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

Retrieve model

models.retrieve(model) -> Model

get /models/{model}

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

Parameters

• model: String

Returns

• class Model

  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: Integer

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

  • object: :model

    The object type, which is always "model".

    • :model

  • owned_by: String

    The organization that owns the model.

Example

require "openai"

openai = OpenAI::Client.new(api_key: "My API Key")

model = openai.models.retrieve("gpt-4o-mini")

puts(model)

Response

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