Export a model

Exports a model using the export_model method.

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Java

Before trying this sample, follow the Java setup instructions in the Vertex AI quickstart using client libraries. For more information, see the Vertex AI Java API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Vertex AI, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment. 


import com.google.api.gax.longrunning.OperationFuture;
import com.google.cloud.aiplatform.v1.ExportModelOperationMetadata;
import com.google.cloud.aiplatform.v1.ExportModelRequest;
import com.google.cloud.aiplatform.v1.ExportModelResponse;
import com.google.cloud.aiplatform.v1.GcsDestination;
import com.google.cloud.aiplatform.v1.ModelName;
import com.google.cloud.aiplatform.v1.ModelServiceClient;
import com.google.cloud.aiplatform.v1.ModelServiceSettings;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;

public class ExportModelSample {

  public static void main(String[] args)
      throws IOException, InterruptedException, ExecutionException, TimeoutException {
    // TODO(developer): Replace these variables before running the sample.
    String project = "YOUR_PROJECT_ID";
    String modelId = "YOUR_MODEL_ID";
    String gcsDestinationOutputUriPrefix = "gs://YOUR_GCS_SOURCE_BUCKET/path_to_your_destination/";
    String exportFormat = "YOUR_EXPORT_FORMAT";
    exportModelSample(project, modelId, gcsDestinationOutputUriPrefix, exportFormat);
  }

  static void exportModelSample(
      String project, String modelId, String gcsDestinationOutputUriPrefix, String exportFormat)
      throws IOException, InterruptedException, ExecutionException, TimeoutException {
    ModelServiceSettings modelServiceSettings =
        ModelServiceSettings.newBuilder()
            .setEndpoint("us-central1-aiplatform.googleapis.com:443")
            .build();

    // Initialize client that will be used to send requests. This client only needs to be created
    // once, and can be reused for multiple requests. After completing all of your requests, call
    // the "close" method on the client to safely clean up any remaining background resources.
    try (ModelServiceClient modelServiceClient = ModelServiceClient.create(modelServiceSettings)) {
      String location = "us-central1";
      GcsDestination.Builder gcsDestination = GcsDestination.newBuilder();
      gcsDestination.setOutputUriPrefix(gcsDestinationOutputUriPrefix);

      ModelName modelName = ModelName.of(project, location, modelId);
      ExportModelRequest.OutputConfig outputConfig =
          ExportModelRequest.OutputConfig.newBuilder()
              .setExportFormatId(exportFormat)
              .setArtifactDestination(gcsDestination)
              .build();

      OperationFuture<ExportModelResponse, ExportModelOperationMetadata> exportModelResponseFuture =
          modelServiceClient.exportModelAsync(modelName, outputConfig);
      System.out.format(
          "Operation name: %s\n", exportModelResponseFuture.getInitialFuture().get().getName());
      System.out.println("Waiting for operation to finish...");
      ExportModelResponse exportModelResponse =
          exportModelResponseFuture.get(300, TimeUnit.SECONDS);

      System.out.format("Export Model Response: %s\n", exportModelResponse);
    }
  }
}

Node.js

Before trying this sample, follow the Node.js setup instructions in the Vertex AI quickstart using client libraries. For more information, see the Vertex AI Node.js API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Vertex AI, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment. 

/**
 * TODO(developer): Uncomment these variables before running the sample.\
   (Not necessary if passing values as arguments)
 */

// const modelId = 'YOUR_MODEL_ID';
// const gcsDestinationOutputUriPrefix ='YOUR_GCS_DEST_OUTPUT_URI_PREFIX';
//    eg. "gs://<your-gcs-bucket>/destination_path"
// const exportFormat = 'YOUR_EXPORT_FORMAT';
// const project = 'YOUR_PROJECT_ID';
// const location = 'YOUR_PROJECT_LOCATION';

// Imports the Google Cloud Model Service Client library
const {ModelServiceClient} = require('@google-cloud/aiplatform');

// Specifies the location of the api endpoint
const clientOptions = {
  apiEndpoint: 'us-central1-aiplatform.googleapis.com',
};

// Instantiates a client
const modelServiceClient = new ModelServiceClient(clientOptions);

async function exportModel() {
  // Configure the name resources
  const name = `projects/${project}/locations/${location}/models/${modelId}`;
  // Configure the outputConfig resources
  const outputConfig = {
    exportFormatId: exportFormat,
    gcsDestination: {
      outputUriPrefix: gcsDestinationOutputUriPrefix,
    },
  };
  const request = {
    name,
    outputConfig,
  };

  // Export Model request
  const [response] = await modelServiceClient.exportModel(request);
  console.log(`Long running operation : ${response.name}`);

  // Wait for operation to complete
  await response.promise();
  const result = response.result;

  console.log(`Export model response : ${JSON.stringify(result)}`);
}
exportModel();

Python

Before trying this sample, follow the Python setup instructions in the Vertex AI quickstart using client libraries. For more information, see the Vertex AI Python API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Vertex AI, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment. 

from google.cloud import aiplatform


def export_model_sample(
    project: str,
    model_id: str,
    gcs_destination_output_uri_prefix: str,
    location: str = "us-central1",
    api_endpoint: str = "us-central1-aiplatform.googleapis.com",
    timeout: int = 300,
):
    # The AI Platform services require regional API endpoints.
    client_options = {"api_endpoint": api_endpoint}
    # Initialize client that will be used to create and send requests.
    # This client only needs to be created once, and can be reused for multiple requests.
    client = aiplatform.gapic.ModelServiceClient(client_options=client_options)
    output_config = {
        "artifact_destination": {
            "output_uri_prefix": gcs_destination_output_uri_prefix
        },
        # For information about export formats: https://cloud.google.com/ai-platform-unified/docs/export/export-edge-model#aiplatform_export_model_sample-drest
        "export_format_id": "tf-saved-model",
    }
    name = client.model_path(project=project, location=location, model=model_id)
    response = client.export_model(name=name, output_config=output_config)
    print("Long running operation:", response.operation.name)
    print("output_info:", response.metadata.output_info)
    export_model_response = response.result(timeout=timeout)
    print("export_model_response:", export_model_response)

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