Send a structured list of input messages with text and/or image content, and the model will generate the next message in the conversation.
The Messages API can be used for either single queries or stateless multi-turn conversations.
Learn more about the Messages API in our user guide
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params BetaMessageNewParams
MaxTokens param.Field[int64]Body param: The maximum number of tokens to generate before stopping.
Body param: The maximum number of tokens to generate before stopping.
Note that our models may stop before reaching this maximum. This parameter only specifies the absolute maximum number of tokens to generate.
Different models have different maximum values for this parameter. See models for details.
Messages param.Field[[]BetaMessageParamResp]Body param: Input messages.
Body param: Input messages.
Our models are trained to operate on alternating user and assistant conversational turns. When creating a new Message, you specify the prior conversational turns with the messages parameter, and the model then generates the next Message in the conversation. Consecutive user or assistant turns in your request will be combined into a single turn.
Each input message must be an object with a role and content. You can specify a single user-role message, or you can include multiple user and assistant messages.
If the final message uses the assistant role, the response content will continue immediately from the content in that message. This can be used to constrain part of the model's response.
Example with a single user message:
[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello, Claude"}]
Example with multiple conversational turns:
[
{"role": "user", "content": "Hello there."},
{"role": "assistant", "content": "Hi, I'm Claude. How can I help you?"},
{"role": "user", "content": "Can you explain LLMs in plain English?"},
]
Example with a partially-filled response from Claude:
[
{"role": "user", "content": "What's the Greek name for Sun? (A) Sol (B) Helios (C) Sun"},
{"role": "assistant", "content": "The best answer is ("},
]
Each input message content may be either a single string or an array of content blocks, where each block has a specific type. Using a string for content is shorthand for an array of one content block of type "text". The following input messages are equivalent:
{"role": "user", "content": "Hello, Claude"}
{"role": "user", "content": [{"type": "text", "text": "Hello, Claude"}]}
See input examples.
Note that if you want to include a system prompt, you can use the top-level system parameter — there is no "system" role for input messages in the Messages API.
There is a limit of 100,000 messages in a single request.
Content []BetaContentBlockParamUnionResp
type BetaTextBlockParamResp struct{…}
CacheControl BetaCacheControlEphemeraloptionalCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
TTL BetaCacheControlEphemeralTTLoptionalThe time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
Citations []BetaTextCitationParamUnionRespoptional
type BetaCitationCharLocationParamResp struct{…}
type BetaCitationPageLocationParamResp struct{…}
type BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParamResp struct{…}
type BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParamResp struct{…}
type BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParamResp struct{…}
type BetaImageBlockParamResp struct{…}
Source BetaImageBlockParamSourceUnionResp
type BetaBase64ImageSource struct{…}
MediaType BetaBase64ImageSourceMediaType
type BetaURLImageSource struct{…}
type BetaFileImageSource struct{…}
CacheControl BetaCacheControlEphemeraloptionalCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
TTL BetaCacheControlEphemeralTTLoptionalThe time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
type BetaRequestDocumentBlock struct{…}
Source BetaRequestDocumentBlockSourceUnion
type BetaBase64PDFSource struct{…}
type BetaPlainTextSource struct{…}
type BetaContentBlockSource struct{…}
Content BetaContentBlockSourceContentUnion
type BetaTextBlockParamResp struct{…}
CacheControl BetaCacheControlEphemeraloptionalCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
TTL BetaCacheControlEphemeralTTLoptionalThe time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
Citations []BetaTextCitationParamUnionRespoptional
type BetaCitationCharLocationParamResp struct{…}
type BetaCitationPageLocationParamResp struct{…}
type BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParamResp struct{…}
type BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParamResp struct{…}
type BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParamResp struct{…}
type BetaImageBlockParamResp struct{…}
Source BetaImageBlockParamSourceUnionResp
type BetaBase64ImageSource struct{…}
MediaType BetaBase64ImageSourceMediaType
type BetaURLImageSource struct{…}
type BetaFileImageSource struct{…}
CacheControl BetaCacheControlEphemeraloptionalCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
TTL BetaCacheControlEphemeralTTLoptionalThe time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
type BetaURLPDFSource struct{…}
type BetaFileDocumentSource struct{…}
CacheControl BetaCacheControlEphemeraloptionalCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
TTL BetaCacheControlEphemeralTTLoptionalThe time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
Citations BetaCitationsConfigParamRespoptional
type BetaSearchResultBlockParamResp struct{…}
Content []BetaTextBlockParamResp
CacheControl BetaCacheControlEphemeraloptionalCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
TTL BetaCacheControlEphemeralTTLoptionalThe time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
Citations []BetaTextCitationParamUnionRespoptional
type BetaCitationCharLocationParamResp struct{…}
type BetaCitationPageLocationParamResp struct{…}
type BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParamResp struct{…}
type BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParamResp struct{…}
type BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParamResp struct{…}
CacheControl BetaCacheControlEphemeraloptionalCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
TTL BetaCacheControlEphemeralTTLoptionalThe time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
Citations BetaCitationsConfigParamRespoptional
type BetaThinkingBlockParamResp struct{…}
type BetaRedactedThinkingBlockParamResp struct{…}
type BetaToolUseBlockParamResp struct{…}
CacheControl BetaCacheControlEphemeraloptionalCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
TTL BetaCacheControlEphemeralTTLoptionalThe time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
Caller BetaToolUseBlockParamCallerUnionRespoptionalTool invocation directly from the model.
Tool invocation directly from the model.
type BetaDirectCaller struct{…}Tool invocation directly from the model.
Tool invocation directly from the model.
type BetaServerToolCaller struct{…}Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
type BetaServerToolCaller20260120 struct{…}
type BetaToolResultBlockParamResp struct{…}
CacheControl BetaCacheControlEphemeraloptionalCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
TTL BetaCacheControlEphemeralTTLoptionalThe time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
Content []BetaToolResultBlockParamContentUnionRespoptional
[]BetaToolResultBlockParamContentUnionResp
type BetaTextBlockParamResp struct{…}
CacheControl BetaCacheControlEphemeraloptionalCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
TTL BetaCacheControlEphemeralTTLoptionalThe time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
Citations []BetaTextCitationParamUnionRespoptional
type BetaCitationCharLocationParamResp struct{…}
type BetaCitationPageLocationParamResp struct{…}
type BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParamResp struct{…}
type BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParamResp struct{…}
type BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParamResp struct{…}
type BetaImageBlockParamResp struct{…}
Source BetaImageBlockParamSourceUnionResp
type BetaBase64ImageSource struct{…}
MediaType BetaBase64ImageSourceMediaType
type BetaURLImageSource struct{…}
type BetaFileImageSource struct{…}
CacheControl BetaCacheControlEphemeraloptionalCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
TTL BetaCacheControlEphemeralTTLoptionalThe time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
type BetaSearchResultBlockParamResp struct{…}
Content []BetaTextBlockParamResp
CacheControl BetaCacheControlEphemeraloptionalCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
TTL BetaCacheControlEphemeralTTLoptionalThe time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
Citations []BetaTextCitationParamUnionRespoptional
type BetaCitationCharLocationParamResp struct{…}
type BetaCitationPageLocationParamResp struct{…}
type BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParamResp struct{…}
type BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParamResp struct{…}
type BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParamResp struct{…}
CacheControl BetaCacheControlEphemeraloptionalCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
TTL BetaCacheControlEphemeralTTLoptionalThe time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
Citations BetaCitationsConfigParamRespoptional
type BetaRequestDocumentBlock struct{…}
Source BetaRequestDocumentBlockSourceUnion
type BetaBase64PDFSource struct{…}
type BetaPlainTextSource struct{…}
type BetaContentBlockSource struct{…}
Content BetaContentBlockSourceContentUnion
type BetaTextBlockParamResp struct{…}
CacheControl BetaCacheControlEphemeraloptionalCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
TTL BetaCacheControlEphemeralTTLoptionalThe time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
Citations []BetaTextCitationParamUnionRespoptional
type BetaCitationCharLocationParamResp struct{…}
type BetaCitationPageLocationParamResp struct{…}
type BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParamResp struct{…}
type BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParamResp struct{…}
type BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParamResp struct{…}
type BetaImageBlockParamResp struct{…}
Source BetaImageBlockParamSourceUnionResp
type BetaBase64ImageSource struct{…}
MediaType BetaBase64ImageSourceMediaType
type BetaURLImageSource struct{…}
type BetaFileImageSource struct{…}
CacheControl BetaCacheControlEphemeraloptionalCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
TTL BetaCacheControlEphemeralTTLoptionalThe time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
type BetaURLPDFSource struct{…}
type BetaFileDocumentSource struct{…}
CacheControl BetaCacheControlEphemeraloptionalCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
TTL BetaCacheControlEphemeralTTLoptionalThe time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
Citations BetaCitationsConfigParamRespoptional
type BetaToolReferenceBlockParamResp struct{…}Tool reference block that can be included in tool_result content.
