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Models

Retrieve model

GET/models/{model}

Retrieves a model instance, providing basic information about the model such as the owner and permissioning.

Path ParametersExpand Collapse
model: string
ReturnsExpand Collapse
Model = object { id, created, object, owned_by }

Describes an OpenAI model offering that can be used with the API.

id: string

The model identifier, which can be referenced in the API endpoints.

created: number

The Unix timestamp (in seconds) when the model was created.

object: "model"

The object type, which is always "model".

owned_by: string

The organization that owns the model.

Retrieve model

curl https://api.openai.com/v1/models/$MODEL \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_API_KEY"
{
  "id": "id",
  "created": 0,
  "object": "model",
  "owned_by": "owned_by"
}
Returns Examples
{
  "id": "id",
  "created": 0,
  "object": "model",
  "owned_by": "owned_by"
}