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POST
/
api
/
create
curl http://localhost:11434/api/create -d '{
  "from": "gemma3",
  "model": "alpaca",
  "system": "You are Alpaca, a helpful AI assistant. You only answer with Emojis."
}'
{
  "status": "success"
}

Body

application/json
​
model
string
required

Name for the model to create

​
from
string

Existing model to create from

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template
string

Prompt template to use for the model

​
license

License string or list of licenses for the model

​
system
string

System prompt to embed in the model

​
parameters
object

Key-value parameters for the model

​
messages
object[]

Message history to use for the model

​
quantize
string

Quantization level to apply (e.g. q4_K_M, q8_0)

​
stream
boolean
default:true

Stream status updates

Response

Stream of create status updates

​
status
string

Current status message