diff --git a/src/sagemaker/huggingface/llm_utils.py b/src/sagemaker/huggingface/llm_utils.py
index aef5e5e585..65befe41b0 100644
--- a/src/sagemaker/huggingface/llm_utils.py
+++ b/src/sagemaker/huggingface/llm_utils.py
@@ -15,9 +15,16 @@
 
 from typing import Optional
 
+import urllib.request
+from urllib.error import HTTPError, URLError
+import json
+from json import JSONDecodeError
+import logging
 from sagemaker import image_uris
 from sagemaker.session import Session
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 
 def get_huggingface_llm_image_uri(
     backend: str,
@@ -54,3 +61,42 @@ def get_huggingface_llm_image_uri(
         version = version or "0.24.0"
         return image_uris.retrieve(framework="djl-deepspeed", region=region, version=version)
     raise ValueError("Unsupported backend: %s" % backend)
+
+
+def get_huggingface_model_metadata(model_id: str, hf_hub_token: Optional[str] = None) -> dict:
+    """Retrieves the json metadata of the HuggingFace Model via HuggingFace API.
+
+    Args:
+        model_id (str): The HuggingFace Model ID
+        hf_hub_token (str): The HuggingFace Hub Token needed for Private/Gated HuggingFace Models
+
+    Returns:
+        dict: The model metadata retrieved with the HuggingFace API
+    """
+
+    hf_model_metadata_url = f"https://huggingface.co/api/models/{model_id}"
+    hf_model_metadata_json = None
+    try:
+        if hf_hub_token:
+            hf_model_metadata_url = urllib.request.Request(
+                hf_model_metadata_url, None, {"Authorization": "Bearer " + hf_hub_token}
+            )
+        with urllib.request.urlopen(hf_model_metadata_url) as response:
+            hf_model_metadata_json = json.load(response)
+    except (HTTPError, URLError, TimeoutError, JSONDecodeError) as e:
+        if "HTTP Error 401: Unauthorized" in str(e):
+            raise ValueError(
+                "Trying to access a gated/private HuggingFace model without valid credentials. "
+                "Please provide a HUGGING_FACE_HUB_TOKEN in env_vars"
+            )
+        logger.warning(
+            "Exception encountered while trying to retrieve HuggingFace model metadata %s. "
+            "Details: %s",
+            hf_model_metadata_url,
+            e,
+        )
+    if not hf_model_metadata_json:
+        raise ValueError(
+            "Did not find model metadata for the following HuggingFace Model ID %s" % model_id
+        )
+    return hf_model_metadata_json
diff --git a/tests/unit/sagemaker/huggingface/test_llm_utils.py b/tests/unit/sagemaker/huggingface/test_llm_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3c4cdde3f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/sagemaker/huggingface/test_llm_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+# Copyright Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"). You
+# may not use this file except in compliance with the License. A copy of
+# the License is located at
+#
+#     http://aws.amazon.com/apache2.0/
+#
+# or in the "license" file accompanying this file. This file is
+# distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF
+# ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific
+# language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
+from unittest import TestCase
+from urllib.error import HTTPError
+from unittest.mock import Mock, patch
+from sagemaker.huggingface.llm_utils import get_huggingface_model_metadata
+
+MOCK_HF_ID = "mock_hf_id"
+MOCK_HF_HUB_TOKEN = "mock_hf_hub_token"
+MOCK_HF_MODEL_METADATA_JSON = {"mock_key": "mock_value"}
+
+
+class LlmUtilsTests(TestCase):
+    @patch("sagemaker.huggingface.llm_utils.urllib")
+    @patch("sagemaker.huggingface.llm_utils.json")
+    def test_huggingface_model_metadata_success(self, mock_json, mock_urllib):
+        mock_json.load.return_value = MOCK_HF_MODEL_METADATA_JSON
+        ret_json = get_huggingface_model_metadata(MOCK_HF_ID)
+
+        mock_urllib.request.urlopen.assert_called_once_with(
+            f"https://huggingface.co/api/models/{MOCK_HF_ID}"
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(ret_json["mock_key"], "mock_value")
+
+    @patch("sagemaker.huggingface.llm_utils.urllib")
+    @patch("sagemaker.huggingface.llm_utils.json")
+    def test_huggingface_model_metadata_gated_success(self, mock_json, mock_urllib):
+        mock_json.load.return_value = MOCK_HF_MODEL_METADATA_JSON
+        mock_hf_model_metadata_url = Mock()
+        mock_urllib.request.Request.side_effect = mock_hf_model_metadata_url
+
+        ret_json = get_huggingface_model_metadata(MOCK_HF_ID, MOCK_HF_HUB_TOKEN)
+
+        mock_urllib.request.Request.assert_called_once_with(
+            f"https://huggingface.co/api/models/{MOCK_HF_ID}",
+            None,
+            {"Authorization": "Bearer " + MOCK_HF_HUB_TOKEN},
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(ret_json["mock_key"], "mock_value")
+
+    @patch("sagemaker.huggingface.llm_utils.urllib")
+    def test_huggingface_model_metadata_unauthorized_exception(self, mock_urllib):
+        mock_urllib.request.urlopen.side_effect = HTTPError(
+            code=401, msg="Unauthorized", url=None, hdrs=None, fp=None
+        )
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError) as context:
+            get_huggingface_model_metadata(MOCK_HF_ID)
+
+        expected_error_msg = (
+            "Trying to access a gated/private HuggingFace model without valid credentials. "
+            "Please provide a HUGGING_FACE_HUB_TOKEN in env_vars"
+        )
+        self.assertEquals(expected_error_msg, str(context.exception))
+
+    @patch("sagemaker.huggingface.llm_utils.urllib")
+    def test_huggingface_model_metadata_general_exception(self, mock_urllib):
+        mock_urllib.request.urlopen.side_effect = TimeoutError("timed out")
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError) as context:
+            get_huggingface_model_metadata(MOCK_HF_ID)
+
+        expected_error_msg = (
+            f"Did not find model metadata for the following HuggingFace Model ID {MOCK_HF_ID}"
+        )
+        self.assertEquals(expected_error_msg, str(context.exception))