Lors de la création d'un Message, vous pouvez définir "stream": true pour diffuser de manière incrémentielle la réponse en utilisant les événements envoyés par le serveur (SSE).
Nos SDK Python et TypeScript offrent plusieurs façons de faire du streaming. Le SDK Python permet les flux synchrones et asynchrones. Consultez la documentation de chaque SDK pour plus de détails.
import anthropic
client = anthropic.Anthropic()
with client.messages.stream(
max_tokens=1024,
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],
model="claude-sonnet-4-5",
) as stream:
for text in stream.text_stream:
print(text, end="", flush=True)Chaque événement envoyé par le serveur inclut un type d'événement nommé et des données JSON associées. Chaque événement utilisera un nom d'événement SSE (par exemple event: message_stop), et inclura le type d'événement correspondant dans ses données.
Chaque flux utilise le flux d'événements suivant :
message_start : contient un objet Message avec un content vide.content_block_start, un ou plusieurs événements content_block_delta, et un événement content_block_stop. Chaque bloc de contenu aura un index qui correspond à son index dans le tableau content du Message final.message_delta, indiquant les changements de niveau supérieur à l'objet Message final.message_stop.Les comptes de jetons affichés dans le champ usage de l'événement message_delta sont cumulatifs.
Les flux d'événements peuvent également inclure n'importe quel nombre d'événements ping.
Nous pouvons occasionnellement envoyer des erreurs dans le flux d'événements. Par exemple, pendant les périodes d'utilisation intensive, vous pourriez recevoir une overloaded_error, qui correspondrait normalement à un HTTP 529 dans un contexte non-streaming :
event: error
data: {"type": "error", "error": {"type": "overloaded_error", "message": "Overloaded"}}Conformément à notre politique de versioning, nous pouvons ajouter de nouveaux types d'événements, et votre code devrait gérer les types d'événements inconnus avec élégance.
Chaque événement content_block_delta contient un delta d'un type qui met à jour le bloc content à un index donné.
Un delta de bloc de contenu text ressemble à :
event: content_block_delta
data: {"type": "content_block_delta","index": 0,"delta": {"type": "text_delta", "text": "ello frien"}}Les deltas pour les blocs de contenu tool_use correspondent aux mises à jour pour le champ input du bloc. Pour supporter une granularité maximale, les deltas sont des chaînes JSON partielles, alors que le tool_use.input final est toujours un objet.
Vous pouvez accumuler les deltas de chaîne et analyser le JSON une fois que vous recevez un événement content_block_stop, en utilisant une bibliothèque comme Pydantic pour faire l'analyse JSON partielle, ou en utilisant nos SDK, qui fournissent des assistants pour accéder aux valeurs incrémentales analysées.
Un delta de bloc de contenu tool_use ressemble à :
event: content_block_delta
data: {"type": "content_block_delta","index": 1,"delta": {"type": "input_json_delta","partial_json": "{\"location\": \"San Fra"}}}Note : Nos modèles actuels ne supportent que l'émission d'une clé et valeur complètes de input à la fois. Ainsi, lors de l'utilisation d'outils, il peut y avoir des délais entre les événements de streaming pendant que le modèle travaille. Une fois qu'une clé et valeur input sont accumulées, nous les émettons comme plusieurs événements content_block_delta avec du json partiel fragmenté afin que le format puisse automatiquement supporter une granularité plus fine dans les modèles futurs.
Lors de l'utilisation de la réflexion étendue avec le streaming activé, vous recevrez le contenu de réflexion via les événements thinking_delta. Ces deltas correspondent au champ thinking des blocs de contenu thinking.
Pour le contenu de réflexion, un événement spécial signature_delta est envoyé juste avant l'événement content_block_stop. Cette signature est utilisée pour vérifier l'intégrité du bloc de réflexion.
Un delta de réflexion typique ressemble à :
event: content_block_delta
data: {"type": "content_block_delta", "index": 0, "delta": {"type": "thinking_delta", "thinking": "Let me solve this step by step:\n\n1. First break down 27 * 453"}}Le delta de signature ressemble à :
event: content_block_delta
data: {"type": "content_block_delta", "index": 0, "delta": {"type": "signature_delta", "signature": "EqQBCgIYAhIM1gbcDa9GJwZA2b3hGgxBdjrkzLoky3dl1pkiMOYds..."}}Nous recommandons fortement d'utiliser nos SDK clients lors de l'utilisation du mode streaming. Cependant, si vous construisez une intégration API directe, vous devrez gérer ces événements vous-même.