Tool reference block that can be included in tool_result content.
CacheControl BetaCacheControlEphemeraloptionalCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
TTL BetaCacheControlEphemeralTTLoptionalThe time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
type BetaServerToolUseBlockParamResp struct{…}
Name BetaServerToolUseBlockParamName
CacheControl BetaCacheControlEphemeraloptionalCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
TTL BetaCacheControlEphemeralTTLoptionalThe time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
Caller BetaServerToolUseBlockParamCallerUnionRespoptionalTool invocation directly from the model.
Tool invocation directly from the model.
type BetaDirectCaller struct{…}Tool invocation directly from the model.
Tool invocation directly from the model.
type BetaServerToolCaller struct{…}Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
type BetaServerToolCaller20260120 struct{…}
type BetaWebSearchToolResultBlockParamResp struct{…}
type BetaWebSearchToolRequestError struct{…}
ErrorCode BetaWebSearchToolResultErrorCode
CacheControl BetaCacheControlEphemeraloptionalCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
TTL BetaCacheControlEphemeralTTLoptionalThe time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
Caller BetaWebSearchToolResultBlockParamCallerUnionRespoptionalTool invocation directly from the model.
Tool invocation directly from the model.
type BetaDirectCaller struct{…}Tool invocation directly from the model.
Tool invocation directly from the model.
type BetaServerToolCaller struct{…}Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
type BetaServerToolCaller20260120 struct{…}
type BetaWebFetchToolResultBlockParamResp struct{…}
Content BetaWebFetchToolResultBlockParamContentUnionResp
type BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorBlockParamResp struct{…}
ErrorCode BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorCode
type BetaWebFetchBlockParamResp struct{…}
Content BetaRequestDocumentBlock
Source BetaRequestDocumentBlockSourceUnion
type BetaBase64PDFSource struct{…}
type BetaPlainTextSource struct{…}
type BetaContentBlockSource struct{…}
Content BetaContentBlockSourceContentUnion
type BetaTextBlockParamResp struct{…}
CacheControl BetaCacheControlEphemeraloptionalCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
TTL BetaCacheControlEphemeralTTLoptionalThe time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
Citations []BetaTextCitationParamUnionRespoptional
type BetaCitationCharLocationParamResp struct{…}
type BetaCitationPageLocationParamResp struct{…}
type BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParamResp struct{…}
type BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParamResp struct{…}
type BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParamResp struct{…}
type BetaImageBlockParamResp struct{…}
Source BetaImageBlockParamSourceUnionResp
type BetaBase64ImageSource struct{…}
MediaType BetaBase64ImageSourceMediaType
type BetaURLImageSource struct{…}
type BetaFileImageSource struct{…}
CacheControl BetaCacheControlEphemeraloptionalCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
TTL BetaCacheControlEphemeralTTLoptionalThe time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
type BetaURLPDFSource struct{…}
type BetaFileDocumentSource struct{…}
CacheControl BetaCacheControlEphemeraloptionalCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
TTL BetaCacheControlEphemeralTTLoptionalThe time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
Citations BetaCitationsConfigParamRespoptional
Fetched content URL
ISO 8601 timestamp when the content was retrieved
CacheControl BetaCacheControlEphemeraloptionalCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
TTL BetaCacheControlEphemeralTTLoptionalThe time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
Caller BetaWebFetchToolResultBlockParamCallerUnionRespoptionalTool invocation directly from the model.
Tool invocation directly from the model.
type BetaDirectCaller struct{…}Tool invocation directly from the model.
Tool invocation directly from the model.
type BetaServerToolCaller struct{…}Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
type BetaServerToolCaller20260120 struct{…}
type BetaCodeExecutionToolResultBlockParamResp struct{…}
Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.
Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.
type BetaCodeExecutionToolResultErrorParamResp struct{…}
ErrorCode BetaCodeExecutionToolResultErrorCode
type BetaCodeExecutionResultBlockParamResp struct{…}
Content []BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlockParamResp
type BetaEncryptedCodeExecutionResultBlockParamResp struct{…}Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.
Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.
Content []BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlockParamResp
CacheControl BetaCacheControlEphemeraloptionalCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
TTL BetaCacheControlEphemeralTTLoptionalThe time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
type BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultBlockParamResp struct{…}
Content BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultBlockParamContentUnionResp
type BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultErrorParamResp struct{…}
ErrorCode BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultErrorParamErrorCode
type BetaBashCodeExecutionResultBlockParamResp struct{…}
CacheControl BetaCacheControlEphemeraloptionalCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
TTL BetaCacheControlEphemeralTTLoptionalThe time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
type BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultBlockParamResp struct{…}
Content BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultBlockParamContentUnionResp
type BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultErrorParamResp struct{…}
ErrorCode BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultErrorParamErrorCode
type BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlockParamResp struct{…}
FileType BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlockParamFileType
type BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlockParamResp struct{…}
type BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlockParamResp struct{…}
CacheControl BetaCacheControlEphemeraloptionalCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
TTL BetaCacheControlEphemeralTTLoptionalThe time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
type BetaToolSearchToolResultBlockParamResp struct{…}
Content BetaToolSearchToolResultBlockParamContentUnionResp
type BetaToolSearchToolResultErrorParamResp struct{…}
ErrorCode BetaToolSearchToolResultErrorParamErrorCode
type BetaToolSearchToolSearchResultBlockParamResp struct{…}
ToolReferences []BetaToolReferenceBlockParamResp
CacheControl BetaCacheControlEphemeraloptionalCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
TTL BetaCacheControlEphemeralTTLoptionalThe time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
CacheControl BetaCacheControlEphemeraloptionalCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
TTL BetaCacheControlEphemeralTTLoptionalThe time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
type BetaMCPToolUseBlockParamResp struct{…}
The name of the MCP server
CacheControl BetaCacheControlEphemeraloptionalCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
TTL BetaCacheControlEphemeralTTLoptionalThe time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
type BetaRequestMCPToolResultBlockParamResp struct{…}
CacheControl BetaCacheControlEphemeraloptionalCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
TTL BetaCacheControlEphemeralTTLoptionalThe time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
Content BetaRequestMCPToolResultBlockParamContentUnionRespoptional
CacheControl BetaCacheControlEphemeraloptionalCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
TTL BetaCacheControlEphemeralTTLoptionalThe time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
Citations []BetaTextCitationParamUnionRespoptional
type BetaCitationCharLocationParamResp struct{…}
type BetaCitationPageLocationParamResp struct{…}
type BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParamResp struct{…}
type BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParamResp struct{…}
type BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParamResp struct{…}
type BetaContainerUploadBlockParamResp struct{…}A content block that represents a file to be uploaded to the container
Files uploaded via this block will be available in the container's input directory.
A content block that represents a file to be uploaded to the container Files uploaded via this block will be available in the container's input directory.
CacheControl BetaCacheControlEphemeraloptionalCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
TTL BetaCacheControlEphemeralTTLoptionalThe time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
type BetaCompactionBlockParamResp struct{…}A compaction block containing summary of previous context.
A compaction block containing summary of previous context.
Users should round-trip these blocks from responses to subsequent requests to maintain context across compaction boundaries.
When content is None, the block represents a failed compaction. The server treats these as no-ops. Empty string content is not allowed.
Summary of previously compacted content, or null if compaction failed
CacheControl BetaCacheControlEphemeraloptionalCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
TTL BetaCacheControlEphemeralTTLoptionalThe time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
Role BetaMessageParamRole
Model param.Field[Model]Body param: The model that will complete your prompt.
Body param: The model that will complete your prompt.
See models for additional details and options.
Body param: Top-level cache control automatically applies a cache_control marker to the last cacheable block in the request.
Container param.Field[BetaMessageNewParamsContainerUnion]optionalBody param: Container identifier for reuse across requests.
