diff --git a/pgml-sdks/pgml/src/collection.rs b/pgml-sdks/pgml/src/collection.rs
index f8107d050..d8bf9e854 100644
--- a/pgml-sdks/pgml/src/collection.rs
+++ b/pgml-sdks/pgml/src/collection.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use indicatif::MultiProgress;
 use itertools::Itertools;
 use regex::Regex;
 use rust_bridge::{alias, alias_methods};
+use sea_query::Alias;
 use sea_query::{Expr, NullOrdering, Order, PostgresQueryBuilder, Query};
 use sea_query_binder::SqlxBinder;
 use serde_json::json;
@@ -656,8 +657,9 @@ impl Collection {
     ///     Each object must have a `field` key with the name of the field to order by, and a `direction`
     ///     key with the value `asc` or `desc`.
     ///   * `last_row_id` - The id of the last document returned
-    ///   * `offset` - The number of documents to skip before returning results.
-    ///   * `filter` - A JSON object specifying the filter to apply to the documents.
+    ///   * `offset` - The number of documents to skip before returning results
+    ///   * `filter` - A JSON object specifying the filter to apply to the documents
+    ///   * `keys` - a JSON array specifying the document keys to return
     ///
     /// # Example
     ///
@@ -691,9 +693,33 @@ impl Collection {
                 self.documents_table_name.to_table_tuple(),
                 SIden::Str("documents"),
             )
-            .expr(Expr::cust("*")) // Adds the * in SELECT * FROM
+            .columns([
+                SIden::Str("id"),
+                SIden::Str("created_at"),
+                SIden::Str("source_uuid"),
+                SIden::Str("version"),
+            ])
             .limit(limit);
 
+        if let Some(keys) = args.remove("keys") {
+            let document_queries = keys
+                .as_array()
+                .context("`keys` must be an array")?
+                .iter()
+                .map(|d| {
+                    let key = d.as_str().context("`key` value must be a string")?;
+                    anyhow::Ok(format!("'{key}', document #> '{{{key}}}'"))
+                })
+                .collect::<anyhow::Result<Vec<String>>>()?
+                .join(",");
+            query.expr_as(
+                Expr::cust(format!("jsonb_build_object({document_queries})")),
+                Alias::new("document"),
+            );
+        } else {
+            query.column(SIden::Str("document"));
+        }
+
         if let Some(order_by) = args.remove("order_by") {
             let order_by_builder =
                 order_by_builder::OrderByBuilder::new(order_by, "documents", "document").build()?;
diff --git a/pgml-sdks/pgml/src/lib.rs b/pgml-sdks/pgml/src/lib.rs
index a7161d3c5..c32a4e5bb 100644
--- a/pgml-sdks/pgml/src/lib.rs
+++ b/pgml-sdks/pgml/src/lib.rs
@@ -1343,6 +1343,50 @@ mod tests {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn can_get_document_keys_get_documents() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        internal_init_logger(None, None).ok();
+        let mut collection = Collection::new("test r_c_cuafgd_1", None)?;
+
+        let documents = vec![
+            serde_json::json!({"id": 1, "random_key": 10, "nested": {"nested2": "test" } , "text": "hello world 1"}).into(),
+            serde_json::json!({"id": 2, "random_key": 11, "text": "hello world 2"}).into(),
+            serde_json::json!({"id": 3, "random_key": 12, "text": "hello world 3"}).into(),
+        ];
+        collection.upsert_documents(documents.clone(), None).await?;
+
+        let documents = collection
+            .get_documents(Some(
+                serde_json::json!({
+                    "keys": [
+                        "id",
+                        "random_key",
+                        "nested,nested2"
+                    ]
+                })
+                .into(),
+            ))
+            .await?;
+        assert!(!documents[0]["document"]
+            .as_object()
+            .unwrap()
+            .contains_key("text"));
+        assert!(documents[0]["document"]
+            .as_object()
+            .unwrap()
+            .contains_key("id"));
+        assert!(documents[0]["document"]
+            .as_object()
+            .unwrap()
+            .contains_key("random_key"));
+        assert!(documents[0]["document"]
+            .as_object()
+            .unwrap()
+            .contains_key("nested,nested2"));
+        collection.archive().await?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn can_paginate_get_documents() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         internal_init_logger(None, None).ok();
diff --git a/pgml-sdks/pgml/src/queries.rs b/pgml-sdks/pgml/src/queries.rs
index 1ea7001bf..6c0f788dd 100644
--- a/pgml-sdks/pgml/src/queries.rs
+++ b/pgml-sdks/pgml/src/queries.rs
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS %s (
   id serial8 PRIMARY KEY,
   created_at timestamp NOT NULL DEFAULT now(),
   source_uuid uuid NOT NULL,
-  document jsonb NOT NULL,
   version jsonb NOT NULL DEFAULT '{}'::jsonb,
+  document jsonb NOT NULL,
   UNIQUE (source_uuid)
 );
 "#;