> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.cortecs.ai/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.cortecs.ai/api-overview/embeddings.md).

# Embeddings

## Create an embedding

> This endpoint creates an embedding using the specified model.

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```


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