SwarmUI API Documentation - UtilAPI
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This is a subset of the API docs, see /docs/API.md for general info.
General utility API routes.
Table of Contents:
- HTTP Route CountTokens
- HTTP Route Pickle2SafeTensor
- HTTP Route TokenizeInDetail
- HTTP Route WipeMetadata
HTTP Route /API/CountTokens
Description
Count the CLIP-like tokens in a given text prompt.
Permission Flag
use_tokenizer - Use Tokenizer in group User
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| text | String | The text to tokenize. | (REQUIRED) |
| skipPromptSyntax | Boolean | If false, process prompt syntax (things like <random:) as if its regular text. If true, clean it up first. | False |
| tokenset | String | What tokenization set to use. | clip |
| weighting | Boolean | If true, process weighting (like (word:1.5)). If false, don't process that. | True |
Return Format
"count": 0
HTTP Route /API/Pickle2SafeTensor
Description
Trigger bulk conversion of models from pickle format to safetensors.
Permission Flag
pickle2safetensors - Pickle2SafeTensors in group Control
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| type | String | What type of model to convert, eg Stable-Diffusion, LoRA, etc. | (REQUIRED) |
| fp16 | Boolean | If true, convert to fp16 while processing. If false, use original model's weight type. | (REQUIRED) |
Return Format
"success": true
HTTP Route /API/TokenizeInDetail
Description
Tokenize some prompt text and get thorough detail about it.
Permission Flag
use_tokenizer - Use Tokenizer in group User
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| text | String | The text to tokenize. | (REQUIRED) |
| skipPromptSyntax | Boolean | If false, process prompt syntax (things like <random:) as if its regular text. If true, clean it up first. | False |
| tokenset | String | What tokenization set to use. | clip |
| weighting | Boolean | If true, process weighting (like (word:1.5)). If false, don't process that. | True |
Return Format
"tokens":
[
{
"id": 123,
"weight": 1.0,
"text": "tok"
}
]
HTTP Route /API/WipeMetadata
Description
Trigger a mass metadata reset.
Permission Flag
reset_metadata - Reset Metadata in group Control
Parameters
None.
Return Format
"success": true