---
title: "Split Content Chunk"
method: POST
path: "/api/content_chunks/{chunk_uuid}/split"
tags: ["content_chunks"]
---

# Split Content Chunk

`POST /api/content_chunks/{chunk_uuid}/split`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.regdoor.com` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.regdoor.com/api/content_chunks/{chunk_uuid}/split`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Create sibling or child chunks and keep parent/contains in one transaction.

## Path parameters

- `chunk_uuid` string, uuid, required

## Headers

- `X-Regdoor-Actor-Email` string, nullable
- `X-Regdoor-Actor-Id` string, nullable

## Request body

- ContentChunkSplitRequest
  - `kept_text` string, required
  - `new_chunks` ContentChunkSplitPiece[], required
    - `text` string, required
    - `kind` string, nullable
    - `label` string, nullable
    - `parent_chunk_uuid` string, uuid4, nullable
    - `as_child` boolean

## Response `201`

Successful Response

- ContentChunkSplitResult
  - `source` ContentChunk, required
    - `uuid` string, uuid4, required
    - `text` string, required
    - `info` object, nullable
    - `future_updates` string[]
    - `last_edit` ChunkEditStamp
      - `edited_at` string, date-time, required
      - `source` string, required
      - `actor_email` string, nullable
      - `actor_id` string, nullable
      - `fields` string[]
      - `text_changed` boolean
      - `as_of` string, date, nullable
    - `content` AppViewsSchemasContentChunkSchemaContentRef
      - `uuid` string, uuid4, required
      - `name` string, required
    - `tags` ChunkTagAssociation[]
      - `tag_uuid` string, uuid4, required
      - `name` string, nullable
      - `weight` number, nullable
      - `weight_rationale` string, nullable
  - `created` ContentChunk[], required
    - `uuid` string, uuid4, required
    - `text` string, required
    - `info` object, nullable
    - `future_updates` string[]
    - `last_edit` ChunkEditStamp
      - `edited_at` string, date-time, required
      - `source` string, required
      - `actor_email` string, nullable
      - `actor_id` string, nullable
      - `fields` string[]
      - `text_changed` boolean
      - `as_of` string, date, nullable
    - `content` AppViewsSchemasContentChunkSchemaContentRef
      - `uuid` string, uuid4, required
      - `name` string, required
    - `tags` ChunkTagAssociation[]
      - `tag_uuid` string, uuid4, required
      - `name` string, nullable
      - `weight` number, nullable
      - `weight_rationale` string, nullable

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

---

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