> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://praison.ai/docs/llms.txt
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# Validate Memory Backend • AI Agent SDK

> validate_memory_backend: Normalise a backend name; raise rather than substitute a different store.

# validate\_memory\_backend

Function

> This function is defined in the [**feature\_configs**](https://praison.ai/docs/sdk/reference/praisonaiagents/modules/feature_configs.md) module.

Normalise a backend name; raise rather than substitute a different store.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def validate_memory_backend(backend: Union[str, 'MemoryBackend']) -> str
```

## Parameters

**backend** `Union[str, MemoryBackend]` *required*

No description available.

### Returns

**Returns** `str`

The result of the operation.

## Uses

* `available_memory_backends`
* `ValueError`
* `make_preset_error`

## Source

> [card] [View on GitHub](https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/blob/main/src/praisonai-agents/praisonaiagents/config/feature_configs.py#L85)
>
> `praisonaiagents/config/feature_configs.py` at line 85

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## Related Documentation

> [card] [Memory Concept](https://praison.ai/docs/docs/concepts/memory)

> [card] [Memory Overview](https://praison.ai/docs/docs/memory/overview)

> [card] [Memory Configuration](https://praison.ai/docs/docs/configuration/memory-config)

> [card] [Session Resume](https://praison.ai/docs/docs/memory/session-resume)


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