}
```

```csharp C#
{
  "model": "llama-text-embed-v2",
  "data": [
    {
      "values": [
        0.04913330078125,
        -0.01306915283203125,
        -0.01116180419921875,
        ...
      ]
    },
    ...
  ],
  "usage": {
    "total_tokens": 130
  }
}
```

```json curl
{
  "data": [
    {
      "values": [
        0.04925537109375,
        -0.01313018798828125,
        -0.0112762451171875,
        ...
      ]
    }, 
    ...
  ],
  "model": "llama-text-embed-v2",
  "usage": {
    "total_tokens": 130
  }
}
```
:::

`POST /embed`

#### Authorizations

| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `Api-Key` | `string` | - |  |

An API Key is required to call Pinecone APIs. Get yours from the [console](https://app.pinecone.io/).

#### Body

Generate embeddings for inputs.

| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `model` | `string` | - | Example: multilingual-e5-large |

The [model](/guides/index-data-create-an-index#embedding-models) to use for embedding generation.

| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `parameters?` | `object` | - | Model-specific parameters. |

:::accordion{title="Show child attributes"}
| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `input_type?` | `string` | - | Common property used to distinguish between types of data. Example: query |

| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `truncate?` | `string` | `END` | How to handle inputs longer than those supported by the model. If 'END', truncate the input sequence at the token limit. If 'NONE', return an error when the input exceeds the token limit. Example: END |
:::

| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `inputs` | `object[]` | - | List of inputs to generate embeddings for. |

:::accordion{title="Show child attributes"}
| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `text?` | `string` | - | Example: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. |
:::

#### Response

`200` — OK

Embeddings generated for the input

| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `model` | `string` | - | The model used to generate the embeddings Example: multilingual-e5-large |

| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `data` | `object[]` | - | The embeddings generated for the inputs. |

:::accordion{title="Show child attributes"}
| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `values?` | `number[]` | - | The embedding values. |
:::

| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `usage` | `object` | - | Usage statistics for the model inference. |

:::accordion{title="Show child attributes"}
| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `total_tokens?` | `integer` | - | Total number of tokens consumed across all inputs. Example: 205 |
:::

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