JavaScript Client V3

We just published a rewrite of our JavaScript/TypeScript client focused on decreasing bundle size and improving DX.

To install, use your package manager to update to the latest 3.* version of chromadb:

• npm install chromadb@^3
• pnpm add chromadb@^3
• bun add chromadb@^3

Some changes to note:

• The arguments for client initialization now match our Python client.

• Chroma Cloud users can easily connect using the new CloudClient.

• Embedding functions are no longer bundled, and must be individually installed. To use the default embedding function, install @chroma-core/default-embed.

Noteworthy improvements:

• The new library has a much smaller bundle size.
• It is now Deno compatible.
• Easier to deploy on serverless providers like Vercel (Recommended to use with hosted embedding providers like OpenAI or Voyage AI instead of default embedding function).

• The .rows() method on get and query results, returns an array of row-format records for easier iteration.
• Pass a type argument to get and query operations to define the shape of your metadata and improve type inference.

For a full overview, check out this video:

Learn more on the Chroma Docs.

If you have any questions, problems, or feedback - open an issue on Github or email us at support@trychroma.com.