Ollama API
  1. Create a Model
Ollama API
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    • Generate request (Streaming)
      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
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      POST
  • Create a Model
    • Overview
    • Create a new model
      POST
    • Quantize a model
      POST
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      POST
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      POST
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  1. Create a Model

Quantize a model

POST
http://localhost:11434/api/create
Quantize a non-quantized 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":"quantizing F16 model to Q4_K_M"}
{"status":"creating new layer sha256:667b0c1932bc6ffc593ed1d03f895bf2dc8dc6df21db3042284a6f4416b06a29"}
{"status":"using existing layer sha256:11ce4ee3e170f6adebac9a991c22e22ab3f8530e154ee669954c4bc73061c258"}
{"status":"using existing layer sha256:0ba8f0e314b4264dfd19df045cde9d4c394a52474bf92ed6a3de22a4ca31a177"}
{"status":"using existing layer sha256:56bb8bd477a519ffa694fc449c2413c6f0e1d3b1c88fa7e3c9d88d3ae49d4dcb"}
{"status":"creating new layer sha256:455f34728c9b5dd3376378bfb809ee166c145b0b4c1f1a6feca069055066ef9a"}
{"status":"writing manifest"}
{"status":"success"}

Request

Body Params application/json
model
enum<string> 
required
Allowed value:
llama3.1:quantized
Example:
llama3.1:quantized
from
enum<string> 
required
Allowed value:
llama3.1:8b-instruct-fp16
Example:
llama3.1:8b-instruct-fp16
quantize
enum<string> 
required
Allowed value:
q4_K_M
Example:
q4_K_M
Examples

Responses

🟢200Success
application/json
A stream of JSON objects is returned:
Body
status
string 
required
Modified at 2025-03-27 10:20:36
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