diff --git a/docs/components/vectordbs/dbs/qdrant.mdx b/docs/components/vectordbs/dbs/qdrant.mdx
index 8f6d00ac94..f9df942513 100644
--- a/docs/components/vectordbs/dbs/qdrant.mdx
+++ b/docs/components/vectordbs/dbs/qdrant.mdx
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ config = {
         "provider": "qdrant",
         "config": {
             "collection_name": "test",
-            "host": "localhost",
-            "port": 6333,
+            "url": "http://localhost:6333",
         }
     }
 }
@@ -90,4 +89,11 @@ Let's see the available parameters for the `qdrant` config:
 | `apiKey` | API key for the Qdrant server | `None` |
 | `onDisk` | For enabling persistent storage | `False` |
 </Tab>
-</Tabs>
\ No newline at end of file
+</Tabs>
+
+<Note>
+  For a self-hosted Qdrant server exposed over plain HTTP with API key authentication,
+  use `url: "http://..."` (or set `QDRANT_URL`) together with `api_key` (or
+  `QDRANT_API_KEY`). Avoid using `host` + `port` + `api_key` for this case because
+  the Python `qdrant-client` defaults to HTTPS when an API key is provided.
+</Note>
diff --git a/docs/open-source/configuration.mdx b/docs/open-source/configuration.mdx
index 5812bfcedb..c46b50c7b1 100644
--- a/docs/open-source/configuration.mdx
+++ b/docs/open-source/configuration.mdx
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ from mem0 import Memory
 config = {
     "vector_store": {
         "provider": "qdrant",
-        "config": {"host": "localhost", "port": 6333},
+        "config": {"url": "http://localhost:6333"},
     },
     "llm": {
         "provider": "openai",
@@ -98,8 +98,7 @@ export COHERE_API_KEY="..."
 vector_store:
   provider: qdrant
   config:
-    host: localhost
-    port: 6333
+    url: http://localhost:6333
 
 llm:
   provider: azure_openai
@@ -133,6 +132,12 @@ memory = Memory.from_config_file("config.yaml")
   Run `memory.add(["Remember my favorite cafe in Tokyo."], user_id="alex")` and then `memory.search("favorite cafe", filters={"user_id": "alex"})`. You should see the Qdrant collection populate and the reranker mark the memory as a top hit.
 </Info>
 
+<Note>
+  If your self-hosted Qdrant server uses plain HTTP with API key authentication, set
+  `url: "http://..."` in the Qdrant config or export `QDRANT_URL`. The Python
+  `qdrant-client` treats `host` + `port` + `api_key` as HTTPS by default.
+</Note>
+
 ## Tune component settings
 
 <AccordionGroup>
diff --git a/mem0/configs/vector_stores/qdrant.py b/mem0/configs/vector_stores/qdrant.py
index a610883884..dfd3ce9417 100644
--- a/mem0/configs/vector_stores/qdrant.py
+++ b/mem0/configs/vector_stores/qdrant.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import os
 from typing import Any, ClassVar, Dict, Optional
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict, Field, model_validator
@@ -21,13 +22,26 @@ class QdrantConfig(BaseModel):
     @model_validator(mode="before")
     @classmethod
     def check_host_port_or_path(cls, values: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        host, port, path, url, api_key = (
+        host, port, path, url, api_key, client = (
             values.get("host"),
             values.get("port"),
             values.get("path"),
             values.get("url"),
             values.get("api_key"),
+            values.get("client"),
         )
+
+        if not client and not url and not (host and port) and not path:
+            env_url = os.environ.get("QDRANT_URL")
+            if env_url:
+                values["url"] = env_url
+                url = env_url
+                if not api_key:
+                    env_api_key = os.environ.get("QDRANT_API_KEY")
+                    if env_api_key:
+                        values["api_key"] = env_api_key
+                        api_key = env_api_key
+
         if not path and not (host and port) and not (url and api_key):
             raise ValueError("Either 'host' and 'port' or 'url' and 'api_key' or 'path' must be provided.")
         return values
diff --git a/tests/configs/test_qdrant_config.py b/tests/configs/test_qdrant_config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8944fea9d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/configs/test_qdrant_config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+from mem0.configs.vector_stores.qdrant import QdrantConfig
+
+
+def test_qdrant_config_uses_url_and_api_key_from_environment_when_connection_is_unset(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setenv("QDRANT_URL", "http://localhost:6333")
+    monkeypatch.setenv("QDRANT_API_KEY", "test-key")
+
+    config = QdrantConfig(collection_name="memories", embedding_model_dims=1536, path=None)
+
+    assert config.url == "http://localhost:6333"
+    assert config.api_key == "test-key"
+
+
+def test_qdrant_config_explicit_values_override_environment(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setenv("QDRANT_URL", "http://env-qdrant:6333")
+    monkeypatch.setenv("QDRANT_API_KEY", "env-key")
+
+    config = QdrantConfig(
+        collection_name="memories",
+        embedding_model_dims=1536,
+        path=None,
+        url="https://cloud.qdrant.io",
+        api_key="explicit-key",
+    )
+
+    assert config.url == "https://cloud.qdrant.io"
+    assert config.api_key == "explicit-key"
+
+
+def test_qdrant_config_keeps_explicit_host_port_when_environment_url_is_set(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setenv("QDRANT_URL", "http://env-qdrant:6333")
+    monkeypatch.setenv("QDRANT_API_KEY", "env-key")
+
+    config = QdrantConfig(
+        collection_name="memories",
+        embedding_model_dims=1536,
+        host="localhost",
+        port=6333,
+    )
+
+    assert config.host == "localhost"
+    assert config.port == 6333
+    assert config.url is None
+    assert config.api_key is None