Use the [`spark-pinecone` connector](https://github.com/pinecone-io/spark-pinecone/) to efficiently create, ingest, and update [vector embeddings](https://www.pinecone.io/learn/vector-embeddings/) at scale with [Databricks and Pinecone](/guides/connect-an-integration-databricks).

## Install the Spark-Pinecone connector

:::::tabs
::::tab{title="Databricks platform"}
1. [Install the Spark-Pinecone connector as a library](https://docs.databricks.com/en/libraries/cluster-libraries.html#install-a-library-on-a-cluster).
2. Configure the library as follows:
   1. Select **File path/S3** as the **Library Source**.

   2. Enter the S3 URI for the Pinecone assembly JAR file:

      ```
      s3://pinecone-jars/1.1.0/spark-pinecone-uberjar.jar  
      ```

:::callout{intent="note"}
Databricks platform users must use the Pinecone assembly jar listed above to ensure that the proper dependecies are installed.
:::

3. Click **Install**.
::::

:::tab{title="Databricks on AWS"}
1. [Install the Spark-Pinecone connector as a library](https://docs.databricks.com/en/libraries/cluster-libraries.html#install-a-library-on-a-cluster).
2. Configure the library as follows:
   1. Select **File path/S3** as the **Library Source**.

   2. Enter the S3 URI for the Pinecone assembly JAR file:

      ```
      s3://pinecone-jars/1.1.0/spark-pinecone-uberjar.jar  
      ```

   3. Click **Install**.
:::

:::tab{title="Databricks on GCP / Azure"}
1. [Install the Spark-Pinecone connector as a library](https://docs.databricks.com/en/libraries/cluster-libraries.html#install-a-library-on-a-cluster).
2. Configure the library as follows:
   1. [Download the Pinecone assembly JAR file](https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/io/pinecone/spark-pinecone_2.12/1.1.0/).
   2. Select **Workspace** as the **Library Source**.
   3. Upload the JAR file.
   4. Click **Install**.
:::
:::::

## Batch upsert

To batch upsert embeddings to Pinecone:

:::code-group
```python Python theme={null}
from pyspark import SparkConf
from pyspark.sql import SparkSession
from pyspark.sql.types import StructType, StructField, ArrayType, FloatType, StringType, LongType

# Your API key and index name
api_key = "PINECONE_API_KEY"
index_name = "PINECONE_INDEX_NAME"
source_tag = "PINECONE_SOURCE_TAG"

COMMON_SCHEMA = StructType([
    StructField("id", StringType(), False),
    StructField("namespace", StringType(), True),
    StructField("values", ArrayType(FloatType(), False), False),
    StructField("metadata", StringType(), True),
    StructField("sparse_values", StructType([
        StructField("indices", ArrayType(LongType(), False), False),
        StructField("values", ArrayType(FloatType(), False), False)
    ]), True)
])

# Initialize Spark
spark = SparkSession.builder.getOrCreate()

# Read the file and apply the schema
df = spark.read \
    .option("multiLine", value = True) \
    .option("mode", "PERMISSIVE") \
    .schema(COMMON_SCHEMA) \
    .json("src/test/resources/sample.jsonl")

# Show if the read was successful
df.show()

# Write the dataFrame to Pinecone in batches 
df.write \
    .option("pinecone.apiKey", api_key) \
    .option("pinecone.indexName", index_name) \
    .option("pinecone.sourceTag", source_tag) \
    .format("io.pinecone.spark.pinecone.Pinecone") \
    .mode("append") \
    .save()
```

```scala Scala theme={null}
import io.pinecone.spark.pinecone.{COMMON_SCHEMA, PineconeOptions}
import org.apache.spark.SparkConf
import org.apache.spark.sql.{SaveMode, SparkSession}

object MainApp extends App {
  // Your API key and index name
  val apiKey = "PINECONE_API_KEY"
  val indexName = "PINECONE_INDEX_NAME"
  val sourceTag = "PINECONE_SOURCE_TAG"

  // Configure Spark to run locally with all available cores
  val conf = new SparkConf()
    .setMaster("local[*]")

  // Create a Spark session with the defined configuration
  val spark = SparkSession.builder().config(conf).getOrCreate()

  // Read the JSON file into a DataFrame, applying the COMMON_SCHEMA
  val df = spark.read
    .option("multiLine", value = true)
    .option("mode", "PERMISSIVE")
    .schema(COMMON_SCHEMA)
    .json("src/test/resources/sample.jsonl") // path to sample.jsonl

  // Define Pinecone options as a Map
  val pineconeOptions = Map(
    PineconeOptions.PINECONE_API_KEY_CONF -> apiKey,
    PineconeOptions.PINECONE_INDEX_NAME_CONF -> indexName,
    PineconeOptions.PINECONE_SOURCE_TAG_CONF -> sourceTag
  )

  // Show if the read was successful
  df.show(df.count().toInt)

  // Write the DataFrame to Pinecone using the defined options in batches
  df.write
    .options(pineconeOptions)
    .format("io.pinecone.spark.pinecone.Pinecone")
    .mode(SaveMode.Append)
    .save()
}
```
:::

