Retrieve model

GET/models/{model}

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

model: string

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.

formatunixtime

object: "model"

The object type, which is always “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.

formatdate

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

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

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