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Start a training run

Viewing v2— current version

POST
/v2/workspaces/{workspace_id}/training-runs
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.app.layer.ai/api/v2/workspaces/:workspace_id/training-runs \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{
"reference_set_id": "<uuid>",
"base_model_id": "<string>",
"training_framework": "fal"
}'

Unchanged from v1. This endpoint’s documented request and response schemas are identical in v1 and v2 — change the /v1 prefix to /v2. Schema equality is not a promise about behaviour, so keep your usual smoke tests.

Start training a custom style/LoRA from a reference set. Returns immediately with a run ID. Poll GET /workspaces/{workspace_id}/training-runs/{training_run_id} for progress. Creative Units are reserved at submission; call the estimate endpoint first to check cost.

workspace_id
required
Workspace Id

Id of the workspace that owns the resource.

string format: uuid

Id of the workspace that owns the resource.

Media typeapplication/json
StartTrainingRequest
object
reference_set_id
required
Reference Set Id

The reference set (Style) to train a LoRA for.

string format: uuid
base_model_id
Any of:
string
training_framework
Any of:
string
Allowed values: fal ai-toolkit

Successful Response

Media typeapplication/json
StartTrainingResponse
object
training_run_id
required
Training Run Id

Unique identifier for this training run.

string format: uuid
state
required
State

Coarse state; in_progress right after submission.

string
Allowed values: in_progress terminal_success terminal_failure
raw_status
required
Raw Status

Fine-grained run status (e.g. initializing).

string
base_model_id
Any of:
string
created_at
required
Created At

Timestamp the run was created.

string format: date-time
poll_interval_seconds
required
Poll Interval Seconds

Suggested polling interval in seconds.

integer
Example
{
"state": "in_progress"
}

Unauthenticated — missing or invalid Bearer token.

Media typeapplication/problem+json
object
type
required
string
title
required
string
status
required
integer
detail
required
string
Example
{
"type": "https://api.layer.ai/errors/ERROR_CODE",
"title": "Error Title",
"status": 400,
"detail": "Human-readable description."
}

Forbidden — insufficient permissions.

Media typeapplication/problem+json
object
type
required
string
title
required
string
status
required
integer
detail
required
string
Example
{
"type": "https://api.layer.ai/errors/ERROR_CODE",
"title": "Error Title",
"status": 400,
"detail": "Human-readable description."
}

Resource not found.

Media typeapplication/problem+json
object
type
required
string
title
required
string
status
required
integer
detail
required
string
Example
{
"type": "https://api.layer.ai/errors/ERROR_CODE",
"title": "Error Title",
"status": 400,
"detail": "Human-readable description."
}

Invalid input parameters.

Media typeapplication/problem+json
object
type
required
string
title
required
string
status
required
integer
detail
required
string
Example
{
"type": "https://api.layer.ai/errors/ERROR_CODE",
"title": "Error Title",
"status": 400,
"detail": "Human-readable description."
}

Rate limited — too many concurrent requests.

Media typeapplication/problem+json
object
type
required
string
title
required
string
status
required
integer
detail
required
string
Example
{
"type": "https://api.layer.ai/errors/ERROR_CODE",
"title": "Error Title",
"status": 400,
"detail": "Human-readable description."
}

Internal server error.

Media typeapplication/problem+json
object
type
required
string
title
required
string
status
required
integer
detail
required
string
Example
{
"type": "https://api.layer.ai/errors/ERROR_CODE",
"title": "Error Title",
"status": 400,
"detail": "Human-readable description."
}