Practical overview
When it fits
Use it as a reference or starting point when a Go application needs to turn structured catalog data into semantic search and retrieval-grounded answers.
Who it is for
- Go developers exploring semantic search and RAG patterns.
- Builders prototyping catalog search or product-question answering over structured data.
Documented uses
- Ingest CSV product records and create vector embeddings.
- Search catalog items by semantic query.
- Return an OpenAI-generated answer using retrieved catalog data.
Requirements & limits
The documented local setup uses an OpenAI API key and a Qdrant service; it shows Qdrant running in Docker Compose.
- The sample is built around product records in data/products.csv.
- It documents Go 1.24.0, Qdrant, OpenAI, Fiber, and Resty.
- The REST API is documented at localhost:8080, with /search and /rag routes.
- Startup ingestion runs only when the Qdrant collection is empty.
Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.
Start the local catalog search API
Configure the sample, start Qdrant, and launch its local REST API.
Before you start
- Go 1.24.0
- Docker Compose and the repository's Qdrant service
- An OpenAI API key
- Qdrant reachable at the configured host
- The repository dataset at data/products.csv
Steps
Create env/.env with OPENAI_API_KEY and QDRANT_HOST=http://localhost:6333.
From the project root, start Qdrant with docker-compose up -d qdrant.
Run go run ./cmd/api from the project root.
Expected outcome
The application initializes its Qdrant collection if needed, ingests products if the collection is empty, and starts the REST API at http://localhost:8080. The documented routes are /search?q=... and /rag?q=...&top=3.
Guide limitations
- The documented flow uses the included product CSV and catalog example.
- On startup, ingestion is skipped when the Qdrant collection is not empty.
Compare options for Retrieval-augmented applications
These projects document a common task and share a project role. This is a source-based comparison, not an execution benchmark or a guarantee of interchangeability.
| Project | Documented purpose | Platform | Access and requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go Qdrant Rag Sample | Ingest CSV product records and create vector embeddings. | Cloud, Docker, Self-hosted, Server | The documented local setup uses an OpenAI API key and a Qdrant service; it shows Qdrant running in Docker Compose. |
| Rag Powered AI Assistant Transforming Data Retrieval And Analysis Across The Web And Pdfs | Retrieve relevant passages from web and PDF content to answer a question. | Web | |
| LangChain in Supabase Edge Functions | Initialize and start a Supabase project locally. | Cloud, Server |
Sources & review
Source record details
- Source availability
- Active
- Sources checked
- 18 October 2026
- Original website title
- yuniko-software/go-qdrant-rag-sample · Official homepage title · retained in its source language