Une réponse de flux est composée de :
message_startcontent_block_startcontent_block_deltacontent_block_stopmessage_deltamessage_stopIl peut y avoir des événements ping dispersés dans la réponse également. Voir Types d'événements pour plus de détails sur le format.
curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages \
--header "anthropic-version: 2023-06-01" \
--header "content-type: application/json" \
--header "x-api-key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" \
--data \
'{
"model": "claude-sonnet-4-5",
"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],
"max_tokens": 256,
"stream": true
}'event: message_start
data: {"type": "message_start", "message": {"id": "msg_1nZdL29xx5MUA1yADyHTEsnR8uuvGzszyY", "type": "message", "role": "assistant", "content": [], "model": "claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929", "stop_reason": null, "stop_sequence": null, "usage": {"input_tokens": 25, "output_tokens": 1}}}
event: content_block_start
data: {"type": "content_block_start", "index": 0, "content_block": {"type": "text", "text": ""}}
event: ping
data: {"type": "ping"}
event: content_block_delta
data: {"type": "content_block_delta", "index": 0, "delta": {"type": "text_delta", "text": "Hello"}}
event: content_block_delta
data: {"type": "content_block_delta", "index": 0, "delta": {"type": "text_delta", "text": "!"}}
event: content_block_stop
data: {"type": "content_block_stop", "index": 0}
event: message_delta
data: {"type": "message_delta", "delta": {"stop_reason": "end_turn", "stop_sequence":null}, "usage": {"output_tokens": 15}}
event: message_stop
data: {"type": "message_stop"}
L'utilisation d'outils supporte maintenant le streaming à granularité fine pour les valeurs de paramètres comme fonctionnalité bêta. Pour plus de détails, voir Streaming d'outils à granularité fine.
Dans cette requête, nous demandons à Claude d'utiliser un outil pour nous dire la météo.
event: message_start
data: {"type":"message_start","message":{"id":"msg_014p7gG3wDgGV9EUtLvnow3U","type":"message","role":"assistant","model":"claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929","stop_sequence":null,"usage":{"input_tokens":472,"output_tokens":2},"content":[],"stop_reason":null}}
event: content_block_start
data: {"type":"content_block_start","index":0,"content_block":{"type":"text","text":""}}
event: ping
data: {"type": "ping"}
event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":0,"delta":{"type":"text_delta","text":"Okay"}}
event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":0,"delta":{"type":"text_delta","text":","}}
event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":0,"delta":{"type":"text_delta","text":" let"}}
event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":0,"delta":{"type":"text_delta","text":"'s"}}
event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":0,"delta":{"type":"text_delta","text":" check"}}
event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":0,"delta":{"type":"text_delta","text":" the"}}
event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":0,"delta":{"type":"text_delta","text":" weather"}}
event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":0,"delta":{"type":"text_delta","text":" for"}}
event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":0,"delta":{"type":"text_delta","text":" San"}}
event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":0,"delta":{"type":"text_delta","text":" Francisco"}}
event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":0,"delta":{"type":"text_delta","text":","}}
event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":0,"delta":{"type":"text_delta","text":" CA"}}
event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":0,"delta":{"type":"text_delta","text":":"}}
event: content_block_stop
data: {"type":"content_block_stop","index":0}
event: content_block_start
data: {"type":"content_block_start","index":1,"content_block":{"type":"tool_use","id":"toolu_01T1x1fJ34qAmk2tNTrN7Up6","name":"get_weather","input":{}}}
event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":1,"delta":{"type":"input_json_delta","partial_json":""}}
event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":1,"delta":{"type":"input_json_delta","partial_json":"{\"location\":"}}
event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":1,"delta":{"type":"input_json_delta","partial_json":" \"San"}}
event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":1,"delta":{"type":"input_json_delta","partial_json":" Francisc"}}
event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":1,"delta":{"type":"input_json_delta","partial_json":"o,"}}
event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":1,"delta":{"type":"input_json_delta","partial_json":" CA\""}}
event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":1,"delta":{"type":"input_json_delta","partial_json":", "}}
event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":1,"delta":{"type":"input_json_delta","partial_json":"\"unit\": \"fah"}}
event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":1,"delta":{"type":"input_json_delta","partial_json":"renheit\"}"}}
event: content_block_stop
data: {"type":"content_block_stop","index":1}
event: message_delta
data: {"type":"message_delta","delta":{"stop_reason":"tool_use","stop_sequence":null},"usage":{"output_tokens":89}}
event: message_stop
data: {"type":"message_stop"}Dans cette requête, nous activons la réflexion étendue avec le streaming pour voir le raisonnement étape par étape de Claude.
