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You can retrieve specific items from the index by their IDs using the get() method: 
# IDs of items to retrieve
ids = ["item_20", "item_11"]
include = ["contents", "metadata"]

# Retrieve items from the encrypted index
items = index.get(ids, include)

print(items)
# Example items (contents returned as bytes)
# [{"id": "item_20", "contents": b"Hello, World!", "metadata": {"type": "txt"}},
#  {"id": "item_11", "contents": b"Hello, Cyborg!", "metadata": {"type": "md"}}]

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Include Fields

You can specify which fields to include in the response:
  • vector: The vector data itself
  • contents: Content associated with the vector (always returned as bytes/Buffer)
  • metadata: Structured metadata object
The contents field is always returned as bytes (Python), Buffer (JavaScript/TypeScript), or []byte (Go), regardless of whether it was originally stored as a string or bytes. All contents are encoded to bytes and encrypted before storage.
If you don’t specify include, the default is ["vector", "contents", "metadata"].

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API Reference

For more information on getting items from an encrypted index, refer to the API reference:

REST API Reference

REST API reference for /v1/vectors/get

Python SDK Reference

API reference for get() in Python

JS/TS SDK Reference

API reference for get() in JavaScript/TypeScript

Go SDK Reference

API reference for Get() in Go