resources/models/methods/retrieve/index.md 2026-08-13 22:00 UTC to 2026-08-14 23:57 UTC

Retrieve model

get /models/{model}

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

Path Parameters

• model: string

Returns

• Model object { id, created, object, 2 more }

  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: number

    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.

  • shutdown_date: optional string or null

    The date when the model will shut down, or null if not announced.

Example

curl https://api.openai.com/v1/models/$MODEL \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_API_KEY"

Response

{
  "id": "id",
  "created": 0,
  "object": "model",
  "owned_by": "owned_by",
  "shutdown_date": "2019-12-27"
}

Example

curl https://api.openai.com/v1/models/VAR_chat_model_id \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_API_KEY"

Response

{
  "id": "VAR_chat_model_id",
  "object": "model",
  "created": 1686935002,
  "owned_by": "openai",
  "shutdown_date": "2026-10-23"
}