使用 Messages API

Anthropic offers two ways to build with Claude, each suited to different use cases:

	Messages API	Claude Managed Agents
What it is	Direct model prompting access	Pre-built, configurable agent harness that runs in managed infrastructure
Best for	Custom agent loops and fine-grained control	Long-running tasks and asynchronous work
Learn more	Messages API docs	Claude Managed Agents docs

本指南涵盖了使用 Messages API 的常见模式，包括基本请求、多轮对话、预填充技术和视觉功能。有关完整的 API 规范，请参阅 Messages API 参考。

This feature is eligible for Zero Data Retention (ZDR). When your organization has a ZDR arrangement, data sent through this feature is not stored after the API response is returned.

基本请求和响应

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

Output

{
  "id": "msg_01XFDUDYJgAACzvnptvVoYEL",
  "type": "message",
  "role": "assistant",
  "content": [
    {
      "type": "text",
      "text": "Hello!"
    }
  ],
  "model": "claude-opus-4-7",
  "stop_reason": "end_turn",
  "stop_sequence": null,
  "usage": {
    "input_tokens": 12,
    "output_tokens": 6
  }
}

多轮对话

Messages API 是无状态的，这意味着您总是将完整的对话历史发送到 API。您可以使用此模式随时间推移构建对话。早期的对话轮次不一定需要实际来自 Claude。您可以使用合成的 assistant 消息。

Output

{
  "id": "msg_018gCsTGsXkYJVqYPxTgDHBU",
  "type": "message",
  "role": "assistant",
  "content": [
    {
      "type": "text",
      "text": "Sure, I'd be happy to provide..."
    }
  ],
  "stop_reason": "end_turn",
  "stop_sequence": null,
  "usage": {
    "input_tokens": 30,
    "output_tokens": 309
  }
}

把话放在 Claude 的嘴里

您可以在输入消息列表的最后位置预填充 Claude 响应的一部分。这可以用来塑造 Claude 的响应。下面的示例使用 "max_tokens": 1 从 Claude 获得单个多选答案。

Output

{
  "id": "msg_01Q8Faay6S7QPTvEUUQARt7h",
  "type": "message",
  "role": "assistant",
  "content": [
    {
      "type": "text",
      "text": "C"
    }
  ],
  "model": "claude-sonnet-4-5",
  "stop_reason": "max_tokens",
  "stop_sequence": null,
  "usage": {
    "input_tokens": 42,
    "output_tokens": 1
  }
}

预填充在 Claude Mythos Preview、Claude Opus 4.7、Claude Opus 4.6 和 Claude Sonnet 4.6 上不受支持。使用预填充的这些模型的请求会返回 400 错误。请改用结构化输出或系统提示指令。有关迁移模式，请参阅迁移指南。

视觉

Claude 可以在请求中读取文本和图像。图像可以使用 base64、url 或 file 源类型提供。file 源类型引用通过 Files API 上传的图像。支持的媒体类型为 image/jpeg、image/png、image/gif 和 image/webp。有关更多详情，请参阅 vision 指南。

Output

{
  "id": "msg_01EcyWo6m4hyW8KHs2y2pei5",
  "type": "message",
  "role": "assistant",
  "content": [
    {
      "type": "text",
      "text": "This image shows an ant, specifically a close-up view of an ant. The ant is shown in detail, with its distinct head, antennae, and legs clearly visible. The image is focused on capturing the intricate details and features of the ant, likely taken with a macro lens to get an extreme close-up perspective."
    }
  ],
  "model": "claude-opus-4-7",
  "stop_reason": "end_turn",
  "stop_sequence": null,
  "usage": {
    "input_tokens": 1551,
    "output_tokens": 71
  }
}

工具使用和计算机使用

有关如何在 Messages API 中使用工具的示例，请参阅工具使用指南。有关如何使用 Messages API 控制桌面计算机环境的示例，请参阅计算机使用指南。有关保证 JSON 输出，请参阅结构化输出。

message = anthropic.Anthropic().messages.create(
    model="claude-opus-4-7",
    max_tokens=1024,
    messages=[
        {"role": "user", "content": "Hello, Claude"},
        {"role": "assistant", "content": "Hello!"},
        {"role": "user", "content": "Can you describe LLMs to me?"},
    ],
)
print(message)

message = anthropic.Anthropic().messages.create(
    model="claude-sonnet-4-5",
    max_tokens=1,
    messages=[
        {
            "role": "user",
            "content": "What is latin for Ant? (A) Apoidea, (B) Rhopalocera, (C) Formicidae",
        },
        {"role": "assistant", "content": "The answer is ("},
    ],
)
print(message)

import base64
import httpx

# Option 1: Base64-encoded image
image_url = "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/Camponotus_flavomarginatus_ant.jpg"
image_media_type = "image/jpeg"
image_data = base64.standard_b64encode(httpx.get(image_url).content).decode("utf-8")

message = anthropic.Anthropic().messages.create(
    model="claude-opus-4-7",
    max_tokens=1024,
    messages=[
        {
            "role": "user",
            "content": [
                {
                    "type": "image",
                    "source": {
                        "type": "base64",
                        "media_type": image_media_type,
                        "data": image_data,
                    },
                },
                {"type": "text", "text": "What is in the above image?"},
            ],
        }
    ],
)
print(message)

# Option 2: URL-referenced image
message_from_url = anthropic.Anthropic().messages.create(
    model="claude-opus-4-7",
    max_tokens=1024,
    messages=[
        {
            "role": "user",
            "content": [
                {
                    "type": "image",
                    "source": {
                        "type": "url",
                        "url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/Camponotus_flavomarginatus_ant.jpg",
                    },
                },
                {"type": "text", "text": "What is in the above image?"},
            ],
        }
    ],
)
print(message_from_url)