Labware does not exist error

currently getting this error

Screenshot 2026-06-11 at 11.19.30 AM

the layout has this labware in it and shows in the sequences tab. has anyone ran into this issue before?
The same method runs with a similar labware of a different brand with no issues. the same method with the same layout works in our other starlet with no issues.

Hi @serg ,

The labwareStateLib library is referencing the sample tracking database. That error message is because that particular well has not been used yet (pipetted to, loaded, etc) so it doesn’t exist.

You can get around this issue by using the HSLVectorDbTracking library to load the labware into the sample tracking database. Keeping positionId an empty string will load all wells into the database:

Call this first and then all wells using that labware in LabwareState should not error.

Thanks Brandon!
Going to try this now, do is need to call it for all instances of the labware or is one enough for it?

Hi @serg ,

Just the one time should suffice. It will only be removed if you unload the carrier that contains the labware on it.

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