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

本指南涵蓋使用 Messages API 的常見模式，包括基本請求、多輪對話、預填充技術和視覺功能。如需完整的 API 規範，請參閱 Messages API 參考。

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.

基本請求和回應

#!/bin/sh
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-opus-4-6",
    "max_tokens": 1024,
    "messages": [
        {"role": "user", "content": "Hello, Claude"}
    ]
}'

Output

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

多輪對話

Messages API 是無狀態的，這意味著您始終將完整的對話歷史發送到 API。您可以使用此模式隨著時間推移建立對話。早期的對話輪次不一定需要實際來自 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
  }
}

把話放進 Claude 的嘴裡

您可以在輸入消息列表的最後位置預填充 Claude 回應的一部分。這可用於塑造 Claude 的回應。下面的示例使用 "max_tokens": 1 從 Claude 獲得單個多選答案。

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
  }
}

預填充在 Claude Mythos Preview、Claude Opus 4.6 和 Claude Sonnet 4.6 上不受支持。使用預填充的這些模型的請求會返回 400 錯誤。改用結構化輸出或系統提示指令。有關遷移模式，請參閱遷移指南。

視覺

Claude 可以在請求中讀取文本和圖像。圖像可以使用 base64、url 或 file 源類型提供。file 源類型引用通過 Files API 上傳的圖像。支持的媒體類型為 image/jpeg、image/png、image/gif 和 image/webp。有關更多詳細信息，請參閱 vision guide。

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-4-6",
  "stop_reason": "end_turn",
  "stop_sequence": null,
  "usage": {
    "input_tokens": 1551,
    "output_tokens": 71
  }
}

工具使用和計算機使用

有關如何在 Messages API 中使用工具的示例，請參閱 tool use guide。有關如何使用 Messages API 控制桌面計算機環境的示例，請參閱 computer use guide。有關保證的 JSON 輸出，請參閱 Structured Outputs。

#!/bin/sh
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-opus-4-6",
    "max_tokens": 1024,
    "messages": [
        {"role": "user", "content": "Hello, Claude"},
        {"role": "assistant", "content": "Hello!"},
        {"role": "user", "content": "Can you describe LLMs to me?"}

    ]
}'

#!/bin/sh
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": 1,
    "messages": [
        {"role": "user", "content": "What is latin for Ant? (A) Apoidea, (B) Rhopalocera, (C) Formicidae"},
        {"role": "assistant", "content": "The answer is ("}
    ]
}'

#!/bin/sh

# 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_BASE64=$(curl "$IMAGE_URL" | base64 | tr -d '\n')

curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages \
     --header "x-api-key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" \
     --header "anthropic-version: 2023-06-01" \
     --header "content-type: application/json" \
     --data \
'{
    "model": "claude-opus-4-6",
    "max_tokens": 1024,
    "messages": [
        {"role": "user", "content": [
            {"type": "image", "source": {
                "type": "base64",
                "media_type": "'$IMAGE_MEDIA_TYPE'",
                "data": "'$IMAGE_BASE64'"
            }},
            {"type": "text", "text": "What is in the above image?"}
        ]}
    ]
}'

# Option 2: URL-referenced image
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-opus-4-6",
    "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?"}
        ]}
    ]
}'