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Domain Types#
Anthropic Beta#
AnthropicBeta = string or "message-batches-2024-09-24" or "prompt-caching-2024-07-31" or "computer-use-2024-10-22" or 17 moreUnionMember0 = stringUnionMember1 = "message-batches-2024-09-24" or "prompt-caching-2024-07-31" or "computer-use-2024-10-22" or 17 more
"message-batches-2024-09-24""prompt-caching-2024-07-31""computer-use-2024-10-22""computer-use-2025-01-24""pdfs-2024-09-25""token-counting-2024-11-01""token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19""output-128k-2025-02-19""files-api-2025-04-14""mcp-client-2025-04-04""mcp-client-2025-11-20""dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14""interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14""code-execution-2025-05-22""extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11""context-1m-2025-08-07""context-management-2025-06-27""model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26""skills-2025-10-02""fast-mode-2026-02-01"
Beta API Error#
BetaAPIError = object { message, type }message: stringtype: "api_error"
"api_error"
Beta Authentication Error#
BetaAuthenticationError = object { message, type }message: stringtype: "authentication_error"
"authentication_error"
Beta Billing Error#
BetaBillingError = object { message, type }message: stringtype: "billing_error"
"billing_error"
Beta Error#
BetaError = BetaInvalidRequestError or BetaAuthenticationError or BetaBillingError or 6 moreBetaInvalidRequestError = object { message, type }
message: stringtype: "invalid_request_error""invalid_request_error"BetaAuthenticationError = object { message, type }
message: stringtype: "authentication_error""authentication_error"BetaBillingError = object { message, type }
message: stringtype: "billing_error""billing_error"BetaPermissionError = object { message, type }
message: stringtype: "permission_error""permission_error"BetaNotFoundError = object { message, type }
message: stringtype: "not_found_error""not_found_error"BetaRateLimitError = object { message, type }
message: stringtype: "rate_limit_error""rate_limit_error"BetaGatewayTimeoutError = object { message, type }
message: stringtype: "timeout_error""timeout_error"BetaAPIError = object { message, type }
message: stringtype: "api_error""api_error"BetaOverloadedError = object { message, type }
message: stringtype: "overloaded_error""overloaded_error"
Beta Error Response#
BetaErrorResponse = object { error, request_id, type }error: BetaError
BetaInvalidRequestError = object { message, type }message: stringtype: "invalid_request_error""invalid_request_error"
BetaAuthenticationError = object { message, type }message: stringtype: "authentication_error""authentication_error"
BetaBillingError = object { message, type }message: stringtype: "billing_error""billing_error"
BetaPermissionError = object { message, type }message: stringtype: "permission_error""permission_error"
BetaNotFoundError = object { message, type }message: stringtype: "not_found_error""not_found_error"
BetaRateLimitError = object { message, type }message: stringtype: "rate_limit_error""rate_limit_error"
BetaGatewayTimeoutError = object { message, type }message: stringtype: "timeout_error""timeout_error"
BetaAPIError = object { message, type }message: stringtype: "api_error""api_error"
BetaOverloadedError = object { message, type }message: stringtype: "overloaded_error""overloaded_error"
request_id: stringtype: "error"
"error"
Beta Gateway Timeout Error#
BetaGatewayTimeoutError = object { message, type }message: stringtype: "timeout_error"
"timeout_error"
Beta Invalid Request Error#
BetaInvalidRequestError = object { message, type }message: stringtype: "invalid_request_error"
"invalid_request_error"
Beta Not Found Error#
BetaNotFoundError = object { message, type }message: stringtype: "not_found_error"
"not_found_error"
Beta Overloaded Error#
BetaOverloadedError = object { message, type }message: stringtype: "overloaded_error"
"overloaded_error"
Beta Permission Error#
BetaPermissionError = object { message, type }message: stringtype: "permission_error"
"permission_error"
Beta Rate Limit Error#
BetaRateLimitError = object { message, type }message: stringtype: "rate_limit_error"
"rate_limit_error"
Models#
List#
get /v1/models
List available models.
The Models API response can be used to determine which models are available for use in the API. More recently released models are listed first.
Query Parameters#
after_id: optional stringID of the object to use as a cursor for pagination. When provided, returns the page of results immediately after this object.
before_id: optional stringID of the object to use as a cursor for pagination. When provided, returns the page of results immediately before this object.
limit: optional numberNumber of items to return per page.
Defaults to
20. Ranges from1to1000.
Header Parameters#
"anthropic-beta": optional array of AnthropicBetaOptional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.
UnionMember0 = stringUnionMember1 = "message-batches-2024-09-24" or "prompt-caching-2024-07-31" or "computer-use-2024-10-22" or 17 more
"message-batches-2024-09-24""prompt-caching-2024-07-31""computer-use-2024-10-22""computer-use-2025-01-24""pdfs-2024-09-25""token-counting-2024-11-01""token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19""output-128k-2025-02-19""files-api-2025-04-14""mcp-client-2025-04-04""mcp-client-2025-11-20""dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14""interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14""code-execution-2025-05-22""extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11""context-1m-2025-08-07""context-management-2025-06-27""model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26""skills-2025-10-02""fast-mode-2026-02-01"
Returns#
data: array of BetaModelInfoid: string
Unique model identifier.
created_at: string
RFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which the model was released. May be set to an epoch value if the release date is unknown.
display_name: string
A human-readable name for the model.
type: "model"
Object type.
For Models, this is always "model".
"model"first_id: stringFirst ID in the
datalist. Can be used as thebefore_idfor the previous page.has_more: booleanIndicates if there are more results in the requested page direction.
last_id: stringLast ID in the
datalist. Can be used as theafter_idfor the next page.
Example#
curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/models?beta=true \
-H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
-H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"Retrieve#
get /v1/models/{model_id}
Get a specific model.
The Models API response can be used to determine information about a specific model or resolve a model alias to a model ID.
Path Parameters#
model_id: stringModel identifier or alias.
Header Parameters#
"anthropic-beta": optional array of AnthropicBetaOptional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.
UnionMember0 = stringUnionMember1 = "message-batches-2024-09-24" or "prompt-caching-2024-07-31" or "computer-use-2024-10-22" or 17 more
"message-batches-2024-09-24""prompt-caching-2024-07-31""computer-use-2024-10-22""computer-use-2025-01-24""pdfs-2024-09-25""token-counting-2024-11-01""token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19""output-128k-2025-02-19""files-api-2025-04-14""mcp-client-2025-04-04""mcp-client-2025-11-20""dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14""interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14""code-execution-2025-05-22""extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11""context-1m-2025-08-07""context-management-2025-06-27""model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26""skills-2025-10-02""fast-mode-2026-02-01"
Returns#
BetaModelInfo = object { id, created_at, display_name, type }id: string
Unique model identifier.
created_at: string
RFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which the model was released. May be set to an epoch value if the release date is unknown.
display_name: string
A human-readable name for the model.
type: "model"
Object type.
For Models, this is always "model".
"model"
Example#
curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/models/$MODEL_ID?beta=true \
-H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
-H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"Domain Types#
Beta Model Info#
BetaModelInfo = object { id, created_at, display_name, type }id: string
Unique model identifier.
created_at: string
RFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which the model was released. May be set to an epoch value if the release date is unknown.
display_name: string
A human-readable name for the model.
type: "model"
Object type.
For Models, this is always "model".
"model"
Messages#
Create#
post /v1/messages
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
Header Parameters#
"anthropic-beta": optional array of AnthropicBetaOptional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.
UnionMember0 = stringUnionMember1 = "message-batches-2024-09-24" or "prompt-caching-2024-07-31" or "computer-use-2024-10-22" or 17 more
"message-batches-2024-09-24""prompt-caching-2024-07-31""computer-use-2024-10-22""computer-use-2025-01-24""pdfs-2024-09-25""token-counting-2024-11-01""token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19""output-128k-2025-02-19""files-api-2025-04-14""mcp-client-2025-04-04""mcp-client-2025-11-20""dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14""interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14""code-execution-2025-05-22""extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11""context-1m-2025-08-07""context-management-2025-06-27""model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26""skills-2025-10-02""fast-mode-2026-02-01"
Body Parameters#
max_tokens: numberThe 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: array of BetaMessageParamInput messages.
Our models are trained to operate on alternating
userandassistantconversational turns. When creating a newMessage, you specify the prior conversational turns with themessagesparameter, and the model then generates the nextMessagein the conversation. Consecutiveuserorassistantturns in your request will be combined into a single turn.Each input message must be an object with a
roleandcontent. You can specify a singleuser-role message, or you can include multipleuserandassistantmessages.If the final message uses the
assistantrole, 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
usermessage:[{"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
contentmay be either a singlestringor an array of content blocks, where each block has a specifictype. Using astringforcontentis 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
systemparameter — 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: string or array of BetaContentBlockParam
UnionMember0 = stringUnionMember1 = array of BetaContentBlockParamBetaTextBlockParam = object { text, type, cache_control, citations }text: stringtype: "text""text"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParamBetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_char_index: numberstart_char_index: numbertype: "char_location""char_location"
BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_page_number: numberstart_page_number: numbertype: "page_location""page_location"
BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_block_index: numberstart_block_index: numbertype: "content_block_location""content_block_location"
BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }cited_text: stringencrypted_index: stringtitle: stringtype: "web_search_result_location""web_search_result_location"
url: string
BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }cited_text: stringend_block_index: numbersearch_result_index: numbersource: stringstart_block_index: numbertitle: stringtype: "search_result_location""search_result_location"
BetaImageBlockParam = object { source, type, cache_control }source: BetaBase64ImageSource or BetaURLImageSource or BetaFileImageSourceBetaBase64ImageSource = object { data, media_type, type }data: stringmedia_type: "image/jpeg" or "image/png" or "image/gif" or "image/webp""image/jpeg""image/png""image/gif""image/webp"
type: "base64""base64"
BetaURLImageSource = object { type, url }type: "url""url"
url: string
BetaFileImageSource = object { file_id, type }file_id: stringtype: "file""file"
type: "image""image"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
BetaRequestDocumentBlock = object { source, type, cache_control, 3 more }source: BetaBase64PDFSource or BetaPlainTextSource or BetaContentBlockSource or 2 moreBetaBase64PDFSource = object { data, media_type, type }data: stringmedia_type: "application/pdf""application/pdf"
type: "base64""base64"
BetaPlainTextSource = object { data, media_type, type }data: stringmedia_type: "text/plain""text/plain"
type: "text""text"
BetaContentBlockSource = object { content, type }content: string or array of BetaContentBlockSourceContentUnionMember0 = stringBetaContentBlockSourceContent = array of BetaContentBlockSourceContentBetaTextBlockParam = object { text, type, cache_control, citations }text: stringtype: "text""text"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParamBetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_char_index: numberstart_char_index: numbertype: "char_location""char_location"
BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_page_number: numberstart_page_number: numbertype: "page_location""page_location"
BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_block_index: numberstart_block_index: numbertype: "content_block_location""content_block_location"
BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }cited_text: stringencrypted_index: stringtitle: stringtype: "web_search_result_location""web_search_result_location"
url: string
BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }cited_text: stringend_block_index: numbersearch_result_index: numbersource: stringstart_block_index: numbertitle: stringtype: "search_result_location""search_result_location"
BetaImageBlockParam = object { source, type, cache_control }source: BetaBase64ImageSource or BetaURLImageSource or BetaFileImageSourceBetaBase64ImageSource = object { data, media_type, type }data: stringmedia_type: "image/jpeg" or "image/png" or "image/gif" or "image/webp""image/jpeg""image/png""image/gif""image/webp"
type: "base64""base64"
BetaURLImageSource = object { type, url }type: "url""url"
url: string
BetaFileImageSource = object { file_id, type }file_id: stringtype: "file""file"
type: "image""image"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
type: "content""content"
BetaURLPDFSource = object { type, url }type: "url""url"
url: string
BetaFileDocumentSource = object { file_id, type }file_id: stringtype: "file""file"
type: "document""document"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
citations: optional BetaCitationsConfigParamenabled: optional boolean
context: optional stringtitle: optional string
BetaSearchResultBlockParam = object { content, source, title, 3 more }content: array of BetaTextBlockParamtext: stringtype: "text""text"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParamBetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_char_index: numberstart_char_index: numbertype: "char_location""char_location"
BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_page_number: numberstart_page_number: numbertype: "page_location""page_location"
BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_block_index: numberstart_block_index: numbertype: "content_block_location""content_block_location"
BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }cited_text: stringencrypted_index: stringtitle: stringtype: "web_search_result_location""web_search_result_location"
url: string
BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }cited_text: stringend_block_index: numbersearch_result_index: numbersource: stringstart_block_index: numbertitle: stringtype: "search_result_location""search_result_location"
source: stringtitle: stringtype: "search_result""search_result"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
citations: optional BetaCitationsConfigParamenabled: optional boolean
BetaThinkingBlockParam = object { signature, thinking, type }signature: stringthinking: stringtype: "thinking""thinking"
BetaRedactedThinkingBlockParam = object { data, type }data: stringtype: "redacted_thinking""redacted_thinking"
BetaToolUseBlockParam = object { id, input, name, 3 more }id: stringinput: map[unknown]name: stringtype: "tool_use""tool_use"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120Tool invocation directly from the model.
BetaDirectCaller = object { type }Tool invocation directly from the model.
type: "direct""direct"
BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
tool_id: stringtype: "code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20250825"
BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }tool_id: stringtype: "code_execution_20260120""code_execution_20260120"
BetaToolResultBlockParam = object { tool_use_id, type, cache_control, 2 more }tool_use_id: stringtype: "tool_result""tool_result"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
content: optional string or array of BetaTextBlockParam or BetaImageBlockParam or BetaSearchResultBlockParam or 2 moreUnionMember0 = stringUnionMember1 = array of BetaTextBlockParam or BetaImageBlockParam or BetaSearchResultBlockParam or 2 moreBetaTextBlockParam = object { text, type, cache_control, citations }text: stringtype: "text""text"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParamBetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_char_index: numberstart_char_index: numbertype: "char_location""char_location"
BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_page_number: numberstart_page_number: numbertype: "page_location""page_location"
BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_block_index: numberstart_block_index: numbertype: "content_block_location""content_block_location"
BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }cited_text: stringencrypted_index: stringtitle: stringtype: "web_search_result_location""web_search_result_location"
url: string
BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }cited_text: stringend_block_index: numbersearch_result_index: numbersource: stringstart_block_index: numbertitle: stringtype: "search_result_location""search_result_location"
BetaImageBlockParam = object { source, type, cache_control }source: BetaBase64ImageSource or BetaURLImageSource or BetaFileImageSourceBetaBase64ImageSource = object { data, media_type, type }data: stringmedia_type: "image/jpeg" or "image/png" or "image/gif" or "image/webp""image/jpeg""image/png""image/gif""image/webp"
type: "base64""base64"
BetaURLImageSource = object { type, url }type: "url""url"
url: string
BetaFileImageSource = object { file_id, type }file_id: stringtype: "file""file"
type: "image""image"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
BetaSearchResultBlockParam = object { content, source, title, 3 more }content: array of BetaTextBlockParamtext: stringtype: "text""text"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParamBetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_char_index: numberstart_char_index: numbertype: "char_location""char_location"
BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_page_number: numberstart_page_number: numbertype: "page_location""page_location"
BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_block_index: numberstart_block_index: numbertype: "content_block_location""content_block_location"
BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }cited_text: stringencrypted_index: stringtitle: stringtype: "web_search_result_location""web_search_result_location"
url: string
BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }cited_text: stringend_block_index: numbersearch_result_index: numbersource: stringstart_block_index: numbertitle: stringtype: "search_result_location""search_result_location"
source: stringtitle: stringtype: "search_result""search_result"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
citations: optional BetaCitationsConfigParamenabled: optional boolean
BetaRequestDocumentBlock = object { source, type, cache_control, 3 more }source: BetaBase64PDFSource or BetaPlainTextSource or BetaContentBlockSource or 2 moreBetaBase64PDFSource = object { data, media_type, type }data: stringmedia_type: "application/pdf""application/pdf"
type: "base64""base64"
BetaPlainTextSource = object { data, media_type, type }data: stringmedia_type: "text/plain""text/plain"
type: "text""text"
BetaContentBlockSource = object { content, type }content: string or array of BetaContentBlockSourceContentUnionMember0 = stringBetaContentBlockSourceContent = array of BetaContentBlockSourceContentBetaTextBlockParam = object { text, type, cache_control, citations }text: stringtype: "text""text"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParamBetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_char_index: numberstart_char_index: numbertype: "char_location""char_location"
BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_page_number: numberstart_page_number: numbertype: "page_location""page_location"
BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_block_index: numberstart_block_index: numbertype: "content_block_location""content_block_location"
BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }cited_text: stringencrypted_index: stringtitle: stringtype: "web_search_result_location""web_search_result_location"
url: string
BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }cited_text: stringend_block_index: numbersearch_result_index: numbersource: stringstart_block_index: numbertitle: stringtype: "search_result_location""search_result_location"
BetaImageBlockParam = object { source, type, cache_control }source: BetaBase64ImageSource or BetaURLImageSource or BetaFileImageSourceBetaBase64ImageSource = object { data, media_type, type }data: stringmedia_type: "image/jpeg" or "image/png" or "image/gif" or "image/webp""image/jpeg""image/png""image/gif""image/webp"
type: "base64""base64"
BetaURLImageSource = object { type, url }type: "url""url"
url: string
BetaFileImageSource = object { file_id, type }file_id: stringtype: "file""file"
type: "image""image"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
type: "content""content"
BetaURLPDFSource = object { type, url }type: "url""url"
url: string
BetaFileDocumentSource = object { file_id, type }file_id: stringtype: "file""file"
type: "document""document"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
citations: optional BetaCitationsConfigParamenabled: optional boolean
context: optional stringtitle: optional string
BetaToolReferenceBlockParam = object { tool_name, type, cache_control }Tool reference block that can be included in tool_result content.
tool_name: stringtype: "tool_reference""tool_reference"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
is_error: optional boolean
BetaServerToolUseBlockParam = object { id, input, name, 3 more }id: stringinput: map[unknown]name: "web_search" or "web_fetch" or "code_execution" or 4 more"web_search""web_fetch""code_execution""bash_code_execution""text_editor_code_execution""tool_search_tool_regex""tool_search_tool_bm25"
type: "server_tool_use""server_tool_use"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120Tool invocation directly from the model.
BetaDirectCaller = object { type }Tool invocation directly from the model.
type: "direct""direct"
BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
tool_id: stringtype: "code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20250825"
BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }tool_id: stringtype: "code_execution_20260120""code_execution_20260120"
BetaWebSearchToolResultBlockParam = object { content, tool_use_id, type, 2 more }content: BetaWebSearchToolResultBlockParamContentResultBlock = array of BetaWebSearchResultBlockParamencrypted_content: stringtitle: stringtype: "web_search_result""web_search_result"
url: stringpage_age: optional string
BetaWebSearchToolRequestError = object { error_code, type }error_code: BetaWebSearchToolResultErrorCode"invalid_tool_input""unavailable""max_uses_exceeded""too_many_requests""query_too_long""request_too_large"
type: "web_search_tool_result_error""web_search_tool_result_error"
tool_use_id: stringtype: "web_search_tool_result""web_search_tool_result"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120Tool invocation directly from the model.
BetaDirectCaller = object { type }Tool invocation directly from the model.
type: "direct""direct"
BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
tool_id: stringtype: "code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20250825"
BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }tool_id: stringtype: "code_execution_20260120""code_execution_20260120"
BetaWebFetchToolResultBlockParam = object { content, tool_use_id, type, 2 more }content: BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorBlockParam or BetaWebFetchBlockParamBetaWebFetchToolResultErrorBlockParam = object { error_code, type }error_code: BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorCode"invalid_tool_input""url_too_long""url_not_allowed""url_not_accessible""unsupported_content_type""too_many_requests""max_uses_exceeded""unavailable"
type: "web_fetch_tool_result_error""web_fetch_tool_result_error"
BetaWebFetchBlockParam = object { content, type, url, retrieved_at }content: BetaRequestDocumentBlocksource: BetaBase64PDFSource or BetaPlainTextSource or BetaContentBlockSource or 2 moreBetaBase64PDFSource = object { data, media_type, type }data: stringmedia_type: "application/pdf""application/pdf"
type: "base64""base64"
BetaPlainTextSource = object { data, media_type, type }data: stringmedia_type: "text/plain""text/plain"
type: "text""text"
BetaContentBlockSource = object { content, type }content: string or array of BetaContentBlockSourceContentUnionMember0 = stringBetaContentBlockSourceContent = array of BetaContentBlockSourceContentBetaTextBlockParam = object { text, type, cache_control, citations }text: stringtype: "text""text"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParamBetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_char_index: numberstart_char_index: numbertype: "char_location""char_location"
BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_page_number: numberstart_page_number: numbertype: "page_location""page_location"
BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_block_index: numberstart_block_index: numbertype: "content_block_location""content_block_location"
BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }cited_text: stringencrypted_index: stringtitle: stringtype: "web_search_result_location""web_search_result_location"
url: string
BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }cited_text: stringend_block_index: numbersearch_result_index: numbersource: stringstart_block_index: numbertitle: stringtype: "search_result_location""search_result_location"
BetaImageBlockParam = object { source, type, cache_control }source: BetaBase64ImageSource or BetaURLImageSource or BetaFileImageSourceBetaBase64ImageSource = object { data, media_type, type }data: stringmedia_type: "image/jpeg" or "image/png" or "image/gif" or "image/webp""image/jpeg""image/png""image/gif""image/webp"
type: "base64""base64"
BetaURLImageSource = object { type, url }type: "url""url"
url: string
BetaFileImageSource = object { file_id, type }file_id: stringtype: "file""file"
type: "image""image"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
type: "content""content"
BetaURLPDFSource = object { type, url }type: "url""url"
url: string
BetaFileDocumentSource = object { file_id, type }file_id: stringtype: "file""file"
type: "document""document"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
citations: optional BetaCitationsConfigParamenabled: optional boolean
context: optional stringtitle: optional string
type: "web_fetch_result""web_fetch_result"
url: stringFetched content URL
retrieved_at: optional stringISO 8601 timestamp when the content was retrieved
tool_use_id: stringtype: "web_fetch_tool_result""web_fetch_tool_result"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120Tool invocation directly from the model.
