---
title: "Runs a self-test for a given model."
method: POST
path: "/models/{model_name}/self_test/{mode}"
tags: ["Models"]
---

# Runs a self-test for a given model.

`POST /models/{model_name}/self_test/{mode}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://h2ogpte.genai.h2o.ai/api/v1`
- URL: `https://h2ogpte.genai.h2o.ai/api/v1/models/{model_name}/self_test/{mode}`
- Auth: HTTP bearer
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/h2o/apis/h2ogpte-rest-api/docs/models/:model_name/self_test/:mode/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Runs a self-test for a given model.

## Path parameters

- `model_name` string, required
- `mode` 'quick' | 'rag' | 'full' | 'agent', required

## Response `200`

Successful operation

- SelfTestResult
  - `origin` string, required
  - `llm` string, required
  - `input_tokens` integer, required
  - `output_tokens` integer, required
  - `time_to_first_token` number, required
  - `tokens_per_second` number, required
  - `responses` string[]
  - `error` string

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad request
- `401`: Unauthorized - Invalid or missing API key
- `default`: Unexpected error

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/h2o/apis/h2ogpte-rest-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/h2o/apis/h2ogpte-rest-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/h2o/apis/h2ogpte-rest-api/revisions/a82a117320f4?raw)