Ollama API
  1. Create a Model
Ollama API
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      POST
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      POST
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      POST
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      POST
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      POST
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      POST
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      POST
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      POST
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      POST
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      POST
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      POST
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      POST
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      POST
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      POST
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      POST
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      POST
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      POST
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      POST
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      POST
  • Create a Model
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    • Create a new model
      POST
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      POST
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      POST
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      POST
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  1. Create a Model

Create a new model

POST
http://localhost:11434/api/create
Create a new model from an existing model.
Request Request Example
Shell
JavaScript
Java
Swift
curl --location --request POST 'http://localhost:11434/api/create' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw ''
Response Response Example
{"status":"reading model metadata"}
{"status":"creating system layer"}
{"status":"using already created layer sha256:22f7f8ef5f4c791c1b03d7eb414399294764d7cc82c7e94aa81a1feb80a983a2"}
{"status":"using already created layer sha256:8c17c2ebb0ea011be9981cc3922db8ca8fa61e828c5d3f44cb6ae342bf80460b"}
{"status":"using already created layer sha256:7c23fb36d80141c4ab8cdbb61ee4790102ebd2bf7aeff414453177d4f2110e5d"}
{"status":"using already created layer sha256:2e0493f67d0c8c9c68a8aeacdf6a38a2151cb3c4c1d42accf296e19810527988"}
{"status":"using already created layer sha256:2759286baa875dc22de5394b4a925701b1896a7e3f8e53275c36f75a877a82c9"}
{"status":"writing layer sha256:df30045fe90f0d750db82a058109cecd6d4de9c90a3d75b19c09e5f64580bb42"}
{"status":"writing layer sha256:f18a68eb09bf925bb1b669490407c1b1251c5db98dc4d3d81f3088498ea55690"}
{"status":"writing manifest"}
{"status":"success"}

Request

Body Params application/json
model
enum<string> 
required
Allowed value:
mario
Example:
mario
from
enum<string> 
required
Allowed value:
llama3.2
Example:
llama3.2
system
enum<string> 
required
Allowed value:
You are Mario from Super Mario Bros.
Example:
You are Mario from Super Mario Bros.
Examples

Responses

🟢200Success
application/json
A stream of JSON objects is returned:
Body
status
string 
required
Modified at 2025-03-27 10:20:04
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