:::callout{intent="tip"}
For a guide on how to set up batch upserts, refer to the [Databricks integration page](/guides/connect-an-integration-databricks#setup-guide).
:::

## Stream upsert

To stream upsert embeddings to Pinecone:

:::code-group
```python Python theme={null}
from pyspark.sql import SparkSession
from pyspark.sql.types import StructType, StructField, ArrayType, FloatType, StringType, LongType
import os

# Your API key and index name
api_key = "PINECONE_API_KEY"
index_name = "PINECONE_INDEX_NAME"
source_tag = "PINECONE_SOURCE_TAG"

COMMON_SCHEMA = StructType([
    StructField("id", StringType(), False),
    StructField("namespace", StringType(), True),
    StructField("values", ArrayType(FloatType(), False), False),
    StructField("metadata", StringType(), True),
    StructField("sparse_values", StructType([
        StructField("indices", ArrayType(LongType(), False), False),
        StructField("values", ArrayType(FloatType(), False), False)
    ]), True)
])

# Initialize Spark session
spark = SparkSession.builder \
    .appName("StreamUpsertExample") \
    .config("spark.sql.shuffle.partitions", 3) \
    .master("local") \
    .getOrCreate()

# Read the stream of JSON files, applying the schema from the input directory
lines = spark.readStream \
    .option("multiLine", True) \
    .option("mode", "PERMISSIVE") \
    .schema(COMMON_SCHEMA) \
    .json("path/to/input/directory/")

# Write the stream to Pinecone using the defined options
upsert = lines.writeStream \
    .format("io.pinecone.spark.pinecone.Pinecone") \
    .option("pinecone.apiKey", api_key) \
    .option("pinecone.indexName", index_name) \
    .option("pinecone.sourceTag", source_tag) \
    .option("checkpointLocation", "path/to/checkpoint/dir") \
    .outputMode("append") \
    .start()

upsert.awaitTermination()
```

```scala Scala theme={null}
import io.pinecone.spark.pinecone.{COMMON_SCHEMA, PineconeOptions}
import org.apache.spark.SparkConf
import org.apache.spark.sql.{SaveMode, SparkSession}

object MainApp extends App {
  // Your API key and index name
  val apiKey = "PINECONE_API_KEY"
  val indexName = "PINECONE_INDEX_NAME"

  // Create a Spark session
  val spark = SparkSession.builder()
    .appName("StreamUpsertExample")
    .config("spark.sql.shuffle.partitions", 3)
    .master("local")
    .getOrCreate()

  // Read the JSON files into a DataFrame, applying the COMMON_SCHEMA from input directory
  val lines = spark.readStream
    .option("multiLine", value = true)
    .option("mode", "PERMISSIVE")
    .schema(COMMON_SCHEMA)
    .json("path/to/input/directory/")

  // Define Pinecone options as a Map
  val pineconeOptions = Map(
    PineconeOptions.PINECONE_API_KEY_CONF -> System.getenv("PINECONE_API_KEY"),
    PineconeOptions.PINECONE_INDEX_NAME_CONF -> System.getenv("PINECONE_INDEX"),
    PineconeOptions.PINECONE_SOURCE_TAG_CONF -> System.getenv("PINECONE_SOURCE_TAG")
  )

  // Write the stream to Pinecone using the defined options
  val upsert = lines
    .writeStream
    .format("io.pinecone.spark.pinecone.Pinecone")
    .options(pineconeOptions)
    .option("checkpointLocation", "path/to/checkpoint/dir")
    .outputMode("append")
    .start()

  upsert.awaitTermination()
}
```
:::

## Learn more

- [Spark-Pinecone connector setup guide](/guides/connect-an-integration-databricks#setup-guide)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/pinecone-io/spark-pinecone)

## Related pages

- [Account management](./account-management-index.md)
- [Admin](./admin-2-index.md)
- [Admin](./admin-index.md)
- [APIs](./apis-index.md)
- [Architecture](./architecture-index.md)
- [Assistants](./assistants-index.md)
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- [Build an integration](./build-an-integration-index.md)
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