go/resources/models/methods/retrieve/index.md 2026-07-10 23:02 UTC to 2026-07-12 06:58 UTC

Retrieve model

client.Models.Get(ctx, model) (*Model, error)

get /models/{model}

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

Parameters

• model string

Returns

• type Model struct{…}

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

  • ID string

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

  • Created int64

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

  • Object Model

    The object type, which is always "model".

    • const ModelModel Model = "model"

  • OwnedBy string

    The organization that owns the model.

Example

package main

import (
  "context"
  "fmt"

  "github.com/openai/openai-go"
  "github.com/openai/openai-go/option"
)

func main() {
  client := openai.NewClient(
    option.WithAPIKey("My API Key"),
  )
  model, err := client.Models.Get(context.TODO(), "gpt-4o-mini")
  if err != nil {
    panic(err.Error())
  }
  fmt.Printf("%+v\n", model.ID)
}

Response

{
  "id": "id",
  "created": 0,
  "object": "model",
  "owned_by": "owned_by"
}