---
title: "Get Image"
method: GET
path: "/images/{image_id_or_name}"
tags: ["Images"]
---

# Get Image

`GET /images/{image_id_or_name}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.chutes.ai` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.chutes.ai/images/{image_id_or_name}`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`

Load a single image by ID or name.

## Path parameters

- `image_id_or_name` string, required

## Headers

- `X-Chutes-Hotkey` string, nullable
- `X-Chutes-Signature` string, nullable
- `X-Chutes-Nonce` string, nullable
- `Authorization` string, nullable

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- string

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

## Changes

- **2026-10-16** `23e8895b217d`: 15 breaking, 2 info
  - the response's body type changed from `object` to `string` for status `200`
  - removed the required property `build_completed_at` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the required property `build_started_at` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the required property `chutes_version` from the response with the `200` status
  - …13 more
- **2026-08-26** `8d909638091e`: 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2026-08-22** `05d9af05d87e`: 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/chutes/apis/chutes-api/changes/images/:image_id_or_name/get.md)

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