BetaDirectCaller = object { type }Tool invocation directly from the model.
type: "direct""direct"
BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
tool_id: stringtype: "code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20250825"
BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }tool_id: stringtype: "code_execution_20260120""code_execution_20260120"
BetaCodeExecutionToolResultBlockParam = object { content, tool_use_id, type, cache_control }content: BetaCodeExecutionToolResultBlockParamContentCode execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.
BetaCodeExecutionToolResultErrorParam = object { error_code, type }error_code: BetaCodeExecutionToolResultErrorCode"invalid_tool_input""unavailable""too_many_requests""execution_time_exceeded"
type: "code_execution_tool_result_error""code_execution_tool_result_error"
BetaCodeExecutionResultBlockParam = object { content, return_code, stderr, 2 more }content: array of BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlockParamfile_id: stringtype: "code_execution_output""code_execution_output"
return_code: numberstderr: stringstdout: stringtype: "code_execution_result""code_execution_result"
BetaEncryptedCodeExecutionResultBlockParam = object { content, encrypted_stdout, return_code, 2 more }Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.
content: array of BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlockParamfile_id: stringtype: "code_execution_output""code_execution_output"
encrypted_stdout: stringreturn_code: numberstderr: stringtype: "encrypted_code_execution_result""encrypted_code_execution_result"
tool_use_id: stringtype: "code_execution_tool_result""code_execution_tool_result"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultBlockParam = object { content, tool_use_id, type, cache_control }content: BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultErrorParam or BetaBashCodeExecutionResultBlockParamBetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultErrorParam = object { error_code, type }error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or 2 more"invalid_tool_input""unavailable""too_many_requests""execution_time_exceeded""output_file_too_large"
type: "bash_code_execution_tool_result_error""bash_code_execution_tool_result_error"
BetaBashCodeExecutionResultBlockParam = object { content, return_code, stderr, 2 more }content: array of BetaBashCodeExecutionOutputBlockParamfile_id: stringtype: "bash_code_execution_output""bash_code_execution_output"
return_code: numberstderr: stringstdout: stringtype: "bash_code_execution_result""bash_code_execution_result"
tool_use_id: stringtype: "bash_code_execution_tool_result""bash_code_execution_tool_result"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultBlockParam = object { content, tool_use_id, type, cache_control }content: BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultErrorParam or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlockParam or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlockParam or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlockParamBetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultErrorParam = object { error_code, type, error_message }error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or 2 more"invalid_tool_input""unavailable""too_many_requests""execution_time_exceeded""file_not_found"
type: "text_editor_code_execution_tool_result_error""text_editor_code_execution_tool_result_error"
error_message: optional string
BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlockParam = object { content, file_type, type, 3 more }content: stringfile_type: "text" or "image" or "pdf""text""image""pdf"
type: "text_editor_code_execution_view_result""text_editor_code_execution_view_result"
num_lines: optional numberstart_line: optional numbertotal_lines: optional number
BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlockParam = object { is_file_update, type }is_file_update: booleantype: "text_editor_code_execution_create_result""text_editor_code_execution_create_result"
BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlockParam = object { type, lines, new_lines, 3 more }type: "text_editor_code_execution_str_replace_result""text_editor_code_execution_str_replace_result"
lines: optional array of stringnew_lines: optional numbernew_start: optional numberold_lines: optional numberold_start: optional number
tool_use_id: stringtype: "text_editor_code_execution_tool_result""text_editor_code_execution_tool_result"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
BetaToolSearchToolResultBlockParam = object { content, tool_use_id, type, cache_control }content: BetaToolSearchToolResultErrorParam or BetaToolSearchToolSearchResultBlockParamBetaToolSearchToolResultErrorParam = object { error_code, type }error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or "execution_time_exceeded""invalid_tool_input""unavailable""too_many_requests""execution_time_exceeded"
type: "tool_search_tool_result_error""tool_search_tool_result_error"
BetaToolSearchToolSearchResultBlockParam = object { tool_references, type }tool_references: array of BetaToolReferenceBlockParamtool_name: stringtype: "tool_reference""tool_reference"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
type: "tool_search_tool_search_result""tool_search_tool_search_result"
tool_use_id: stringtype: "tool_search_tool_result""tool_search_tool_result"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
BetaMCPToolUseBlockParam = object { id, input, name, 3 more }id: stringinput: map[unknown]name: stringserver_name: stringThe name of the MCP server
type: "mcp_tool_use""mcp_tool_use"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
BetaRequestMCPToolResultBlockParam = object { tool_use_id, type, cache_control, 2 more }tool_use_id: stringtype: "mcp_tool_result""mcp_tool_result"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
content: optional string or array of BetaTextBlockParamUnionMember0 = stringBetaMCPToolResultBlockParamContent = array of BetaTextBlockParamtext: stringtype: "text""text"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParamBetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_char_index: numberstart_char_index: numbertype: "char_location""char_location"
BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_page_number: numberstart_page_number: numbertype: "page_location""page_location"
BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_block_index: numberstart_block_index: numbertype: "content_block_location""content_block_location"
BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }cited_text: stringencrypted_index: stringtitle: stringtype: "web_search_result_location""web_search_result_location"
url: string
BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }cited_text: stringend_block_index: numbersearch_result_index: numbersource: stringstart_block_index: numbertitle: stringtype: "search_result_location""search_result_location"
is_error: optional boolean
BetaContainerUploadBlockParam = object { file_id, type, cache_control }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.
file_id: stringtype: "container_upload""container_upload"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
BetaCompactionBlockParam = object { content, type, cache_control }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.
content: stringSummary of previously compacted content, or null if compaction failed
type: "compaction""compaction"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
role: "user" or "assistant"
"user""assistant"model: ModelThe model that will complete your prompt.
See models for additional details and options.
UnionMember0 = "claude-opus-4-6" or "claude-sonnet-4-6" or "claude-opus-4-5-20251101" or 19 more
The model that will complete your prompt.
See models for additional details and options.
"claude-opus-4-6"Most intelligent model for building agents and coding
"claude-sonnet-4-6"Frontier intelligence at scale — built for coding, agents, and enterprise workflows
"claude-opus-4-5-20251101"Premium model combining maximum intelligence with practical performance
"claude-opus-4-5"Premium model combining maximum intelligence with practical performance
"claude-3-7-sonnet-latest"High-performance model with early extended thinking
"claude-3-7-sonnet-20250219"High-performance model with early extended thinking
"claude-3-5-haiku-latest"Fastest and most compact model for near-instant responsiveness
"claude-3-5-haiku-20241022"Our fastest model
"claude-haiku-4-5"Hybrid model, capable of near-instant responses and extended thinking
"claude-haiku-4-5-20251001"Hybrid model, capable of near-instant responses and extended thinking
"claude-sonnet-4-20250514"High-performance model with extended thinking
"claude-sonnet-4-0"High-performance model with extended thinking
"claude-4-sonnet-20250514"High-performance model with extended thinking
"claude-sonnet-4-5"Our best model for real-world agents and coding
"claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929"Our best model for real-world agents and coding
"claude-opus-4-0"Our most capable model
"claude-opus-4-20250514"Our most capable model
"claude-4-opus-20250514"Our most capable model
"claude-opus-4-1-20250805"Our most capable model
"claude-3-opus-latest"Excels at writing and complex tasks
"claude-3-opus-20240229"Excels at writing and complex tasks
"claude-3-haiku-20240307"Our previous most fast and cost-effective
UnionMember1 = string
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralTop-level cache control automatically applies a cache_control marker to the last cacheable block in the request.
type: "ephemeral"
"ephemeral"ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
"5m""1h"container: optional BetaContainerParams or stringContainer identifier for reuse across requests.
BetaContainerParams = object { id, skills }
Container parameters with skills to be loaded.
id: optional stringContainer id
skills: optional array of BetaSkillParamsList of skills to load in the container
skill_id: stringSkill ID
type: "anthropic" or "custom"Type of skill - either ‘anthropic’ (built-in) or ‘custom’ (user-defined)
"anthropic""custom"
version: optional stringSkill version or ’latest’ for most recent version
UnionMember1 = string
context_management: optional BetaContextManagementConfigContext management configuration.
This allows you to control how Claude manages context across multiple requests, such as whether to clear function results or not.
edits: optional array of BetaClearToolUses20250919Edit or BetaClearThinking20251015Edit or BetaCompact20260112Edit
List of context management edits to apply
BetaClearToolUses20250919Edit = object { type, clear_at_least, clear_tool_inputs, 3 more }type: "clear_tool_uses_20250919""clear_tool_uses_20250919"
clear_at_least: optional BetaInputTokensClearAtLeastMinimum number of tokens that must be cleared when triggered. Context will only be modified if at least this many tokens can be removed.
type: "input_tokens""input_tokens"
value: number
clear_tool_inputs: optional boolean or array of stringWhether to clear all tool inputs (bool) or specific tool inputs to clear (list)
UnionMember0 = booleanUnionMember1 = array of string
exclude_tools: optional array of stringTool names whose uses are preserved from clearing
keep: optional BetaToolUsesKeepNumber of tool uses to retain in the conversation
type: "tool_uses""tool_uses"
value: number
trigger: optional BetaInputTokensTrigger or BetaToolUsesTriggerCondition that triggers the context management strategy
BetaInputTokensTrigger = object { type, value }type: "input_tokens""input_tokens"
value: number
BetaToolUsesTrigger = object { type, value }type: "tool_uses""tool_uses"
value: number
BetaClearThinking20251015Edit = object { type, keep }type: "clear_thinking_20251015""clear_thinking_20251015"
keep: optional BetaThinkingTurns or BetaAllThinkingTurns or "all"Number of most recent assistant turns to keep thinking blocks for. Older turns will have their thinking blocks removed.
BetaThinkingTurns = object { type, value }type: "thinking_turns""thinking_turns"
value: number
BetaAllThinkingTurns = object { type }type: "all""all"
UnionMember2 = "all""all"
BetaCompact20260112Edit = object { type, instructions, pause_after_compaction, trigger }Automatically compact older context when reaching the configured trigger threshold.
type: "compact_20260112""compact_20260112"
instructions: optional stringAdditional instructions for summarization.
pause_after_compaction: optional booleanWhether to pause after compaction and return the compaction block to the user.
trigger: optional BetaInputTokensTriggerWhen to trigger compaction. Defaults to 150000 input tokens.
type: "input_tokens""input_tokens"
value: number
inference_geo: optional stringSpecifies the geographic region for inference processing. If not specified, the workspace’s
default_inference_geois used.mcp_servers: optional array of BetaRequestMCPServerURLDefinitionMCP servers to be utilized in this request
name: stringtype: "url"
"url"url: stringauthorization_token: optional stringtool_configuration: optional BetaRequestMCPServerToolConfiguration
allowed_tools: optional array of stringenabled: optional booleanmetadata: optional BetaMetadataAn object describing metadata about the request.
user_id: optional string
An external identifier for the user who is associated with the request.
This should be a uuid, hash value, or other opaque identifier. Anthropic may use this id to help detect abuse. Do not include any identifying information such as name, email address, or phone number.
output_config: optional BetaOutputConfigConfiguration options for the model’s output, such as the output format.
effort: optional "low" or "medium" or "high" or "max"
All possible effort levels.
"low""medium""high""max"format: optional BetaJSONOutputFormat
A schema to specify Claude’s output format in responses. See structured outputs
schema: map[unknown]The JSON schema of the format
type: "json_schema""json_schema"
output_format: optional BetaJSONOutputFormatDeprecated: Use
output_config.formatinstead. See structured outputsA schema to specify Claude’s output format in responses. This parameter will be removed in a future release.
schema: map[unknown]
The JSON schema of the format
type: "json_schema""json_schema"service_tier: optional "auto" or "standard_only"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.
"auto""standard_only"
speed: optional "standard" or "fast"The inference speed mode for this request.
"fast"enables high output-tokens-per-second inference."standard""fast"
stop_sequences: optional array of stringCustom 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_reasonof"end_turn".If you want the model to stop generating when it encounters custom strings of text, you can use the
stop_sequencesparameter. If the model encounters one of the custom sequences, the responsestop_reasonvalue will be"stop_sequence"and the responsestop_sequencevalue will contain the matched stop sequence.stream: optional booleanWhether to incrementally stream the response using server-sent events.
See streaming for details.
system: optional string or array of BetaTextBlockParamSystem 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.
UnionMember0 = stringUnionMember1 = array of BetaTextBlockParam
text: stringtype: "text""text"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParamBetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_char_index: numberstart_char_index: numbertype: "char_location""char_location"
BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_page_number: numberstart_page_number: numbertype: "page_location""page_location"
BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_block_index: numberstart_block_index: numbertype: "content_block_location""content_block_location"
BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }cited_text: stringencrypted_index: stringtitle: stringtype: "web_search_result_location""web_search_result_location"
url: string
BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }cited_text: stringend_block_index: numbersearch_result_index: numbersource: stringstart_block_index: numbertitle: stringtype: "search_result_location""search_result_location"
temperature: optional numberAmount of randomness injected into the response.
Defaults to
1.0. Ranges from0.0to1.0. Usetemperaturecloser to0.0for analytical / multiple choice, and closer to1.0for creative and generative tasks.Note that even with
temperatureof0.0, the results will not be fully deterministic.thinking: optional BetaThinkingConfigParamConfiguration for enabling Claude’s extended thinking.
When enabled, responses include
thinkingcontent blocks showing Claude’s thinking process before the final answer. Requires a minimum budget of 1,024 tokens and counts towards yourmax_tokenslimit.See extended thinking for details.
BetaThinkingConfigEnabled = object { budget_tokens, type }
budget_tokens: numberDetermines how many tokens Claude can use for its internal reasoning process. Larger budgets can enable more thorough analysis for complex problems, improving response quality.
Must be ≥1024 and less than
max_tokens.See extended thinking for details.
type: "enabled""enabled"BetaThinkingConfigDisabled = object { type }
type: "disabled""disabled"BetaThinkingConfigAdaptive = object { type }
type: "adaptive""adaptive"
tool_choice: optional BetaToolChoiceHow 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.
BetaToolChoiceAuto = object { type, disable_parallel_tool_use }
The model will automatically decide whether to use tools.
type: "auto""auto"
disable_parallel_tool_use: optional booleanWhether to disable parallel tool use.
Defaults to
false. If set totrue, the model will output at most one tool use.BetaToolChoiceAny = object { type, disable_parallel_tool_use }
The model will use any available tools.
type: "any""any"
disable_parallel_tool_use: optional booleanWhether to disable parallel tool use.
Defaults to
false. If set totrue, the model will output exactly one tool use.BetaToolChoiceTool = object { name, type, disable_parallel_tool_use }
The model will use the specified tool with tool_choice.name.
name: stringThe name of the tool to use.
type: "tool""tool"
disable_parallel_tool_use: optional booleanWhether to disable parallel tool use.
Defaults to
false. If set totrue, the model will output exactly one tool use.BetaToolChoiceNone = object { type }
The model will not be allowed to use tools.
type: "none""none"
tools: optional array of BetaToolUnionDefinitions of tools that the model may use.
If you include
toolsin your API request, the model may returntool_usecontent 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 usingtool_resultcontent 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
toolsas:[ { "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_usecontent 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_pricetool with{"ticker": "^GSPC"}as an input, and return the following back to the model in a subsequentusermessage:[ { "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.
BetaTool = object { input_schema, name, allowed_callers, 7 more }
input_schema: object { type, properties, required }JSON schema for this tool’s input.
This defines the shape of the
inputthat your tool accepts and that the model will produce.type: "object""object"
properties: optional map[unknown]required: optional array of string
name: stringName of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks.allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120""direct""code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20260120"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
description: optional stringDescription 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.
eager_input_streaming: optional booleanEnable 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.
input_examples: optional array of map[unknown]strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
type: optional "custom""custom"BetaToolBash20241022 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 4 more }
name: "bash"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks."bash"
type: "bash_20241022""bash_20241022"
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120""direct""code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20260120"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
input_examples: optional array of map[unknown]strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
BetaToolBash20250124 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 4 more }
name: "bash"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks."bash"
type: "bash_20250124""bash_20250124"
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120""direct""code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20260120"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
input_examples: optional array of map[unknown]strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
BetaCodeExecutionTool20250522 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 3 more }
name: "code_execution"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks."code_execution"
type: "code_execution_20250522""code_execution_20250522"
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120""direct""code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20260120"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
BetaCodeExecutionTool20250825 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 3 more }
name: "code_execution"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks."code_execution"
type: "code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20250825"
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120""direct""code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20260120"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
BetaCodeExecutionTool20260120 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 3 more }
Code execution tool with REPL state persistence (daemon mode + gVisor checkpoint).
name: "code_execution"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks."code_execution"
type: "code_execution_20260120""code_execution_20260120"
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120""direct""code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20260120"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
BetaToolComputerUse20241022 = object { display_height_px, display_width_px, name, 7 more }
display_height_px: numberThe height of the display in pixels.
display_width_px: numberThe width of the display in pixels.
name: "computer"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks."computer"
type: "computer_20241022""computer_20241022"
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120""direct""code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20260120"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
display_number: optional numberThe X11 display number (e.g. 0, 1) for the display.
input_examples: optional array of map[unknown]strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
BetaMemoryTool20250818 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 4 more }
name: "memory"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks."memory"
type: "memory_20250818""memory_20250818"
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120""direct""code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20260120"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
input_examples: optional array of map[unknown]strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
BetaToolComputerUse20250124 = object { display_height_px, display_width_px, name, 7 more }
display_height_px: numberThe height of the display in pixels.
display_width_px: numberThe width of the display in pixels.
name: "computer"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks."computer"
type: "computer_20250124""computer_20250124"
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120""direct""code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20260120"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
display_number: optional numberThe X11 display number (e.g. 0, 1) for the display.
input_examples: optional array of map[unknown]strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
BetaToolTextEditor20241022 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 4 more }
name: "str_replace_editor"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks."str_replace_editor"
type: "text_editor_20241022""text_editor_20241022"
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120""direct""code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20260120"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
input_examples: optional array of map[unknown]strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
BetaToolComputerUse20251124 = object { display_height_px, display_width_px, name, 8 more }
display_height_px: numberThe height of the display in pixels.
display_width_px: numberThe width of the display in pixels.
name: "computer"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks."computer"
type: "computer_20251124""computer_20251124"
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120""direct""code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20260120"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
display_number: optional numberThe X11 display number (e.g. 0, 1) for the display.
enable_zoom: optional booleanWhether to enable an action to take a zoomed-in screenshot of the screen.
input_examples: optional array of map[unknown]strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
BetaToolTextEditor20250124 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 4 more }
name: "str_replace_editor"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks."str_replace_editor"
type: "text_editor_20250124""text_editor_20250124"
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120""direct""code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20260120"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
input_examples: optional array of map[unknown]strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
BetaToolTextEditor20250429 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 4 more }
name: "str_replace_based_edit_tool"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks."str_replace_based_edit_tool"
type: "text_editor_20250429""text_editor_20250429"
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120""direct""code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20260120"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
input_examples: optional array of map[unknown]strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
BetaToolTextEditor20250728 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 5 more }
name: "str_replace_based_edit_tool"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks."str_replace_based_edit_tool"
type: "text_editor_20250728""text_editor_20250728"
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120""direct""code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20260120"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
input_examples: optional array of map[unknown]max_characters: optional numberMaximum number of characters to display when viewing a file. If not specified, defaults to displaying the full file.
strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
BetaWebSearchTool20250305 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 7 more }
name: "web_search"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks."web_search"
type: "web_search_20250305""web_search_20250305"
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120""direct""code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20260120"
allowed_domains: optional array of stringIf provided, only these domains will be included in results. Cannot be used alongside
blocked_domains.blocked_domains: optional array of stringIf provided, these domains will never appear in results. Cannot be used alongside
allowed_domains.cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
max_uses: optional numberMaximum number of times the tool can be used in the API request.
strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
user_location: optional BetaUserLocationParameters for the user’s location. Used to provide more relevant search results.
type: "approximate""approximate"
city: optional stringThe city of the user.
country: optional stringThe two letter ISO country code of the user.
region: optional stringThe region of the user.
timezone: optional stringThe IANA timezone of the user.
BetaWebFetchTool20250910 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 8 more }
name: "web_fetch"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks."web_fetch"
type: "web_fetch_20250910""web_fetch_20250910"
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120""direct""code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20260120"
allowed_domains: optional array of stringList of domains to allow fetching from
blocked_domains: optional array of stringList of domains to block fetching from
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
citations: optional BetaCitationsConfigParamCitations configuration for fetched documents. Citations are disabled by default.
enabled: optional boolean
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
max_content_tokens: optional numberMaximum 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.
max_uses: optional numberMaximum number of times the tool can be used in the API request.
strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
BetaWebSearchTool20260209 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 7 more }
name: "web_search"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks."web_search"
type: "web_search_20260209""web_search_20260209"
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120""direct""code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20260120"
allowed_domains: optional array of stringIf provided, only these domains will be included in results. Cannot be used alongside
blocked_domains.blocked_domains: optional array of stringIf provided, these domains will never appear in results. Cannot be used alongside
allowed_domains.cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
max_uses: optional numberMaximum number of times the tool can be used in the API request.
strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
user_location: optional BetaUserLocationParameters for the user’s location. Used to provide more relevant search results.
type: "approximate""approximate"
city: optional stringThe city of the user.
country: optional stringThe two letter ISO country code of the user.
region: optional stringThe region of the user.
timezone: optional stringThe IANA timezone of the user.
BetaWebFetchTool20260209 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 8 more }
name: "web_fetch"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks."web_fetch"
type: "web_fetch_20260209""web_fetch_20260209"
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120""direct""code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20260120"
allowed_domains: optional array of stringList of domains to allow fetching from
blocked_domains: optional array of stringList of domains to block fetching from
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
citations: optional BetaCitationsConfigParamCitations configuration for fetched documents. Citations are disabled by default.
enabled: optional boolean
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
max_content_tokens: optional numberMaximum 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.
max_uses: optional numberMaximum number of times the tool can be used in the API request.
strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
BetaToolSearchToolBm25_20251119 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 3 more }
name: "tool_search_tool_bm25"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks."tool_search_tool_bm25"
type: "tool_search_tool_bm25_20251119" or "tool_search_tool_bm25""tool_search_tool_bm25_20251119""tool_search_tool_bm25"
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120""direct""code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20260120"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
BetaToolSearchToolRegex20251119 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 3 more }
name: "tool_search_tool_regex"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks."tool_search_tool_regex"
type: "tool_search_tool_regex_20251119" or "tool_search_tool_regex""tool_search_tool_regex_20251119""tool_search_tool_regex"
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120""direct""code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20260120"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
BetaMCPToolset = object { mcp_server_name, type, cache_control, 2 more }
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.
mcp_server_name: stringName of the MCP server to configure tools for
type: "mcp_toolset""mcp_toolset"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
configs: optional map[BetaMCPToolConfig]Configuration overrides for specific tools, keyed by tool name
defer_loading: optional booleanenabled: optional boolean
default_config: optional BetaMCPToolDefaultConfigDefault configuration applied to all tools from this server
defer_loading: optional booleanenabled: optional boolean
top_k: optional numberOnly 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.top_p: optional numberUse 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 altertemperatureortop_p, but not both.Recommended for advanced use cases only. You usually only need to use
temperature.
