---
title: "Initiate an asynchronous copy of a model. Returns a token to check copy status."
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/Models/{ModelId}/Copy"
tags: ["Models"]
---

# Initiate an asynchronous copy of a model. Returns a token to check copy status.

`POST /api/v1/Models/{ModelId}/Copy`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.slopesoftware.com` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.slopesoftware.com/api/v1/Models/{ModelId}/Copy`
- Auth: HTTP bearer
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/slopesoftware/apis/akur8-life-api/docs/api/v1/Models/:ModelId/Copy/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Creates a full copy of the specified model. The copy is performed asynchronously in the background. Use the returned copy token to check the status of the copy operation. Note: Copy tokens are only valid for 24 hours after the copy is initiated. Library models cannot be copied in this version.

## Path parameters

- `ModelId` integer, required: The ID of the model to copy

## Request body

- CopyModelRequestV1
  - `newModelName` string, required: The name for the new copied model
  - `folderPath` string, required: The folder path where the copied model should be placed. Use folder names as displayed in the UI (e.g., "/Top Folder/Sub-Folder"). Use "/" or null for the root folder.

## Response `200`

Success

## Other responses

- `201`: Created
- `202`: Accepted
- `400`: Bad Request
- `401`: Unauthorized
- `403`: Forbidden
- `404`: Not Found
- `429`: Too Many Requests

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