Ingesting Data into the Knowledge Base

In this tutorial, you'll learn how to send data to the SnackPrompt AI Engine Knowledge Base.

What is an Elemental?

An elemental is the basic unit of data in SnackPrompt. It can be:

• A table with columns and items

• A document with sections

• A file with structured content

When you send an elemental, the API:

1. Processes the content

2. Generates embeddings (vector representations)

3. Stores in the Knowledge Base

4. Makes the data searchable

Prerequisites

• A valid tenant_id (See how to find it)

• The elemental_id of the data you want to ingest (obtained from the SnackPrompt platform)

Step 1: Send an Elemental

To ingest an elemental, make a POST request:

curl -X POST https://api-integrations.snackprompt.com/v1/kb/elemental \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "elemental_id": "YOUR_ELEMENTAL_ID",
    "trace_id": "my-trace-001"
  }'

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
elemental_id	string	Yes	ID of the elemental to ingest
trace_id	string	No	ID for tracking (useful for debugging)

Step 2: Understand the Response

Ingestion is processed in background. You'll receive an immediate confirmation:

{
  "status": "accepted",
  "message": "Ingestion started for YOUR_ELEMENTAL_ID",
  "data": {
    "job_id": "my-trace-001",
    "elemental_id": "YOUR_ELEMENTAL_ID"
  }
}

Status code: 202 Accepted

This means the request was accepted and is being processed. Ingestion may take a few seconds to minutes, depending on the data size.

Step 3: Verify Data Was Ingested

To confirm your data is available, make a simple search:

curl -X POST https://api-integrations.snackprompt.com/v1/kb/search \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "query": "test",
    "filters": {
      "tenant_id": "YOUR_TENANT_ID",
      "elemental_id": "YOUR_ELEMENTAL_ID"
    },
    "limit": 1
  }'

If it returns results, your data was successfully ingested!

How to Remove Data

Remove by Elemental ID

To remove all data from a specific elemental:

curl -X DELETE https://api-integrations.snackprompt.com/v1/kb/elemental/YOUR_ELEMENTAL_ID

Response:

{
  "status": "success",
  "message": "Ingestion deleted for elemental_id: YOUR_ELEMENTAL_ID",
  "data": {
    "elemental_id": "YOUR_ELEMENTAL_ID"
  }
}

Remove by Filters

To remove data using more specific filters:

curl -X POST https://api-integrations.snackprompt.com/v1/kb/delete \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "filters": {
      "tenant_id": "YOUR_TENANT_ID",
      "elemental_id": "YOUR_ELEMENTAL_ID"
    }
  }'

Important: The tenant_id is required for filter-based deletion operations.

What Happens During Ingestion?

When you send an elemental, the API executes the following steps:

1. Receives the elemental_id
       ↓
2. Fetches complete data from SnackPrompt platform
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3. Processes the content (parsing)
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4. Splits into chunks (smaller pieces)
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5. Generates embeddings
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6. Stores in our Vector Database
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7. Data available for search!

Stored Metadata

During ingestion, the following metadata is stored with each chunk:

Field	Description
tenant_id	Tenant ID (for isolation)
user_id	User ID
snack_elemental_id	Source elemental ID
snack_column_id	Column ID (if applicable)
snack_item_id	Specific item ID
source	Source type (elemental, document, file)
type_name	Elemental type (Table, Document, etc.)
category_name	Elemental category
original_text	Original chunk content
tag_ids	Associated tag IDs
tag_names	Associated tag names

Tag Inheritance

Tags are inherited in cascade:

Document (document tags)
    └── Column (column tags)
            └── Item (item tags)

The final item will have the merge of all tags (no duplicates).

Next Steps

Now that your data is in the Knowledge Base:

1. Semantic Search - Learn how to search your data

2. Chat with your Data - Chat with your data using AI

3. Filter by Tags - Use tags to filter results

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Estimated time: 10 minutes ✅