Returns#
BetaMessage = object { id, container, content, 7 more }id: string
Unique object identifier.
The format and length of IDs may change over time.
container: BetaContainer
Information about the container used in the request (for the code execution tool)
id: stringIdentifier for the container used in this request
expires_at: stringThe time at which the container will expire.
skills: array of BetaSkillSkills loaded in the container
skill_id: stringSkill ID
type: "anthropic" or "custom"Type of skill - either ‘anthropic’ (built-in) or ‘custom’ (user-defined)
"anthropic""custom"
version: stringSkill version or ’latest’ for most recent version
content: array of BetaContentBlock
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:
```json
[
{"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:
```json
[{"type": "text", "text": "B)"}]
```
- `BetaTextBlock = object { citations, text, type }`
- `citations: array of BetaTextCitation`
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`.
- `BetaCitationCharLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_char_index: number`
- `file_id: string`
- `start_char_index: number`
- `type: "char_location"`
- `"char_location"`
- `BetaCitationPageLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_page_number: number`
- `file_id: string`
- `start_page_number: number`
- `type: "page_location"`
- `"page_location"`
- `BetaCitationContentBlockLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `file_id: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `type: "content_block_location"`
- `"content_block_location"`
- `BetaCitationsWebSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `encrypted_index: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result_location"`
- `"web_search_result_location"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaCitationSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `search_result_index: number`
- `source: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `title: string`
- `type: "search_result_location"`
- `"search_result_location"`
- `text: string`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `BetaThinkingBlock = object { signature, thinking, type }`
- `signature: string`
- `thinking: string`
- `type: "thinking"`
- `"thinking"`
- `BetaRedactedThinkingBlock = object { data, type }`
- `data: string`
- `type: "redacted_thinking"`
- `"redacted_thinking"`
- `BetaToolUseBlock = object { id, input, name, 2 more }`
- `id: string`
- `input: map[unknown]`
- `name: string`
- `type: "tool_use"`
- `"tool_use"`
- `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `type: "direct"`
- `"direct"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }`
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }`
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `BetaServerToolUseBlock = object { id, input, name, 2 more }`
- `id: string`
- `input: map[unknown]`
- `name: "web_search" or "web_fetch" or "code_execution" or 4 more`
- `"web_search"`
- `"web_fetch"`
- `"code_execution"`
- `"bash_code_execution"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution"`
- `"tool_search_tool_regex"`
- `"tool_search_tool_bm25"`
- `type: "server_tool_use"`
- `"server_tool_use"`
- `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `type: "direct"`
- `"direct"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }`
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }`
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `BetaWebSearchToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type, caller }`
- `content: BetaWebSearchToolResultBlockContent`
- `BetaWebSearchToolResultError = object { error_code, type }`
- `error_code: BetaWebSearchToolResultErrorCode`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `"max_uses_exceeded"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"query_too_long"`
- `"request_too_large"`
- `type: "web_search_tool_result_error"`
- `"web_search_tool_result_error"`
- `UnionMember1 = array of BetaWebSearchResultBlock`
- `encrypted_content: string`
- `page_age: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result"`
- `"web_search_result"`
- `url: string`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "web_search_tool_result"`
- `"web_search_tool_result"`
- `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `type: "direct"`
- `"direct"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }`
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }`
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `BetaWebFetchToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type, caller }`
- `content: BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorBlock or BetaWebFetchBlock`
- `BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorBlock = object { error_code, type }`
- `error_code: BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorCode`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"url_too_long"`
- `"url_not_allowed"`
- `"url_not_accessible"`
- `"unsupported_content_type"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"max_uses_exceeded"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `type: "web_fetch_tool_result_error"`
- `"web_fetch_tool_result_error"`
- `BetaWebFetchBlock = object { content, retrieved_at, type, url }`
- `content: BetaDocumentBlock`
- `citations: BetaCitationConfig`
Citation configuration for the document
- `enabled: boolean`
- `source: BetaBase64PDFSource or BetaPlainTextSource`
- `BetaBase64PDFSource = object { data, media_type, type }`
- `data: string`
- `media_type: "application/pdf"`
- `"application/pdf"`
- `type: "base64"`
- `"base64"`
- `BetaPlainTextSource = object { data, media_type, type }`
- `data: string`
- `media_type: "text/plain"`
- `"text/plain"`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `title: string`
The title of the document
- `type: "document"`
- `"document"`
- `retrieved_at: string`
ISO 8601 timestamp when the content was retrieved
- `type: "web_fetch_result"`
- `"web_fetch_result"`
- `url: string`
Fetched content URL
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "web_fetch_tool_result"`
- `"web_fetch_tool_result"`
- `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `type: "direct"`
- `"direct"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }`
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }`
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `BetaCodeExecutionToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type }`
- `content: BetaCodeExecutionToolResultBlockContent`
Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.
- `BetaCodeExecutionToolResultError = object { error_code, type }`
- `error_code: BetaCodeExecutionToolResultErrorCode`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"execution_time_exceeded"`
- `type: "code_execution_tool_result_error"`
- `"code_execution_tool_result_error"`
- `BetaCodeExecutionResultBlock = object { content, return_code, stderr, 2 more }`
- `content: array of BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlock`
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_output"`
- `"code_execution_output"`
- `return_code: number`
- `stderr: string`
- `stdout: string`
- `type: "code_execution_result"`
- `"code_execution_result"`
- `BetaEncryptedCodeExecutionResultBlock = object { content, encrypted_stdout, return_code, 2 more }`
Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.
- `content: array of BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlock`
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_output"`
- `"code_execution_output"`
- `encrypted_stdout: string`
- `return_code: number`
- `stderr: string`
- `type: "encrypted_code_execution_result"`
- `"encrypted_code_execution_result"`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_tool_result"`
- `"code_execution_tool_result"`
- `BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type }`
- `content: BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultError or BetaBashCodeExecutionResultBlock`
- `BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultError = object { error_code, type }`
- `error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or 2 more`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"execution_time_exceeded"`
- `"output_file_too_large"`
- `type: "bash_code_execution_tool_result_error"`
- `"bash_code_execution_tool_result_error"`
- `BetaBashCodeExecutionResultBlock = object { content, return_code, stderr, 2 more }`
- `content: array of BetaBashCodeExecutionOutputBlock`
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "bash_code_execution_output"`
- `"bash_code_execution_output"`
- `return_code: number`
- `stderr: string`
- `stdout: string`
- `type: "bash_code_execution_result"`
- `"bash_code_execution_result"`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "bash_code_execution_tool_result"`
- `"bash_code_execution_tool_result"`
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type }`
- `content: BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultError or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlock or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlock or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlock`
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultError = object { error_code, error_message, type }`
- `error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or 2 more`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"execution_time_exceeded"`
- `"file_not_found"`
- `error_message: string`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_tool_result_error"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_tool_result_error"`
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlock = object { content, file_type, num_lines, 3 more }`
- `content: string`
- `file_type: "text" or "image" or "pdf"`
- `"text"`
- `"image"`
- `"pdf"`
- `num_lines: number`
- `start_line: number`
- `total_lines: number`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_view_result"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_view_result"`
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlock = object { is_file_update, type }`
- `is_file_update: boolean`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_create_result"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_create_result"`
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlock = object { lines, new_lines, new_start, 3 more }`
- `lines: array of string`
- `new_lines: number`
- `new_start: number`
- `old_lines: number`
- `old_start: number`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_str_replace_result"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_str_replace_result"`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_tool_result"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_tool_result"`
- `BetaToolSearchToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type }`
- `content: BetaToolSearchToolResultError or BetaToolSearchToolSearchResultBlock`
- `BetaToolSearchToolResultError = object { error_code, error_message, type }`
- `error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or "execution_time_exceeded"`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"execution_time_exceeded"`
- `error_message: string`
- `type: "tool_search_tool_result_error"`
- `"tool_search_tool_result_error"`
- `BetaToolSearchToolSearchResultBlock = object { tool_references, type }`
- `tool_references: array of BetaToolReferenceBlock`
- `tool_name: string`
- `type: "tool_reference"`
- `"tool_reference"`
- `type: "tool_search_tool_search_result"`
- `"tool_search_tool_search_result"`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "tool_search_tool_result"`
- `"tool_search_tool_result"`
- `BetaMCPToolUseBlock = object { id, input, name, 2 more }`
- `id: string`
- `input: map[unknown]`
- `name: string`
The name of the MCP tool
- `server_name: string`
The name of the MCP server
- `type: "mcp_tool_use"`
- `"mcp_tool_use"`
- `BetaMCPToolResultBlock = object { content, is_error, tool_use_id, type }`
- `content: string or array of BetaTextBlock`
- `UnionMember0 = string`
- `BetaMCPToolResultBlockContent = array of BetaTextBlock`
- `citations: array of BetaTextCitation`
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`.
- `BetaCitationCharLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_char_index: number`
- `file_id: string`
- `start_char_index: number`
- `type: "char_location"`
- `"char_location"`
- `BetaCitationPageLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_page_number: number`
- `file_id: string`
- `start_page_number: number`
- `type: "page_location"`
- `"page_location"`
- `BetaCitationContentBlockLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `file_id: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `type: "content_block_location"`
- `"content_block_location"`
- `BetaCitationsWebSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `encrypted_index: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result_location"`
- `"web_search_result_location"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaCitationSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `search_result_index: number`
- `source: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `title: string`
- `type: "search_result_location"`
- `"search_result_location"`
- `text: string`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `is_error: boolean`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "mcp_tool_result"`
- `"mcp_tool_result"`
- `BetaContainerUploadBlock = object { file_id, type }`
Response model for a file uploaded to the container.
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "container_upload"`
- `"container_upload"`
- `BetaCompactionBlock = object { content, type }`
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.
- `content: string`
Summary of compacted content, or null if compaction failed
- `type: "compaction"`
- `"compaction"`
- `context_management: BetaContextManagementResponse`
Context management response.
Information about context management strategies applied during the request.
- `applied_edits: array of BetaClearToolUses20250919EditResponse or BetaClearThinking20251015EditResponse`
List of context management edits that were applied.
- `BetaClearToolUses20250919EditResponse = object { cleared_input_tokens, cleared_tool_uses, type }`
- `cleared_input_tokens: number`
Number of input tokens cleared by this edit.
- `cleared_tool_uses: number`
Number of tool uses that were cleared.
- `type: "clear_tool_uses_20250919"`
The type of context management edit applied.
- `"clear_tool_uses_20250919"`
- `BetaClearThinking20251015EditResponse = object { cleared_input_tokens, cleared_thinking_turns, type }`
- `cleared_input_tokens: number`
Number of input tokens cleared by this edit.
- `cleared_thinking_turns: number`
Number of thinking turns that were cleared.
- `type: "clear_thinking_20251015"`
The type of context management edit applied.
- `"clear_thinking_20251015"`
- `model: Model`
The model that will complete your prompt.
See [models](https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/models-overview) for additional details and options.
- `UnionMember0 = "claude-opus-4-6" or "claude-sonnet-4-6" or "claude-opus-4-5-20251101" or 19 more`
The model that will complete your prompt.
See [models](https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/models-overview) for additional details and options.
- `"claude-opus-4-6"`
Most intelligent model for building agents and coding
- `"claude-sonnet-4-6"`
Frontier intelligence at scale — built for coding, agents, and enterprise workflows
- `"claude-opus-4-5-20251101"`
Premium model combining maximum intelligence with practical performance
- `"claude-opus-4-5"`
Premium model combining maximum intelligence with practical performance
- `"claude-3-7-sonnet-latest"`
High-performance model with early extended thinking
- `"claude-3-7-sonnet-20250219"`
High-performance model with early extended thinking
- `"claude-3-5-haiku-latest"`
Fastest and most compact model for near-instant responsiveness
- `"claude-3-5-haiku-20241022"`
Our fastest model
- `"claude-haiku-4-5"`
Hybrid model, capable of near-instant responses and extended thinking
- `"claude-haiku-4-5-20251001"`
Hybrid model, capable of near-instant responses and extended thinking
- `"claude-sonnet-4-20250514"`
High-performance model with extended thinking
- `"claude-sonnet-4-0"`
High-performance model with extended thinking
- `"claude-4-sonnet-20250514"`
High-performance model with extended thinking
- `"claude-sonnet-4-5"`
Our best model for real-world agents and coding
- `"claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929"`
Our best model for real-world agents and coding
- `"claude-opus-4-0"`
Our most capable model
- `"claude-opus-4-20250514"`
Our most capable model
- `"claude-4-opus-20250514"`
Our most capable model
- `"claude-opus-4-1-20250805"`
Our most capable model
- `"claude-3-opus-latest"`
Excels at writing and complex tasks
- `"claude-3-opus-20240229"`
Excels at writing and complex tasks
- `"claude-3-haiku-20240307"`
Our previous most fast and cost-effective
- `UnionMember1 = string`
- `role: "assistant"`
Conversational role of the generated message.
This will always be `"assistant"`.
- `"assistant"`
- `stop_reason: BetaStopReason`
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 requested `max_tokens` or the model's maximum
* `"stop_sequence"`: one of your provided custom `stop_sequences` was 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.
- `"end_turn"`
- `"max_tokens"`
- `"stop_sequence"`
- `"tool_use"`
- `"pause_turn"`
- `"compaction"`
- `"refusal"`
- `"model_context_window_exceeded"`
- `stop_sequence: string`
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: "message"`
Object type.
For Messages, this is always `"message"`.
- `"message"`
- `usage: BetaUsage`
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`.
- `cache_creation: BetaCacheCreation`
Breakdown of cached tokens by TTL
- `ephemeral_1h_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the 1 hour cache entry.
- `ephemeral_5m_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the 5 minute cache entry.
- `cache_creation_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
- `cache_read_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens read from the cache.
- `inference_geo: string`
The geographic region where inference was performed for this request.
- `input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens which were used.
- `iterations: BetaIterationsUsage`
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
- `BetaMessageIterationUsage = object { cache_creation, cache_creation_input_tokens, cache_read_input_tokens, 3 more }`
Token usage for a sampling iteration.
- `cache_creation: BetaCacheCreation`
Breakdown of cached tokens by TTL
- `ephemeral_1h_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the 1 hour cache entry.
- `ephemeral_5m_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the 5 minute cache entry.
- `cache_creation_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
- `cache_read_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens read from the cache.
- `input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens which were used.
- `output_tokens: number`
The number of output tokens which were used.
- `type: "message"`
Usage for a sampling iteration
- `"message"`
- `BetaCompactionIterationUsage = object { cache_creation, cache_creation_input_tokens, cache_read_input_tokens, 3 more }`
Token usage for a compaction iteration.
- `cache_creation: BetaCacheCreation`
Breakdown of cached tokens by TTL
- `ephemeral_1h_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the 1 hour cache entry.
- `ephemeral_5m_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the 5 minute cache entry.
- `cache_creation_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
- `cache_read_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens read from the cache.
- `input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens which were used.
- `output_tokens: number`
The number of output tokens which were used.
- `type: "compaction"`
Usage for a compaction iteration
- `"compaction"`
- `output_tokens: number`
The number of output tokens which were used.
- `server_tool_use: BetaServerToolUsage`
The number of server tool requests.
- `web_fetch_requests: number`
The number of web fetch tool requests.
- `web_search_requests: number`
The number of web search tool requests.
- `service_tier: "standard" or "priority" or "batch"`
If the request used the priority, standard, or batch tier.
- `"standard"`
- `"priority"`
- `"batch"`
- `speed: "standard" or "fast"`
The inference speed mode used for this request.
- `"standard"`
- `"fast"`
### Example
```http
curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages?beta=true \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
-H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" \
--max-time 600 \
-d '{
"max_tokens": 1024,
"messages": [
{
"content": "Hello, world",
"role": "user"
}
],
"model": "claude-opus-4-6"
}'Count Tokens#
post /v1/messages/count_tokens
Count the number of tokens in a Message.
The Token Count API can be used to count the number of tokens in a Message, including tools, images, and documents, without creating it.
Learn more about token counting in our user guide
Header Parameters#
"anthropic-beta": optional array of AnthropicBetaOptional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.
UnionMember0 = stringUnionMember1 = "message-batches-2024-09-24" or "prompt-caching-2024-07-31" or "computer-use-2024-10-22" or 17 more
"message-batches-2024-09-24""prompt-caching-2024-07-31""computer-use-2024-10-22""computer-use-2025-01-24""pdfs-2024-09-25""token-counting-2024-11-01""token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19""output-128k-2025-02-19""files-api-2025-04-14""mcp-client-2025-04-04""mcp-client-2025-11-20""dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14""interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14""code-execution-2025-05-22""extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11""context-1m-2025-08-07""context-management-2025-06-27""model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26""skills-2025-10-02""fast-mode-2026-02-01"
Body Parameters#
messages: array of BetaMessageParamInput messages.
Our models are trained to operate on alternating
userandassistantconversational turns. When creating a newMessage, you specify the prior conversational turns with themessagesparameter, and the model then generates the nextMessagein the conversation. Consecutiveuserorassistantturns in your request will be combined into a single turn.Each input message must be an object with a
roleandcontent. You can specify a singleuser-role message, or you can include multipleuserandassistantmessages.If the final message uses the
assistantrole, 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
usermessage:[{"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
contentmay be either a singlestringor an array of content blocks, where each block has a specifictype. Using astringforcontentis 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
systemparameter — 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: string or array of BetaContentBlockParam
UnionMember0 = stringUnionMember1 = array of BetaContentBlockParamBetaTextBlockParam = object { text, type, cache_control, citations }text: stringtype: "text""text"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParamBetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_char_index: numberstart_char_index: numbertype: "char_location""char_location"
BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_page_number: numberstart_page_number: numbertype: "page_location""page_location"
BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_block_index: numberstart_block_index: numbertype: "content_block_location""content_block_location"
BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }cited_text: stringencrypted_index: stringtitle: stringtype: "web_search_result_location""web_search_result_location"
url: string
BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }cited_text: stringend_block_index: numbersearch_result_index: numbersource: stringstart_block_index: numbertitle: stringtype: "search_result_location""search_result_location"
BetaImageBlockParam = object { source, type, cache_control }source: BetaBase64ImageSource or BetaURLImageSource or BetaFileImageSourceBetaBase64ImageSource = object { data, media_type, type }data: stringmedia_type: "image/jpeg" or "image/png" or "image/gif" or "image/webp""image/jpeg""image/png""image/gif""image/webp"
type: "base64""base64"
BetaURLImageSource = object { type, url }type: "url""url"
url: string
BetaFileImageSource = object { file_id, type }file_id: stringtype: "file""file"
type: "image""image"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
BetaRequestDocumentBlock = object { source, type, cache_control, 3 more }source: BetaBase64PDFSource or BetaPlainTextSource or BetaContentBlockSource or 2 moreBetaBase64PDFSource = object { data, media_type, type }data: stringmedia_type: "application/pdf""application/pdf"
type: "base64""base64"
BetaPlainTextSource = object { data, media_type, type }data: stringmedia_type: "text/plain""text/plain"
type: "text""text"
BetaContentBlockSource = object { content, type }content: string or array of BetaContentBlockSourceContentUnionMember0 = stringBetaContentBlockSourceContent = array of BetaContentBlockSourceContentBetaTextBlockParam = object { text, type, cache_control, citations }text: stringtype: "text""text"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParamBetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_char_index: numberstart_char_index: numbertype: "char_location""char_location"
BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_page_number: numberstart_page_number: numbertype: "page_location""page_location"
BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_block_index: numberstart_block_index: numbertype: "content_block_location""content_block_location"
BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }cited_text: stringencrypted_index: stringtitle: stringtype: "web_search_result_location""web_search_result_location"
url: string
BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }cited_text: stringend_block_index: numbersearch_result_index: numbersource: stringstart_block_index: numbertitle: stringtype: "search_result_location""search_result_location"
BetaImageBlockParam = object { source, type, cache_control }source: BetaBase64ImageSource or BetaURLImageSource or BetaFileImageSourceBetaBase64ImageSource = object { data, media_type, type }data: stringmedia_type: "image/jpeg" or "image/png" or "image/gif" or "image/webp""image/jpeg""image/png""image/gif""image/webp"
type: "base64""base64"
BetaURLImageSource = object { type, url }type: "url""url"
url: string
BetaFileImageSource = object { file_id, type }file_id: stringtype: "file""file"
type: "image""image"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
type: "content""content"
BetaURLPDFSource = object { type, url }type: "url""url"
url: string
BetaFileDocumentSource = object { file_id, type }file_id: stringtype: "file""file"
type: "document""document"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
citations: optional BetaCitationsConfigParamenabled: optional boolean
context: optional stringtitle: optional string
BetaSearchResultBlockParam = object { content, source, title, 3 more }content: array of BetaTextBlockParamtext: stringtype: "text""text"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParamBetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_char_index: numberstart_char_index: numbertype: "char_location""char_location"
BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_page_number: numberstart_page_number: numbertype: "page_location""page_location"
BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_block_index: numberstart_block_index: numbertype: "content_block_location""content_block_location"
BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }cited_text: stringencrypted_index: stringtitle: stringtype: "web_search_result_location""web_search_result_location"
url: string
BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }cited_text: stringend_block_index: numbersearch_result_index: numbersource: stringstart_block_index: numbertitle: stringtype: "search_result_location""search_result_location"
source: stringtitle: stringtype: "search_result""search_result"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
citations: optional BetaCitationsConfigParamenabled: optional boolean
BetaThinkingBlockParam = object { signature, thinking, type }signature: stringthinking: stringtype: "thinking""thinking"
BetaRedactedThinkingBlockParam = object { data, type }data: stringtype: "redacted_thinking""redacted_thinking"
BetaToolUseBlockParam = object { id, input, name, 3 more }id: stringinput: map[unknown]name: stringtype: "tool_use""tool_use"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120Tool invocation directly from the model.
