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File: ai-invalid-data-content-error.md | Updated: 11/15/2025

Source: https://ai-sdk.dev/docs/reference/ai-sdk-errors/ai-invalid-data-content-error

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AI_InvalidDataContentError

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This error occurs when the data content provided in a multi-modal message part is invalid. Check out the prompt examples for multi-modal messages .

Properties


  • content: The invalid content value
  • message: The error message describing the expected and received content types

Checking for this Error


You can check if an error is an instance of AI_InvalidDataContentError using:

import { InvalidDataContentError } from 'ai';
if (InvalidDataContentError.isInstance(error)) {  // Handle the error}

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AI_InvalidDataContentError

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