Body param: Container identifier for reuse across requests.
type BetaContainerParamsResp struct{…}Container parameters with skills to be loaded.
Container parameters with skills to be loaded.
Container id
Skills []BetaSkillParamsRespoptionalList of skills to load in the container
List of skills to load in the container
Skill ID
Type BetaSkillParamsTypeType of skill - either 'anthropic' (built-in) or 'custom' (user-defined)
Type of skill - either 'anthropic' (built-in) or 'custom' (user-defined)
Skill version or 'latest' for most recent version
ContextManagement param.Field[BetaContextManagementConfig]optionalBody param: Context management configuration.
Body param: Context management configuration.
This allows you to control how Claude manages context across multiple requests, such as whether to clear function results or not.
Body param: Specifies the geographic region for inference processing. If not specified, the workspace's default_inference_geo is used.
MCPServers param.Field[[]BetaRequestMCPServerURLDefinition]optionalBody param: MCP servers to be utilized in this request
Body param: MCP servers to be utilized in this request
ToolConfiguration BetaRequestMCPServerToolConfigurationoptional
Body param: An object describing metadata about the request.
Body param: Configuration options for the model's output, such as the output format.
Body param: Deprecated: Use output_config.format instead. See structured outputs
Body param: Deprecated: Use output_config.format instead. See structured outputs
A schema to specify Claude's output format in responses. This parameter will be removed in a future release.
ServiceTier param.Field[BetaMessageNewParamsServiceTier]optionalBody param: Determines whether to use priority capacity (if available) or standard capacity for this request.
Body param: Determines whether to use priority capacity (if available) or standard capacity for this request.
Anthropic offers different levels of service for your API requests. See service-tiers for details.
Speed param.Field[BetaMessageNewParamsSpeed]optionalBody param: The inference speed mode for this request. "fast" enables high output-tokens-per-second inference.
Body param: The inference speed mode for this request. "fast" enables high output-tokens-per-second inference.
StopSequences param.Field[[]string]optionalBody param: Custom text sequences that will cause the model to stop generating.
Body param: Custom text sequences that will cause the model to stop generating.
Our models will normally stop when they have naturally completed their turn, which will result in a response stop_reason of "end_turn".
If you want the model to stop generating when it encounters custom strings of text, you can use the stop_sequences parameter. If the model encounters one of the custom sequences, the response stop_reason value will be "stop_sequence" and the response stop_sequence value will contain the matched stop sequence.
System param.Field[[]BetaTextBlockParamResp]optionalBody param: System prompt.
Body param: System prompt.
A system prompt is a way of providing context and instructions to Claude, such as specifying a particular goal or role. See our guide to system prompts.
CacheControl BetaCacheControlEphemeraloptionalCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
TTL BetaCacheControlEphemeralTTLoptionalThe time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
Citations []BetaTextCitationParamUnionRespoptional
type BetaCitationCharLocationParamResp struct{…}
type BetaCitationPageLocationParamResp struct{…}
type BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParamResp struct{…}
type BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParamResp struct{…}
type BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParamResp struct{…}
Temperature param.Field[float64]optionalBody param: Amount of randomness injected into the response.
Body param: Amount of randomness injected into the response.
Defaults to 1.0. Ranges from 0.0 to 1.0. Use temperature closer to 0.0 for analytical / multiple choice, and closer to 1.0 for creative and generative tasks.
Note that even with temperature of 0.0, the results will not be fully deterministic.
Thinking param.Field[BetaThinkingConfigParamUnionResp]optionalBody param: Configuration for enabling Claude's extended thinking.
Body param: Configuration for enabling Claude's extended thinking.
When enabled, responses include thinking content blocks showing Claude's thinking process before the final answer. Requires a minimum budget of 1,024 tokens and counts towards your max_tokens limit.
See extended thinking for details.
Body param: How the model should use the provided tools. The model can use a specific tool, any available tool, decide by itself, or not use tools at all.
Tools param.Field[[]BetaToolUnion]optionalBody param: Definitions of tools that the model may use.
Body param: Definitions of tools that the model may use.
If you include tools in your API request, the model may return tool_use content blocks that represent the model's use of those tools. You can then run those tools using the tool input generated by the model and then optionally return results back to the model using tool_result content blocks.
There are two types of tools: client tools and server tools. The behavior described below applies to client tools. For server tools, see their individual documentation as each has its own behavior (e.g., the web search tool).
Each tool definition includes:
name: Name of the tool.description: Optional, but strongly-recommended description of the tool.input_schema: JSON schema for the toolinputshape that the model will produce intool_useoutput content blocks.
For example, if you defined tools as:
[
{
"name": "get_stock_price",
"description": "Get the current stock price for a given ticker symbol.",
"input_schema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"ticker": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The stock ticker symbol, e.g. AAPL for Apple Inc."
}
},
"required": ["ticker"]
}
}
]
And then asked the model "What's the S&P 500 at today?", the model might produce tool_use content blocks in the response like this:
[
{
"type": "tool_use",
"id": "toolu_01D7FLrfh4GYq7yT1ULFeyMV",
"name": "get_stock_price",
"input": { "ticker": "^GSPC" }
}
]
You might then run your get_stock_price tool with {"ticker": "^GSPC"} as an input, and return the following back to the model in a subsequent user message:
[
{
"type": "tool_result",
"tool_use_id": "toolu_01D7FLrfh4GYq7yT1ULFeyMV",
"content": "259.75 USD"
}
]
Tools can be used for workflows that include running client-side tools and functions, or more generally whenever you want the model to produce a particular JSON structure of output.
See our guide for more details.
type BetaTool struct{…}
InputSchema BetaToolInputSchemaJSON schema for this tool's input.
JSON schema for this tool's input.
This defines the shape of the input that your tool accepts and that the model will produce.
Name stringName of the tool.
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in tool_use blocks.
AllowedCallers []stringoptional
CacheControl BetaCacheControlEphemeraloptionalCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
TTL BetaCacheControlEphemeralTTLoptionalThe time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
Description stringoptionalDescription of what this tool does.
Description of what this tool does.
Tool descriptions should be as detailed as possible. The more information that the model has about what the tool is and how to use it, the better it will perform. You can use natural language descriptions to reinforce important aspects of the tool input JSON schema.
Enable eager input streaming for this tool. When true, tool input parameters will be streamed incrementally as they are generated, and types will be inferred on-the-fly rather than buffering the full JSON output. When false, streaming is disabled for this tool even if the fine-grained-tool-streaming beta is active. When null (default), uses the default behavior based on beta headers.
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
type BetaToolBash20241022 struct{…}
Name BashName of the tool.
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in tool_use blocks.
AllowedCallers []stringoptional
CacheControl BetaCacheControlEphemeraloptionalCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
TTL BetaCacheControlEphemeralTTLoptionalThe time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
type BetaToolBash20250124 struct{…}
Name BashName of the tool.
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in tool_use blocks.
AllowedCallers []stringoptional
CacheControl BetaCacheControlEphemeraloptionalCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
TTL BetaCacheControlEphemeralTTLoptionalThe time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
type BetaCodeExecutionTool20250522 struct{…}
Name CodeExecutionName of the tool.
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in tool_use blocks.
AllowedCallers []stringoptional
CacheControl BetaCacheControlEphemeraloptionalCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
TTL BetaCacheControlEphemeralTTLoptionalThe time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
type BetaCodeExecutionTool20250825 struct{…}
Name CodeExecutionName of the tool.
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in tool_use blocks.
AllowedCallers []stringoptional
CacheControl BetaCacheControlEphemeraloptionalCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
TTL BetaCacheControlEphemeralTTLoptionalThe time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
type BetaCodeExecutionTool20260120 struct{…}Code execution tool with REPL state persistence (daemon mode + gVisor checkpoint).
Code execution tool with REPL state persistence (daemon mode + gVisor checkpoint).
Name CodeExecutionName of the tool.
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in tool_use blocks.
AllowedCallers []stringoptional
CacheControl BetaCacheControlEphemeraloptionalCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
TTL BetaCacheControlEphemeralTTLoptionalThe time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
type BetaToolComputerUse20241022 struct{…}
The height of the display in pixels.
The width of the display in pixels.
Name ComputerName of the tool.
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in tool_use blocks.
AllowedCallers []stringoptional
CacheControl BetaCacheControlEphemeraloptionalCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
TTL BetaCacheControlEphemeralTTLoptionalThe time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
The X11 display number (e.g. 0, 1) for the display.