BetaDirectCaller = object { type }Tool invocation directly from the model.
type: "direct""direct"
BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
tool_id: stringtype: "code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20250825"
BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }tool_id: stringtype: "code_execution_20260120""code_execution_20260120"
BetaToolResultBlockParam = object { tool_use_id, type, cache_control, 2 more }tool_use_id: stringtype: "tool_result""tool_result"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
content: optional string or array of BetaTextBlockParam or BetaImageBlockParam or BetaSearchResultBlockParam or 2 moreUnionMember0 = stringUnionMember1 = array of BetaTextBlockParam or BetaImageBlockParam or BetaSearchResultBlockParam or 2 moreBetaTextBlockParam = object { text, type, cache_control, citations }text: stringtype: "text""text"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParamBetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_char_index: numberstart_char_index: numbertype: "char_location""char_location"
BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_page_number: numberstart_page_number: numbertype: "page_location""page_location"
BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_block_index: numberstart_block_index: numbertype: "content_block_location""content_block_location"
BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }cited_text: stringencrypted_index: stringtitle: stringtype: "web_search_result_location""web_search_result_location"
url: string
BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }cited_text: stringend_block_index: numbersearch_result_index: numbersource: stringstart_block_index: numbertitle: stringtype: "search_result_location""search_result_location"
BetaImageBlockParam = object { source, type, cache_control }source: BetaBase64ImageSource or BetaURLImageSource or BetaFileImageSourceBetaBase64ImageSource = object { data, media_type, type }data: stringmedia_type: "image/jpeg" or "image/png" or "image/gif" or "image/webp""image/jpeg""image/png""image/gif""image/webp"
type: "base64""base64"
BetaURLImageSource = object { type, url }type: "url""url"
url: string
BetaFileImageSource = object { file_id, type }file_id: stringtype: "file""file"
type: "image""image"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
BetaSearchResultBlockParam = object { content, source, title, 3 more }content: array of BetaTextBlockParamtext: stringtype: "text""text"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParamBetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_char_index: numberstart_char_index: numbertype: "char_location""char_location"
BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_page_number: numberstart_page_number: numbertype: "page_location""page_location"
BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_block_index: numberstart_block_index: numbertype: "content_block_location""content_block_location"
BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }cited_text: stringencrypted_index: stringtitle: stringtype: "web_search_result_location""web_search_result_location"
url: string
BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }cited_text: stringend_block_index: numbersearch_result_index: numbersource: stringstart_block_index: numbertitle: stringtype: "search_result_location""search_result_location"
source: stringtitle: stringtype: "search_result""search_result"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
citations: optional BetaCitationsConfigParamenabled: optional boolean
BetaRequestDocumentBlock = object { source, type, cache_control, 3 more }source: BetaBase64PDFSource or BetaPlainTextSource or BetaContentBlockSource or 2 moreBetaBase64PDFSource = object { data, media_type, type }data: stringmedia_type: "application/pdf""application/pdf"
type: "base64""base64"
BetaPlainTextSource = object { data, media_type, type }data: stringmedia_type: "text/plain""text/plain"
type: "text""text"
BetaContentBlockSource = object { content, type }content: string or array of BetaContentBlockSourceContentUnionMember0 = stringBetaContentBlockSourceContent = array of BetaContentBlockSourceContentBetaTextBlockParam = object { text, type, cache_control, citations }text: stringtype: "text""text"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParamBetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_char_index: numberstart_char_index: numbertype: "char_location""char_location"
BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_page_number: numberstart_page_number: numbertype: "page_location""page_location"
BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_block_index: numberstart_block_index: numbertype: "content_block_location""content_block_location"
BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }cited_text: stringencrypted_index: stringtitle: stringtype: "web_search_result_location""web_search_result_location"
url: string
BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }cited_text: stringend_block_index: numbersearch_result_index: numbersource: stringstart_block_index: numbertitle: stringtype: "search_result_location""search_result_location"
BetaImageBlockParam = object { source, type, cache_control }source: BetaBase64ImageSource or BetaURLImageSource or BetaFileImageSourceBetaBase64ImageSource = object { data, media_type, type }data: stringmedia_type: "image/jpeg" or "image/png" or "image/gif" or "image/webp""image/jpeg""image/png""image/gif""image/webp"
type: "base64""base64"
BetaURLImageSource = object { type, url }type: "url""url"
url: string
BetaFileImageSource = object { file_id, type }file_id: stringtype: "file""file"
type: "image""image"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
type: "content""content"
BetaURLPDFSource = object { type, url }type: "url""url"
url: string
BetaFileDocumentSource = object { file_id, type }file_id: stringtype: "file""file"
type: "document""document"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
citations: optional BetaCitationsConfigParamenabled: optional boolean
context: optional stringtitle: optional string
BetaToolReferenceBlockParam = object { tool_name, type, cache_control }Tool reference block that can be included in tool_result content.
tool_name: stringtype: "tool_reference""tool_reference"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
is_error: optional boolean
BetaServerToolUseBlockParam = object { id, input, name, 3 more }id: stringinput: map[unknown]name: "web_search" or "web_fetch" or "code_execution" or 4 more"web_search""web_fetch""code_execution""bash_code_execution""text_editor_code_execution""tool_search_tool_regex""tool_search_tool_bm25"
type: "server_tool_use""server_tool_use"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120Tool invocation directly from the model.
BetaDirectCaller = object { type }Tool invocation directly from the model.
type: "direct""direct"
BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
tool_id: stringtype: "code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20250825"
BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }tool_id: stringtype: "code_execution_20260120""code_execution_20260120"
BetaWebSearchToolResultBlockParam = object { content, tool_use_id, type, 2 more }content: BetaWebSearchToolResultBlockParamContentResultBlock = array of BetaWebSearchResultBlockParamencrypted_content: stringtitle: stringtype: "web_search_result""web_search_result"
url: stringpage_age: optional string
BetaWebSearchToolRequestError = object { error_code, type }error_code: BetaWebSearchToolResultErrorCode"invalid_tool_input""unavailable""max_uses_exceeded""too_many_requests""query_too_long""request_too_large"
type: "web_search_tool_result_error""web_search_tool_result_error"
tool_use_id: stringtype: "web_search_tool_result""web_search_tool_result"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120Tool invocation directly from the model.
BetaDirectCaller = object { type }Tool invocation directly from the model.
type: "direct""direct"
BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
tool_id: stringtype: "code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20250825"
BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }tool_id: stringtype: "code_execution_20260120""code_execution_20260120"
BetaWebFetchToolResultBlockParam = object { content, tool_use_id, type, 2 more }content: BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorBlockParam or BetaWebFetchBlockParamBetaWebFetchToolResultErrorBlockParam = object { error_code, type }error_code: BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorCode"invalid_tool_input""url_too_long""url_not_allowed""url_not_accessible""unsupported_content_type""too_many_requests""max_uses_exceeded""unavailable"
type: "web_fetch_tool_result_error""web_fetch_tool_result_error"
BetaWebFetchBlockParam = object { content, type, url, retrieved_at }content: BetaRequestDocumentBlocksource: BetaBase64PDFSource or BetaPlainTextSource or BetaContentBlockSource or 2 moreBetaBase64PDFSource = object { data, media_type, type }data: stringmedia_type: "application/pdf""application/pdf"
type: "base64""base64"
BetaPlainTextSource = object { data, media_type, type }data: stringmedia_type: "text/plain""text/plain"
type: "text""text"
BetaContentBlockSource = object { content, type }content: string or array of BetaContentBlockSourceContentUnionMember0 = stringBetaContentBlockSourceContent = array of BetaContentBlockSourceContentBetaTextBlockParam = object { text, type, cache_control, citations }text: stringtype: "text""text"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParamBetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_char_index: numberstart_char_index: numbertype: "char_location""char_location"
BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_page_number: numberstart_page_number: numbertype: "page_location""page_location"
BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_block_index: numberstart_block_index: numbertype: "content_block_location""content_block_location"
BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }cited_text: stringencrypted_index: stringtitle: stringtype: "web_search_result_location""web_search_result_location"
url: string
BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }cited_text: stringend_block_index: numbersearch_result_index: numbersource: stringstart_block_index: numbertitle: stringtype: "search_result_location""search_result_location"
BetaImageBlockParam = object { source, type, cache_control }source: BetaBase64ImageSource or BetaURLImageSource or BetaFileImageSourceBetaBase64ImageSource = object { data, media_type, type }data: stringmedia_type: "image/jpeg" or "image/png" or "image/gif" or "image/webp""image/jpeg""image/png""image/gif""image/webp"
type: "base64""base64"
BetaURLImageSource = object { type, url }type: "url""url"
url: string
BetaFileImageSource = object { file_id, type }file_id: stringtype: "file""file"
type: "image""image"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
type: "content""content"
BetaURLPDFSource = object { type, url }type: "url""url"
url: string
BetaFileDocumentSource = object { file_id, type }file_id: stringtype: "file""file"
type: "document""document"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
citations: optional BetaCitationsConfigParamenabled: optional boolean
context: optional stringtitle: optional string
type: "web_fetch_result""web_fetch_result"
url: stringFetched content URL
retrieved_at: optional stringISO 8601 timestamp when the content was retrieved
tool_use_id: stringtype: "web_fetch_tool_result""web_fetch_tool_result"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120Tool invocation directly from the model.
BetaDirectCaller = object { type }Tool invocation directly from the model.
type: "direct""direct"
BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
tool_id: stringtype: "code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20250825"
BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }tool_id: stringtype: "code_execution_20260120""code_execution_20260120"
BetaCodeExecutionToolResultBlockParam = object { content, tool_use_id, type, cache_control }content: BetaCodeExecutionToolResultBlockParamContentCode execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.
BetaCodeExecutionToolResultErrorParam = object { error_code, type }error_code: BetaCodeExecutionToolResultErrorCode"invalid_tool_input""unavailable""too_many_requests""execution_time_exceeded"
type: "code_execution_tool_result_error""code_execution_tool_result_error"
BetaCodeExecutionResultBlockParam = object { content, return_code, stderr, 2 more }content: array of BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlockParamfile_id: stringtype: "code_execution_output""code_execution_output"
return_code: numberstderr: stringstdout: stringtype: "code_execution_result""code_execution_result"
BetaEncryptedCodeExecutionResultBlockParam = object { content, encrypted_stdout, return_code, 2 more }Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.
content: array of BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlockParamfile_id: stringtype: "code_execution_output""code_execution_output"
encrypted_stdout: stringreturn_code: numberstderr: stringtype: "encrypted_code_execution_result""encrypted_code_execution_result"
tool_use_id: stringtype: "code_execution_tool_result""code_execution_tool_result"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultBlockParam = object { content, tool_use_id, type, cache_control }content: BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultErrorParam or BetaBashCodeExecutionResultBlockParamBetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultErrorParam = object { error_code, type }error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or 2 more"invalid_tool_input""unavailable""too_many_requests""execution_time_exceeded""output_file_too_large"
type: "bash_code_execution_tool_result_error""bash_code_execution_tool_result_error"
BetaBashCodeExecutionResultBlockParam = object { content, return_code, stderr, 2 more }content: array of BetaBashCodeExecutionOutputBlockParamfile_id: stringtype: "bash_code_execution_output""bash_code_execution_output"
return_code: numberstderr: stringstdout: stringtype: "bash_code_execution_result""bash_code_execution_result"
tool_use_id: stringtype: "bash_code_execution_tool_result""bash_code_execution_tool_result"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultBlockParam = object { content, tool_use_id, type, cache_control }content: BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultErrorParam or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlockParam or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlockParam or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlockParamBetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultErrorParam = object { error_code, type, error_message }error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or 2 more"invalid_tool_input""unavailable""too_many_requests""execution_time_exceeded""file_not_found"
type: "text_editor_code_execution_tool_result_error""text_editor_code_execution_tool_result_error"
error_message: optional string
BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlockParam = object { content, file_type, type, 3 more }content: stringfile_type: "text" or "image" or "pdf""text""image""pdf"
type: "text_editor_code_execution_view_result""text_editor_code_execution_view_result"
num_lines: optional numberstart_line: optional numbertotal_lines: optional number
BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlockParam = object { is_file_update, type }is_file_update: booleantype: "text_editor_code_execution_create_result""text_editor_code_execution_create_result"
BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlockParam = object { type, lines, new_lines, 3 more }type: "text_editor_code_execution_str_replace_result""text_editor_code_execution_str_replace_result"
lines: optional array of stringnew_lines: optional numbernew_start: optional numberold_lines: optional numberold_start: optional number
tool_use_id: stringtype: "text_editor_code_execution_tool_result""text_editor_code_execution_tool_result"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
BetaToolSearchToolResultBlockParam = object { content, tool_use_id, type, cache_control }content: BetaToolSearchToolResultErrorParam or BetaToolSearchToolSearchResultBlockParamBetaToolSearchToolResultErrorParam = object { error_code, type }error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or "execution_time_exceeded""invalid_tool_input""unavailable""too_many_requests""execution_time_exceeded"
type: "tool_search_tool_result_error""tool_search_tool_result_error"
BetaToolSearchToolSearchResultBlockParam = object { tool_references, type }tool_references: array of BetaToolReferenceBlockParamtool_name: stringtype: "tool_reference""tool_reference"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
type: "tool_search_tool_search_result""tool_search_tool_search_result"
tool_use_id: stringtype: "tool_search_tool_result""tool_search_tool_result"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
BetaMCPToolUseBlockParam = object { id, input, name, 3 more }id: stringinput: map[unknown]name: stringserver_name: stringThe name of the MCP server
type: "mcp_tool_use""mcp_tool_use"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
BetaRequestMCPToolResultBlockParam = object { tool_use_id, type, cache_control, 2 more }tool_use_id: stringtype: "mcp_tool_result""mcp_tool_result"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
content: optional string or array of BetaTextBlockParamUnionMember0 = stringBetaMCPToolResultBlockParamContent = array of BetaTextBlockParamtext: stringtype: "text""text"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParamBetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_char_index: numberstart_char_index: numbertype: "char_location""char_location"
BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_page_number: numberstart_page_number: numbertype: "page_location""page_location"
BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_block_index: numberstart_block_index: numbertype: "content_block_location""content_block_location"
BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }cited_text: stringencrypted_index: stringtitle: stringtype: "web_search_result_location""web_search_result_location"
url: string
BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }cited_text: stringend_block_index: numbersearch_result_index: numbersource: stringstart_block_index: numbertitle: stringtype: "search_result_location""search_result_location"
is_error: optional boolean
BetaContainerUploadBlockParam = object { file_id, type, cache_control }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.
file_id: stringtype: "container_upload""container_upload"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
BetaCompactionBlockParam = object { content, type, cache_control }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.
content: stringSummary of previously compacted content, or null if compaction failed
type: "compaction""compaction"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
role: "user" or "assistant"
"user""assistant"model: ModelThe model that will complete your prompt.
See models for additional details and options.
UnionMember0 = "claude-opus-4-6" or "claude-sonnet-4-6" or "claude-opus-4-5-20251101" or 19 more
The model that will complete your prompt.
See models for additional details and options.
"claude-opus-4-6"Most intelligent model for building agents and coding
"claude-sonnet-4-6"Frontier intelligence at scale — built for coding, agents, and enterprise workflows
"claude-opus-4-5-20251101"Premium model combining maximum intelligence with practical performance
"claude-opus-4-5"Premium model combining maximum intelligence with practical performance
"claude-3-7-sonnet-latest"High-performance model with early extended thinking
"claude-3-7-sonnet-20250219"High-performance model with early extended thinking
"claude-3-5-haiku-latest"Fastest and most compact model for near-instant responsiveness
"claude-3-5-haiku-20241022"Our fastest model
"claude-haiku-4-5"Hybrid model, capable of near-instant responses and extended thinking
"claude-haiku-4-5-20251001"Hybrid model, capable of near-instant responses and extended thinking
"claude-sonnet-4-20250514"High-performance model with extended thinking
"claude-sonnet-4-0"High-performance model with extended thinking
"claude-4-sonnet-20250514"High-performance model with extended thinking
"claude-sonnet-4-5"Our best model for real-world agents and coding
"claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929"Our best model for real-world agents and coding
"claude-opus-4-0"Our most capable model
"claude-opus-4-20250514"Our most capable model
"claude-4-opus-20250514"Our most capable model
"claude-opus-4-1-20250805"Our most capable model
"claude-3-opus-latest"Excels at writing and complex tasks
"claude-3-opus-20240229"Excels at writing and complex tasks
"claude-3-haiku-20240307"Our previous most fast and cost-effective
UnionMember1 = string
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralTop-level cache control automatically applies a cache_control marker to the last cacheable block in the request.
type: "ephemeral"
"ephemeral"ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
"5m""1h"context_management: optional BetaContextManagementConfigContext management configuration.
This allows you to control how Claude manages context across multiple requests, such as whether to clear function results or not.
edits: optional array of BetaClearToolUses20250919Edit or BetaClearThinking20251015Edit or BetaCompact20260112Edit
List of context management edits to apply
BetaClearToolUses20250919Edit = object { type, clear_at_least, clear_tool_inputs, 3 more }type: "clear_tool_uses_20250919""clear_tool_uses_20250919"
clear_at_least: optional BetaInputTokensClearAtLeastMinimum number of tokens that must be cleared when triggered. Context will only be modified if at least this many tokens can be removed.
type: "input_tokens""input_tokens"
value: number
clear_tool_inputs: optional boolean or array of stringWhether to clear all tool inputs (bool) or specific tool inputs to clear (list)
UnionMember0 = booleanUnionMember1 = array of string
exclude_tools: optional array of stringTool names whose uses are preserved from clearing
keep: optional BetaToolUsesKeepNumber of tool uses to retain in the conversation
type: "tool_uses""tool_uses"
value: number
trigger: optional BetaInputTokensTrigger or BetaToolUsesTriggerCondition that triggers the context management strategy
BetaInputTokensTrigger = object { type, value }type: "input_tokens""input_tokens"
value: number
BetaToolUsesTrigger = object { type, value }type: "tool_uses""tool_uses"
value: number
BetaClearThinking20251015Edit = object { type, keep }type: "clear_thinking_20251015""clear_thinking_20251015"
keep: optional BetaThinkingTurns or BetaAllThinkingTurns or "all"Number of most recent assistant turns to keep thinking blocks for. Older turns will have their thinking blocks removed.
BetaThinkingTurns = object { type, value }type: "thinking_turns""thinking_turns"
value: number
BetaAllThinkingTurns = object { type }type: "all""all"
UnionMember2 = "all""all"
BetaCompact20260112Edit = object { type, instructions, pause_after_compaction, trigger }Automatically compact older context when reaching the configured trigger threshold.
type: "compact_20260112""compact_20260112"
instructions: optional stringAdditional instructions for summarization.
pause_after_compaction: optional booleanWhether to pause after compaction and return the compaction block to the user.
trigger: optional BetaInputTokensTriggerWhen to trigger compaction. Defaults to 150000 input tokens.
type: "input_tokens""input_tokens"
value: number
mcp_servers: optional array of BetaRequestMCPServerURLDefinitionMCP servers to be utilized in this request
name: stringtype: "url"
"url"url: stringauthorization_token: optional stringtool_configuration: optional BetaRequestMCPServerToolConfiguration
allowed_tools: optional array of stringenabled: optional booleanoutput_config: optional BetaOutputConfigConfiguration options for the model’s output, such as the output format.
effort: optional "low" or "medium" or "high" or "max"
All possible effort levels.
"low""medium""high""max"format: optional BetaJSONOutputFormat
A schema to specify Claude’s output format in responses. See structured outputs
schema: map[unknown]The JSON schema of the format
type: "json_schema""json_schema"
output_format: optional BetaJSONOutputFormatDeprecated: Use
output_config.formatinstead. See structured outputsA schema to specify Claude’s output format in responses. This parameter will be removed in a future release.
schema: map[unknown]
The JSON schema of the format
type: "json_schema""json_schema"speed: optional "standard" or "fast"The inference speed mode for this request.
"fast"enables high output-tokens-per-second inference."standard""fast"
system: optional string or array of BetaTextBlockParamSystem 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.
UnionMember0 = stringUnionMember1 = array of BetaTextBlockParam
text: stringtype: "text""text"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParamBetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_char_index: numberstart_char_index: numbertype: "char_location""char_location"
BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_page_number: numberstart_page_number: numbertype: "page_location""page_location"
BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_block_index: numberstart_block_index: numbertype: "content_block_location""content_block_location"
BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }cited_text: stringencrypted_index: stringtitle: stringtype: "web_search_result_location""web_search_result_location"
url: string
BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }cited_text: stringend_block_index: numbersearch_result_index: numbersource: stringstart_block_index: numbertitle: stringtype: "search_result_location""search_result_location"
thinking: optional BetaThinkingConfigParamConfiguration for enabling Claude’s extended thinking.
When enabled, responses include
thinkingcontent blocks showing Claude’s thinking process before the final answer. Requires a minimum budget of 1,024 tokens and counts towards yourmax_tokenslimit.See extended thinking for details.
BetaThinkingConfigEnabled = object { budget_tokens, type }
budget_tokens: numberDetermines how many tokens Claude can use for its internal reasoning process. Larger budgets can enable more thorough analysis for complex problems, improving response quality.
Must be ≥1024 and less than
max_tokens.See extended thinking for details.
type: "enabled""enabled"BetaThinkingConfigDisabled = object { type }
type: "disabled""disabled"BetaThinkingConfigAdaptive = object { type }
type: "adaptive""adaptive"
tool_choice: optional BetaToolChoiceHow 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.
BetaToolChoiceAuto = object { type, disable_parallel_tool_use }
The model will automatically decide whether to use tools.
type: "auto""auto"
disable_parallel_tool_use: optional booleanWhether to disable parallel tool use.
Defaults to
false. If set totrue, the model will output at most one tool use.BetaToolChoiceAny = object { type, disable_parallel_tool_use }
The model will use any available tools.
type: "any""any"
disable_parallel_tool_use: optional booleanWhether to disable parallel tool use.
Defaults to
false. If set totrue, the model will output exactly one tool use.BetaToolChoiceTool = object { name, type, disable_parallel_tool_use }
The model will use the specified tool with tool_choice.name.
name: stringThe name of the tool to use.
type: "tool""tool"
disable_parallel_tool_use: optional booleanWhether to disable parallel tool use.
Defaults to
false. If set totrue, the model will output exactly one tool use.BetaToolChoiceNone = object { type }
The model will not be allowed to use tools.
type: "none""none"
tools: optional array of BetaTool or BetaToolBash20241022 or BetaToolBash20250124 or 18 moreDefinitions of tools that the model may use.
