Update metadata for a model
Update select properties of an existing model.
You can update the following properties:
- description - Model description
- readme - Model README content
- github_url - GitHub repository URL
- paper_url - Research paper URL
- weights_url - Model weights URL
- license_url - License URL
Example cURL request:
curl -X PATCH \
https://api.replicate.com/v1/models/your-username/your-model-name \
-H "Authorization: Token $REPLICATE_API_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"description": "Detect hot dogs in images",
"readme": "# Hot Dog Detector\n\n🌭 Ketchup, mustard, and onions...",
"github_url": "https://github.com/alice/hot-dog-detector",
"paper_url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.17639",
"weights_url": "https://huggingface.co/alice/hot-dog-detector",
"license_url": "https://choosealicense.com/licenses/mit/"
}'
The response will be the updated model object with all of its properties.
patch/models/{model_owner}/{model_name}
Path parameters
model_ownerstring required
The name of the user or organization that owns the model.
model_namestring required
The name of the model.
Request body
Example request
{
"description": "Detect hot dogs in images",
"github_url": "https://github.com/alice/hot-dog-detector",
"paper_url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.17639",
"readme": "# Updated README\n\nNew content here",
"weights_url": "https://huggingface.co/alice/hot-dog-detector"
}Response
Success