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Pull Model

Download and cache model weight layers from the registry database. This is a streaming endpoint.

POST /api/pull

Request Parameters​

  • model (string, required): Model name to download.
  • insecure (boolean, optional): Allow connecting to unencrypted HTTP custom registries.
  • stream (boolean, default true): Stream download progress logs.

Example​

curl http://localhost:11434/api/pull -d '{
  "model": "gemma4"
}'

Response Payload (Streaming chunks)​

{"status":"pulling manifest","done":false}
{"status":"pulling layer a8f8c7e9b23b","digest":"sha256:a8f8c7e9b23b...","total":4720938102,"completed":1024098,"done":false}
{"status":"pulling layer a8f8c7e9b23b","digest":"sha256:a8f8c7e9b23b...","total":4720938102,"completed":4720938102,"done":false}
{"status":"success","done":true}