If you include
toolsin your API request, the model may returntool_usecontent 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 usingtool_resultcontent 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
toolsas:[ { "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_usecontent 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_pricetool with{"ticker": "^GSPC"}as an input, and return the following back to the model in a subsequentusermessage:[ { "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.
BetaTool = object { input_schema, name, allowed_callers, 7 more }
input_schema: object { type, properties, required }JSON schema for this tool’s input.
This defines the shape of the
inputthat your tool accepts and that the model will produce.type: "object""object"
properties: optional map[unknown]required: optional array of string
name: stringName of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks.allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120""direct""code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20260120"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
description: optional stringDescription 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.
eager_input_streaming: optional booleanEnable 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.
input_examples: optional array of map[unknown]strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
type: optional "custom""custom"BetaToolBash20241022 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 4 more }
name: "bash"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks."bash"
type: "bash_20241022""bash_20241022"
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120""direct""code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20260120"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
input_examples: optional array of map[unknown]strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
BetaToolBash20250124 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 4 more }
name: "bash"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks."bash"
type: "bash_20250124""bash_20250124"
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120""direct""code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20260120"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
input_examples: optional array of map[unknown]strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
BetaCodeExecutionTool20250522 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 3 more }
name: "code_execution"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks."code_execution"
type: "code_execution_20250522""code_execution_20250522"
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120""direct""code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20260120"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
BetaCodeExecutionTool20250825 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 3 more }
name: "code_execution"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks."code_execution"
type: "code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20250825"
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120""direct""code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20260120"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
BetaCodeExecutionTool20260120 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 3 more }
Code execution tool with REPL state persistence (daemon mode + gVisor checkpoint).
name: "code_execution"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks."code_execution"
type: "code_execution_20260120""code_execution_20260120"
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120""direct""code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20260120"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
BetaToolComputerUse20241022 = object { display_height_px, display_width_px, name, 7 more }
display_height_px: numberThe height of the display in pixels.
display_width_px: numberThe width of the display in pixels.
name: "computer"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks."computer"
type: "computer_20241022""computer_20241022"
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120""direct""code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20260120"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
display_number: optional numberThe X11 display number (e.g. 0, 1) for the display.
input_examples: optional array of map[unknown]strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
BetaMemoryTool20250818 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 4 more }
name: "memory"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks."memory"
type: "memory_20250818""memory_20250818"
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120""direct""code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20260120"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
input_examples: optional array of map[unknown]strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
BetaToolComputerUse20250124 = object { display_height_px, display_width_px, name, 7 more }
display_height_px: numberThe height of the display in pixels.
display_width_px: numberThe width of the display in pixels.
name: "computer"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks."computer"
type: "computer_20250124""computer_20250124"
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120""direct""code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20260120"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
display_number: optional numberThe X11 display number (e.g. 0, 1) for the display.
input_examples: optional array of map[unknown]strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
BetaToolTextEditor20241022 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 4 more }
name: "str_replace_editor"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks."str_replace_editor"
type: "text_editor_20241022""text_editor_20241022"
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120""direct""code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20260120"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
input_examples: optional array of map[unknown]strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
BetaToolComputerUse20251124 = object { display_height_px, display_width_px, name, 8 more }
display_height_px: numberThe height of the display in pixels.
display_width_px: numberThe width of the display in pixels.
name: "computer"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks."computer"
type: "computer_20251124""computer_20251124"
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120""direct""code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20260120"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
display_number: optional numberThe X11 display number (e.g. 0, 1) for the display.
enable_zoom: optional booleanWhether to enable an action to take a zoomed-in screenshot of the screen.
input_examples: optional array of map[unknown]strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
BetaToolTextEditor20250124 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 4 more }
name: "str_replace_editor"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks."str_replace_editor"
type: "text_editor_20250124""text_editor_20250124"
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120""direct""code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20260120"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
input_examples: optional array of map[unknown]strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
BetaToolTextEditor20250429 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 4 more }
name: "str_replace_based_edit_tool"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks."str_replace_based_edit_tool"
type: "text_editor_20250429""text_editor_20250429"
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120""direct""code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20260120"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
input_examples: optional array of map[unknown]strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
BetaToolTextEditor20250728 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 5 more }
name: "str_replace_based_edit_tool"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks."str_replace_based_edit_tool"
type: "text_editor_20250728""text_editor_20250728"
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120""direct""code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20260120"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
input_examples: optional array of map[unknown]max_characters: optional numberMaximum number of characters to display when viewing a file. If not specified, defaults to displaying the full file.
strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
BetaWebSearchTool20250305 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 7 more }
name: "web_search"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks."web_search"
type: "web_search_20250305""web_search_20250305"
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120""direct""code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20260120"
allowed_domains: optional array of stringIf provided, only these domains will be included in results. Cannot be used alongside
blocked_domains.blocked_domains: optional array of stringIf provided, these domains will never appear in results. Cannot be used alongside
allowed_domains.cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
max_uses: optional numberMaximum number of times the tool can be used in the API request.
strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
user_location: optional BetaUserLocationParameters for the user’s location. Used to provide more relevant search results.
type: "approximate""approximate"
city: optional stringThe city of the user.
country: optional stringThe two letter ISO country code of the user.
region: optional stringThe region of the user.
timezone: optional stringThe IANA timezone of the user.
BetaWebFetchTool20250910 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 8 more }
name: "web_fetch"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks."web_fetch"
type: "web_fetch_20250910""web_fetch_20250910"
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120""direct""code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20260120"
allowed_domains: optional array of stringList of domains to allow fetching from
blocked_domains: optional array of stringList of domains to block fetching from
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
citations: optional BetaCitationsConfigParamCitations configuration for fetched documents. Citations are disabled by default.
enabled: optional boolean
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
max_content_tokens: optional numberMaximum 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.
max_uses: optional numberMaximum number of times the tool can be used in the API request.
strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
BetaWebSearchTool20260209 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 7 more }
name: "web_search"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks."web_search"
type: "web_search_20260209""web_search_20260209"
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120""direct""code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20260120"
allowed_domains: optional array of stringIf provided, only these domains will be included in results. Cannot be used alongside
blocked_domains.blocked_domains: optional array of stringIf provided, these domains will never appear in results. Cannot be used alongside
allowed_domains.cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
max_uses: optional numberMaximum number of times the tool can be used in the API request.
strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
user_location: optional BetaUserLocationParameters for the user’s location. Used to provide more relevant search results.
type: "approximate""approximate"
city: optional stringThe city of the user.
country: optional stringThe two letter ISO country code of the user.
region: optional stringThe region of the user.
timezone: optional stringThe IANA timezone of the user.
BetaWebFetchTool20260209 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 8 more }
name: "web_fetch"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks."web_fetch"
type: "web_fetch_20260209""web_fetch_20260209"
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120""direct""code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20260120"
allowed_domains: optional array of stringList of domains to allow fetching from
blocked_domains: optional array of stringList of domains to block fetching from
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
citations: optional BetaCitationsConfigParamCitations configuration for fetched documents. Citations are disabled by default.
enabled: optional boolean
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
max_content_tokens: optional numberMaximum 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.
max_uses: optional numberMaximum number of times the tool can be used in the API request.
strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
BetaToolSearchToolBm25_20251119 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 3 more }
name: "tool_search_tool_bm25"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks."tool_search_tool_bm25"
type: "tool_search_tool_bm25_20251119" or "tool_search_tool_bm25""tool_search_tool_bm25_20251119""tool_search_tool_bm25"
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120""direct""code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20260120"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
BetaToolSearchToolRegex20251119 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 3 more }
name: "tool_search_tool_regex"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks."tool_search_tool_regex"
type: "tool_search_tool_regex_20251119" or "tool_search_tool_regex""tool_search_tool_regex_20251119""tool_search_tool_regex"
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120""direct""code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20260120"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
BetaMCPToolset = object { mcp_server_name, type, cache_control, 2 more }
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.
mcp_server_name: stringName of the MCP server to configure tools for
type: "mcp_toolset""mcp_toolset"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
configs: optional map[BetaMCPToolConfig]Configuration overrides for specific tools, keyed by tool name
defer_loading: optional booleanenabled: optional boolean
default_config: optional BetaMCPToolDefaultConfigDefault configuration applied to all tools from this server
defer_loading: optional booleanenabled: optional boolean
Returns#
BetaMessageTokensCount = object { context_management, input_tokens }context_management: BetaCountTokensContextManagementResponse
Information about context management applied to the message.
original_input_tokens: numberThe original token count before context management was applied
input_tokens: number
The total number of tokens across the provided list of messages, system prompt, and tools.
Example#
curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages/count_tokens?beta=true \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
-H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" \
-d '{
"messages": [
{
"content": "string",
"role": "user"
}
],
"model": "claude-opus-4-6"
}'Domain Types#
Beta All Thinking Turns#
BetaAllThinkingTurns = object { type }type: "all"
"all"
Beta Base64 Image Source#
BetaBase64ImageSource = object { data, media_type, type }data: stringmedia_type: "image/jpeg" or "image/png" or "image/gif" or "image/webp"
"image/jpeg""image/png""image/gif""image/webp"type: "base64"
"base64"
Beta Base64 PDF Source#
BetaBase64PDFSource = object { data, media_type, type }data: stringmedia_type: "application/pdf"
"application/pdf"type: "base64"
"base64"
Beta Bash Code Execution Output Block#
BetaBashCodeExecutionOutputBlock = object { file_id, type }file_id: stringtype: "bash_code_execution_output"
"bash_code_execution_output"
Beta Bash Code Execution Output Block Param#
BetaBashCodeExecutionOutputBlockParam = object { file_id, type }file_id: stringtype: "bash_code_execution_output"
"bash_code_execution_output"
Beta Bash Code Execution Result Block#
BetaBashCodeExecutionResultBlock = object { content, return_code, stderr, 2 more }content: array of BetaBashCodeExecutionOutputBlock
file_id: stringtype: "bash_code_execution_output""bash_code_execution_output"return_code: numberstderr: stringstdout: stringtype: "bash_code_execution_result"
"bash_code_execution_result"
Beta Bash Code Execution Result Block Param#
BetaBashCodeExecutionResultBlockParam = object { content, return_code, stderr, 2 more }content: array of BetaBashCodeExecutionOutputBlockParam
file_id: stringtype: "bash_code_execution_output""bash_code_execution_output"return_code: numberstderr: stringstdout: stringtype: "bash_code_execution_result"
"bash_code_execution_result"
Beta Bash Code Execution Tool Result Block#
BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type }content: BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultError or BetaBashCodeExecutionResultBlock
BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultError = object { error_code, type }error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or 2 more"invalid_tool_input""unavailable""too_many_requests""execution_time_exceeded""output_file_too_large"
type: "bash_code_execution_tool_result_error""bash_code_execution_tool_result_error"
BetaBashCodeExecutionResultBlock = object { content, return_code, stderr, 2 more }content: array of BetaBashCodeExecutionOutputBlockfile_id: stringtype: "bash_code_execution_output""bash_code_execution_output"
return_code: numberstderr: stringstdout: stringtype: "bash_code_execution_result""bash_code_execution_result"
tool_use_id: stringtype: "bash_code_execution_tool_result"
"bash_code_execution_tool_result"
Beta Bash Code Execution Tool Result Block Param#
BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultBlockParam = object { content, tool_use_id, type, cache_control }content: BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultErrorParam or BetaBashCodeExecutionResultBlockParam
BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultErrorParam = object { error_code, type }error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or 2 more"invalid_tool_input""unavailable""too_many_requests""execution_time_exceeded""output_file_too_large"
type: "bash_code_execution_tool_result_error""bash_code_execution_tool_result_error"
BetaBashCodeExecutionResultBlockParam = object { content, return_code, stderr, 2 more }content: array of BetaBashCodeExecutionOutputBlockParamfile_id: stringtype: "bash_code_execution_output""bash_code_execution_output"
return_code: numberstderr: stringstdout: stringtype: "bash_code_execution_result""bash_code_execution_result"
tool_use_id: stringtype: "bash_code_execution_tool_result"
"bash_code_execution_tool_result"cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
Beta Bash Code Execution Tool Result Error#
BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultError = object { error_code, type }error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or 2 more
"invalid_tool_input""unavailable""too_many_requests""execution_time_exceeded""output_file_too_large"type: "bash_code_execution_tool_result_error"
"bash_code_execution_tool_result_error"
Beta Bash Code Execution Tool Result Error Param#
BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultErrorParam = object { error_code, type }error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or 2 more
"invalid_tool_input""unavailable""too_many_requests""execution_time_exceeded""output_file_too_large"type: "bash_code_execution_tool_result_error"
"bash_code_execution_tool_result_error"
Beta Cache Control Ephemeral#
BetaCacheControlEphemeral = object { type, ttl }type: "ephemeral"
"ephemeral"ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to 5m.
"5m""1h"
Beta Cache Creation#
BetaCacheCreation = object { ephemeral_1h_input_tokens, ephemeral_5m_input_tokens }ephemeral_1h_input_tokens: number
The number of input tokens used to create the 1 hour cache entry.
ephemeral_5m_input_tokens: number
The number of input tokens used to create the 5 minute cache entry.
Beta Citation Char Location#
BetaCitationCharLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_char_index: numberfile_id: stringstart_char_index: numbertype: "char_location"
"char_location"
Beta Citation Char Location Param#
BetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_char_index: numberstart_char_index: numbertype: "char_location"
"char_location"
Beta Citation Config#
BetaCitationConfig = object { enabled }enabled: boolean
Beta Citation Content Block Location#
BetaCitationContentBlockLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_block_index: numberfile_id: stringstart_block_index: numbertype: "content_block_location"
"content_block_location"
Beta Citation Content Block Location Param#
BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_block_index: numberstart_block_index: numbertype: "content_block_location"
"content_block_location"
Beta Citation Page Location#
BetaCitationPageLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_page_number: numberfile_id: stringstart_page_number: numbertype: "page_location"
"page_location"
Beta Citation Page Location Param#
BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_page_number: numberstart_page_number: numbertype: "page_location"
"page_location"
Beta Citation Search Result Location#
BetaCitationSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }cited_text: stringend_block_index: numbersearch_result_index: numbersource: stringstart_block_index: numbertitle: stringtype: "search_result_location"
"search_result_location"
Beta Citation Search Result Location Param#
BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }cited_text: stringend_block_index: numbersearch_result_index: numbersource: stringstart_block_index: numbertitle: stringtype: "search_result_location"
"search_result_location"
Beta Citation Web Search Result Location Param#
BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }cited_text: stringencrypted_index: stringtitle: stringtype: "web_search_result_location"
"web_search_result_location"url: string
Beta Citations Config Param#
BetaCitationsConfigParam = object { enabled }enabled: optional boolean
Beta Citations Delta#
BetaCitationsDelta = object { citation, type }citation: BetaCitationCharLocation or BetaCitationPageLocation or BetaCitationContentBlockLocation or 2 more
BetaCitationCharLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_char_index: numberfile_id: stringstart_char_index: numbertype: "char_location""char_location"
BetaCitationPageLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_page_number: numberfile_id: stringstart_page_number: numbertype: "page_location""page_location"
BetaCitationContentBlockLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_block_index: numberfile_id: stringstart_block_index: numbertype: "content_block_location""content_block_location"
BetaCitationsWebSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }cited_text: stringencrypted_index: stringtitle: stringtype: "web_search_result_location""web_search_result_location"
url: string
BetaCitationSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }cited_text: stringend_block_index: numbersearch_result_index: numbersource: stringstart_block_index: numbertitle: stringtype: "search_result_location""search_result_location"
type: "citations_delta"
"citations_delta"
Beta Citations Web Search Result Location#
BetaCitationsWebSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }cited_text: stringencrypted_index: stringtitle: stringtype: "web_search_result_location"
"web_search_result_location"url: string
Beta Clear Thinking 20251015 Edit#
BetaClearThinking20251015Edit = object { type, keep }type: "clear_thinking_20251015"
"clear_thinking_20251015"keep: optional BetaThinkingTurns or BetaAllThinkingTurns or "all"
Number of most recent assistant turns to keep thinking blocks for. Older turns will have their thinking blocks removed.
BetaThinkingTurns = object { type, value }type: "thinking_turns""thinking_turns"
value: number
BetaAllThinkingTurns = object { type }type: "all""all"
UnionMember2 = "all""all"
Beta Clear Thinking 20251015 Edit Response#
BetaClearThinking20251015EditResponse = object { cleared_input_tokens, cleared_thinking_turns, type }cleared_input_tokens: number
Number of input tokens cleared by this edit.
cleared_thinking_turns: number
Number of thinking turns that were cleared.
type: "clear_thinking_20251015"
The type of context management edit applied.
"clear_thinking_20251015"
Beta Clear Tool Uses 20250919 Edit#
BetaClearToolUses20250919Edit = object { type, clear_at_least, clear_tool_inputs, 3 more }type: "clear_tool_uses_20250919"
"clear_tool_uses_20250919"clear_at_least: optional BetaInputTokensClearAtLeast
Minimum number of tokens that must be cleared when triggered. Context will only be modified if at least this many tokens can be removed.
type: "input_tokens""input_tokens"
value: numberclear_tool_inputs: optional boolean or array of string
Whether to clear all tool inputs (bool) or specific tool inputs to clear (list)
UnionMember0 = booleanUnionMember1 = array of stringexclude_tools: optional array of string
Tool names whose uses are preserved from clearing
keep: optional BetaToolUsesKeep
Number of tool uses to retain in the conversation
type: "tool_uses""tool_uses"
value: numbertrigger: optional BetaInputTokensTrigger or BetaToolUsesTrigger
Condition that triggers the context management strategy
BetaInputTokensTrigger = object { type, value }type: "input_tokens""input_tokens"
value: number
BetaToolUsesTrigger = object { type, value }type: "tool_uses""tool_uses"
value: number
Beta Clear Tool Uses 20250919 Edit Response#
BetaClearToolUses20250919EditResponse = object { cleared_input_tokens, cleared_tool_uses, type }cleared_input_tokens: number
Number of input tokens cleared by this edit.
cleared_tool_uses: number
Number of tool uses that were cleared.
type: "clear_tool_uses_20250919"
The type of context management edit applied.
"clear_tool_uses_20250919"
Beta Code Execution Output Block#
BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlock = object { file_id, type }file_id: stringtype: "code_execution_output"
"code_execution_output"
Beta Code Execution Output Block Param#
BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlockParam = object { file_id, type }file_id: stringtype: "code_execution_output"
"code_execution_output"
Beta Code Execution Result Block#
BetaCodeExecutionResultBlock = object { content, return_code, stderr, 2 more }content: array of BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlock
file_id: stringtype: "code_execution_output""code_execution_output"return_code: numberstderr: stringstdout: stringtype: "code_execution_result"
"code_execution_result"
Beta Code Execution Result Block Param#
BetaCodeExecutionResultBlockParam = object { content, return_code, stderr, 2 more }content: array of BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlockParam
file_id: stringtype: "code_execution_output""code_execution_output"return_code: numberstderr: stringstdout: stringtype: "code_execution_result"
"code_execution_result"
Beta Code Execution Tool 20250522#
BetaCodeExecutionTool20250522 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 3 more }name: "code_execution"
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in tool_use blocks.
"code_execution"type: "code_execution_20250522"
"code_execution_20250522"allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"
"direct""code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20260120"cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"defer_loading: optional boolean
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
strict: optional boolean
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
Beta Code Execution Tool 20250825#
BetaCodeExecutionTool20250825 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 3 more }name: "code_execution"
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in tool_use blocks.
"code_execution"type: "code_execution_20250825"
"code_execution_20250825"allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"
"direct""code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20260120"cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"defer_loading: optional boolean
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
strict: optional boolean
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
Beta Code Execution Tool 20260120#
BetaCodeExecutionTool20260120 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 3 more }Code execution tool with REPL state persistence (daemon mode + gVisor checkpoint).
name: "code_execution"
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in tool_use blocks.
"code_execution"type: "code_execution_20260120"
"code_execution_20260120"allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"
"direct""code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20260120"cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"defer_loading: optional boolean
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
strict: optional boolean
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
Beta Code Execution Tool Result Block#
BetaCodeExecutionToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type }content: BetaCodeExecutionToolResultBlockContent
Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.
BetaCodeExecutionToolResultError = object { error_code, type }error_code: BetaCodeExecutionToolResultErrorCode"invalid_tool_input""unavailable""too_many_requests""execution_time_exceeded"
type: "code_execution_tool_result_error""code_execution_tool_result_error"
BetaCodeExecutionResultBlock = object { content, return_code, stderr, 2 more }content: array of BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlockfile_id: stringtype: "code_execution_output""code_execution_output"
return_code: numberstderr: stringstdout: stringtype: "code_execution_result""code_execution_result"
BetaEncryptedCodeExecutionResultBlock = object { content, encrypted_stdout, return_code, 2 more }Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.
content: array of BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlockfile_id: stringtype: "code_execution_output""code_execution_output"
encrypted_stdout: stringreturn_code: numberstderr: stringtype: "encrypted_code_execution_result""encrypted_code_execution_result"
tool_use_id: stringtype: "code_execution_tool_result"
"code_execution_tool_result"
Beta Code Execution Tool Result Block Content#
BetaCodeExecutionToolResultBlockContent = BetaCodeExecutionToolResultError or BetaCodeExecutionResultBlock or BetaEncryptedCodeExecutionResultBlockCode execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.
BetaCodeExecutionToolResultError = object { error_code, type }
error_code: BetaCodeExecutionToolResultErrorCode"invalid_tool_input""unavailable""too_many_requests""execution_time_exceeded"
type: "code_execution_tool_result_error""code_execution_tool_result_error"BetaCodeExecutionResultBlock = object { content, return_code, stderr, 2 more }
content: array of BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlockfile_id: stringtype: "code_execution_output""code_execution_output"
return_code: numberstderr: stringstdout: stringtype: "code_execution_result""code_execution_result"BetaEncryptedCodeExecutionResultBlock = object { content, encrypted_stdout, return_code, 2 more }
Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.
content: array of BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlockfile_id: stringtype: "code_execution_output""code_execution_output"
encrypted_stdout: stringreturn_code: numberstderr: stringtype: "encrypted_code_execution_result""encrypted_code_execution_result"
Beta Code Execution Tool Result Block Param#
BetaCodeExecutionToolResultBlockParam = object { content, tool_use_id, type, cache_control }content: BetaCodeExecutionToolResultBlockParamContent
Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.
