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url: 'https://adk.nht.io/api/@nhtio/adk/batteries/media/functions/familyOf.md'
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# Function: familyOf()

```ts
function familyOf(mimeType: string): FormatFamily;
```

Defined in: [src/batteries/media/formats.ts:101](https://github.com/NHTIO/ADK/blob/v1.20260713.1/src/src/batteries/media/formats.ts#L101)

Classify a MIME type into the verb table's broad format family.

## Parameters

| Parameter  | Type     | Description          |
| ---------- | -------- | -------------------- |
| `mimeType` | `string` | The media MIME type. |

## Returns

[`FormatFamily`](../type-aliases/FormatFamily.md)

The family used by verb-applicability checks.