Use a clear, descriptive title like: Persistent "404 Not Found" Error on Public Inference API with Valid Fine-Grained Token
Hello Hugging Face Team and Community,
I am having a persistent issue accessing the public Serverless Inference API, as I consistently receive a 404 Not Found error for all models I try. I suspect this is an account-level restriction, as I have exhausted all local troubleshooting steps.
My Hugging Face Username is: Mathew001
Summary of the Problem: All POST requests to https://api-inference.huggingface.co/models/<MODEL_ID> return the 404 Not Found error.
Key Troubleshooting Steps Confirmed (Code is NOT the issue):
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Correct API/Model: The error occurs on reliably public models, including
gpt2andgoogle/flan-t5-small. -
Correct Tool & Syntax: I am using PowerShell’s native
Invoke-RestMethod(irm), which is correctly configured for the POST request, headers, and JSON body. -
Token Type Confirmed: I am using a Fine-Grained User Access Token.
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Permissions Confirmed: The token has the explicit permission
Inference > Make calls to Inference Providerschecked. -
Authorization Format: The header is correctly formatted as
'Authorization': 'Bearer hf_...'.
Example Request: (Note: The request below is what fails, but I have verified the syntax is correct in PowerShell.)
$url = 'https://api-inference.huggingface.co/models/gpt2'
$token = 'hf_...' # Secure token used
# ... other variables defined correctly ...
irm -Uri $url -Method Post -Headers $headers -Body $body
# Output: irm : Not Found
Given that I have verified the code, endpoint, and token permissions multiple times, I believe there may be an underlying issue with my account’s ability to access the service.
Could someone please check the status or permissions associated with my user ID, Mathew001, regarding access to the public Inference Providers?
Thank you for your help!
Best regards, Mathew Oloyede