Weaviate quickstart guidance (markdown)
Shortest path to a working Weaviate setup: connect to Weaviate Cloud or a local instance, create a collection, insert data, and run a semantic or hybrid query.
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title: Weaviate quickstart guidancedescription: The shortest path with Weaviate: connect to Cloud or a local instance, create a collection, insert data, and run a semantic or hybrid query.canonical: https://weaviate.io/quickstart.mdlast-updated: 2026-08-04
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# Quickstart — LLM Guidance ## TL;DR - Connect to Weaviate Cloud or a local instance - Create a collection (schema) - Insert data (objects + vectors) - Query using semantic or hybrid search - Use Python or JavaScript clients for most workflows ## When to use - You want to get started with Weaviate quickly - You are building a prototype, RAG system, or search feature - You need a minimal working example (connect → insert → query) - You want a baseline before adding agents, filtering, or scaling ## When not to use - You need production architecture guidance (see /deployment.md) - You are evaluating pricing or cost tradeoffs (see /pricing.md) - You need advanced query patterns (see /hybrid-search.md or /product/query-agent.md) ## Quickstart (Python) ```python import os import weaviate # Connect to Weaviate Cloud client = weaviate.connect_to_weaviate_cloud( cluster_url=os.environ["WEAVIATE_URL"], auth_credentials=os.environ["WEAVIATE_API_KEY"], ) # Create a collection (if it doesn't exist) if not client.collections.exists("Docs"): client.collections.create( name="Docs", vector_config=weaviate.classes.config.Configure.Vectors.text2vec_openai() ) docs = client.collections.use("Docs") # Insert data docs.data.insert({ "title": "What is hybrid search?", "content": "Hybrid search combines keyword and vector search." }) # Query (semantic / hybrid) response = docs.query.hybrid( query="How does hybrid search work?", limit=3 ) for obj in response.objects: print(obj.properties) client.close() ```
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