Migrate from OpenSearch to Qdrant

What You Need from OpenSearch

OpenSearch URL — the HTTP endpoint
Index name — the index containing your vectors
Credentials — username/password or API key

Concept Mapping

OpenSearch	Qdrant	Notes
Index	Collection	One-to-one mapping
Document	Point	Each document becomes a point
`knn_vector` field	Vector	Mapped automatically
Document fields	Payload	Non-vector fields become payload
`cosinesimil`	`Cosine`	Direct mapping
`l2`	`Euclid`	Direct mapping
`innerproduct`	`Dot`	Direct mapping

Run the Migration

docker run --net=host --rm -it registry.cloud.qdrant.io/library/qdrant-migration opensearch \
    --opensearch.url 'https://your-opensearch-host:9200' \
    --opensearch.index 'your-index' \
    --opensearch.username 'admin' \
    --opensearch.password 'your-password' \
    --qdrant.url 'https://your-instance.cloud.qdrant.io:6334' \
    --qdrant.api-key 'your-qdrant-api-key' \
    --qdrant.collection 'your-collection'

Using API Key Authentication

docker run --net=host --rm -it registry.cloud.qdrant.io/library/qdrant-migration opensearch \
    --opensearch.url 'https://your-opensearch-host:9200' \
    --opensearch.index 'your-index' \
    --opensearch.api-key 'your-opensearch-api-key' \
    --qdrant.url 'https://your-instance.cloud.qdrant.io:6334' \
    --qdrant.api-key 'your-qdrant-api-key' \
    --qdrant.collection 'your-collection'

All OpenSearch-Specific Flags

Flag	Required	Description
`--opensearch.url`	Yes	OpenSearch HTTP endpoint
`--opensearch.index`	Yes	Index to migrate
`--opensearch.username`	No	Username for basic auth
`--opensearch.password`	No	Password for basic auth
`--opensearch.api-key`	No	API key for authentication
`--opensearch.insecure-skip-verify`	No	Skip TLS certificate verification

Qdrant-Side Options

Flag	Default	Description
`--qdrant.id-field`	`__id__`	Payload field name for original OpenSearch document IDs

Next Steps

After migration, verify your data arrived correctly with the Migration Verification Guide.

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