event: message_start
data: {"type": "message_start", "message": {"id": "msg_01...", "type": "message", "role": "assistant", "content": [], "model": "claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929", "stop_reason": null, "stop_sequence": null}}
event: content_block_start
data: {"type": "content_block_start", "index": 0, "content_block": {"type": "thinking", "thinking": ""}}
event: content_block_delta
data: {"type": "content_block_delta", "index": 0, "delta": {"type": "thinking_delta", "thinking": "Let me solve this step by step:\n\n1. First break down 27 * 453"}}
event: content_block_delta
data: {"type": "content_block_delta", "index": 0, "delta": {"type": "thinking_delta", "thinking": "\n2. 453 = 400 + 50 + 3"}}
event: content_block_delta
data: {"type": "content_block_delta", "index": 0, "delta": {"type": "thinking_delta", "thinking": "\n3. 27 * 400 = 10,800"}}
event: content_block_delta
data: {"type": "content_block_delta", "index": 0, "delta": {"type": "thinking_delta", "thinking": "\n4. 27 * 50 = 1,350"}}
event: content_block_delta
data: {"type": "content_block_delta", "index": 0, "delta": {"type": "thinking_delta", "thinking": "\n5. 27 * 3 = 81"}}
event: content_block_delta
data: {"type": "content_block_delta", "index": 0, "delta": {"type": "thinking_delta", "thinking": "\n6. 10,800 + 1,350 + 81 = 12,231"}}
event: content_block_delta
data: {"type": "content_block_delta", "index": 0, "delta": {"type": "signature_delta", "signature": "EqQBCgIYAhIM1gbcDa9GJwZA2b3hGgxBdjrkzLoky3dl1pkiMOYds..."}}
event: content_block_stop
data: {"type": "content_block_stop", "index": 0}
event: content_block_start
data: {"type": "content_block_start", "index": 1, "content_block": {"type": "text", "text": ""}}
event: content_block_delta
data: {"type": "content_block_delta", "index": 1, "delta": {"type": "text_delta", "text": "27 * 453 = 12,231"}}
event: content_block_stop
data: {"type": "content_block_stop", "index": 1}
event: message_delta
data: {"type": "message_delta", "delta": {"stop_reason": "end_turn", "stop_sequence": null}}
event: message_stop
data: {"type": "message_stop"}Dans cette requête, nous demandons à Claude de rechercher sur le web des informations météorologiques actuelles.
