# Perform sparse embedding inference on the service

**POST /_inference/sparse_embedding/{inference_id}**




## Servers
- http://api.example.com: http://api.example.com ()


## Authentication methods
- Api key auth


## Parameters

#### Path parameters
- **inference_id** (string)
  The inference Id

#### Query parameters
- **timeout** (string)
  Specifies the amount of time to wait for the inference request to complete.

## Body parameters
Content-type: application/json

- **input** (string | array[string])
  Inference input.
Either a string or an array of strings.
- **task_settings** (object)
  Task settings for the individual inference request. These settings are specific to the <task_type> you specified and override the task settings specified when initializing the service.

## Responses
### 200: 

#### Body Parameters: application/json (object)
- **sparse_embedding** (array[object])
  


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