# tinker_cookbook.checkpoint_utils.load_checkpoints_file

### [**tinker_cookbook.checkpoint_utils.load_checkpoints_file**](https://github.com/thinking-machines-lab/tinker-cookbook/blob/main/tinker_cookbook/checkpoint_utils.py#L385)( _log_dir_)

Load checkpoint records from a JSONL file.

**Parameters:**

- [**log_dir**](https://github.com/thinking-machines-lab/tinker-cookbook/blob/main/tinker_cookbook/checkpoint_utils.py#L385) ( _str_) – Directory containing the `checkpoints.jsonl` file.

**Returns:** A list of CheckpointRecord instances, or an empty list if the file does not exist.