---
title: AI Prompt Template
keywords: [ AI Gateway, AI Prompt Template ]
description: AI Prompt Template Configuration Reference
---
## Function Description
AI prompt templates are used to quickly build similar types of AI requests.

## Execution Properties
Plugin Execution Phase: `Default Phase`  
Plugin Execution Priority: `500`  

## Configuration Description
| Name            | Data Type         | Required | Default Value | Description                       |
|-----------------|-------------------|----------|---------------|-----------------------------------|
| `templates`     | array of object   | Required | -             | Template settings                 |

Template object configuration description:  
| Name                  | Data Type         | Required | Default Value | Description                       |
|-----------------------|-------------------|----------|---------------|-----------------------------------|
| `name`                | string            | Required | -             | Template name                     |
| `template.model`     | string            | Required | -             | Model name                        |
| `template.messages`   | array of object   | Required | -             | Input for large model            |

Message object configuration description:  
| Name           | Data Type         | Required | Default Value | Description                       |
|----------------|-------------------|----------|---------------|-----------------------------------|
| `role`         | string            | Required | -             | Role                              |
| `content`      | string            | Required | -             | Message                           |

Configuration example:  
```yaml
templates:
- name: "developer-chat"
  template:
    model: gpt-3.5-turbo
    messages:
    - role: system
      content: "You are a {{program}} expert, in {{language}} programming language."
    - role: user
      content: "Write me a {{program}} program."
```

Example request body using the above configuration:  
```json
{
  "template": "developer-chat",
  "properties": {
    "program": "quick sort",
    "language": "python"
  }
}
```