BetaCodeExecutionToolResultErrorParam = object { error_code, type }error_code: BetaCodeExecutionToolResultErrorCode"invalid_tool_input""unavailable""too_many_requests""execution_time_exceeded"
type: "code_execution_tool_result_error""code_execution_tool_result_error"
BetaCodeExecutionResultBlockParam = object { content, return_code, stderr, 2 more }content: array of BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlockParamfile_id: stringtype: "code_execution_output""code_execution_output"
return_code: numberstderr: stringstdout: stringtype: "code_execution_result""code_execution_result"
BetaEncryptedCodeExecutionResultBlockParam = object { content, encrypted_stdout, return_code, 2 more }Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.
content: array of BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlockParamfile_id: stringtype: "code_execution_output""code_execution_output"
encrypted_stdout: stringreturn_code: numberstderr: stringtype: "encrypted_code_execution_result""encrypted_code_execution_result"
tool_use_id: stringtype: "code_execution_tool_result"
"code_execution_tool_result"cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
Beta Code Execution Tool Result Block Param Content#
BetaCodeExecutionToolResultBlockParamContent = BetaCodeExecutionToolResultErrorParam or BetaCodeExecutionResultBlockParam or BetaEncryptedCodeExecutionResultBlockParamCode execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.
BetaCodeExecutionToolResultErrorParam = object { error_code, type }
error_code: BetaCodeExecutionToolResultErrorCode"invalid_tool_input""unavailable""too_many_requests""execution_time_exceeded"
type: "code_execution_tool_result_error""code_execution_tool_result_error"BetaCodeExecutionResultBlockParam = object { content, return_code, stderr, 2 more }
content: array of BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlockParamfile_id: stringtype: "code_execution_output""code_execution_output"
return_code: numberstderr: stringstdout: stringtype: "code_execution_result""code_execution_result"BetaEncryptedCodeExecutionResultBlockParam = object { content, encrypted_stdout, return_code, 2 more }
Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.
content: array of BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlockParamfile_id: stringtype: "code_execution_output""code_execution_output"
encrypted_stdout: stringreturn_code: numberstderr: stringtype: "encrypted_code_execution_result""encrypted_code_execution_result"
Beta Code Execution Tool Result Error#
BetaCodeExecutionToolResultError = object { error_code, type }error_code: BetaCodeExecutionToolResultErrorCode
"invalid_tool_input""unavailable""too_many_requests""execution_time_exceeded"type: "code_execution_tool_result_error"
"code_execution_tool_result_error"
Beta Code Execution Tool Result Error Code#
BetaCodeExecutionToolResultErrorCode = "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or "execution_time_exceeded""invalid_tool_input""unavailable""too_many_requests""execution_time_exceeded"
Beta Code Execution Tool Result Error Param#
BetaCodeExecutionToolResultErrorParam = object { error_code, type }error_code: BetaCodeExecutionToolResultErrorCode
"invalid_tool_input""unavailable""too_many_requests""execution_time_exceeded"type: "code_execution_tool_result_error"
"code_execution_tool_result_error"
Beta Compact 20260112 Edit#
BetaCompact20260112Edit = object { type, instructions, pause_after_compaction, trigger }Automatically compact older context when reaching the configured trigger threshold.
type: "compact_20260112"
"compact_20260112"instructions: optional string
Additional instructions for summarization.
pause_after_compaction: optional boolean
Whether to pause after compaction and return the compaction block to the user.
trigger: optional BetaInputTokensTrigger
When to trigger compaction. Defaults to 150000 input tokens.
type: "input_tokens""input_tokens"
value: number
Beta Compaction Block#
BetaCompactionBlock = object { content, type }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.
content: string
Summary of compacted content, or null if compaction failed
type: "compaction""compaction"
Beta Compaction Block Param#
BetaCompactionBlockParam = object { content, type, cache_control }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.
content: string
Summary of previously compacted content, or null if compaction failed
type: "compaction""compaction"cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
Beta Compaction Content Block Delta#
BetaCompactionContentBlockDelta = object { content, type }content: stringtype: "compaction_delta"
"compaction_delta"
Beta Compaction Iteration Usage#
BetaCompactionIterationUsage = object { cache_creation, cache_creation_input_tokens, cache_read_input_tokens, 3 more }Token usage for a compaction iteration.
cache_creation: BetaCacheCreation
Breakdown of cached tokens by TTL
ephemeral_1h_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the 1 hour cache entry.
ephemeral_5m_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the 5 minute cache entry.
cache_creation_input_tokens: number
The number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
cache_read_input_tokens: number
The number of input tokens read from the cache.
input_tokens: number
The number of input tokens which were used.
output_tokens: number
The number of output tokens which were used.
type: "compaction"
Usage for a compaction iteration
"compaction"
Beta Container#
BetaContainer = object { id, expires_at, skills }Information about the container used in the request (for the code execution tool)
id: string
Identifier for the container used in this request
expires_at: string
The time at which the container will expire.
skills: array of BetaSkill
Skills loaded in the container
skill_id: stringSkill ID
type: "anthropic" or "custom"Type of skill - either ‘anthropic’ (built-in) or ‘custom’ (user-defined)
"anthropic""custom"
version: stringSkill version or ’latest’ for most recent version
Beta Container Params#
BetaContainerParams = object { id, skills }Container parameters with skills to be loaded.
id: optional string
Container id
skills: optional array of BetaSkillParams
List of skills to load in the container
skill_id: stringSkill ID
type: "anthropic" or "custom"Type of skill - either ‘anthropic’ (built-in) or ‘custom’ (user-defined)
"anthropic""custom"
version: optional stringSkill version or ’latest’ for most recent version
Beta Container Upload Block#
BetaContainerUploadBlock = object { file_id, type }Response model for a file uploaded to the container.
file_id: stringtype: "container_upload"
"container_upload"
Beta Container Upload Block Param#
BetaContainerUploadBlockParam = object { file_id, type, cache_control }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.
file_id: stringtype: "container_upload"
"container_upload"cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
Beta Content Block#
BetaContentBlock = BetaTextBlock or BetaThinkingBlock or BetaRedactedThinkingBlock or 12 moreResponse model for a file uploaded to the container.
BetaTextBlock = object { citations, text, type }
citations: array of BetaTextCitationCitations 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 inchar_location, and content document results incontent_block_location.BetaCitationCharLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_char_index: numberfile_id: stringstart_char_index: numbertype: "char_location""char_location"
BetaCitationPageLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_page_number: numberfile_id: stringstart_page_number: numbertype: "page_location""page_location"
BetaCitationContentBlockLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_block_index: numberfile_id: stringstart_block_index: numbertype: "content_block_location""content_block_location"
BetaCitationsWebSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }cited_text: stringencrypted_index: stringtitle: stringtype: "web_search_result_location""web_search_result_location"
url: string
BetaCitationSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }cited_text: stringend_block_index: numbersearch_result_index: numbersource: stringstart_block_index: numbertitle: stringtype: "search_result_location""search_result_location"
text: stringtype: "text""text"BetaThinkingBlock = object { signature, thinking, type }
signature: stringthinking: stringtype: "thinking""thinking"BetaRedactedThinkingBlock = object { data, type }
data: stringtype: "redacted_thinking""redacted_thinking"BetaToolUseBlock = object { id, input, name, 2 more }
id: stringinput: map[unknown]name: stringtype: "tool_use""tool_use"
caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120Tool invocation directly from the model.
BetaDirectCaller = object { type }Tool invocation directly from the model.
type: "direct""direct"
BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
tool_id: stringtype: "code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20250825"
BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }tool_id: stringtype: "code_execution_20260120""code_execution_20260120"
BetaServerToolUseBlock = object { id, input, name, 2 more }
id: stringinput: map[unknown]name: "web_search" or "web_fetch" or "code_execution" or 4 more"web_search""web_fetch""code_execution""bash_code_execution""text_editor_code_execution""tool_search_tool_regex""tool_search_tool_bm25"
type: "server_tool_use""server_tool_use"
caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120Tool invocation directly from the model.
BetaDirectCaller = object { type }Tool invocation directly from the model.
type: "direct""direct"
BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
tool_id: stringtype: "code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20250825"
BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }tool_id: stringtype: "code_execution_20260120""code_execution_20260120"
BetaWebSearchToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type, caller }
content: BetaWebSearchToolResultBlockContentBetaWebSearchToolResultError = object { error_code, type }error_code: BetaWebSearchToolResultErrorCode"invalid_tool_input""unavailable""max_uses_exceeded""too_many_requests""query_too_long""request_too_large"
type: "web_search_tool_result_error""web_search_tool_result_error"
UnionMember1 = array of BetaWebSearchResultBlockencrypted_content: stringpage_age: stringtitle: stringtype: "web_search_result""web_search_result"
url: string
tool_use_id: stringtype: "web_search_tool_result""web_search_tool_result"
caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120Tool invocation directly from the model.
BetaDirectCaller = object { type }Tool invocation directly from the model.
type: "direct""direct"
BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
tool_id: stringtype: "code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20250825"
BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }tool_id: stringtype: "code_execution_20260120""code_execution_20260120"
BetaWebFetchToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type, caller }
content: BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorBlock or BetaWebFetchBlockBetaWebFetchToolResultErrorBlock = object { error_code, type }error_code: BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorCode"invalid_tool_input""url_too_long""url_not_allowed""url_not_accessible""unsupported_content_type""too_many_requests""max_uses_exceeded""unavailable"
type: "web_fetch_tool_result_error""web_fetch_tool_result_error"
BetaWebFetchBlock = object { content, retrieved_at, type, url }content: BetaDocumentBlockcitations: BetaCitationConfigCitation configuration for the document
enabled: boolean
source: BetaBase64PDFSource or BetaPlainTextSourceBetaBase64PDFSource = object { data, media_type, type }data: stringmedia_type: "application/pdf""application/pdf"
type: "base64""base64"
BetaPlainTextSource = object { data, media_type, type }data: stringmedia_type: "text/plain""text/plain"
type: "text""text"
title: stringThe title of the document
type: "document""document"
retrieved_at: stringISO 8601 timestamp when the content was retrieved
type: "web_fetch_result""web_fetch_result"
url: stringFetched content URL
tool_use_id: stringtype: "web_fetch_tool_result""web_fetch_tool_result"
caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120Tool invocation directly from the model.
BetaDirectCaller = object { type }Tool invocation directly from the model.
type: "direct""direct"
BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
tool_id: stringtype: "code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20250825"
BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }tool_id: stringtype: "code_execution_20260120""code_execution_20260120"
BetaCodeExecutionToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type }
content: BetaCodeExecutionToolResultBlockContentCode execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.
BetaCodeExecutionToolResultError = object { error_code, type }error_code: BetaCodeExecutionToolResultErrorCode"invalid_tool_input""unavailable""too_many_requests""execution_time_exceeded"
type: "code_execution_tool_result_error""code_execution_tool_result_error"
BetaCodeExecutionResultBlock = object { content, return_code, stderr, 2 more }content: array of BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlockfile_id: stringtype: "code_execution_output""code_execution_output"
return_code: numberstderr: stringstdout: stringtype: "code_execution_result""code_execution_result"
BetaEncryptedCodeExecutionResultBlock = object { content, encrypted_stdout, return_code, 2 more }Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.
content: array of BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlockfile_id: stringtype: "code_execution_output""code_execution_output"
encrypted_stdout: stringreturn_code: numberstderr: stringtype: "encrypted_code_execution_result""encrypted_code_execution_result"
tool_use_id: stringtype: "code_execution_tool_result""code_execution_tool_result"BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type }
content: BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultError or BetaBashCodeExecutionResultBlockBetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultError = object { error_code, type }error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or 2 more"invalid_tool_input""unavailable""too_many_requests""execution_time_exceeded""output_file_too_large"
type: "bash_code_execution_tool_result_error""bash_code_execution_tool_result_error"
BetaBashCodeExecutionResultBlock = object { content, return_code, stderr, 2 more }content: array of BetaBashCodeExecutionOutputBlockfile_id: stringtype: "bash_code_execution_output""bash_code_execution_output"
return_code: numberstderr: stringstdout: stringtype: "bash_code_execution_result""bash_code_execution_result"
tool_use_id: stringtype: "bash_code_execution_tool_result""bash_code_execution_tool_result"BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type }
content: BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultError or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlock or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlock or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlockBetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultError = object { error_code, error_message, type }error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or 2 more"invalid_tool_input""unavailable""too_many_requests""execution_time_exceeded""file_not_found"
error_message: stringtype: "text_editor_code_execution_tool_result_error""text_editor_code_execution_tool_result_error"
BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlock = object { content, file_type, num_lines, 3 more }content: stringfile_type: "text" or "image" or "pdf""text""image""pdf"
num_lines: numberstart_line: numbertotal_lines: numbertype: "text_editor_code_execution_view_result""text_editor_code_execution_view_result"
BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlock = object { is_file_update, type }is_file_update: booleantype: "text_editor_code_execution_create_result""text_editor_code_execution_create_result"
BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlock = object { lines, new_lines, new_start, 3 more }lines: array of stringnew_lines: numbernew_start: numberold_lines: numberold_start: numbertype: "text_editor_code_execution_str_replace_result""text_editor_code_execution_str_replace_result"
tool_use_id: stringtype: "text_editor_code_execution_tool_result""text_editor_code_execution_tool_result"BetaToolSearchToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type }
content: BetaToolSearchToolResultError or BetaToolSearchToolSearchResultBlockBetaToolSearchToolResultError = object { error_code, error_message, type }error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or "execution_time_exceeded""invalid_tool_input""unavailable""too_many_requests""execution_time_exceeded"
error_message: stringtype: "tool_search_tool_result_error""tool_search_tool_result_error"
BetaToolSearchToolSearchResultBlock = object { tool_references, type }tool_references: array of BetaToolReferenceBlocktool_name: stringtype: "tool_reference""tool_reference"
type: "tool_search_tool_search_result""tool_search_tool_search_result"
tool_use_id: stringtype: "tool_search_tool_result""tool_search_tool_result"BetaMCPToolUseBlock = object { id, input, name, 2 more }
id: stringinput: map[unknown]name: stringThe name of the MCP tool
server_name: stringThe name of the MCP server
type: "mcp_tool_use""mcp_tool_use"BetaMCPToolResultBlock = object { content, is_error, tool_use_id, type }
content: string or array of BetaTextBlockUnionMember0 = stringBetaMCPToolResultBlockContent = array of BetaTextBlockcitations: array of BetaTextCitationCitations 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 inchar_location, and content document results incontent_block_location.BetaCitationCharLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_char_index: numberfile_id: stringstart_char_index: numbertype: "char_location""char_location"
BetaCitationPageLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_page_number: numberfile_id: stringstart_page_number: numbertype: "page_location""page_location"
BetaCitationContentBlockLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_block_index: numberfile_id: stringstart_block_index: numbertype: "content_block_location""content_block_location"
BetaCitationsWebSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }cited_text: stringencrypted_index: stringtitle: stringtype: "web_search_result_location""web_search_result_location"
url: string
BetaCitationSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }cited_text: stringend_block_index: numbersearch_result_index: numbersource: stringstart_block_index: numbertitle: stringtype: "search_result_location""search_result_location"
text: stringtype: "text""text"
is_error: booleantool_use_id: stringtype: "mcp_tool_result""mcp_tool_result"BetaContainerUploadBlock = object { file_id, type }
Response model for a file uploaded to the container.
file_id: stringtype: "container_upload""container_upload"BetaCompactionBlock = object { content, type }
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.
content: stringSummary of compacted content, or null if compaction failed
type: "compaction""compaction"
Beta Content Block Param#
BetaContentBlockParam = BetaTextBlockParam or BetaImageBlockParam or BetaRequestDocumentBlock or 16 moreRegular text content.
BetaTextBlockParam = object { text, type, cache_control, citations }
text: stringtype: "text""text"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParamBetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_char_index: numberstart_char_index: numbertype: "char_location""char_location"
BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_page_number: numberstart_page_number: numbertype: "page_location""page_location"
BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_block_index: numberstart_block_index: numbertype: "content_block_location""content_block_location"
BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }cited_text: stringencrypted_index: stringtitle: stringtype: "web_search_result_location""web_search_result_location"
url: string
BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }cited_text: stringend_block_index: numbersearch_result_index: numbersource: stringstart_block_index: numbertitle: stringtype: "search_result_location""search_result_location"
BetaImageBlockParam = object { source, type, cache_control }
source: BetaBase64ImageSource or BetaURLImageSource or BetaFileImageSourceBetaBase64ImageSource = object { data, media_type, type }data: stringmedia_type: "image/jpeg" or "image/png" or "image/gif" or "image/webp""image/jpeg""image/png""image/gif""image/webp"
type: "base64""base64"
BetaURLImageSource = object { type, url }type: "url""url"
url: string
BetaFileImageSource = object { file_id, type }file_id: stringtype: "file""file"
type: "image""image"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
BetaRequestDocumentBlock = object { source, type, cache_control, 3 more }
source: BetaBase64PDFSource or BetaPlainTextSource or BetaContentBlockSource or 2 moreBetaBase64PDFSource = object { data, media_type, type }data: stringmedia_type: "application/pdf""application/pdf"
type: "base64""base64"
BetaPlainTextSource = object { data, media_type, type }data: stringmedia_type: "text/plain""text/plain"
type: "text""text"
BetaContentBlockSource = object { content, type }content: string or array of BetaContentBlockSourceContentUnionMember0 = stringBetaContentBlockSourceContent = array of BetaContentBlockSourceContentBetaTextBlockParam = object { text, type, cache_control, citations }text: stringtype: "text""text"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParamBetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_char_index: numberstart_char_index: numbertype: "char_location""char_location"
BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_page_number: numberstart_page_number: numbertype: "page_location""page_location"
BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_block_index: numberstart_block_index: numbertype: "content_block_location""content_block_location"
BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }cited_text: stringencrypted_index: stringtitle: stringtype: "web_search_result_location""web_search_result_location"
url: string
BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }cited_text: stringend_block_index: numbersearch_result_index: numbersource: stringstart_block_index: numbertitle: stringtype: "search_result_location""search_result_location"
BetaImageBlockParam = object { source, type, cache_control }source: BetaBase64ImageSource or BetaURLImageSource or BetaFileImageSourceBetaBase64ImageSource = object { data, media_type, type }data: stringmedia_type: "image/jpeg" or "image/png" or "image/gif" or "image/webp""image/jpeg""image/png""image/gif""image/webp"
type: "base64""base64"
BetaURLImageSource = object { type, url }type: "url""url"
url: string
BetaFileImageSource = object { file_id, type }file_id: stringtype: "file""file"
type: "image""image"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
type: "content""content"
BetaURLPDFSource = object { type, url }type: "url""url"
url: string
BetaFileDocumentSource = object { file_id, type }file_id: stringtype: "file""file"
type: "document""document"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
citations: optional BetaCitationsConfigParamenabled: optional boolean
context: optional stringtitle: optional stringBetaSearchResultBlockParam = object { content, source, title, 3 more }
content: array of BetaTextBlockParamtext: stringtype: "text""text"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParamBetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_char_index: numberstart_char_index: numbertype: "char_location""char_location"
BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_page_number: numberstart_page_number: numbertype: "page_location""page_location"
BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_block_index: numberstart_block_index: numbertype: "content_block_location""content_block_location"
BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }cited_text: stringencrypted_index: stringtitle: stringtype: "web_search_result_location""web_search_result_location"
url: string
BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }cited_text: stringend_block_index: numbersearch_result_index: numbersource: stringstart_block_index: numbertitle: stringtype: "search_result_location""search_result_location"
source: stringtitle: stringtype: "search_result""search_result"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
citations: optional BetaCitationsConfigParamenabled: optional booleanBetaThinkingBlockParam = object { signature, thinking, type }
signature: stringthinking: stringtype: "thinking""thinking"BetaRedactedThinkingBlockParam = object { data, type }
data: stringtype: "redacted_thinking""redacted_thinking"BetaToolUseBlockParam = object { id, input, name, 3 more }
id: stringinput: map[unknown]name: stringtype: "tool_use""tool_use"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120Tool invocation directly from the model.
