Update an inference endpoint | Elasticsearch API documentation (v8)

Path parameters

task_typestring Required
The type of inference task that the model performs.
Values are sparse_embedding, text_embedding, rerank, completion, or chat_completion.
inference_idstring Required
The unique identifier of the inference endpoint.

application/json

BodyRequired

chunking_settingsobject
Chunking configuration object
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- max_chunk_sizenumber
  The maximum size of a chunk in words. This value cannot be higher than 300 or lower than 20 (for sentence strategy) or 10 (for word strategy).
- overlapnumber
  The number of overlapping words for chunks. It is applicable only to a word chunking strategy. This value cannot be higher than half the max_chunk_size value.
- sentence_overlapnumber
  The number of overlapping sentences for chunks. It is applicable only for a sentence chunking strategy. It can be either 1 or 0.
- strategystring
  The chunking strategy: sentence or word.
servicestring Required
The service type
service_settingsobject Required
task_settingsobject

Responses

200 application/json
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Represents an inference endpoint as returned by the GET API
- chunking_settingsobject
  Chunking configuration object
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  max_chunk_sizenumber
  The maximum size of a chunk in words. This value cannot be higher than 300 or lower than 20 (for sentence strategy) or 10 (for word strategy).
  overlapnumber
  The number of overlapping words for chunks. It is applicable only to a word chunking strategy. This value cannot be higher than half the max_chunk_size value.
  sentence_overlapnumber
  The number of overlapping sentences for chunks. It is applicable only for a sentence chunking strategy. It can be either 1 or 0.
  strategystring
  The chunking strategy: sentence or word.
- servicestring Required
  The service type
- service_settingsobject Required
- task_settingsobject
- inference_idstring Required
  The inference Id
- task_typestring Required
  Values are sparse_embedding, text_embedding, rerank, completion, or chat_completion.

PUT /_inference/{task_type}/{inference_id}/_update

curl \
 --request PUT 'http://api.example.com/_inference/{task_type}/{inference_id}/_update' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY" \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 --data '"{\n \"service_settings\": {\n   \"api_key\": \"\u003cAPI_KEY\u003e\"\n }\n}"'

Request example

An example body for a `PUT _inference/my-inference-endpoint/_update` request.

{
 "service_settings": {
   "api_key": "<API_KEY>"
 }
}