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
type BetaMemoryTool20250818 struct{…}
Name MemoryName of the tool.
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in tool_use blocks.
AllowedCallers []stringoptional
CacheControl BetaCacheControlEphemeraloptionalCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
TTL BetaCacheControlEphemeralTTLoptionalThe time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
type BetaToolComputerUse20250124 struct{…}
The height of the display in pixels.
The width of the display in pixels.
Name ComputerName of the tool.
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in tool_use blocks.
AllowedCallers []stringoptional
CacheControl BetaCacheControlEphemeraloptionalCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
TTL BetaCacheControlEphemeralTTLoptionalThe time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
The X11 display number (e.g. 0, 1) for the display.
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
type BetaToolTextEditor20241022 struct{…}
Name StrReplaceEditorName of the tool.
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in tool_use blocks.
AllowedCallers []stringoptional
CacheControl BetaCacheControlEphemeraloptionalCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
TTL BetaCacheControlEphemeralTTLoptionalThe time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
type BetaToolComputerUse20251124 struct{…}
The height of the display in pixels.
The width of the display in pixels.
Name ComputerName of the tool.
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in tool_use blocks.
AllowedCallers []stringoptional
CacheControl BetaCacheControlEphemeraloptionalCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
TTL BetaCacheControlEphemeralTTLoptionalThe time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
The X11 display number (e.g. 0, 1) for the display.
Whether to enable an action to take a zoomed-in screenshot of the screen.
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
type BetaToolTextEditor20250124 struct{…}
Name StrReplaceEditorName of the tool.
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in tool_use blocks.
AllowedCallers []stringoptional
CacheControl BetaCacheControlEphemeraloptionalCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
TTL BetaCacheControlEphemeralTTLoptionalThe time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
type BetaToolTextEditor20250429 struct{…}
Name StrReplaceBasedEditToolName of the tool.
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in tool_use blocks.
AllowedCallers []stringoptional
CacheControl BetaCacheControlEphemeraloptionalCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
TTL BetaCacheControlEphemeralTTLoptionalThe time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
type BetaToolTextEditor20250728 struct{…}
Name StrReplaceBasedEditToolName of the tool.
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in tool_use blocks.
AllowedCallers []stringoptional
CacheControl BetaCacheControlEphemeraloptionalCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
TTL BetaCacheControlEphemeralTTLoptionalThe time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
Maximum number of characters to display when viewing a file. If not specified, defaults to displaying the full file.
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
type BetaWebSearchTool20250305 struct{…}
Name WebSearchName of the tool.
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in tool_use blocks.
AllowedCallers []stringoptional
If provided, only these domains will be included in results. Cannot be used alongside blocked_domains.
If provided, these domains will never appear in results. Cannot be used alongside allowed_domains.
CacheControl BetaCacheControlEphemeraloptionalCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
TTL BetaCacheControlEphemeralTTLoptionalThe time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
Maximum number of times the tool can be used in the API request.
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
UserLocation BetaUserLocationoptionalParameters for the user's location. Used to provide more relevant search results.
Parameters for the user's location. Used to provide more relevant search results.
The city of the user.
The two letter ISO country code of the user.
The region of the user.
The IANA timezone of the user.
type BetaWebFetchTool20250910 struct{…}
Name WebFetchName of the tool.
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in tool_use blocks.
AllowedCallers []stringoptional
List of domains to allow fetching from
List of domains to block fetching from
CacheControl BetaCacheControlEphemeraloptionalCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
TTL BetaCacheControlEphemeralTTLoptionalThe time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
Citations BetaCitationsConfigParamRespoptionalCitations configuration for fetched documents. Citations are disabled by default.
Citations configuration for fetched documents. Citations are disabled by default.
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
Maximum number of tokens used by including web page text content in the context. The limit is approximate and does not apply to binary content such as PDFs.
Maximum number of times the tool can be used in the API request.
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
type BetaWebSearchTool20260209 struct{…}
Name WebSearchName of the tool.
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in tool_use blocks.
AllowedCallers []stringoptional
If provided, only these domains will be included in results. Cannot be used alongside blocked_domains.
If provided, these domains will never appear in results. Cannot be used alongside allowed_domains.
CacheControl BetaCacheControlEphemeraloptionalCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
TTL BetaCacheControlEphemeralTTLoptionalThe time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
Maximum number of times the tool can be used in the API request.
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
UserLocation BetaUserLocationoptionalParameters for the user's location. Used to provide more relevant search results.
Parameters for the user's location. Used to provide more relevant search results.
The city of the user.
The two letter ISO country code of the user.
The region of the user.
The IANA timezone of the user.
type BetaWebFetchTool20260209 struct{…}
Name WebFetchName of the tool.
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in tool_use blocks.
AllowedCallers []stringoptional
List of domains to allow fetching from
List of domains to block fetching from
CacheControl BetaCacheControlEphemeraloptionalCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
TTL BetaCacheControlEphemeralTTLoptionalThe time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
Citations BetaCitationsConfigParamRespoptionalCitations configuration for fetched documents. Citations are disabled by default.
Citations configuration for fetched documents. Citations are disabled by default.
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
Maximum number of tokens used by including web page text content in the context. The limit is approximate and does not apply to binary content such as PDFs.
Maximum number of times the tool can be used in the API request.
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
type BetaToolSearchToolBm25_20251119 struct{…}
Name ToolSearchToolBm25Name of the tool.
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in tool_use blocks.
Type BetaToolSearchToolBm25_20251119Type
AllowedCallers []stringoptional
CacheControl BetaCacheControlEphemeraloptionalCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
TTL BetaCacheControlEphemeralTTLoptionalThe time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
type BetaToolSearchToolRegex20251119 struct{…}
Name ToolSearchToolRegexName of the tool.
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in tool_use blocks.
Type BetaToolSearchToolRegex20251119Type
AllowedCallers []stringoptional
CacheControl BetaCacheControlEphemeraloptionalCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
TTL BetaCacheControlEphemeralTTLoptionalThe time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
type BetaMCPToolset struct{…}Configuration for a group of tools from an MCP server.
Configuration for a group of tools from an MCP server.
Allows configuring enabled status and defer_loading for all tools from an MCP server, with optional per-tool overrides.
Name of the MCP server to configure tools for
CacheControl BetaCacheControlEphemeraloptionalCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
TTL BetaCacheControlEphemeralTTLoptionalThe time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
Configs map[string, BetaMCPToolConfig]optionalConfiguration overrides for specific tools, keyed by tool name
Configuration overrides for specific tools, keyed by tool name
DefaultConfig BetaMCPToolDefaultConfigoptionalDefault configuration applied to all tools from this server
Default configuration applied to all tools from this server
TopK param.Field[int64]optionalBody param: Only sample from the top K options for each subsequent token.
Body param: Only sample from the top K options for each subsequent token.
Used to remove "long tail" low probability responses. Learn more technical details here.
Recommended for advanced use cases only. You usually only need to use temperature.
TopP param.Field[float64]optionalBody param: Use nucleus sampling.
Body param: Use nucleus sampling.
In nucleus sampling, we compute the cumulative distribution over all the options for each subsequent token in decreasing probability order and cut it off once it reaches a particular probability specified by top_p. You should either alter temperature or top_p, but not both.
Recommended for advanced use cases only. You usually only need to use temperature.
Betas param.Field[[]AnthropicBeta]optionalHeader param: Optional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.
Header param: Optional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.
type AnthropicBeta string
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type BetaMessage struct{…}
ID stringUnique object identifier.
Unique object identifier.
The format and length of IDs may change over time.
Container BetaContainerInformation about the container used in the request (for the code execution tool)
Information about the container used in the request (for the code execution tool)
Identifier for the container used in this request
The time at which the container will expire.
Skills []BetaSkillSkills loaded in the container
Skills loaded in the container
Skill ID
Type BetaSkillTypeType of skill - either 'anthropic' (built-in) or 'custom' (user-defined)
Type of skill - either 'anthropic' (built-in) or 'custom' (user-defined)
Skill version or 'latest' for most recent version
Content []BetaContentBlockUnionContent generated by the model.
Content generated by the model.
This is an array of content blocks, each of which has a type that determines its shape.
Example:
[{"type": "text", "text": "Hi, I'm Claude."}]
If the request input messages ended with an assistant turn, then the response content will continue directly from that last turn. You can use this to constrain the model's output.
