# Pinecone takes about 2-3 minutes for upsert vector to be available for query **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Tags:** vector-database, embeddings\ **Created:** [May 26, 2024, 2:41am UTC](https://community.pinecone.io/t/pinecone-takes-about-2-3-minutes-for-upsert-vector-to-be-available-for-query/5701 "2024-05-26T02:41:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![vanthanh12195](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.pinecone.io/vanthanh12195/32/2645_2.png) [@vanthanh12195](https://community.pinecone.io/u/vanthanh12195)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2024, 2:41am UTC](https://community.pinecone.io/t/pinecone-takes-about-2-3-minutes-for-upsert-vector-to-be-available-for-query/5701/1 "2024-05-26T02:41:48Z")
Hello everyone, I’ve noticed that Pinecone takes about 2-3 minutes for an upserted vector to be available for query. My use case involves a user upserting a vector and then querying that vector immediately. A delay of 2-3 seconds would be okay, but 2-3 minutes is problematic for my use case. I am currently using the serverless option with the starter plan. Has anyone else experienced this delay? Is this the expected behavior, or is there something I might be doing wrong? Thanks for your help! ---
**Author:** ![personaifydev](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/2bfe46/32.png) [@personaifydev](https://community.pinecone.io/u/personaifydev)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2024, 2:51am UTC](https://community.pinecone.io/t/pinecone-takes-about-2-3-minutes-for-upsert-vector-to-be-available-for-query/5701/2 "2024-05-26T02:51:00Z")
How many vectors do you have in your index to reach up to 2-3 minute delay? Even with a brand new index, after upserting I have to wait 3-5 seconds before the query shows the data. This is already very bad from an automation perspective where my tests are then verifying or using the data. I either have to retry or sleep – neither of which is desirable. How are people handling this? This needs to be addressed. After upsert and return from the API, the data needs to be available. Also see ["There can be a slight delay before new or changed records are visible to queries"](https://community.pinecone.io/t/there-can-be-a-slight-delay-before-new-or-changed-records-are-visible-to-queries/4912) ---
**Author:** ![vanthanh12195](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.pinecone.io/vanthanh12195/32/2645_2.png) [@vanthanh12195](https://community.pinecone.io/u/vanthanh12195)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2024, 3:16am UTC](https://community.pinecone.io/t/pinecone-takes-about-2-3-minutes-for-upsert-vector-to-be-available-for-query/5701/3 "2024-05-26T03:16:12Z")
I have about 6,000 vectors, which isn’t a lot. While availability is not always immediate, sometimes it is ready right away, and other times it takes 2-3 minutes before I can query it. Yesterday, the upsertion was immediate, but today I’m frustrated because it took 2-3 minutes to upsert a batch of 20 vectors (1536 dimensions). I even upgraded to the Standard plan, which costs money, but the upsertion still takes 2-3 minutes. Another thing I want to point out is: For example if I upsert 1 vector A, after 2-3 mins I did not see that vector available. But If I upsert another vector B, both vector A and B will be available. It is strange. ---
**Author:** ![personaifydev](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/2bfe46/32.png) [@personaifydev](https://community.pinecone.io/u/personaifydev)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2024, 7:47am UTC](https://community.pinecone.io/t/pinecone-takes-about-2-3-minutes-for-upsert-vector-to-be-available-for-query/5701/4 "2024-05-26T07:47:54Z")
Mandatory migration to serverless should be halted until this issue is addressed. Also see my reply on the other thread.