event: message_start
data: {"type":"message_start","message":{"id":"msg_01G...","type":"message","role":"assistant","model":"claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929","content":[],"stop_reason":null,"stop_sequence":null,"usage":{"input_tokens":2679,"cache_creation_input_tokens":0,"cache_read_input_tokens":0,"output_tokens":3}}}
event: content_block_start
data: {"type":"content_block_start","index":0,"content_block":{"type":"text","text":""}}
event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":0,"delta":{"type":"text_delta","text":"I'll check"}}
event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":0,"delta":{"type":"text_delta","text":" the current weather in New York City for you"}}
event: ping
data: {"type": "ping"}
event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":0,"delta":{"type":"text_delta","text":"."}}
event: content_block_stop
data: {"type":"content_block_stop","index":0}
event: content_block_start
data: {"type":"content_block_start","index":1,"content_block":{"type":"server_tool_use","id":"srvtoolu_014hJH82Qum7Td6UV8gDXThB","name":"web_search","input":{}}}
event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":1,"delta":{"type":"input_json_delta","partial_json":""}}
event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":1,"delta":{"type":"input_json_delta","partial_json":"{\"query"}}
event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":1,"delta":{"type":"input_json_delta","partial_json":"\":"}}
event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":1,"delta":{"type":"input_json_delta","partial_json":" \"weather"}}
event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":1,"delta":{"type":"input_json_delta","partial_json":" NY"}}
event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":1,"delta":{"type":"input_json_delta","partial_json":"C to"}}
event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":1,"delta":{"type":"input_json_delta","partial_json":"day\"}"}}
event: content_block_stop
data: {"type":"content_block_stop","index":1 }
event: content_block_start
data: {"type":"content_block_start","index":2,"content_block":{"type":"web_search_tool_result","tool_use_id":"srvtoolu_014hJH82Qum7Td6UV8gDXThB","content":[{"type":"web_search_result","title":"Weather in New York City in May 2025 (New York) - detailed Weather Forecast for a month","url":"https://world-weather.info/forecast/usa/new_york/may-2025/","encrypted_content":"Ev0DCioIAxgCIiQ3NmU4ZmI4OC1k...","page_age":null},...]}}
event: content_block_stop
data: {"type":"content_block_stop","index":2}
event: content_block_start
data: {"type":"content_block_start","index":3,"content_block":{"type":"text","text":""}}
event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":3,"delta":{"type":"text_delta","text":"Here's the current weather information for New York"}}
event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":3,"delta":{"type":"text_delta","text":" City:\n\n# Weather"}}
event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":3,"delta":{"type":"text_delta","text":" in New York City"}}
event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":3,"delta":{"type":"text_delta","text":"\n\n"}}
...
event: content_block_stop
data: {"type":"content_block_stop","index":17}
event: message_delta
data: {"type":"message_delta","delta":{"stop_reason":"end_turn","stop_sequence":null},"usage":{"input_tokens":10682,"cache_creation_input_tokens":0,"cache_read_input_tokens":0,"output_tokens":510,"server_tool_use":{"web_search_requests":1}}}
event: message_stop
data: {"type":"message_stop"}Lorsqu'une requête de streaming est interrompue en raison de problèmes de réseau, de timeouts, ou d'autres erreurs, vous pouvez récupérer en reprenant là où le flux a été interrompu. Cette approche vous évite de retraiter toute la réponse.
La stratégie de récupération de base implique :
text, tool_use, thinking). Les blocs d'utilisation d'outils et de réflexion étendue ne peuvent pas être partiellement récupérés. Vous pouvez reprendre le streaming à partir du bloc de texte le plus récent. curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages \
-H "content-type: application/json" \
-H "x-api-key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" \
-H "anthropic-version: 2023-06-01" \
-d '{
"model": "claude-sonnet-4-5",
"max_tokens": 1024,
"tools": [
{
"name": "get_weather",
"description": "Get the current weather in a given location",
"input_schema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"location": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The city and state, e.g. San Francisco, CA"
}
},
"required": ["location"]
}
}
],
"tool_choice": {"type": "any"},
"messages": [
{
"role": "user",
"content": "What is the weather like in San Francisco?"
}
],
"stream": true
}'curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages \
--header "x-api-key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" \
--header "anthropic-version: 2023-06-01" \
--header "content-type: application/json" \
--data \
'{
"model": "claude-sonnet-4-5",
"max_tokens": 20000,
"stream": true,
"thinking": {
"type": "enabled",
"budget_tokens": 16000
},
"messages": [
{
"role": "user",
"content": "What is 27 * 453?"
}
]
}'curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages \
--header "x-api-key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" \
--header "anthropic-version: 2023-06-01" \
--header "content-type: application/json" \
--data \
'{
"model": "claude-sonnet-4-5",
"max_tokens": 1024,
"stream": true,
"tools": [
{
"type": "web_search_20250305",
"name": "web_search",
"max_uses": 5
}
],
"messages": [
{
"role": "user",
"content": "What is the weather like in New York City today?"
}
]
}'