---
description: "Passthrough inference provider for connecting to any external inference service not directly supported."
sidebar_label: Remote - Passthrough
title: remote::passthrough
---

# remote::passthrough

## Description

Passthrough inference provider for connecting to any external inference service not directly supported.

## Configuration

| Field | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|-------|------|----------|---------|-------------|
| `allowed_models` | `list[str \| None` | No |  | List of models that should be registered with the model registry. If None, all models are allowed. |
| `refresh_models` | `<class 'bool'>` | No | False | Whether to refresh models periodically from the provider |
| `api_key` | `pydantic.types.SecretStr \| None` | No |  | Authentication credential for the provider |
| `url` | `<class 'str'>` | No |  | The URL for the passthrough endpoint |

## Sample Configuration

```yaml
url: ${env.PASSTHROUGH_URL}
api_key: ${env.PASSTHROUGH_API_KEY}
```
