# Pinecone Go SDK

:::callout{intent="tip"}
For installation instructions and usage examples, see the [Go SDK documentation](https://github.com/pinecone-io/go-pinecone). To report an issue or request a feature, [file an issue on GitHub](https://github.com/pinecone-io/go-pinecone/issues).
:::

## Requirements

The Pinecone Go SDK requires a Go version with [modules](https://go.dev/wiki/Modules) support.

## SDK versions

SDK versions are pinned to specific [API versions](/guides/apis-versioning). When a new API version is released, a new version of the SDK is also released.

The mappings between API versions and Go SDK versions are as follows:

| API version | SDK version |
| :---------- | :---------- |
| `2026-04`   | v6.x        |
| `2025-10`   | v5.x        |
| `2025-04`   | v4.x        |
| `2025-01`   | v3.x        |
| `2024-10`   | v2.x        |
| `2024-07`   | v1.x        |
| `2024-04`   | v0.x        |

When a new stable API version is released, you should upgrade your SDK to the latest version to ensure compatibility with the latest API changes.

## Install

To install the latest version of the [Go SDK](https://github.com/pinecone-io/go-pinecone), add a dependency to the current module:

```shell theme={null}
go get github.com/pinecone-io/go-pinecone/v6/pinecone
```

To install a specific version of the Go SDK, run the following command:

```shell theme={null}
go get github.com/pinecone-io/go-pinecone/v6/pinecone@<version>
```

To check your SDK version, run the following command:

```shell theme={null}
go list -u -m all | grep go-pinecone
```

## Upgrade

:::callout{intent="warning"}
Before upgrading to `v3.0.0` or later, update all relevant code to account for the breaking changes explained [here](/guides/changelog-2025#2025-02-07-4).
:::

Each major version carries its version number in the module path, so crossing a major requires updating the import path in every file that uses the SDK. For example, moving from `v4` to `v6` means changing:

```go theme={null}
// before
import "github.com/pinecone-io/go-pinecone/v4/pinecone"

// after
import "github.com/pinecone-io/go-pinecone/v6/pinecone"
```

Apart from the module path, `v5.0.0` and `v6.0.0` are backward compatible with the release lines before them.

If you already have the Go SDK, upgrade to the latest version as follows:

```shell theme={null}
go get -u github.com/pinecone-io/go-pinecone/v6/pinecone@latest
```

## Initialize

Once installed, you can import the SDK and then use an [API key](/guides/move-to-production-security-overview#api-keys) to initialize a client instance:

```Go theme={null}
package main

import (
    "context"
    "log"

    "github.com/pinecone-io/go-pinecone/v6/pinecone"
)

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

    pc, err := pinecone.NewClient(pinecone.NewClientParams{
        ApiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY",
    })
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatalf("Failed to create Client: %v", err)
    }
} 
```

To manage organizations, projects, API keys, and [role-based access control](/guides/move-to-production-manage-rbac), initialize an `AdminClient` with [service account](/guides/admin-organizations-manage-service-accounts) credentials instead:

```Go theme={null}
package main

import (
    "context"
    "log"
    "os"

    "github.com/pinecone-io/go-pinecone/v6/pinecone"
)

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

    adminClient, err := pinecone.NewAdminClientWithContext(ctx, pinecone.NewAdminClientParams{
        ClientId:     os.Getenv("PINECONE_CLIENT_ID"),
        ClientSecret: os.Getenv("PINECONE_CLIENT_SECRET"),
    })
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatalf("Failed to create AdminClient: %v", err)
    }
}
```

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