---
title: "Get Chunking Override"
method: GET
path: "/v1/convai/knowledge-base/{documentation_id}/chunking-override"
tags: ["Agents Platform"]
---

# Get Chunking Override

`GET /v1/convai/knowledge-base/{documentation_id}/chunking-override`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.elevenlabs.io` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.elevenlabs.io/v1/convai/knowledge-base/{documentation_id}/chunking-override`
- Auth: none declared
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/elevenlabs/apis/elevenlabs-api-documentation/docs/v1/convai/knowledge-base/:documentation_id/chunking-override/get.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Get the stored and effective RAG chunking overrides for a document or folder.

## Path parameters

- `documentation_id` string, required: The id of a document from the knowledge base. This is returned on document addition.

## Headers

- `xi-api-key` string, nullable: Your API key. This is required by most endpoints to access our API programmatically. You can view your xi-api-key using the 'Profile' tab on the website.

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- GetDocumentChunkingOverrideResponseModel
  - `id` string, required: ID of the document or folder whose chunking settings were read.
  - `chunking_override` ChunkingOverride, required
    - `max_chunk_size` integer, nullable, required: Maximum chunk size in tokens. Null uses the inherited value.
    - `overlap_percentage` integer, nullable, required: Chunk overlap as a percentage of the chunk size. Null uses the inherited value.
    - `custom_separators` string[], nullable, required: Custom text separators used when splitting. Null uses the inherited value.
  - `effective_chunking_override` ChunkingOverride, required
    - `max_chunk_size` integer, nullable, required: Maximum chunk size in tokens. Null uses the inherited value.
    - `overlap_percentage` integer, nullable, required: Chunk overlap as a percentage of the chunk size. Null uses the inherited value.
    - `custom_separators` string[], nullable, required: Custom text separators used when splitting. Null uses the inherited value.
  - `inherited_chunking_override` ChunkingOverride, required
    - `max_chunk_size` integer, nullable, required: Maximum chunk size in tokens. Null uses the inherited value.
    - `overlap_percentage` integer, nullable, required: Chunk overlap as a percentage of the chunk size. Null uses the inherited value.
    - `custom_separators` string[], nullable, required: Custom text separators used when splitting. Null uses the inherited value.

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

## Changes

- **2026-11-12** `bb531da5449d`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/elevenlabs/apis/elevenlabs-api-documentation/changes/v1/convai/knowledge-base/:documentation_id/chunking-override/get.md)

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