For example, if the input messages were:
[
{"role": "user", "content": "What's the Greek name for Sun? (A) Sol (B) Helios (C) Sun"},
{"role": "assistant", "content": "The best answer is ("}
]
Then the response content might be:
[{"type": "text", "text": "B)"}]
type BetaTextBlock struct{…}
Citations []BetaTextCitationUnionCitations supporting the text block.
Citations supporting the text block.
The type of citation returned will depend on the type of document being cited. Citing a PDF results in page_location, plain text results in char_location, and content document results in content_block_location.
type BetaCitationCharLocation struct{…}
type BetaCitationPageLocation struct{…}
type BetaCitationContentBlockLocation struct{…}
type BetaCitationsWebSearchResultLocation struct{…}
type BetaCitationSearchResultLocation struct{…}
type BetaThinkingBlock struct{…}
type BetaRedactedThinkingBlock struct{…}
type BetaToolUseBlock struct{…}
Caller BetaToolUseBlockCallerUnionoptionalTool invocation directly from the model.
Tool invocation directly from the model.
type BetaDirectCaller struct{…}Tool invocation directly from the model.
Tool invocation directly from the model.
type BetaServerToolCaller struct{…}Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
type BetaServerToolCaller20260120 struct{…}
type BetaServerToolUseBlock struct{…}
Name BetaServerToolUseBlockName
Caller BetaServerToolUseBlockCallerUnionoptionalTool invocation directly from the model.
Tool invocation directly from the model.
type BetaDirectCaller struct{…}Tool invocation directly from the model.
Tool invocation directly from the model.
type BetaServerToolCaller struct{…}Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
type BetaServerToolCaller20260120 struct{…}
type BetaWebSearchToolResultBlock struct{…}
type BetaWebSearchToolResultError struct{…}
ErrorCode BetaWebSearchToolResultErrorCode
type BetaWebSearchToolResultBlockContentArray []BetaWebSearchResultBlock
Caller BetaWebSearchToolResultBlockCallerUnionoptionalTool invocation directly from the model.
Tool invocation directly from the model.
type BetaDirectCaller struct{…}Tool invocation directly from the model.
Tool invocation directly from the model.
type BetaServerToolCaller struct{…}Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
type BetaServerToolCaller20260120 struct{…}
type BetaWebFetchToolResultBlock struct{…}
Content BetaWebFetchToolResultBlockContentUnion
type BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorBlock struct{…}
ErrorCode BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorCode
type BetaWebFetchBlock struct{…}
Content BetaDocumentBlock
Citations BetaCitationConfigCitation configuration for the document
Citation configuration for the document
Source BetaDocumentBlockSourceUnion
type BetaBase64PDFSource struct{…}
type BetaPlainTextSource struct{…}
The title of the document
ISO 8601 timestamp when the content was retrieved
Fetched content URL
Caller BetaWebFetchToolResultBlockCallerUnionoptionalTool invocation directly from the model.
Tool invocation directly from the model.
type BetaDirectCaller struct{…}Tool invocation directly from the model.
Tool invocation directly from the model.
type BetaServerToolCaller struct{…}Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
type BetaServerToolCaller20260120 struct{…}
type BetaCodeExecutionToolResultBlock struct{…}
Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.
Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.
type BetaCodeExecutionToolResultError struct{…}
ErrorCode BetaCodeExecutionToolResultErrorCode
type BetaCodeExecutionResultBlock struct{…}
Content []BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlock
type BetaEncryptedCodeExecutionResultBlock struct{…}Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.
Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.
Content []BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlock
type BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultBlock struct{…}
Content BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultBlockContentUnion
type BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultError struct{…}
ErrorCode BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultErrorErrorCode
type BetaBashCodeExecutionResultBlock struct{…}
Content []BetaBashCodeExecutionOutputBlock
type BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultBlock struct{…}
Content BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultBlockContentUnion
type BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultError struct{…}
ErrorCode BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultErrorErrorCode
type BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlock struct{…}
FileType BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlockFileType
type BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlock struct{…}
type BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlock struct{…}
type BetaToolSearchToolResultBlock struct{…}
Content BetaToolSearchToolResultBlockContentUnion
type BetaToolSearchToolResultError struct{…}
ErrorCode BetaToolSearchToolResultErrorErrorCode
type BetaToolSearchToolSearchResultBlock struct{…}
ToolReferences []BetaToolReferenceBlock
type BetaMCPToolUseBlock struct{…}
The name of the MCP tool
The name of the MCP server
type BetaMCPToolResultBlock struct{…}
Content BetaMCPToolResultBlockContentUnion
type BetaMCPToolResultBlockContentBetaMCPToolResultBlockContent []BetaTextBlock
Citations []BetaTextCitationUnionCitations supporting the text block.
Citations supporting the text block.
The type of citation returned will depend on the type of document being cited. Citing a PDF results in page_location, plain text results in char_location, and content document results in content_block_location.
type BetaCitationCharLocation struct{…}
type BetaCitationPageLocation struct{…}
type BetaCitationContentBlockLocation struct{…}
type BetaCitationsWebSearchResultLocation struct{…}
type BetaCitationSearchResultLocation struct{…}
type BetaContainerUploadBlock struct{…}Response model for a file uploaded to the container.
Response model for a file uploaded to the container.
type BetaCompactionBlock struct{…}A compaction block returned when autocompact is triggered.
A compaction block returned when autocompact is triggered.
When content is None, it indicates the compaction failed to produce a valid summary (e.g., malformed output from the model). Clients may round-trip compaction blocks with null content; the server treats them as no-ops.
Summary of compacted content, or null if compaction failed
ContextManagement BetaContextManagementResponseContext management response.
Context management response.
Information about context management strategies applied during the request.
AppliedEdits []BetaContextManagementResponseAppliedEditUnionList of context management edits that were applied.
List of context management edits that were applied.
type BetaClearToolUses20250919EditResponse struct{…}
Number of input tokens cleared by this edit.
Number of tool uses that were cleared.
The type of context management edit applied.
type BetaClearThinking20251015EditResponse struct{…}
Number of input tokens cleared by this edit.
Number of thinking turns that were cleared.
The type of context management edit applied.
Model ModelThe model that will complete your prompt.
The model that will complete your prompt.
See models for additional details and options.
type Model stringThe model that will complete your prompt.
The model that will complete your prompt.
See models for additional details and options.
Most intelligent model for building agents and coding
Frontier intelligence at scale — built for coding, agents, and enterprise workflows
Premium model combining maximum intelligence with practical performance
Premium model combining maximum intelligence with practical performance
High-performance model with early extended thinking
High-performance model with early extended thinking
Fastest and most compact model for near-instant responsiveness
Our fastest model
Hybrid model, capable of near-instant responses and extended thinking
Hybrid model, capable of near-instant responses and extended thinking
High-performance model with extended thinking
High-performance model with extended thinking
High-performance model with extended thinking
Our best model for real-world agents and coding
Our best model for real-world agents and coding
Our most capable model
Our most capable model
Our most capable model
Our most capable model
Excels at writing and complex tasks
Excels at writing and complex tasks
Our previous most fast and cost-effective
Role AssistantConversational role of the generated message.
Conversational role of the generated message.
This will always be "assistant".
StopReason BetaStopReasonThe reason that we stopped.
The reason that we stopped.
This may be one the following values:
"end_turn": the model reached a natural stopping point"max_tokens": we exceeded the requestedmax_tokensor the model's maximum"stop_sequence": one of your provided customstop_sequenceswas generated"tool_use": the model invoked one or more tools"pause_turn": we paused a long-running turn. You may provide the response back as-is in a subsequent request to let the model continue."refusal": when streaming classifiers intervene to handle potential policy violations
In non-streaming mode this value is always non-null. In streaming mode, it is null in the message_start event and non-null otherwise.
StopSequence stringWhich custom stop sequence was generated, if any.
Which custom stop sequence was generated, if any.
This value will be a non-null string if one of your custom stop sequences was generated.
Type MessageObject type.
Object type.
For Messages, this is always "message".
Usage BetaUsageBilling and rate-limit usage.
Billing and rate-limit usage.
Anthropic's API bills and rate-limits by token counts, as tokens represent the underlying cost to our systems.
Under the hood, the API transforms requests into a format suitable for the model. The model's output then goes through a parsing stage before becoming an API response. As a result, the token counts in usage will not match one-to-one with the exact visible content of an API request or response.
