---
url: >-
  https://adk.nht.io/api/@nhtio/adk/batteries/vector/exceptions/variables/E_VECTOR_STORE_ENCODER_REQUIRED.md
description: >-
  Thrown when the vector store adapter receives text input but has no encoder
  and no built-in encoding. Fatal: encoding is required for vector operations.
---

# Variable: E\_VECTOR\_STORE\_ENCODER\_REQUIRED

```ts
const E_VECTOR_STORE_ENCODER_REQUIRED: CreatedException<[string]>;
```

Defined in: [batteries/vector/exceptions.ts:42](https://github.com/NHTIO/ADK/blob/v1.20260607.0/src/batteries/vector/exceptions.ts#L42)

Thrown when the vector store adapter receives text input but has no encoder and no built-in encoding.
Fatal: encoding is required for vector operations.