# chunker

> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.redpanda.com/llms.txt). Component-specific: [cloud-data-platform-full.txt](https://docs.redpanda.com/cloud-data-platform-full.txt)

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title: chunker
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page-git-created-date: "2024-09-09"
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---

<!-- Source: https://docs.redpanda.com/cloud-data-platform/develop/connect/components/scanners/chunker.md -->

Split an input stream into chunks of a given number of bytes.

```yml
# Config fields, showing default values
chunker:
  size: 0 # No default (required)
```

## [](#fields)Fields

### [](#size)`size`

The size of each chunk in bytes.

**Type**: `int`