How to Build an End-to-End RAG Pipeline with Unstructured’s API

Unstructured.io provides a comprehensive toolkit for handling data ingestion and preprocessing, facilitating the setup of machine learning pipelines with a focus on Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG). The guide details how to extract and preprocess data from Google Cloud Storage (GCS) using Unstructured's API and connectors, then upload it to a vector database like Pinecone. It covers essential steps such as enabling GCS access, running the Unstructured API, cleaning data by removing unclassified text elements, and structuring data for efficient processing by Large Language Models (LLMs). Additionally, the guide explains how to embed, store, and retrieve data chunks using Pinecone and OpenAI's API, thereby enhancing LLM performance by providing contextually relevant information. The document concludes by encouraging users to explore potential improvements and to join the community for further engagement.