hf models, datasets, and spaces discovery commands
Introduced 2026-01-08 · score 0.96
HOW TO USE IT
When inspecting Hub repositories from the CLI, use `hf models`, `hf datasets`, or `hf spaces` with `ls` to discover entries and `info <ID>` to inspect one; use `hf repo` for repository management.
hf models ls --author=Qwen --limit=10
hf models info Qwen/Qwen-Image-2512hf datasets ls --filter "format:parquet" --sort=downloads
hf datasets info HuggingFaceFW/finewebhf spaces ls --search "3d"
hf spaces info enzostvs/deepsiteWHY THIS HELPS
Inspect Hub models, datasets, or Spaces from the CLI while working on a repository.
REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS
- Version: v1.3.0
- MODEL_ID (required): Model ID, e.g. `username/repo-name`.
- DATASET_ID (required): Dataset ID, e.g. `username/repo-name`.
- SPACE_ID (required): Space ID, e.g. `username/repo-name`.
- --author TEXT: Filter by author or organization.
- --limit INTEGER: Limit the number of results; documented default is 10.
- --filter TEXT: Filter by tags; can be used multiple times. The docs do not specify the `format:parquet` syntax.
- --sort: Sort results. Dataset sort choices include `downloads`.
- --search TEXT: Search query.
- Prerequisite: The `hf` CLI is built into the `huggingface_hub` Python package.
FIRST-PARTY EVIDENCE
- https://github.com/huggingface/huggingface_hub/releases/tag/v1.3.0
- https://huggingface.co/docs/huggingface_hub/v1.3.0/en/guides/cli
- https://huggingface.co/docs/huggingface_hub/v1.3.0/en/package_reference/cli
Check the installed version and the source before using it. Entry JSON