Client SDKs

Official SDKs for building with the Claude API in Python, TypeScript, Java, Go, Ruby, C#, PHP, and the command line.

Anthropic provides official client SDKs in multiple languages to make it easier to work with the Claude API. Each SDK provides idiomatic interfaces, type safety, and built-in support for features like streaming, retries, and error handling.

For the full API specification, see the API reference.

CLI

Shell scripting, typed flags, response transforms

Python

Sync and async clients, Pydantic models

TypeScript

Node.js, Deno, Bun, and browser support

Java

Builder pattern, CompletableFuture async

Context-based cancellation, functional options

Ruby

Sorbet types, streaming helpers

.NET Standard 2.0+, IChatClient integration

PHP

Value objects, builder pattern

Quick installation

Quick start

import anthropic

client = anthropic.Anthropic()

message = client.messages.create(
    model="claude-opus-4-7",
    max_tokens=1024,
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello, Claude"}],
)
print(message.content)

Platform support

SDKs support the following platforms:

Platform	Description
Claude API	Connect directly to Claude API endpoints
Claude Platform on AWS	Use Anthropic-operated Claude on AWS infrastructure
Microsoft Foundry	Use Anthropic-operated Claude on Microsoft Azure
Amazon Bedrock	Use partner-operated Claude through the Bedrock API
Vertex AI	Use partner-operated Claude through Google Cloud

Platform support varies by language. See individual SDK pages for platform-specific setup instructions and availability.

Beta features

Access beta features using the beta namespace in any SDK:

message = client.beta.messages.create(
    model="claude-opus-4-7",
    max_tokens=1024,
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],
    betas=["feature-name"],
)

See Beta headers for available beta features.

Requirements

SDK	Minimum version
Python	3.9+
TypeScript	4.9+ (Node.js 20+)
Java	8+
Go	1.23+
Ruby	3.2.0+
C#	.NET Standard 2.0
PHP	8.1.0+

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Client SDKs

Official SDKs for building with the Claude API in Python, TypeScript, Java, Go, Ruby, C#, PHP, and the command line.

For the full API specification, see the API reference.

CLI

Shell scripting, typed flags, response transforms

Python

Sync and async clients, Pydantic models

TypeScript

Node.js, Deno, Bun, and browser support

Java

Builder pattern, CompletableFuture async

Context-based cancellation, functional options

Ruby

Sorbet types, streaming helpers

.NET Standard 2.0+, IChatClient integration

PHP

Value objects, builder pattern

Quick installation

Quick start

import anthropic

client = anthropic.Anthropic()

message = client.messages.create(
    model="claude-opus-4-7",
    max_tokens=1024,
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello, Claude"}],
)
print(message.content)

Platform support

SDKs support the following platforms:

Platform	Description
Claude API	Connect directly to Claude API endpoints
Claude Platform on AWS	Use Anthropic-operated Claude on AWS infrastructure
Microsoft Foundry	Use Anthropic-operated Claude on Microsoft Azure
Amazon Bedrock	Use partner-operated Claude through the Bedrock API
Vertex AI	Use partner-operated Claude through Google Cloud

Platform support varies by language. See individual SDK pages for platform-specific setup instructions and availability.

Beta features

Access beta features using the beta namespace in any SDK:

message = client.beta.messages.create(
    model="claude-opus-4-7",
    max_tokens=1024,
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],
    betas=["feature-name"],
)

See Beta headers for available beta features.

Requirements

SDK	Minimum version
Python	3.9+
TypeScript	4.9+ (Node.js 20+)
Java	8+
Go	1.23+
Ruby	3.2.0+
C#	.NET Standard 2.0
PHP	8.1.0+

GitHub repositories

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