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# Get a Model

GET /v1/models/{model_id}

Get a Model

Reference: https://docs.privategpt.dev/api-reference/models/get-model-v-1-models-model-id-get

## Request

### Path parameters

- `model_id` (string, required)

## Response

### 200

Successful Response

- `id` (string, required) — Unique model identifier.
- `created_at` (datetime, required) — Model release timestamp (RFC3339).
- `display_name` (string, required) — Human-readable model name.
- `type` ("model", required) — Object type "model".
- `max_tokens` (integer, required, nullable) — Maximum value allowed for max_tokens for this model.
- `max_input_tokens` (integer, required, nullable) — Maximum input context window for this model.
- `capabilities` (ModelCapabilitiesOutput, required, nullable) — Detailed model capability map.
- `embed_dim` (integer, optional, nullable) — Embedding vector dimension for embedding models.

## Errors

### 401 Unauthorized Error

Unauthorized

- `any`

### 422 Unprocessable Entity Error

Validation Error

- `detail` (list of ValidationError, optional) — detail field.

## Types

### ModelCapabilitiesOutput

ModelCapabilitiesOutput schema.

- `batch` (CapabilitySupportOutput, required) — Batch API support.
- `citations` (CapabilitySupportOutput, required) — Citation support.
- `code_execution` (CapabilitySupportOutput, required) — Code execution support.
- `context_management` (ContextManagementCapabilityOutput, required) — Context management capabilities.
- `effort` (EffortCapabilityOutput, required) — Reasoning effort capabilities.
- `image_input` (CountCapabilitySupportOutput, required) — Image input support.
- `pdf_input` (CapabilitySupportOutput, required) — PDF input support.
- `structured_outputs` (CapabilitySupportOutput, required) — Structured output support.
- `thinking` (ThinkingCapabilityOutput, required) — Thinking support.
- `audio_input` (CountCapabilitySupportOutput, optional, nullable) — Audio input support.

### ValidationError

ValidationError schema.

- `loc` (list of ValidationErrorLocItems, required) — loc field.
- `msg` (string, required) — msg field.
- `type` (string, required) — type field.
- `input` (any, optional) — input field.
- `ctx` (ValidationErrorCtx, optional) — ctx field.

### CapabilitySupportOutput

CapabilitySupportOutput schema.

- `supported` (boolean, required) — Whether a capability is supported.

### ContextManagementCapabilityOutput

ContextManagementCapabilityOutput schema.

- `clear_thinking_20251015` (CapabilitySupportOutput, required, nullable) — Support for strategy "clear_thinking_20251015".
- `clear_tool_uses_20250919` (CapabilitySupportOutput, required, nullable) — Support for strategy "clear_tool_uses_20250919".
- `compact_20260112` (CapabilitySupportOutput, required, nullable) — Support for strategy "compact_20260112".
- `supported` (boolean, required) — Whether context management is supported.

### EffortCapabilityOutput

EffortCapabilityOutput schema.

- `supported` (boolean, required) — Whether effort control is supported.
- `low` (CapabilitySupportOutput, required) — Support for effort "low".
- `medium` (CapabilitySupportOutput, required) — Support for effort "medium".
- `high` (CapabilitySupportOutput, required) — Support for effort "high".
- `max` (CapabilitySupportOutput, required) — Support for effort "max".
- `xhigh` (CapabilitySupportOutput, required) — Support for effort "xhigh".

### CountCapabilitySupportOutput

CountCapabilitySupportOutput schema.

- `supported` (boolean, required) — Whether a capability is supported.
- `maximum` (integer, optional, default: 0) — Maximum number of allowed elements.

### ThinkingCapabilityOutput

ThinkingCapabilityOutput schema.

- `supported` (boolean, required) — Whether thinking is supported.
- `types` (ThinkingTypesOutput, required) — Thinking type support configuration.

### ValidationErrorLocItems

### ValidationErrorCtx

ctx field.

### ThinkingTypesOutput

ThinkingTypesOutput schema.

- `adaptive` (CapabilitySupportOutput, required) — Support for thinking type "adaptive".
- `enabled` (CapabilitySupportOutput, required) — Support for thinking type "enabled".

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "id": "model-1234abcd",
  "created_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "display_name": "PrivateGPT Base Model",
  "type": "model",
  "max_tokens": 4096,
  "max_input_tokens": 2048,
  "capabilities": {
    "batch": {
      "supported": true
    },
    "citations": {
      "supported": true
    },
    "code_execution": {
      "supported": true
    },
    "context_management": {
      "clear_thinking_20251015": {
        "supported": true
      },
      "clear_tool_uses_20250919": {
        "supported": true
      },
      "compact_20260112": {
        "supported": true
      },
      "supported": true
    },
    "effort": {
      "supported": true,
      "low": {
        "supported": true
      },
      "medium": {
        "supported": true
      },
      "high": {
        "supported": true
      },
      "max": {
        "supported": true
      },
      "xhigh": {
        "supported": true
      }
    },
    "image_input": {
      "supported": true,
      "maximum": 4
    },
    "pdf_input": {
      "supported": true
    },
    "structured_outputs": {
      "supported": true
    },
    "thinking": {
      "supported": true,
      "types": {
        "adaptive": {
          "supported": true
        },
        "enabled": {
          "supported": true
        }
      }
    },
    "audio_input": {
      "supported": true,
      "maximum": 2
    }
  },
  "embed_dim": 768
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.example.com/v1/models/model_id"

payload = {}
headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}

response = requests.get(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.example.com/v1/models/model_id';
const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'}, body: '{}'};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.example.com/v1/models/model_id"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.example.com/v1/models/model_id")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://api.example.com/v1/models/model_id")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('GET', 'https://api.example.com/v1/models/model_id', [
  'body' => '{}',
  'headers' => [
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.example.com/v1/models/model_id");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.GET);
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = ["Content-Type": "application/json"]
let parameters = [] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.example.com/v1/models/model_id")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "GET"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```