# Source: https://docs.aimlapi.com/api-references/moderation-safety-models/meta/meta-llama-guard-3-8b.md

# Meta-Llama-Guard-3-8B

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This documentation is valid for the following list of our models:

* `meta-llama/Meta-Llama-Guard-3-8B`
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## Model Overview

A language model designed to provide input and output safeguards for human-AI conversations. It focuses on content moderation and safety, ensuring the responses generated by AI systems adhere to predefined safety standards.

## Setup your API Key

If you don’t have an API key for the AI/ML API yet, feel free to use our [Quickstart guide](https://docs.aimlapi.com/quickstart/setting-up).

## Submit a request

### API Schema

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