BetaDirectCaller = object { type }Tool invocation directly from the model.
type: "direct""direct"
BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
tool_id: stringtype: "code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20250825"
BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }tool_id: stringtype: "code_execution_20260120""code_execution_20260120"
BetaToolResultBlockParam = object { tool_use_id, type, cache_control, 2 more }
tool_use_id: stringtype: "tool_result""tool_result"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
content: optional string or array of BetaTextBlockParam or BetaImageBlockParam or BetaSearchResultBlockParam or 2 moreUnionMember0 = stringUnionMember1 = array of BetaTextBlockParam or BetaImageBlockParam or BetaSearchResultBlockParam or 2 moreBetaTextBlockParam = object { text, type, cache_control, citations }text: stringtype: "text""text"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParamBetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_char_index: numberstart_char_index: numbertype: "char_location""char_location"
BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_page_number: numberstart_page_number: numbertype: "page_location""page_location"
BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_block_index: numberstart_block_index: numbertype: "content_block_location""content_block_location"
BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }cited_text: stringencrypted_index: stringtitle: stringtype: "web_search_result_location""web_search_result_location"
url: string
BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }cited_text: stringend_block_index: numbersearch_result_index: numbersource: stringstart_block_index: numbertitle: stringtype: "search_result_location""search_result_location"
BetaImageBlockParam = object { source, type, cache_control }source: BetaBase64ImageSource or BetaURLImageSource or BetaFileImageSourceBetaBase64ImageSource = object { data, media_type, type }data: stringmedia_type: "image/jpeg" or "image/png" or "image/gif" or "image/webp""image/jpeg""image/png""image/gif""image/webp"
type: "base64""base64"
BetaURLImageSource = object { type, url }type: "url""url"
url: string
BetaFileImageSource = object { file_id, type }file_id: stringtype: "file""file"
type: "image""image"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
BetaSearchResultBlockParam = object { content, source, title, 3 more }content: array of BetaTextBlockParamtext: stringtype: "text""text"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParamBetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_char_index: numberstart_char_index: numbertype: "char_location""char_location"
BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_page_number: numberstart_page_number: numbertype: "page_location""page_location"
BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_block_index: numberstart_block_index: numbertype: "content_block_location""content_block_location"
BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }cited_text: stringencrypted_index: stringtitle: stringtype: "web_search_result_location""web_search_result_location"
url: string
BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }cited_text: stringend_block_index: numbersearch_result_index: numbersource: stringstart_block_index: numbertitle: stringtype: "search_result_location""search_result_location"
source: stringtitle: stringtype: "search_result""search_result"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
citations: optional BetaCitationsConfigParamenabled: optional boolean
BetaRequestDocumentBlock = object { source, type, cache_control, 3 more }source: BetaBase64PDFSource or BetaPlainTextSource or BetaContentBlockSource or 2 moreBetaBase64PDFSource = object { data, media_type, type }data: stringmedia_type: "application/pdf""application/pdf"
type: "base64""base64"
BetaPlainTextSource = object { data, media_type, type }data: stringmedia_type: "text/plain""text/plain"
type: "text""text"
BetaContentBlockSource = object { content, type }content: string or array of BetaContentBlockSourceContentUnionMember0 = stringBetaContentBlockSourceContent = array of BetaContentBlockSourceContentBetaTextBlockParam = object { text, type, cache_control, citations }text: stringtype: "text""text"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParamBetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_char_index: numberstart_char_index: numbertype: "char_location""char_location"
BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_page_number: numberstart_page_number: numbertype: "page_location""page_location"
BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_block_index: numberstart_block_index: numbertype: "content_block_location""content_block_location"
BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }cited_text: stringencrypted_index: stringtitle: stringtype: "web_search_result_location""web_search_result_location"
url: string
BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }cited_text: stringend_block_index: numbersearch_result_index: numbersource: stringstart_block_index: numbertitle: stringtype: "search_result_location""search_result_location"
BetaImageBlockParam = object { source, type, cache_control }source: BetaBase64ImageSource or BetaURLImageSource or BetaFileImageSourceBetaBase64ImageSource = object { data, media_type, type }data: stringmedia_type: "image/jpeg" or "image/png" or "image/gif" or "image/webp""image/jpeg""image/png""image/gif""image/webp"
type: "base64""base64"
BetaURLImageSource = object { type, url }type: "url""url"
url: string
BetaFileImageSource = object { file_id, type }file_id: stringtype: "file""file"
type: "image""image"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
type: "content""content"
BetaURLPDFSource = object { type, url }type: "url""url"
url: string
BetaFileDocumentSource = object { file_id, type }file_id: stringtype: "file""file"
type: "document""document"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
citations: optional BetaCitationsConfigParamenabled: optional boolean
context: optional stringtitle: optional string
BetaToolReferenceBlockParam = object { tool_name, type, cache_control }Tool reference block that can be included in tool_result content.
tool_name: stringtype: "tool_reference""tool_reference"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
is_error: optional booleanBetaServerToolUseBlockParam = object { id, input, name, 3 more }
id: stringinput: map[unknown]name: "web_search" or "web_fetch" or "code_execution" or 4 more"web_search""web_fetch""code_execution""bash_code_execution""text_editor_code_execution""tool_search_tool_regex""tool_search_tool_bm25"
type: "server_tool_use""server_tool_use"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120Tool invocation directly from the model.
BetaDirectCaller = object { type }Tool invocation directly from the model.
type: "direct""direct"
BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
tool_id: stringtype: "code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20250825"
BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }tool_id: stringtype: "code_execution_20260120""code_execution_20260120"
BetaWebSearchToolResultBlockParam = object { content, tool_use_id, type, 2 more }
content: BetaWebSearchToolResultBlockParamContentResultBlock = array of BetaWebSearchResultBlockParamencrypted_content: stringtitle: stringtype: "web_search_result""web_search_result"
url: stringpage_age: optional string
BetaWebSearchToolRequestError = object { error_code, type }error_code: BetaWebSearchToolResultErrorCode"invalid_tool_input""unavailable""max_uses_exceeded""too_many_requests""query_too_long""request_too_large"
type: "web_search_tool_result_error""web_search_tool_result_error"
tool_use_id: stringtype: "web_search_tool_result""web_search_tool_result"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120Tool invocation directly from the model.
BetaDirectCaller = object { type }Tool invocation directly from the model.
type: "direct""direct"
BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
tool_id: stringtype: "code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20250825"
BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }tool_id: stringtype: "code_execution_20260120""code_execution_20260120"
BetaWebFetchToolResultBlockParam = object { content, tool_use_id, type, 2 more }
content: BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorBlockParam or BetaWebFetchBlockParamBetaWebFetchToolResultErrorBlockParam = object { error_code, type }error_code: BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorCode"invalid_tool_input""url_too_long""url_not_allowed""url_not_accessible""unsupported_content_type""too_many_requests""max_uses_exceeded""unavailable"
type: "web_fetch_tool_result_error""web_fetch_tool_result_error"
BetaWebFetchBlockParam = object { content, type, url, retrieved_at }content: BetaRequestDocumentBlocksource: BetaBase64PDFSource or BetaPlainTextSource or BetaContentBlockSource or 2 moreBetaBase64PDFSource = object { data, media_type, type }data: stringmedia_type: "application/pdf""application/pdf"
type: "base64""base64"
BetaPlainTextSource = object { data, media_type, type }data: stringmedia_type: "text/plain""text/plain"
type: "text""text"
BetaContentBlockSource = object { content, type }content: string or array of BetaContentBlockSourceContentUnionMember0 = stringBetaContentBlockSourceContent = array of BetaContentBlockSourceContentBetaTextBlockParam = object { text, type, cache_control, citations }text: stringtype: "text""text"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParamBetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_char_index: numberstart_char_index: numbertype: "char_location""char_location"
BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_page_number: numberstart_page_number: numbertype: "page_location""page_location"
BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_block_index: numberstart_block_index: numbertype: "content_block_location""content_block_location"
BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }cited_text: stringencrypted_index: stringtitle: stringtype: "web_search_result_location""web_search_result_location"
url: string
BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }cited_text: stringend_block_index: numbersearch_result_index: numbersource: stringstart_block_index: numbertitle: stringtype: "search_result_location""search_result_location"
BetaImageBlockParam = object { source, type, cache_control }source: BetaBase64ImageSource or BetaURLImageSource or BetaFileImageSourceBetaBase64ImageSource = object { data, media_type, type }data: stringmedia_type: "image/jpeg" or "image/png" or "image/gif" or "image/webp""image/jpeg""image/png""image/gif""image/webp"
type: "base64""base64"
BetaURLImageSource = object { type, url }type: "url""url"
url: string
BetaFileImageSource = object { file_id, type }file_id: stringtype: "file""file"
type: "image""image"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
type: "content""content"
BetaURLPDFSource = object { type, url }type: "url""url"
url: string
BetaFileDocumentSource = object { file_id, type }file_id: stringtype: "file""file"
type: "document""document"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
citations: optional BetaCitationsConfigParamenabled: optional boolean
context: optional stringtitle: optional string
type: "web_fetch_result""web_fetch_result"
url: stringFetched content URL
retrieved_at: optional stringISO 8601 timestamp when the content was retrieved
tool_use_id: stringtype: "web_fetch_tool_result""web_fetch_tool_result"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120Tool invocation directly from the model.
BetaDirectCaller = object { type }Tool invocation directly from the model.
type: "direct""direct"
BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
tool_id: stringtype: "code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20250825"
BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }tool_id: stringtype: "code_execution_20260120""code_execution_20260120"
BetaCodeExecutionToolResultBlockParam = object { content, tool_use_id, type, cache_control }
content: BetaCodeExecutionToolResultBlockParamContentCode execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.
BetaCodeExecutionToolResultErrorParam = object { error_code, type }error_code: BetaCodeExecutionToolResultErrorCode"invalid_tool_input""unavailable""too_many_requests""execution_time_exceeded"
type: "code_execution_tool_result_error""code_execution_tool_result_error"
BetaCodeExecutionResultBlockParam = object { content, return_code, stderr, 2 more }content: array of BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlockParamfile_id: stringtype: "code_execution_output""code_execution_output"
return_code: numberstderr: stringstdout: stringtype: "code_execution_result""code_execution_result"
BetaEncryptedCodeExecutionResultBlockParam = object { content, encrypted_stdout, return_code, 2 more }Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.
content: array of BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlockParamfile_id: stringtype: "code_execution_output""code_execution_output"
encrypted_stdout: stringreturn_code: numberstderr: stringtype: "encrypted_code_execution_result""encrypted_code_execution_result"
tool_use_id: stringtype: "code_execution_tool_result""code_execution_tool_result"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultBlockParam = object { content, tool_use_id, type, cache_control }
content: BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultErrorParam or BetaBashCodeExecutionResultBlockParamBetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultErrorParam = object { error_code, type }error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or 2 more"invalid_tool_input""unavailable""too_many_requests""execution_time_exceeded""output_file_too_large"
type: "bash_code_execution_tool_result_error""bash_code_execution_tool_result_error"
BetaBashCodeExecutionResultBlockParam = object { content, return_code, stderr, 2 more }content: array of BetaBashCodeExecutionOutputBlockParamfile_id: stringtype: "bash_code_execution_output""bash_code_execution_output"
return_code: numberstderr: stringstdout: stringtype: "bash_code_execution_result""bash_code_execution_result"
tool_use_id: stringtype: "bash_code_execution_tool_result""bash_code_execution_tool_result"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultBlockParam = object { content, tool_use_id, type, cache_control }
content: BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultErrorParam or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlockParam or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlockParam or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlockParamBetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultErrorParam = object { error_code, type, error_message }error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or 2 more"invalid_tool_input""unavailable""too_many_requests""execution_time_exceeded""file_not_found"
type: "text_editor_code_execution_tool_result_error""text_editor_code_execution_tool_result_error"
error_message: optional string
BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlockParam = object { content, file_type, type, 3 more }content: stringfile_type: "text" or "image" or "pdf""text""image""pdf"
type: "text_editor_code_execution_view_result""text_editor_code_execution_view_result"
num_lines: optional numberstart_line: optional numbertotal_lines: optional number
BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlockParam = object { is_file_update, type }is_file_update: booleantype: "text_editor_code_execution_create_result""text_editor_code_execution_create_result"
BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlockParam = object { type, lines, new_lines, 3 more }type: "text_editor_code_execution_str_replace_result""text_editor_code_execution_str_replace_result"
lines: optional array of stringnew_lines: optional numbernew_start: optional numberold_lines: optional numberold_start: optional number
tool_use_id: stringtype: "text_editor_code_execution_tool_result""text_editor_code_execution_tool_result"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
BetaToolSearchToolResultBlockParam = object { content, tool_use_id, type, cache_control }
content: BetaToolSearchToolResultErrorParam or BetaToolSearchToolSearchResultBlockParamBetaToolSearchToolResultErrorParam = object { error_code, type }error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or "execution_time_exceeded""invalid_tool_input""unavailable""too_many_requests""execution_time_exceeded"
type: "tool_search_tool_result_error""tool_search_tool_result_error"
BetaToolSearchToolSearchResultBlockParam = object { tool_references, type }tool_references: array of BetaToolReferenceBlockParamtool_name: stringtype: "tool_reference""tool_reference"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
type: "tool_search_tool_search_result""tool_search_tool_search_result"
tool_use_id: stringtype: "tool_search_tool_result""tool_search_tool_result"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
BetaMCPToolUseBlockParam = object { id, input, name, 3 more }
id: stringinput: map[unknown]name: stringserver_name: stringThe name of the MCP server
type: "mcp_tool_use""mcp_tool_use"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
BetaRequestMCPToolResultBlockParam = object { tool_use_id, type, cache_control, 2 more }
tool_use_id: stringtype: "mcp_tool_result""mcp_tool_result"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
content: optional string or array of BetaTextBlockParamUnionMember0 = stringBetaMCPToolResultBlockParamContent = array of BetaTextBlockParamtext: stringtype: "text""text"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParamBetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_char_index: numberstart_char_index: numbertype: "char_location""char_location"
BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_page_number: numberstart_page_number: numbertype: "page_location""page_location"
BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_block_index: numberstart_block_index: numbertype: "content_block_location""content_block_location"
BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }cited_text: stringencrypted_index: stringtitle: stringtype: "web_search_result_location""web_search_result_location"
url: string
BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }cited_text: stringend_block_index: numbersearch_result_index: numbersource: stringstart_block_index: numbertitle: stringtype: "search_result_location""search_result_location"
is_error: optional booleanBetaContainerUploadBlockParam = object { file_id, type, cache_control }
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.
file_id: stringtype: "container_upload""container_upload"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
BetaCompactionBlockParam = object { content, type, cache_control }
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.
content: stringSummary of previously compacted content, or null if compaction failed
type: "compaction""compaction"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
Beta Content Block Source#
BetaContentBlockSource = object { content, type }content: string or array of BetaContentBlockSourceContent
UnionMember0 = stringBetaContentBlockSourceContent = array of BetaContentBlockSourceContentBetaTextBlockParam = object { text, type, cache_control, citations }text: stringtype: "text""text"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParamBetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_char_index: numberstart_char_index: numbertype: "char_location""char_location"
BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_page_number: numberstart_page_number: numbertype: "page_location""page_location"
BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_block_index: numberstart_block_index: numbertype: "content_block_location""content_block_location"
BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }cited_text: stringencrypted_index: stringtitle: stringtype: "web_search_result_location""web_search_result_location"
url: string
BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }cited_text: stringend_block_index: numbersearch_result_index: numbersource: stringstart_block_index: numbertitle: stringtype: "search_result_location""search_result_location"
BetaImageBlockParam = object { source, type, cache_control }source: BetaBase64ImageSource or BetaURLImageSource or BetaFileImageSourceBetaBase64ImageSource = object { data, media_type, type }data: stringmedia_type: "image/jpeg" or "image/png" or "image/gif" or "image/webp""image/jpeg""image/png""image/gif""image/webp"
type: "base64""base64"
BetaURLImageSource = object { type, url }type: "url""url"
url: string
BetaFileImageSource = object { file_id, type }file_id: stringtype: "file""file"
type: "image""image"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
type: "content"
"content"
Beta Content Block Source Content#
BetaContentBlockSourceContent = BetaTextBlockParam or BetaImageBlockParamBetaTextBlockParam = object { text, type, cache_control, citations }
text: stringtype: "text""text"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParamBetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_char_index: numberstart_char_index: numbertype: "char_location""char_location"
BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_page_number: numberstart_page_number: numbertype: "page_location""page_location"
BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_block_index: numberstart_block_index: numbertype: "content_block_location""content_block_location"
BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }cited_text: stringencrypted_index: stringtitle: stringtype: "web_search_result_location""web_search_result_location"
url: string
BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }cited_text: stringend_block_index: numbersearch_result_index: numbersource: stringstart_block_index: numbertitle: stringtype: "search_result_location""search_result_location"
BetaImageBlockParam = object { source, type, cache_control }
source: BetaBase64ImageSource or BetaURLImageSource or BetaFileImageSourceBetaBase64ImageSource = object { data, media_type, type }data: stringmedia_type: "image/jpeg" or "image/png" or "image/gif" or "image/webp""image/jpeg""image/png""image/gif""image/webp"
type: "base64""base64"
BetaURLImageSource = object { type, url }type: "url""url"
url: string
BetaFileImageSource = object { file_id, type }file_id: stringtype: "file""file"
type: "image""image"
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeralCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
Beta Context Management Config#
BetaContextManagementConfig = object { edits }edits: optional array of BetaClearToolUses20250919Edit or BetaClearThinking20251015Edit or BetaCompact20260112Edit
List of context management edits to apply
BetaClearToolUses20250919Edit = object { type, clear_at_least, clear_tool_inputs, 3 more }type: "clear_tool_uses_20250919""clear_tool_uses_20250919"
clear_at_least: optional BetaInputTokensClearAtLeastMinimum number of tokens that must be cleared when triggered. Context will only be modified if at least this many tokens can be removed.
type: "input_tokens""input_tokens"
value: number
clear_tool_inputs: optional boolean or array of stringWhether to clear all tool inputs (bool) or specific tool inputs to clear (list)
UnionMember0 = booleanUnionMember1 = array of string
exclude_tools: optional array of stringTool names whose uses are preserved from clearing
keep: optional BetaToolUsesKeepNumber of tool uses to retain in the conversation
type: "tool_uses""tool_uses"
value: number
trigger: optional BetaInputTokensTrigger or BetaToolUsesTriggerCondition that triggers the context management strategy
BetaInputTokensTrigger = object { type, value }type: "input_tokens""input_tokens"
value: number
BetaToolUsesTrigger = object { type, value }type: "tool_uses""tool_uses"
value: number
BetaClearThinking20251015Edit = object { type, keep }type: "clear_thinking_20251015""clear_thinking_20251015"
keep: optional BetaThinkingTurns or BetaAllThinkingTurns or "all"Number of most recent assistant turns to keep thinking blocks for. Older turns will have their thinking blocks removed.
BetaThinkingTurns = object { type, value }type: "thinking_turns""thinking_turns"
value: number
BetaAllThinkingTurns = object { type }type: "all""all"
UnionMember2 = "all""all"
BetaCompact20260112Edit = object { type, instructions, pause_after_compaction, trigger }Automatically compact older context when reaching the configured trigger threshold.
type: "compact_20260112""compact_20260112"
instructions: optional stringAdditional instructions for summarization.
pause_after_compaction: optional booleanWhether to pause after compaction and return the compaction block to the user.
trigger: optional BetaInputTokensTriggerWhen to trigger compaction. Defaults to 150000 input tokens.
type: "input_tokens""input_tokens"
value: number
Beta Context Management Response#
BetaContextManagementResponse = object { applied_edits }applied_edits: array of BetaClearToolUses20250919EditResponse or BetaClearThinking20251015EditResponse
List of context management edits that were applied.
BetaClearToolUses20250919EditResponse = object { cleared_input_tokens, cleared_tool_uses, type }cleared_input_tokens: numberNumber of input tokens cleared by this edit.
cleared_tool_uses: numberNumber of tool uses that were cleared.
type: "clear_tool_uses_20250919"The type of context management edit applied.
"clear_tool_uses_20250919"
BetaClearThinking20251015EditResponse = object { cleared_input_tokens, cleared_thinking_turns, type }cleared_input_tokens: numberNumber of input tokens cleared by this edit.
cleared_thinking_turns: numberNumber of thinking turns that were cleared.
type: "clear_thinking_20251015"The type of context management edit applied.
"clear_thinking_20251015"
Beta Count Tokens Context Management Response#
BetaCountTokensContextManagementResponse = object { original_input_tokens }original_input_tokens: number
The original token count before context management was applied
Beta Direct Caller#
BetaDirectCaller = object { type }Tool invocation directly from the model.
type: "direct"
"direct"
Beta Document Block#
BetaDocumentBlock = object { citations, source, title, type }citations: BetaCitationConfig
Citation configuration for the document
enabled: booleansource: BetaBase64PDFSource or BetaPlainTextSource
BetaBase64PDFSource = object { data, media_type, type }data: stringmedia_type: "application/pdf""application/pdf"
type: "base64""base64"
BetaPlainTextSource = object { data, media_type, type }data: stringmedia_type: "text/plain""text/plain"
type: "text""text"
title: string
The title of the document
type: "document""document"
Beta Encrypted Code Execution Result Block#
BetaEncryptedCodeExecutionResultBlock = object { content, encrypted_stdout, return_code, 2 more }Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.
content: array of BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlock
file_id: stringtype: "code_execution_output""code_execution_output"encrypted_stdout: stringreturn_code: numberstderr: stringtype: "encrypted_code_execution_result"
"encrypted_code_execution_result"
Beta Encrypted Code Execution Result Block Param#
BetaEncryptedCodeExecutionResultBlockParam = object { content, encrypted_stdout, return_code, 2 more }Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.
content: array of BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlockParam
file_id: stringtype: "code_execution_output""code_execution_output"encrypted_stdout: stringreturn_code: numberstderr: stringtype: "encrypted_code_execution_result"
"encrypted_code_execution_result"
Beta File Document Source#
BetaFileDocumentSource = object { file_id, type }file_id: stringtype: "file"
"file"
Beta File Image Source#
BetaFileImageSource = object { file_id, type }file_id: stringtype: "file"
"file"
Beta Image Block Param#
BetaImageBlockParam = object { source, type, cache_control }source: BetaBase64ImageSource or BetaURLImageSource or BetaFileImageSource
BetaBase64ImageSource = object { data, media_type, type }data: stringmedia_type: "image/jpeg" or "image/png" or "image/gif" or "image/webp""image/jpeg""image/png""image/gif""image/webp"
type: "base64""base64"
BetaURLImageSource = object { type, url }type: "url""url"
url: string
BetaFileImageSource = object { file_id, type }file_id: stringtype: "file""file"
type: "image"
"image"cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
Beta Input JSON Delta#
BetaInputJSONDelta = object { partial_json, type }partial_json: stringtype: "input_json_delta"
"input_json_delta"
Beta Input Tokens Clear At Least#
BetaInputTokensClearAtLeast = object { type, value }type: "input_tokens"
"input_tokens"value: number
Beta Input Tokens Trigger#
BetaInputTokensTrigger = object { type, value }type: "input_tokens"
"input_tokens"value: number
Beta Iterations Usage#
BetaIterationsUsage = array of BetaMessageIterationUsage or BetaCompactionIterationUsagePer-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
BetaMessageIterationUsage = object { cache_creation, cache_creation_input_tokens, cache_read_input_tokens, 3 more }
Token usage for a sampling iteration.
cache_creation: BetaCacheCreationBreakdown of cached tokens by TTL
ephemeral_1h_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the 1 hour cache entry.
ephemeral_5m_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the 5 minute cache entry.
cache_creation_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
cache_read_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens read from the cache.
input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens which were used.
output_tokens: numberThe number of output tokens which were used.
type: "message"Usage for a sampling iteration
"message"BetaCompactionIterationUsage = object { cache_creation, cache_creation_input_tokens, cache_read_input_tokens, 3 more }
Token usage for a compaction iteration.
cache_creation: BetaCacheCreationBreakdown of cached tokens by TTL
ephemeral_1h_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the 1 hour cache entry.
ephemeral_5m_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the 5 minute cache entry.
cache_creation_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
cache_read_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens read from the cache.
input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens which were used.
output_tokens: numberThe number of output tokens which were used.
type: "compaction"Usage for a compaction iteration
"compaction"
Beta JSON Output Format#
BetaJSONOutputFormat = object { schema, type }schema: map[unknown]
The JSON schema of the format
type: "json_schema""json_schema"
Beta MCP Tool Config#
BetaMCPToolConfig = object { defer_loading, enabled }Configuration for a specific tool in an MCP toolset.
defer_loading: optional booleanenabled: optional boolean
Beta MCP Tool Default Config#
BetaMCPToolDefaultConfig = object { defer_loading, enabled }Default configuration for tools in an MCP toolset.
defer_loading: optional booleanenabled: optional boolean
Beta MCP Tool Result Block#
BetaMCPToolResultBlock = object { content, is_error, tool_use_id, type }content: string or array of BetaTextBlock
UnionMember0 = stringBetaMCPToolResultBlockContent = array of BetaTextBlockcitations: array of BetaTextCitationCitations 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 inchar_location, and content document results incontent_block_location.BetaCitationCharLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_char_index: numberfile_id: stringstart_char_index: numbertype: "char_location""char_location"
BetaCitationPageLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_page_number: numberfile_id: stringstart_page_number: numbertype: "page_location""page_location"
BetaCitationContentBlockLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }cited_text: stringdocument_index: numberdocument_title: stringend_block_index: numberfile_id: stringstart_block_index: numbertype: "content_block_location""content_block_location"
BetaCitationsWebSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }cited_text: stringencrypted_index: stringtitle: stringtype: "web_search_result_location""web_search_result_location"
url: string
BetaCitationSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }cited_text: stringend_block_index: numbersearch_result_index: numbersource: stringstart_block_index: numbertitle: stringtype: "search_result_location""search_result_location"
text: stringtype: "text""text"
is_error: booleantool_use_id: stringtype: "mcp_tool_result"
"mcp_tool_result"
Beta MCP Tool Use Block#
BetaMCPToolUseBlock = object { id, input, name, 2 more }id: stringinput: map[unknown]name: string
The name of the MCP tool
server_name: string
The name of the MCP server
type: "mcp_tool_use""mcp_tool_use"
Beta MCP Tool Use Block Param#
BetaMCPToolUseBlockParam = object { id, input, name, 3 more }id: stringinput: map[unknown]name: stringserver_name: string
The name of the MCP server
type: "mcp_tool_use""mcp_tool_use"cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"
Beta MCP Toolset#
BetaMCPToolset = object { mcp_server_name, type, cache_control, 2 more }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.
mcp_server_name: string
Name of the MCP server to configure tools for
type: "mcp_toolset""mcp_toolset"cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"configs: optional map[BetaMCPToolConfig]
Configuration overrides for specific tools, keyed by tool name
defer_loading: optional booleanenabled: optional booleandefault_config: optional BetaMCPToolDefaultConfig
Default configuration applied to all tools from this server
defer_loading: optional booleanenabled: optional boolean
Beta Memory Tool 20250818#
BetaMemoryTool20250818 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 4 more }name: "memory"
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in tool_use blocks.
