Open Web UIInstall

Summary

Send a POST request to the /ollama/api/pull/{url_idx} endpoint of the Open Web UI to pull a model identified by a numeric URL index, providing a JSON body with a required model name.

Inputs

• url_idx (required) — The numeric index identifying the URL path parameter for the pull operation.
• name (required) — The name of the model to pull, provided in the JSON request body.
• Skip Authentication — Optionally skip authentication for the request; by default, the node authenticates using Open WebUI credentials.

Output shape

the response from the POST /ollama/api/pull/{url_idx} endpoint, typically JSON data representing the result of the model pull operation.

This operation requires a numeric path parameter url_idx and a JSON request body containing the model name. It uses the Open WebUI Auth credentials by default unless skipped. The base URL is fixed to http://open-webui:8080 and is not user-configurable.

Links

• n8n community nodes installation guide