Create inference API

Creates a model to perform an inference task.

PUT /_inference/<task_type>/<model_id>

The create inference API enables you to create and configure an inference model to perform a specific inference task.

The following example shows how to create an inference model called my-elser-model to perform a sparse_embedding task type.

PUT _inference/sparse_embedding/my-elser-model
{
  "service": "elser",
  "service_settings": {
    "num_allocations": 1,
    "num_threads": 1
  },
  "task_settings": {}
}

Example response:

{
  "model_id": "my-elser-model",
  "task_type": "sparse_embedding",
  "service": "elser",
  "service_settings": {
    "num_allocations": 1,
    "num_threads": 1
  },
  "task_settings": {}
}