> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://runcrate.ai/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# List instance templates

> Pre-baked images / configurations (vLLM, Comfy, Jupyter, Axolotl, etc.) — pass the template id to `POST /instances` to skip dependency setup.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json get /templates
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Runcrate API
  version: 1.0.0
  summary: OpenAI-compatible inference API + GPU infrastructure API.
  description: >-
    Runcrate exposes two API surfaces. The inference API at
    `https://api.runcrate.ai/v1` is OpenAI-compatible — it accepts the standard
    OpenAI SDK with the base URL changed. The infrastructure API at
    `https://runcrate.ai/api/v1` manages GPU instances, persistent volumes,
    environments, SSH keys, templates, and billing. Both share a single
    `rc_live_*` API key.


    Pricing is per-token, per-image, per-second, or per-minute on the inference
    API (varies by model; see https://www.runcrate.ai/api/models/catalog for
    live rates) and per-second on GPU rentals (see
    https://www.runcrate.ai/pricing for hourly rates per GPU class).


    All infrastructure API responses are wrapped in `{ "data": ... }`. List
    responses also include a `meta` object with pagination cursors. Error
    responses use `{ "error": { "code": "...", "message": "..." } }`.
  termsOfService: https://www.runcrate.ai/terms
  contact:
    name: Runcrate
    url: https://www.runcrate.ai/contact
  license:
    name: Proprietary
    url: https://www.runcrate.ai/terms
servers:
  - url: https://api.runcrate.ai/v1
    description: Inference API (OpenAI-compatible)
  - url: https://runcrate.ai/api/v1
    description: >-
      Infrastructure API (instances, storage, environments, ssh-keys, templates,
      billing)
security:
  - ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Chat
    description: OpenAI-compatible chat completions.
  - name: Images
    description: Text-to-image generation.
  - name: Videos
    description: Async text-to-video and image-to-video generation.
  - name: Audio
    description: Text-to-speech and speech-to-text.
  - name: Embeddings
    description: Vector embeddings for RAG and search.
  - name: Models
    description: Model catalog discovery.
  - name: Instances
    description: GPU instance lifecycle.
  - name: Storage
    description: Persistent volume management.
  - name: Environments
    description: Resource isolation containers within a workspace.
  - name: SSH Keys
    description: SSH key management for instance access.
  - name: Templates
    description: Pre-built instance images and configurations.
  - name: Billing
    description: Credit balance, transactions, usage metrics.
paths:
  /templates:
    servers:
      - url: https://runcrate.ai/api/v1
    get:
      tags:
        - Templates
      summary: List instance templates
      description: >-
        Pre-baked images / configurations (vLLM, Comfy, Jupyter, Axolotl, etc.)
        — pass the template id to `POST /instances` to skip dependency setup.
      operationId: listTemplates
      parameters:
        - name: page
          in: query
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 1
            default: 1
        - name: page_size
          in: query
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 1
            maximum: 100
            default: 25
        - name: search
          in: query
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: category
          in: query
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: sort_by
          in: query
          schema:
            type: string
            enum:
              - created_at
              - name
              - category
              - updated_at
        - name: sort_dir
          in: query
          schema:
            type: string
            enum:
              - asc
              - desc
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Templates.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                  - data
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Template'
                  meta:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/ListMeta'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ValidationError'
components:
  schemas:
    Template:
      type: object
      required:
        - id
        - name
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        category:
          type: string
          nullable: true
    ListMeta:
      type: object
      description: Pagination metadata on list responses.
      properties:
        cursor:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        hasMore:
          type: boolean
          nullable: true
        total:
          type: integer
          nullable: true
        requestId:
          type: string
          nullable: true
    Error:
      type: object
      required:
        - error
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          required:
            - code
            - message
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
              description: >-
                Machine-readable error code (e.g. `validation_error`,
                `unauthorized`, `not_found`, `insufficient_credits`,
                `rate_limited`, `internal_error`).
            message:
              type: string
              description: Human-readable error message.
            details:
              type: object
              additionalProperties: true
              description: Optional structured error context.
  responses:
    ValidationError:
      description: Request shape or values failed validation.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: >-
        Use a Runcrate API key with the `rc_live_*` prefix as the bearer token.
        Create one at https://www.runcrate.ai/dashboard/api-keys.

````