For example, output_tokens will be non-zero, even for an empty string response from Claude.
Total input tokens in a request is the summation of input_tokens, cache_creation_input_tokens, and cache_read_input_tokens.
CacheCreation BetaCacheCreationBreakdown of cached tokens by TTL
Breakdown of cached tokens by TTL
The number of input tokens used to create the 1 hour cache entry.
The number of input tokens used to create the 5 minute cache entry.
The number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
The number of input tokens read from the cache.
The geographic region where inference was performed for this request.
The number of input tokens which were used.
Iterations BetaIterationsUsagePer-iteration token usage breakdown.
Per-iteration token usage breakdown.
Each entry represents one sampling iteration, with its own input/output token counts and cache statistics. This allows you to:
- Determine which iterations exceeded long context thresholds (>=200k tokens)
- Calculate the true context window size from the last iteration
- Understand token accumulation across server-side tool use loops
type BetaMessageIterationUsage struct{…}Token usage for a sampling iteration.
Token usage for a sampling iteration.
CacheCreation BetaCacheCreationBreakdown of cached tokens by TTL
Breakdown of cached tokens by TTL
The number of input tokens used to create the 1 hour cache entry.
The number of input tokens used to create the 5 minute cache entry.
The number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
The number of input tokens read from the cache.
The number of input tokens which were used.
The number of output tokens which were used.
Usage for a sampling iteration
type BetaCompactionIterationUsage struct{…}Token usage for a compaction iteration.
Token usage for a compaction iteration.
CacheCreation BetaCacheCreationBreakdown of cached tokens by TTL
Breakdown of cached tokens by TTL
The number of input tokens used to create the 1 hour cache entry.
The number of input tokens used to create the 5 minute cache entry.
The number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
The number of input tokens read from the cache.
The number of input tokens which were used.
The number of output tokens which were used.
Usage for a compaction iteration
The number of output tokens which were used.
ServerToolUse BetaServerToolUsageThe number of server tool requests.
The number of server tool requests.
The number of web fetch tool requests.
The number of web search tool requests.
ServiceTier BetaUsageServiceTierIf the request used the priority, standard, or batch tier.
If the request used the priority, standard, or batch tier.
Speed BetaUsageSpeedThe inference speed mode used for this request.
The inference speed mode used for this request.
type BetaRawMessageStreamEventUnion interface{…}
type BetaRawMessageStartEvent struct{…}
Message BetaMessage
ID stringUnique object identifier.
Unique object identifier.
The format and length of IDs may change over time.
Container BetaContainerInformation about the container used in the request (for the code execution tool)
Information about the container used in the request (for the code execution tool)
Identifier for the container used in this request
The time at which the container will expire.
Skills []BetaSkillSkills loaded in the container
Skills loaded in the container
Skill ID
Type BetaSkillTypeType of skill - either 'anthropic' (built-in) or 'custom' (user-defined)
Type of skill - either 'anthropic' (built-in) or 'custom' (user-defined)
Skill version or 'latest' for most recent version
Content []BetaContentBlockUnionContent generated by the model.
Content generated by the model.
This is an array of content blocks, each of which has a type that determines its shape.
Example:
[{"type": "text", "text": "Hi, I'm Claude."}]
If the request input messages ended with an assistant turn, then the response content will continue directly from that last turn. You can use this to constrain the model's output.
For example, if the input messages were:
[
{"role": "user", "content": "What's the Greek name for Sun? (A) Sol (B) Helios (C) Sun"},
{"role": "assistant", "content": "The best answer is ("}
]
Then the response content might be:
[{"type": "text", "text": "B)"}]
type BetaTextBlock struct{…}
Citations []BetaTextCitationUnionCitations supporting the text block.
Citations supporting the text block.
The type of citation returned will depend on the type of document being cited. Citing a PDF results in page_location, plain text results in char_location, and content document results in content_block_location.
type BetaCitationCharLocation struct{…}
type BetaCitationPageLocation struct{…}
type BetaCitationContentBlockLocation struct{…}
type BetaCitationsWebSearchResultLocation struct{…}
type BetaCitationSearchResultLocation struct{…}
type BetaThinkingBlock struct{…}
type BetaRedactedThinkingBlock struct{…}
type BetaToolUseBlock struct{…}
Caller BetaToolUseBlockCallerUnionoptionalTool invocation directly from the model.
Tool invocation directly from the model.
type BetaDirectCaller struct{…}Tool invocation directly from the model.
Tool invocation directly from the model.
type BetaServerToolCaller struct{…}Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
type BetaServerToolCaller20260120 struct{…}
type BetaServerToolUseBlock struct{…}
Name BetaServerToolUseBlockName
Caller BetaServerToolUseBlockCallerUnionoptionalTool invocation directly from the model.
Tool invocation directly from the model.
type BetaDirectCaller struct{…}Tool invocation directly from the model.
Tool invocation directly from the model.
type BetaServerToolCaller struct{…}Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
type BetaServerToolCaller20260120 struct{…}
type BetaWebSearchToolResultBlock struct{…}
type BetaWebSearchToolResultError struct{…}
ErrorCode BetaWebSearchToolResultErrorCode
type BetaWebSearchToolResultBlockContentArray []BetaWebSearchResultBlock
Caller BetaWebSearchToolResultBlockCallerUnionoptionalTool invocation directly from the model.
Tool invocation directly from the model.
type BetaDirectCaller struct{…}Tool invocation directly from the model.
Tool invocation directly from the model.
type BetaServerToolCaller struct{…}Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
type BetaServerToolCaller20260120 struct{…}
type BetaWebFetchToolResultBlock struct{…}
Content BetaWebFetchToolResultBlockContentUnion
type BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorBlock struct{…}
ErrorCode BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorCode
type BetaWebFetchBlock struct{…}
Content BetaDocumentBlock
Citations BetaCitationConfigCitation configuration for the document
Citation configuration for the document
Source BetaDocumentBlockSourceUnion
type BetaBase64PDFSource struct{…}
type BetaPlainTextSource struct{…}
The title of the document
ISO 8601 timestamp when the content was retrieved
Fetched content URL
Caller BetaWebFetchToolResultBlockCallerUnionoptionalTool invocation directly from the model.
Tool invocation directly from the model.
type BetaDirectCaller struct{…}Tool invocation directly from the model.
Tool invocation directly from the model.
type BetaServerToolCaller struct{…}Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
type BetaServerToolCaller20260120 struct{…}
type BetaCodeExecutionToolResultBlock struct{…}
Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.
Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.
type BetaCodeExecutionToolResultError struct{…}
ErrorCode BetaCodeExecutionToolResultErrorCode
type BetaCodeExecutionResultBlock struct{…}
Content []BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlock
type BetaEncryptedCodeExecutionResultBlock struct{…}Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.
Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.
Content []BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlock
type BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultBlock struct{…}
Content BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultBlockContentUnion
type BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultError struct{…}
ErrorCode BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultErrorErrorCode
type BetaBashCodeExecutionResultBlock struct{…}
Content []BetaBashCodeExecutionOutputBlock
type BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultBlock struct{…}
Content BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultBlockContentUnion
type BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultError struct{…}
ErrorCode BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultErrorErrorCode
type BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlock struct{…}
FileType BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlockFileType
type BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlock struct{…}
type BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlock struct{…}
type BetaToolSearchToolResultBlock struct{…}
Content BetaToolSearchToolResultBlockContentUnion
type BetaToolSearchToolResultError struct{…}
ErrorCode BetaToolSearchToolResultErrorErrorCode
type BetaToolSearchToolSearchResultBlock struct{…}
ToolReferences []BetaToolReferenceBlock
type BetaMCPToolUseBlock struct{…}
The name of the MCP tool
The name of the MCP server
type BetaMCPToolResultBlock struct{…}
Content BetaMCPToolResultBlockContentUnion
type BetaMCPToolResultBlockContentBetaMCPToolResultBlockContent []BetaTextBlock
Citations []BetaTextCitationUnionCitations supporting the text block.
Citations supporting the text block.
The type of citation returned will depend on the type of document being cited. Citing a PDF results in page_location, plain text results in char_location, and content document results in content_block_location.
type BetaCitationCharLocation struct{…}
type BetaCitationPageLocation struct{…}
type BetaCitationContentBlockLocation struct{…}
type BetaCitationsWebSearchResultLocation struct{…}
type BetaCitationSearchResultLocation struct{…}
type BetaContainerUploadBlock struct{…}Response model for a file uploaded to the container.
