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title: Chroma
slug: /bundles-chroma
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<Icon name="Blocks" aria-hidden="true" /> [**Bundles**](/components-bundle-components) contain custom components that support specific third-party integrations with Langflow.

This page describes the components that are available in the **Chroma** bundle.

## Chroma DB

You can use the **Chroma DB** component to read and write to a Chroma database using an instance of `Chroma` vector store.
Includes support for remote or in-memory instances with or without persistence.

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<summary>About vector store instances</summary>

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When writing, the component can create a new database or collection at the specified location.

:::tip
An ephemeral (non-persistent) local Chroma vector store is helpful for testing vector search flows where you don't need to retain the database.
:::

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### Use the Chroma DB component in a flow

The following example flow uses one **Chroma DB** component for both reads and writes:

![ChromaDB receiving split text](/img/component-chroma-db.png)

* When writing, it splits `JSON` from a [**URL** component](/url) into chunks, computes embeddings with attached **Embedding Model** component, and then loads the chunks and embeddings into the Chroma vector store.
To trigger writes, click <Icon name="Play" aria-hidden="true"/> **Run component** on the **Chroma DB** component.

* When reading, it uses chat input to perform a similarity search on the vector store, and then print the search results to the chat.
To trigger reads, open the **Playground** and enter a chat message.

After running the flow once, you can click <Icon name="TextSearch" aria-hidden="true"/> **Inspect Output** on each component to understand how the data transformed as it passed from component to component.

### Chroma DB parameters

You can inspect a vector store component's parameters to learn more about the inputs it accepts, the features it supports, and how to configure it.

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For information about accepted values and functionality, see the provider's documentation or inspect [component code](/concepts-components#component-code).

| Name | Type | Description |
|------|------|-------------|
| **Collection Name** (`collection_name`) | String | Input parameter.  The name of your Chroma vector store collection. Default: `langflow`. |
| **Persist Directory** (`persist_directory`) | String | Input parameter. To persist the Chroma database, enter a relative or absolute path to a directory to store the `chroma.sqlite3` file. Leave empty for an ephemeral database. When reading or writing to an existing persistent database, specify the path to the persistent directory. |
| **Ingest Data** (`ingest_data`) | JSON or Table | Input parameter. `JSON` or `Table` input containing the records to write to the vector store. Only relevant for writes. |
| **Search Query** (`search_query`) | String | Input parameter. The query to use for vector search. Only relevant for reads. |
| **Cache Vector Store** (`cache_vector_store`) | Boolean | Input parameter. If `true`, the component caches the vector store in memory for faster reads. Default: Enabled (`true`). |
| **Embedding** (`embedding`) | Embeddings | Input parameter. The embedding function to use for the vector store. By default, Chroma DB uses its built-in embeddings model, or you can attach an **Embedding Model** component to use a different provider or model. |
| **CORS Allow Origins** (`chroma_server_cors_allow_origins`) | String | Input parameter. The allowed CORS origins for the Chroma server. |
| **Chroma Server Host** (`chroma_server_host`) | String | Input parameter. The host for the Chroma server. |
| **Chroma Server HTTP Port** (`chroma_server_http_port`) | Integer | Input parameter. The HTTP port for the Chroma server. |
| **Chroma Server gRPC Port** (`chroma_server_grpc_port`) | Integer | Input parameter. The gRPC port for the Chroma server. |
| **Chroma Server SSL Enabled** (`chroma_server_ssl_enabled`) | Boolean | Input parameter. Enable SSL for the Chroma server. |
| **Allow Duplicates** (`allow_duplicates`) | Boolean | Input parameter. If `true` (default), writes don't check for existing duplicates in the collection, allowing you to store multiple copies of the same content. If `false`, writes won't add documents that match existing documents already present in the collection. If `false`, it can strictly enforce deduplication by searching the entire collection or only search the number of records, specified in `limit`. Only relevant for writes.|
| **Search Type** (`search_type`) | String | Input parameter. The type of search to perform, either `Similarity` or `MMR`. Only relevant for reads. |
| **Number of Results** (`number_of_results`) | Integer | Input parameter. The number of search results to return. Default: `10`. Only relevant for reads. |
| **Limit** (`limit`) | Integer | Input parameter. Limit the number of records to compare when **Allow Duplicates** is `false`. This can help improve performance when writing to large collections, but it can result in some duplicate records. Only relevant for writes. |

## See also

* [**Local DB** component](/components-bundle-components#vector-stores-bundle)