---
title: "Encode texts for semantic searching."
method: POST
path: "/embedding_models/{model_id}/encode_chunks_for_retrieval"
tags: ["Models"]
---

# Encode texts for semantic searching.

`POST /embedding_models/{model_id}/encode_chunks_for_retrieval`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://h2ogpte.genai.h2o.ai/api/v1`
- URL: `https://h2ogpte.genai.h2o.ai/api/v1/embedding_models/{model_id}/encode_chunks_for_retrieval`
- Auth: HTTP bearer
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/h2o/apis/h2ogpte-rest-api/docs/embedding_models/:model_id/encode_chunks_for_retrieval/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Encode texts for semantic searching.

## Path parameters

- `model_id` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `chunks` string[], required

## Response `200`

Successful operation

- array[]
  - number[]

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad request
- `401`: Unauthorized - Invalid or missing API key
- `default`: Unexpected error

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/h2o/apis/h2ogpte-rest-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/h2o/apis/h2ogpte-rest-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/h2o/apis/h2ogpte-rest-api/revisions/a82a117320f4?raw)