Response model for a file uploaded to the container.
type BetaCompactionBlock struct{…}A compaction block returned when autocompact is triggered.
A compaction block returned when autocompact is triggered.
When content is None, it indicates the compaction failed to produce a valid summary (e.g., malformed output from the model). Clients may round-trip compaction blocks with null content; the server treats them as no-ops.
Summary of compacted content, or null if compaction failed
ContextManagement BetaContextManagementResponseContext management response.
Context management response.
Information about context management strategies applied during the request.
AppliedEdits []BetaContextManagementResponseAppliedEditUnionList of context management edits that were applied.
List of context management edits that were applied.
type BetaClearToolUses20250919EditResponse struct{…}
Number of input tokens cleared by this edit.
Number of tool uses that were cleared.
The type of context management edit applied.
type BetaClearThinking20251015EditResponse struct{…}
Number of input tokens cleared by this edit.
Number of thinking turns that were cleared.
The type of context management edit applied.
Model ModelThe model that will complete your prompt.
The model that will complete your prompt.
See models for additional details and options.
type Model stringThe model that will complete your prompt.
The model that will complete your prompt.
See models for additional details and options.
Most intelligent model for building agents and coding
Frontier intelligence at scale — built for coding, agents, and enterprise workflows
Premium model combining maximum intelligence with practical performance
Premium model combining maximum intelligence with practical performance
High-performance model with early extended thinking
High-performance model with early extended thinking
Fastest and most compact model for near-instant responsiveness
Our fastest model
Hybrid model, capable of near-instant responses and extended thinking
Hybrid model, capable of near-instant responses and extended thinking
High-performance model with extended thinking
High-performance model with extended thinking
High-performance model with extended thinking
Our best model for real-world agents and coding
Our best model for real-world agents and coding
Our most capable model
Our most capable model
Our most capable model
Our most capable model
Excels at writing and complex tasks
Excels at writing and complex tasks
Our previous most fast and cost-effective
Role AssistantConversational role of the generated message.
Conversational role of the generated message.
This will always be "assistant".
StopReason BetaStopReasonThe reason that we stopped.
The reason that we stopped.
This may be one the following values:
"end_turn": the model reached a natural stopping point"max_tokens": we exceeded the requestedmax_tokensor the model's maximum"stop_sequence": one of your provided customstop_sequenceswas generated"tool_use": the model invoked one or more tools"pause_turn": we paused a long-running turn. You may provide the response back as-is in a subsequent request to let the model continue."refusal": when streaming classifiers intervene to handle potential policy violations
In non-streaming mode this value is always non-null. In streaming mode, it is null in the message_start event and non-null otherwise.
StopSequence stringWhich custom stop sequence was generated, if any.
Which custom stop sequence was generated, if any.
This value will be a non-null string if one of your custom stop sequences was generated.
Type MessageObject type.
Object type.
For Messages, this is always "message".
Usage BetaUsageBilling and rate-limit usage.
Billing and rate-limit usage.
Anthropic's API bills and rate-limits by token counts, as tokens represent the underlying cost to our systems.
Under the hood, the API transforms requests into a format suitable for the model. The model's output then goes through a parsing stage before becoming an API response. As a result, the token counts in usage will not match one-to-one with the exact visible content of an API request or response.
For example, output_tokens will be non-zero, even for an empty string response from Claude.
Total input tokens in a request is the summation of input_tokens, cache_creation_input_tokens, and cache_read_input_tokens.
CacheCreation BetaCacheCreationBreakdown of cached tokens by TTL
Breakdown of cached tokens by TTL
The number of input tokens used to create the 1 hour cache entry.
The number of input tokens used to create the 5 minute cache entry.
The number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
The number of input tokens read from the cache.
The geographic region where inference was performed for this request.
The number of input tokens which were used.
Iterations BetaIterationsUsagePer-iteration token usage breakdown.
Per-iteration token usage breakdown.
Each entry represents one sampling iteration, with its own input/output token counts and cache statistics. This allows you to:
- Determine which iterations exceeded long context thresholds (>=200k tokens)
- Calculate the true context window size from the last iteration
- Understand token accumulation across server-side tool use loops
type BetaMessageIterationUsage struct{…}Token usage for a sampling iteration.
Token usage for a sampling iteration.
CacheCreation BetaCacheCreationBreakdown of cached tokens by TTL
Breakdown of cached tokens by TTL
The number of input tokens used to create the 1 hour cache entry.
The number of input tokens used to create the 5 minute cache entry.
The number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
The number of input tokens read from the cache.
The number of input tokens which were used.
The number of output tokens which were used.
Usage for a sampling iteration
type BetaCompactionIterationUsage struct{…}Token usage for a compaction iteration.
Token usage for a compaction iteration.
CacheCreation BetaCacheCreationBreakdown of cached tokens by TTL
Breakdown of cached tokens by TTL
The number of input tokens used to create the 1 hour cache entry.
The number of input tokens used to create the 5 minute cache entry.
The number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
The number of input tokens read from the cache.
The number of input tokens which were used.
The number of output tokens which were used.
Usage for a compaction iteration
The number of output tokens which were used.
ServerToolUse BetaServerToolUsageThe number of server tool requests.
The number of server tool requests.
The number of web fetch tool requests.
The number of web search tool requests.
ServiceTier BetaUsageServiceTierIf the request used the priority, standard, or batch tier.
If the request used the priority, standard, or batch tier.
Speed BetaUsageSpeedThe inference speed mode used for this request.
The inference speed mode used for this request.
type BetaRawMessageDeltaEvent struct{…}
ContextManagement BetaContextManagementResponseInformation about context management strategies applied during the request
Information about context management strategies applied during the request
AppliedEdits []BetaContextManagementResponseAppliedEditUnionList of context management edits that were applied.
List of context management edits that were applied.
type BetaClearToolUses20250919EditResponse struct{…}
Number of input tokens cleared by this edit.
Number of tool uses that were cleared.
The type of context management edit applied.
type BetaClearThinking20251015EditResponse struct{…}
Number of input tokens cleared by this edit.
Number of thinking turns that were cleared.
The type of context management edit applied.
Delta BetaRawMessageDeltaEventDelta
Container BetaContainerInformation about the container used in the request (for the code execution tool)
Information about the container used in the request (for the code execution tool)
Identifier for the container used in this request
The time at which the container will expire.
Skills []BetaSkillSkills loaded in the container
Skills loaded in the container
Skill ID
Type BetaSkillTypeType of skill - either 'anthropic' (built-in) or 'custom' (user-defined)
Type of skill - either 'anthropic' (built-in) or 'custom' (user-defined)
Skill version or 'latest' for most recent version
StopReason BetaStopReason
Usage BetaMessageDeltaUsageBilling and rate-limit usage.
Billing and rate-limit usage.
Anthropic's API bills and rate-limits by token counts, as tokens represent the underlying cost to our systems.
Under the hood, the API transforms requests into a format suitable for the model. The model's output then goes through a parsing stage before becoming an API response. As a result, the token counts in usage will not match one-to-one with the exact visible content of an API request or response.
For example, output_tokens will be non-zero, even for an empty string response from Claude.
Total input tokens in a request is the summation of input_tokens, cache_creation_input_tokens, and cache_read_input_tokens.
The cumulative number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
The cumulative number of input tokens read from the cache.
The cumulative number of input tokens which were used.
Iterations BetaIterationsUsagePer-iteration token usage breakdown.
Per-iteration token usage breakdown.
Each entry represents one sampling iteration, with its own input/output token counts and cache statistics. This allows you to:
- Determine which iterations exceeded long context thresholds (>=200k tokens)
- Calculate the true context window size from the last iteration
- Understand token accumulation across server-side tool use loops
type BetaMessageIterationUsage struct{…}Token usage for a sampling iteration.
Token usage for a sampling iteration.
CacheCreation BetaCacheCreationBreakdown of cached tokens by TTL
Breakdown of cached tokens by TTL
The number of input tokens used to create the 1 hour cache entry.
The number of input tokens used to create the 5 minute cache entry.
The number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
The number of input tokens read from the cache.
The number of input tokens which were used.
The number of output tokens which were used.
Usage for a sampling iteration
type BetaCompactionIterationUsage struct{…}Token usage for a compaction iteration.
Token usage for a compaction iteration.
