diff --git a/config/probe/container.go b/config/probe/container.go
index 4887555..22cbecb 100644
--- a/config/probe/container.go
+++ b/config/probe/container.go
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ var (
 	}
 )
 
+func ToContainerType(v string) ContainerType {
+	return containerTypeName[v]
+}
+
 func (ct ContainerType) String() string {
 	return containerTypeID[ct]
 }