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# Global volumes for Serverless

> Attach a global volume to a GPU Serverless endpoint so workers share access to model weights and other read-heavy data across all data centers.

<Note>
  Global volumes for Serverless are in beta. Features and behavior may change before general availability.
</Note>

Attaching a global volume to a Serverless endpoint gives its workers shared, region-independent access to model weights and other read-heavy data. Because a global volume has no data center, attaching one doesn't restrict where your workers run. Your endpoint keeps access to the full GPU pool, unlike a network volume, which limits an endpoint to a single region.

Global volumes are available on GPU endpoints only. CPU endpoints don't support them.

If you don't have a global volume yet, [create one first](/storage/globalvolume#create-a-global-volume).

## Mount path

Inside a worker, a global volume mounts at `/runpod-volume`, the same path used for network volumes on Serverless. Read your model files and other assets from this path in your handler function.

## Attach a global volume to an endpoint

You attach a global volume when you create a new endpoint or edit an existing one.

**To attach a global volume to a new endpoint:**

1. Go to **Serverless** and click **+ New Endpoint**.
2. Configure your endpoint, then expand **Advanced**.
3. Under **Global volume**, select the volume you want to attach.
4. Click **Deploy**.

**To attach or change the global volume on an existing endpoint:**

1. Go to **Serverless** and select your endpoint.
2. Click **Manage**, then **Edit Endpoint**.
3. Expand **Advanced** and select the global volume you want to attach.
4. Click **Save Endpoint**.

<Note>
  Attaching a volume doesn't copy any existing data, so upload your model files and other assets to the global volume before you attach it. Changing the attached volume triggers a new release and your workers redeploy to pick it up.
</Note>

An endpoint can attach at most one global volume. It can't use a global volume and a network volume at the same time, but it can attach multiple network volumes on their own. To switch an endpoint from network volumes to a global volume, detach the network volumes first. To switch back, remove the global volume first.

## Attach a global volume with the REST API

You can also attach and detach an endpoint's global volume through the Runpod REST API v2. The endpoint create, update, and read operations accept a `globalVolumes` field: an array of volume IDs that holds at most one volume. It mirrors the existing `networkVolumes` field.

<Note>
  The API doesn't expose a route for listing global volumes yet, so copy the volume ID from the **Storage** page in the console before you make a request.
</Note>

To attach a global volume when you create an endpoint, include `globalVolumes` in the request body:

```bash theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark"}}
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.runpod.io/v2/serverless \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer RUNPOD_API_KEY' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{
  "name": "my-endpoint",
  "image": "runpod/pytorch:1.0.2-cu1281-torch280-ubuntu2404",
  "gpu": { "pools": ["ADA_24"], "count": 1 },
  "globalVolumes": ["<global-volume-id>"]
}'
```

To change the attached volume on an existing endpoint, send a PATCH request to `/v2/serverless/{id}`. The `globalVolumes` field follows the same rules as `networkVolumes`:

* Omit the field to keep the current volume attached.
* Set it to `["<global-volume-id>"]` to attach or replace the volume.
* Set it to `[]` to detach the volume.

```bash theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark"}}
curl --request PATCH \
--url https://api.runpod.io/v2/serverless/{id} \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer RUNPOD_API_KEY' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{ "globalVolumes": [] }'
```

Because an endpoint can't use a global volume and a network volume at the same time, a request that would attach both is rejected. Detach the existing volume first.

The REST API can attach global volumes to Serverless endpoints only. To attach a global volume to a Pod, use the console (see [Global volumes for Pods](/storage/globalvolume-pods)).

For the full request schemas, see [Create a Serverless endpoint](/serverless/references/create-endpoint) and [Update a Serverless endpoint](/serverless/references/update-endpoint).

## Limitations

* **One global volume per endpoint:** An endpoint can attach at most one global volume at a time.
* **Mutually exclusive with network volumes:** An endpoint can't use a global volume and a network volume at the same time.

For shared limitations that apply to both Pods and Serverless, see [Global volumes — Limitations](/storage/globalvolume#limitations).

## Next steps

* [Global volumes for Pods](/storage/globalvolume-pods)
* [Serverless storage options](/serverless/storage/overview)
* [Use the S3-compatible API](/storage/s3-api)