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# Normalize Chunker Type • AI Agent SDK

> normalize_chunker_type: Map a user-facing chunking strategy name onto a chunker id.

# normalize\_chunker\_type

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> This function is defined in the [**chunking**](../modules/chunking) module.

Map a user-facing chunking strategy name onto a chunker id.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def normalize_chunker_type(name: str) -> str
```

## Parameters

<ParamField query="name" type="str" required={true}>
  No description available.
</ParamField>

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="str">
  The result of the operation.
</ResponseField>

## Uses

* `make_preset_error`

## Used By

* [`Knowledge.chunker`](../functions/Knowledge-chunker)

## Source

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