Create a new model
POST
http://localhost:11434/api/create
Request Request Example
Shell
JavaScript
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curl --location --request POST 'http://localhost:11434/api/create' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
"model": "mario",
"from": "llama3.2",
"system": "You are Mario from Super Mario Bros."
}'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