API Reference

Models

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Retrieve model

models.retrieve(strmodel) -> Model

GET/models/{model}

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

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model: str

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class Model: …

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

id: str

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

created: int

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

object: Literal["model"]

The object type, which is always "model".

owned_by: str

The organization that owns the model.

Retrieve model

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from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI()

client.models.retrieve("VAR_chat_model_id")

{
  "id": "VAR_chat_model_id",
  "object": "model",
  "created": 1686935002,
  "owned_by": "openai"
}

Returns Examples

{
  "id": "VAR_chat_model_id",
  "object": "model",
  "created": 1686935002,
  "owned_by": "openai"
}