diff --git a/docs/api.md b/docs/api.md
index 9975c4e3..9bb4d378 100644
--- a/docs/api.md
+++ b/docs/api.md
@@ -323,6 +323,30 @@ A stream of JSON objects. When finished, `status` is `success`.
 }
 ```
 
+### Check if a Blob Exists
+
+```shell
+HEAD /api/blobs/:digest
+```
+
+Check if a blob is known to the server.
+
+#### Query Parameters
+
+- `digest`: the SHA256 digest of the blob
+
+#### Examples
+
+##### Request
+
+```shell
+curl -I http://localhost:11434/api/blobs/sha256:29fdb92e57cf0827ded04ae6461b5931d01fa595843f55d36f5b275a52087dd2
+```
+
+##### Response
+
+Return 200 OK if the blob exists, 404 Not Found if it does not.
+
 ### Create a Blob
 
 ```shell
@@ -337,17 +361,15 @@ Create a blob from a file. Returns the server file path.
 
 #### Examples
 
+##### Request
+
 ```shell
-curl -X POST http://localhost:11434/api/blobs/sha256:29fdb92e57cf0827ded04ae6461b5931d01fa595843f55d36f5b275a52087dd2 -d @llama2-13b-q4_0.gguf
+curl -T model.bin -X POST http://localhost:11434/api/blobs/sha256:29fdb92e57cf0827ded04ae6461b5931d01fa595843f55d36f5b275a52087dd2
 ```
 
-#### Response
+##### Response
 
-```json
-{
-  "path": "/home/user/.ollama/models/blobs/sha256:29fdb92e57cf0827ded04ae6461b5931d01fa595843f55d36f5b275a52087dd2"
-}
-```
+Return 201 Created if the blob was successfully created.
 
 ## List Local Models
 
diff --git a/server/routes.go b/server/routes.go
index 9ebe273c..58145576 100644
--- a/server/routes.go
+++ b/server/routes.go
@@ -764,6 +764,7 @@ func Serve(ln net.Listener, allowOrigins []string) error {
 	r.DELETE("/api/delete", DeleteModelHandler)
 	r.POST("/api/show", ShowModelHandler)
 	r.POST("/api/blobs/:digest", CreateBlobHandler)
+	r.HEAD("/api/blobs/:digest", HeadBlobHandler)
 
 	for _, method := range []string{http.MethodGet, http.MethodHead} {
 		r.Handle(method, "/", func(c *gin.Context) {
@@ -773,8 +774,6 @@ func Serve(ln net.Listener, allowOrigins []string) error {
 		r.Handle(method, "/api/tags", ListModelsHandler)
 	}
 
-	r.HEAD("/api/blobs/:digest", HeadBlobHandler)
-
 	log.Printf("Listening on %s (version %s)", ln.Addr(), version.Version)
 	s := &http.Server{
 		Handler: r,