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# prj.asset.consume_model_asset

Consume an external model asset by reference.

```python theme={null}
prj.asset.consume_model_asset(name, instance="latest")
```

Low-level method for consuming model assets.

**Returns:** Asset reference dict with `model_properties` instead of `data_properties`.

```python theme={null}
ref = self.prj.asset.consume_model_asset("fraud_classifier")
accuracy = float(ref["model_properties"]["annotations"]["accuracy"])
```