CacheCreation BetaCacheCreationBreakdown of cached tokens by TTL
Breakdown of cached tokens by TTL
The number of input tokens used to create the 1 hour cache entry.
The number of input tokens used to create the 5 minute cache entry.
The number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
The number of input tokens read from the cache.
The number of input tokens which were used.
The number of output tokens which were used.
Usage for a compaction iteration
The cumulative number of output tokens which were used.
ServerToolUse BetaServerToolUsageThe number of server tool requests.
The number of server tool requests.
The number of web fetch tool requests.
The number of web search tool requests.
type BetaRawMessageStopEvent struct{…}
type BetaRawContentBlockStartEvent struct{…}
ContentBlock BetaRawContentBlockStartEventContentBlockUnionResponse model for a file uploaded to the container.
Response model for a file uploaded to the container.
type BetaTextBlock struct{…}
Citations []BetaTextCitationUnionCitations supporting the text block.
Citations supporting the text block.
The type of citation returned will depend on the type of document being cited. Citing a PDF results in page_location, plain text results in char_location, and content document results in content_block_location.
type BetaCitationCharLocation struct{…}
type BetaCitationPageLocation struct{…}
type BetaCitationContentBlockLocation struct{…}
type BetaCitationsWebSearchResultLocation struct{…}
type BetaCitationSearchResultLocation struct{…}
type BetaThinkingBlock struct{…}
type BetaRedactedThinkingBlock struct{…}
type BetaToolUseBlock struct{…}
Caller BetaToolUseBlockCallerUnionoptionalTool invocation directly from the model.
Tool invocation directly from the model.
type BetaDirectCaller struct{…}Tool invocation directly from the model.
Tool invocation directly from the model.
type BetaServerToolCaller struct{…}Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
type BetaServerToolCaller20260120 struct{…}
type BetaServerToolUseBlock struct{…}
Name BetaServerToolUseBlockName
Caller BetaServerToolUseBlockCallerUnionoptionalTool invocation directly from the model.
Tool invocation directly from the model.
type BetaDirectCaller struct{…}Tool invocation directly from the model.
Tool invocation directly from the model.
type BetaServerToolCaller struct{…}Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
type BetaServerToolCaller20260120 struct{…}
type BetaWebSearchToolResultBlock struct{…}
type BetaWebSearchToolResultError struct{…}
ErrorCode BetaWebSearchToolResultErrorCode
type BetaWebSearchToolResultBlockContentArray []BetaWebSearchResultBlock
Caller BetaWebSearchToolResultBlockCallerUnionoptionalTool invocation directly from the model.
Tool invocation directly from the model.
type BetaDirectCaller struct{…}Tool invocation directly from the model.
Tool invocation directly from the model.
type BetaServerToolCaller struct{…}Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
type BetaServerToolCaller20260120 struct{…}
type BetaWebFetchToolResultBlock struct{…}
Content BetaWebFetchToolResultBlockContentUnion
type BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorBlock struct{…}
ErrorCode BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorCode
type BetaWebFetchBlock struct{…}
Content BetaDocumentBlock
Citations BetaCitationConfigCitation configuration for the document
Citation configuration for the document
Source BetaDocumentBlockSourceUnion
type BetaBase64PDFSource struct{…}
type BetaPlainTextSource struct{…}
The title of the document
ISO 8601 timestamp when the content was retrieved
Fetched content URL
Caller BetaWebFetchToolResultBlockCallerUnionoptionalTool invocation directly from the model.
Tool invocation directly from the model.
type BetaDirectCaller struct{…}Tool invocation directly from the model.
Tool invocation directly from the model.
type BetaServerToolCaller struct{…}Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
type BetaServerToolCaller20260120 struct{…}
type BetaCodeExecutionToolResultBlock struct{…}
Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.
Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.
type BetaCodeExecutionToolResultError struct{…}
ErrorCode BetaCodeExecutionToolResultErrorCode
type BetaCodeExecutionResultBlock struct{…}
Content []BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlock
type BetaEncryptedCodeExecutionResultBlock struct{…}Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.
Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.
Content []BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlock
type BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultBlock struct{…}
Content BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultBlockContentUnion
type BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultError struct{…}
ErrorCode BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultErrorErrorCode
type BetaBashCodeExecutionResultBlock struct{…}
Content []BetaBashCodeExecutionOutputBlock
type BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultBlock struct{…}
Content BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultBlockContentUnion
type BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultError struct{…}
ErrorCode BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultErrorErrorCode
type BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlock struct{…}
FileType BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlockFileType
type BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlock struct{…}
type BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlock struct{…}
type BetaToolSearchToolResultBlock struct{…}
Content BetaToolSearchToolResultBlockContentUnion
type BetaToolSearchToolResultError struct{…}
ErrorCode BetaToolSearchToolResultErrorErrorCode
type BetaToolSearchToolSearchResultBlock struct{…}
ToolReferences []BetaToolReferenceBlock
type BetaMCPToolUseBlock struct{…}
The name of the MCP tool
The name of the MCP server
type BetaMCPToolResultBlock struct{…}
Content BetaMCPToolResultBlockContentUnion
type BetaMCPToolResultBlockContentBetaMCPToolResultBlockContent []BetaTextBlock
Citations []BetaTextCitationUnionCitations supporting the text block.
Citations supporting the text block.
The type of citation returned will depend on the type of document being cited. Citing a PDF results in page_location, plain text results in char_location, and content document results in content_block_location.
type BetaCitationCharLocation struct{…}
type BetaCitationPageLocation struct{…}
type BetaCitationContentBlockLocation struct{…}
type BetaCitationsWebSearchResultLocation struct{…}
type BetaCitationSearchResultLocation struct{…}
type BetaContainerUploadBlock struct{…}Response model for a file uploaded to the container.
Response model for a file uploaded to the container.
type BetaCompactionBlock struct{…}A compaction block returned when autocompact is triggered.
A compaction block returned when autocompact is triggered.
When content is None, it indicates the compaction failed to produce a valid summary (e.g., malformed output from the model). Clients may round-trip compaction blocks with null content; the server treats them as no-ops.
Summary of compacted content, or null if compaction failed
type BetaRawContentBlockDeltaEvent struct{…}
type BetaTextDelta struct{…}
type BetaInputJSONDelta struct{…}
type BetaCitationsDelta struct{…}
Citation BetaCitationsDeltaCitationUnion
type BetaCitationCharLocation struct{…}
type BetaCitationPageLocation struct{…}
type BetaCitationContentBlockLocation struct{…}
type BetaCitationsWebSearchResultLocation struct{…}
type BetaCitationSearchResultLocation struct{…}
type BetaThinkingDelta struct{…}
type BetaSignatureDelta struct{…}
type BetaCompactionContentBlockDelta struct{…}
type BetaRawContentBlockStopEvent struct{…}
package main
import (
"context"
"fmt"
"github.com/anthropics/anthropic-sdk-go"
"github.com/anthropics/anthropic-sdk-go/option"
)
func main() {
client := anthropic.NewClient(
option.WithAPIKey("my-anthropic-api-key"),
)
betaMessage, err := client.Beta.Messages.New(context.TODO(), anthropic.BetaMessageNewParams{
MaxTokens: 1024,
Messages: []anthropic.BetaMessageParam{anthropic.BetaMessageParam{
Content: []anthropic.BetaContentBlockParamUnion{anthropic.BetaContentBlockParamUnion{
OfText: &anthropic.BetaTextBlockParam{
Text: "x",
},
}},
Role: anthropic.BetaMessageParamRoleUser,
}},
Model: anthropic.ModelClaudeOpus4_6,
})
if err != nil {
panic(err.Error())
}
fmt.Printf("%+v\n", betaMessage.ID)
}
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"container": {
"id": "id",
"expires_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
"skills": [
{
"skill_id": "x",
"type": "anthropic",
"version": "x"
}
]
},
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"document_title": "document_title",
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"file_id": "file_id",
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"type": "char_location"
}
],
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}
],
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{
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"cleared_tool_uses": 0,
"type": "clear_tool_uses_20250919"
}
]
},
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"stop_sequence": null,
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"usage": {
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"ephemeral_5m_input_tokens": 0
},
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"cache_read_input_tokens": 2051,
"inference_geo": "inference_geo",
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}
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},
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}
}Returns Examples
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"container": {
"id": "id",
"expires_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
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{
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}
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},
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}
],
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}
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}
]
},
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}
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