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Poll for Work

BetaSelfHostedWork beta().environments().work().poll(WorkPollParamsparams = WorkPollParams.none(), RequestOptionsrequestOptions = RequestOptions.none())
GET/v1/environments/{environment_id}/work/poll

Note: these endpoints are called automatically by the pre-built environment worker provided in the SDKs and CLI, for orchestrating sessions with self-hosted sandbox environments. They are included here as a reference; you do not need to invoke them directly.

Long poll for work items in the queue.

Parameters
WorkPollParams params
Optional<String> environmentId
Optional<Long> blockMs

How long to wait for work to arrive before returning. Must be 1-999 in milliseconds. Defaults to non-blocking (returns immediately if no work is available).

minimum1
Optional<Long> reclaimOlderThanMs

Reclaim unacknowledged work items older than this many milliseconds. If omitted, uses the default (5000ms).

minimum1
Optional<List<AnthropicBeta>> betas

Optional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.

MESSAGE_BATCHES_2024_09_24("message-batches-2024-09-24")
PROMPT_CACHING_2024_07_31("prompt-caching-2024-07-31")
COMPUTER_USE_2024_10_22("computer-use-2024-10-22")
COMPUTER_USE_2025_01_24("computer-use-2025-01-24")
PDFS_2024_09_25("pdfs-2024-09-25")
TOKEN_COUNTING_2024_11_01("token-counting-2024-11-01")
TOKEN_EFFICIENT_TOOLS_2025_02_19("token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19")
OUTPUT_128K_2025_02_19("output-128k-2025-02-19")
FILES_API_2025_04_14("files-api-2025-04-14")
MCP_CLIENT_2025_04_04("mcp-client-2025-04-04")
MCP_CLIENT_2025_11_20("mcp-client-2025-11-20")
DEV_FULL_THINKING_2025_05_14("dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14")
INTERLEAVED_THINKING_2025_05_14("interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14")
CODE_EXECUTION_2025_05_22("code-execution-2025-05-22")
EXTENDED_CACHE_TTL_2025_04_11("extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11")
CONTEXT_1M_2025_08_07("context-1m-2025-08-07")
CONTEXT_MANAGEMENT_2025_06_27("context-management-2025-06-27")
MODEL_CONTEXT_WINDOW_EXCEEDED_2025_08_26("model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26")
SKILLS_2025_10_02("skills-2025-10-02")
FAST_MODE_2026_02_01("fast-mode-2026-02-01")
OUTPUT_300K_2026_03_24("output-300k-2026-03-24")
USER_PROFILES_2026_03_24("user-profiles-2026-03-24")
USER_PROFILES_2026_08_18("user-profiles-2026-08-18")
ADVISOR_TOOL_2026_03_01("advisor-tool-2026-03-01")
MANAGED_AGENTS_2026_04_01("managed-agents-2026-04-01")
CACHE_DIAGNOSIS_2026_04_07("cache-diagnosis-2026-04-07")
DREAMING_2026_04_21("dreaming-2026-04-21")
THINKING_TOKEN_COUNT_2026_05_13("thinking-token-count-2026-05-13")
SERVER_SIDE_FALLBACK_2026_06_01("server-side-fallback-2026-06-01")
SERVER_SIDE_FALLBACK_2026_07_01("server-side-fallback-2026-07-01")
FALLBACK_CREDIT_2026_06_01("fallback-credit-2026-06-01")
FALLBACK_CREDIT_2026_07_01("fallback-credit-2026-07-01")
AGENT_MEMORY_2026_07_22("agent-memory-2026-07-22")
MID_CONVERSATION_TOOL_CHANGES_2026_07_01("mid-conversation-tool-changes-2026-07-01")
COMPACT_2026_01_12("compact-2026-01-12")
COMPUTER_USE_2025_11_24("computer-use-2025-11-24")
MCP_TUNNELS_2026_06_22("mcp-tunnels-2026-06-22")
STRUCTURED_OUTPUTS_2025_11_13("structured-outputs-2025-11-13")
TASK_BUDGETS_2026_03_13("task-budgets-2026-03-13")
THINKING_DISPLAY_UPDATES_2026_08_18("thinking-display-updates-2026-08-18")
CE_USER_MANAGEMENT_2026_07_13("ce-user-management-2026-07-13")
Optional<String> anthropicWorkerId

Unique identifier for the specific worker polling, used to track aggregated environment-level work metrics in Console

Returns
class BetaSelfHostedWork:

Work resource representing a unit of work in a self-hosted environment.

Work items are queued when sessions are created or when long-dormant sessions receive new messages. The environment worker polls for work to execute in a self-hosted sandbox.

Poll for Work

package com.anthropic.example;

import com.anthropic.client.AnthropicClient;
import com.anthropic.client.okhttp.AnthropicOkHttpClient;
import com.anthropic.models.beta.environments.work.BetaSelfHostedWork;
import com.anthropic.models.beta.environments.work.WorkPollParams;
import java.util.Optional;

public final class Main {
    private Main() {}

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        AnthropicClient client = AnthropicOkHttpClient.fromEnv();

        Optional<BetaSelfHostedWork> betaSelfHostedWork = client.beta().environments().work().poll("env_011CZkZ9X2dpNyB7HsEFoRfW");
    }
}
{
  "id": "id",
  "acknowledged_at": "acknowledged_at",
  "created_at": "created_at",
  "data": {
    "id": "id",
    "type": "session"
  },
  "environment_id": "environment_id",
  "latest_heartbeat_at": "latest_heartbeat_at",
  "metadata": {
    "foo": "string"
  },
  "secret": "secret",
  "started_at": "started_at",
  "state": "queued",
  "stop_requested_at": "stop_requested_at",
  "stopped_at": "stopped_at",
  "type": "work"
}
Returns Examples
{
  "id": "id",
  "acknowledged_at": "acknowledged_at",
  "created_at": "created_at",
  "data": {
    "id": "id",
    "type": "session"
  },
  "environment_id": "environment_id",
  "latest_heartbeat_at": "latest_heartbeat_at",
  "metadata": {
    "foo": "string"
  },
  "secret": "secret",
  "started_at": "started_at",
  "state": "queued",
  "stop_requested_at": "stop_requested_at",
  "stopped_at": "stopped_at",
  "type": "work"
}