"memory"type: "memory_20250818"
"memory_20250818"allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"
"direct""code_execution_20250825""code_execution_20260120"cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
type: "ephemeral""ephemeral"
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m."5m""1h"defer_loading: optional boolean
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
input_examples: optional array of map[unknown]strict: optional boolean
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
Beta Memory Tool 20250818 Command#
BetaMemoryTool20250818Command = BetaMemoryTool20250818ViewCommand or BetaMemoryTool20250818CreateCommand or BetaMemoryTool20250818StrReplaceCommand or 3 moreBetaMemoryTool20250818ViewCommand = object { command, path, view_range }
command: "view"Command type identifier
"view"
path: stringPath to directory or file to view
view_range: optional array of numberOptional line range for viewing specific lines
BetaMemoryTool20250818CreateCommand = object { command, file_text, path }
command: "create"Command type identifier
"create"
file_text: stringContent to write to the file
path: stringPath where the file should be created
BetaMemoryTool20250818StrReplaceCommand = object { command, new_str, old_str, path }
command: "str_replace"Command type identifier
"str_replace"
new_str: stringText to replace with
old_str: stringText to search for and replace
path: stringPath to the file where text should be replaced
BetaMemoryTool20250818InsertCommand = object { command, insert_line, insert_text, path }
command: "insert"Command type identifier
"insert"
insert_line: numberLine number where text should be inserted
insert_text: stringText to insert at the specified line
path: stringPath to the file where text should be inserted
BetaMemoryTool20250818DeleteCommand = object { command, path }
command: "delete"Command type identifier
"delete"
path: stringPath to the file or directory to delete
BetaMemoryTool20250818RenameCommand = object { command, new_path, old_path }
command: "rename"Command type identifier
"rename"
new_path: stringNew path for the file or directory
old_path: stringCurrent path of the file or directory
Beta Memory Tool 20250818 Create Command#
BetaMemoryTool20250818CreateCommand = object { command, file_text, path }command: "create"
Command type identifier
"create"file_text: string
Content to write to the file
path: string
Path where the file should be created
Beta Memory Tool 20250818 Delete Command#
BetaMemoryTool20250818DeleteCommand = object { command, path }command: "delete"
Command type identifier
"delete"path: string
Path to the file or directory to delete
Beta Memory Tool 20250818 Insert Command#
BetaMemoryTool20250818InsertCommand = object { command, insert_line, insert_text, path }command: "insert"
Command type identifier
"insert"insert_line: number
Line number where text should be inserted
insert_text: string
Text to insert at the specified line
path: string
Path to the file where text should be inserted
Beta Memory Tool 20250818 Rename Command#
BetaMemoryTool20250818RenameCommand = object { command, new_path, old_path }command: "rename"
Command type identifier
"rename"new_path: string
New path for the file or directory
old_path: string
Current path of the file or directory
Beta Memory Tool 20250818 Str Replace Command#
BetaMemoryTool20250818StrReplaceCommand = object { command, new_str, old_str, path }command: "str_replace"
Command type identifier
"str_replace"new_str: string
Text to replace with
old_str: string
Text to search for and replace
path: string
Path to the file where text should be replaced
Beta Memory Tool 20250818 View Command#
BetaMemoryTool20250818ViewCommand = object { command, path, view_range }command: "view"
Command type identifier
"view"path: string
Path to directory or file to view
view_range: optional array of number
Optional line range for viewing specific lines
Beta Message#
BetaMessage = object { id, container, content, 7 more }id: string
Unique object identifier.
The format and length of IDs may change over time.
container: BetaContainer
Information about the container used in the request (for the code execution tool)
id: stringIdentifier for the container used in this request
expires_at: stringThe time at which the container will expire.
skills: array of BetaSkillSkills loaded in the container
skill_id: stringSkill ID
type: "anthropic" or "custom"Type of skill - either ‘anthropic’ (built-in) or ‘custom’ (user-defined)
"anthropic""custom"
version: stringSkill version or ’latest’ for most recent version
content: array of BetaContentBlock
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:
```json
[
{"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:
```json
[{"type": "text", "text": "B)"}]
```
- `BetaTextBlock = object { citations, text, type }`
- `citations: array of BetaTextCitation`
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`.
- `BetaCitationCharLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_char_index: number`
- `file_id: string`
- `start_char_index: number`
- `type: "char_location"`
- `"char_location"`
- `BetaCitationPageLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_page_number: number`
- `file_id: string`
- `start_page_number: number`
- `type: "page_location"`
- `"page_location"`
- `BetaCitationContentBlockLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `file_id: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `type: "content_block_location"`
- `"content_block_location"`
- `BetaCitationsWebSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `encrypted_index: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result_location"`
- `"web_search_result_location"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaCitationSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `search_result_index: number`
- `source: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `title: string`
- `type: "search_result_location"`
- `"search_result_location"`
- `text: string`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `BetaThinkingBlock = object { signature, thinking, type }`
- `signature: string`
- `thinking: string`
- `type: "thinking"`
- `"thinking"`
- `BetaRedactedThinkingBlock = object { data, type }`
- `data: string`
- `type: "redacted_thinking"`
- `"redacted_thinking"`
- `BetaToolUseBlock = object { id, input, name, 2 more }`
- `id: string`
- `input: map[unknown]`
- `name: string`
- `type: "tool_use"`
- `"tool_use"`
- `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `type: "direct"`
- `"direct"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }`
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }`
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `BetaServerToolUseBlock = object { id, input, name, 2 more }`
- `id: string`
- `input: map[unknown]`
- `name: "web_search" or "web_fetch" or "code_execution" or 4 more`
- `"web_search"`
- `"web_fetch"`
- `"code_execution"`
- `"bash_code_execution"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution"`
- `"tool_search_tool_regex"`
- `"tool_search_tool_bm25"`
- `type: "server_tool_use"`
- `"server_tool_use"`
- `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `type: "direct"`
- `"direct"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }`
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }`
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `BetaWebSearchToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type, caller }`
- `content: BetaWebSearchToolResultBlockContent`
- `BetaWebSearchToolResultError = object { error_code, type }`
- `error_code: BetaWebSearchToolResultErrorCode`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `"max_uses_exceeded"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"query_too_long"`
- `"request_too_large"`
- `type: "web_search_tool_result_error"`
- `"web_search_tool_result_error"`
- `UnionMember1 = array of BetaWebSearchResultBlock`
- `encrypted_content: string`
- `page_age: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result"`
- `"web_search_result"`
- `url: string`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "web_search_tool_result"`
- `"web_search_tool_result"`
- `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `type: "direct"`
- `"direct"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }`
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }`
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `BetaWebFetchToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type, caller }`
- `content: BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorBlock or BetaWebFetchBlock`
- `BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorBlock = object { error_code, type }`
- `error_code: BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorCode`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"url_too_long"`
- `"url_not_allowed"`
- `"url_not_accessible"`
- `"unsupported_content_type"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"max_uses_exceeded"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `type: "web_fetch_tool_result_error"`
- `"web_fetch_tool_result_error"`
- `BetaWebFetchBlock = object { content, retrieved_at, type, url }`
- `content: BetaDocumentBlock`
- `citations: BetaCitationConfig`
Citation configuration for the document
- `enabled: boolean`
- `source: BetaBase64PDFSource or BetaPlainTextSource`
- `BetaBase64PDFSource = object { data, media_type, type }`
- `data: string`
- `media_type: "application/pdf"`
- `"application/pdf"`
- `type: "base64"`
- `"base64"`
- `BetaPlainTextSource = object { data, media_type, type }`
- `data: string`
- `media_type: "text/plain"`
- `"text/plain"`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `title: string`
The title of the document
- `type: "document"`
- `"document"`
- `retrieved_at: string`
ISO 8601 timestamp when the content was retrieved
- `type: "web_fetch_result"`
- `"web_fetch_result"`
- `url: string`
Fetched content URL
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "web_fetch_tool_result"`
- `"web_fetch_tool_result"`
- `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `type: "direct"`
- `"direct"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }`
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }`
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `BetaCodeExecutionToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type }`
- `content: BetaCodeExecutionToolResultBlockContent`
Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.
- `BetaCodeExecutionToolResultError = object { error_code, type }`
- `error_code: BetaCodeExecutionToolResultErrorCode`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"execution_time_exceeded"`
- `type: "code_execution_tool_result_error"`
- `"code_execution_tool_result_error"`
- `BetaCodeExecutionResultBlock = object { content, return_code, stderr, 2 more }`
- `content: array of BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlock`
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_output"`
- `"code_execution_output"`
- `return_code: number`
- `stderr: string`
- `stdout: string`
- `type: "code_execution_result"`
- `"code_execution_result"`
- `BetaEncryptedCodeExecutionResultBlock = object { content, encrypted_stdout, return_code, 2 more }`
Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.
- `content: array of BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlock`
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_output"`
- `"code_execution_output"`
- `encrypted_stdout: string`
- `return_code: number`
- `stderr: string`
- `type: "encrypted_code_execution_result"`
- `"encrypted_code_execution_result"`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_tool_result"`
- `"code_execution_tool_result"`
- `BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type }`
- `content: BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultError or BetaBashCodeExecutionResultBlock`
- `BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultError = object { error_code, type }`
- `error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or 2 more`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"execution_time_exceeded"`
- `"output_file_too_large"`
- `type: "bash_code_execution_tool_result_error"`
- `"bash_code_execution_tool_result_error"`
- `BetaBashCodeExecutionResultBlock = object { content, return_code, stderr, 2 more }`
- `content: array of BetaBashCodeExecutionOutputBlock`
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "bash_code_execution_output"`
- `"bash_code_execution_output"`
- `return_code: number`
- `stderr: string`
- `stdout: string`
- `type: "bash_code_execution_result"`
- `"bash_code_execution_result"`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "bash_code_execution_tool_result"`
- `"bash_code_execution_tool_result"`
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type }`
- `content: BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultError or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlock or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlock or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlock`
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultError = object { error_code, error_message, type }`
- `error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or 2 more`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"execution_time_exceeded"`
- `"file_not_found"`
- `error_message: string`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_tool_result_error"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_tool_result_error"`
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlock = object { content, file_type, num_lines, 3 more }`
- `content: string`
- `file_type: "text" or "image" or "pdf"`
- `"text"`
- `"image"`
- `"pdf"`
- `num_lines: number`
- `start_line: number`
- `total_lines: number`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_view_result"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_view_result"`
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlock = object { is_file_update, type }`
- `is_file_update: boolean`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_create_result"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_create_result"`
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlock = object { lines, new_lines, new_start, 3 more }`
- `lines: array of string`
- `new_lines: number`
- `new_start: number`
- `old_lines: number`
- `old_start: number`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_str_replace_result"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_str_replace_result"`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_tool_result"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_tool_result"`
- `BetaToolSearchToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type }`
- `content: BetaToolSearchToolResultError or BetaToolSearchToolSearchResultBlock`
- `BetaToolSearchToolResultError = object { error_code, error_message, type }`
- `error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or "execution_time_exceeded"`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"execution_time_exceeded"`
- `error_message: string`
- `type: "tool_search_tool_result_error"`
- `"tool_search_tool_result_error"`
- `BetaToolSearchToolSearchResultBlock = object { tool_references, type }`
- `tool_references: array of BetaToolReferenceBlock`
- `tool_name: string`
- `type: "tool_reference"`
- `"tool_reference"`
- `type: "tool_search_tool_search_result"`
- `"tool_search_tool_search_result"`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "tool_search_tool_result"`
- `"tool_search_tool_result"`
- `BetaMCPToolUseBlock = object { id, input, name, 2 more }`
- `id: string`
- `input: map[unknown]`
- `name: string`
The name of the MCP tool
- `server_name: string`
The name of the MCP server
- `type: "mcp_tool_use"`
- `"mcp_tool_use"`
- `BetaMCPToolResultBlock = object { content, is_error, tool_use_id, type }`
- `content: string or array of BetaTextBlock`
- `UnionMember0 = string`
- `BetaMCPToolResultBlockContent = array of BetaTextBlock`
- `citations: array of BetaTextCitation`
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`.
- `BetaCitationCharLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_char_index: number`
- `file_id: string`
- `start_char_index: number`
- `type: "char_location"`
- `"char_location"`
- `BetaCitationPageLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_page_number: number`
- `file_id: string`
- `start_page_number: number`
- `type: "page_location"`
- `"page_location"`
- `BetaCitationContentBlockLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `file_id: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `type: "content_block_location"`
- `"content_block_location"`
- `BetaCitationsWebSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `encrypted_index: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result_location"`
- `"web_search_result_location"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaCitationSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `search_result_index: number`
- `source: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `title: string`
- `type: "search_result_location"`
- `"search_result_location"`
- `text: string`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `is_error: boolean`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "mcp_tool_result"`
- `"mcp_tool_result"`
- `BetaContainerUploadBlock = object { file_id, type }`
Response model for a file uploaded to the container.
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "container_upload"`
- `"container_upload"`
- `BetaCompactionBlock = object { content, type }`
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.
- `content: string`
Summary of compacted content, or null if compaction failed
- `type: "compaction"`
- `"compaction"`
- `context_management: BetaContextManagementResponse`
Context management response.
Information about context management strategies applied during the request.
- `applied_edits: array of BetaClearToolUses20250919EditResponse or BetaClearThinking20251015EditResponse`
List of context management edits that were applied.
- `BetaClearToolUses20250919EditResponse = object { cleared_input_tokens, cleared_tool_uses, type }`
- `cleared_input_tokens: number`
Number of input tokens cleared by this edit.
- `cleared_tool_uses: number`
Number of tool uses that were cleared.
- `type: "clear_tool_uses_20250919"`
The type of context management edit applied.
- `"clear_tool_uses_20250919"`
- `BetaClearThinking20251015EditResponse = object { cleared_input_tokens, cleared_thinking_turns, type }`
- `cleared_input_tokens: number`
Number of input tokens cleared by this edit.
- `cleared_thinking_turns: number`
Number of thinking turns that were cleared.
- `type: "clear_thinking_20251015"`
The type of context management edit applied.
- `"clear_thinking_20251015"`
- `model: Model`
The model that will complete your prompt.
See [models](https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/models-overview) for additional details and options.
- `UnionMember0 = "claude-opus-4-6" or "claude-sonnet-4-6" or "claude-opus-4-5-20251101" or 19 more`
The model that will complete your prompt.
See [models](https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/models-overview) for additional details and options.
- `"claude-opus-4-6"`
Most intelligent model for building agents and coding
- `"claude-sonnet-4-6"`
Frontier intelligence at scale — built for coding, agents, and enterprise workflows
- `"claude-opus-4-5-20251101"`
Premium model combining maximum intelligence with practical performance
- `"claude-opus-4-5"`
Premium model combining maximum intelligence with practical performance
- `"claude-3-7-sonnet-latest"`
High-performance model with early extended thinking
- `"claude-3-7-sonnet-20250219"`
High-performance model with early extended thinking
- `"claude-3-5-haiku-latest"`
Fastest and most compact model for near-instant responsiveness
- `"claude-3-5-haiku-20241022"`
Our fastest model
- `"claude-haiku-4-5"`
Hybrid model, capable of near-instant responses and extended thinking
- `"claude-haiku-4-5-20251001"`
Hybrid model, capable of near-instant responses and extended thinking
- `"claude-sonnet-4-20250514"`
High-performance model with extended thinking
- `"claude-sonnet-4-0"`
High-performance model with extended thinking
- `"claude-4-sonnet-20250514"`
High-performance model with extended thinking
- `"claude-sonnet-4-5"`
Our best model for real-world agents and coding
- `"claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929"`
Our best model for real-world agents and coding
- `"claude-opus-4-0"`
Our most capable model
- `"claude-opus-4-20250514"`
Our most capable model
- `"claude-4-opus-20250514"`
Our most capable model
- `"claude-opus-4-1-20250805"`
Our most capable model
- `"claude-3-opus-latest"`
Excels at writing and complex tasks
- `"claude-3-opus-20240229"`
Excels at writing and complex tasks
- `"claude-3-haiku-20240307"`
Our previous most fast and cost-effective
- `UnionMember1 = string`
- `role: "assistant"`
Conversational role of the generated message.
This will always be `"assistant"`.
- `"assistant"`
- `stop_reason: BetaStopReason`
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 requested `max_tokens` or the model's maximum
* `"stop_sequence"`: one of your provided custom `stop_sequences` was 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.
- `"end_turn"`
- `"max_tokens"`
- `"stop_sequence"`
- `"tool_use"`
- `"pause_turn"`
- `"compaction"`
- `"refusal"`
- `"model_context_window_exceeded"`
- `stop_sequence: string`
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: "message"`
Object type.
For Messages, this is always `"message"`.
- `"message"`
- `usage: BetaUsage`
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`.
- `cache_creation: BetaCacheCreation`
Breakdown of cached tokens by TTL
- `ephemeral_1h_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the 1 hour cache entry.
- `ephemeral_5m_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the 5 minute cache entry.
- `cache_creation_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
- `cache_read_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens read from the cache.
- `inference_geo: string`
The geographic region where inference was performed for this request.
- `input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens which were used.
- `iterations: BetaIterationsUsage`
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
- `BetaMessageIterationUsage = object { cache_creation, cache_creation_input_tokens, cache_read_input_tokens, 3 more }`
Token usage for a sampling iteration.
- `cache_creation: BetaCacheCreation`
Breakdown of cached tokens by TTL
- `ephemeral_1h_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the 1 hour cache entry.
- `ephemeral_5m_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the 5 minute cache entry.
- `cache_creation_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
- `cache_read_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens read from the cache.
- `input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens which were used.
- `output_tokens: number`
The number of output tokens which were used.
- `type: "message"`
Usage for a sampling iteration
- `"message"`
- `BetaCompactionIterationUsage = object { cache_creation, cache_creation_input_tokens, cache_read_input_tokens, 3 more }`
Token usage for a compaction iteration.
- `cache_creation: BetaCacheCreation`
Breakdown of cached tokens by TTL
- `ephemeral_1h_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the 1 hour cache entry.
- `ephemeral_5m_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the 5 minute cache entry.
- `cache_creation_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
- `cache_read_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens read from the cache.
- `input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens which were used.
- `output_tokens: number`
The number of output tokens which were used.
- `type: "compaction"`
Usage for a compaction iteration
- `"compaction"`
- `output_tokens: number`
The number of output tokens which were used.
- `server_tool_use: BetaServerToolUsage`
The number of server tool requests.
- `web_fetch_requests: number`
The number of web fetch tool requests.
- `web_search_requests: number`
The number of web search tool requests.
- `service_tier: "standard" or "priority" or "batch"`
If the request used the priority, standard, or batch tier.
- `"standard"`
- `"priority"`
- `"batch"`
- `speed: "standard" or "fast"`
The inference speed mode used for this request.
- `"standard"`
- `"fast"`
### Beta Message Delta Usage
- `BetaMessageDeltaUsage = object { cache_creation_input_tokens, cache_read_input_tokens, input_tokens, 3 more }`
- `cache_creation_input_tokens: number`
The cumulative number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
- `cache_read_input_tokens: number`
The cumulative number of input tokens read from the cache.
- `input_tokens: number`
The cumulative number of input tokens which were used.
- `iterations: BetaIterationsUsage`
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
- `BetaMessageIterationUsage = object { cache_creation, cache_creation_input_tokens, cache_read_input_tokens, 3 more }`
Token usage for a sampling iteration.
- `cache_creation: BetaCacheCreation`
Breakdown of cached tokens by TTL
- `ephemeral_1h_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the 1 hour cache entry.
- `ephemeral_5m_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the 5 minute cache entry.
- `cache_creation_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
- `cache_read_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens read from the cache.
- `input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens which were used.
- `output_tokens: number`
The number of output tokens which were used.
- `type: "message"`
Usage for a sampling iteration
- `"message"`
- `BetaCompactionIterationUsage = object { cache_creation, cache_creation_input_tokens, cache_read_input_tokens, 3 more }`
Token usage for a compaction iteration.
- `cache_creation: BetaCacheCreation`
Breakdown of cached tokens by TTL
- `ephemeral_1h_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the 1 hour cache entry.
- `ephemeral_5m_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the 5 minute cache entry.
- `cache_creation_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
- `cache_read_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens read from the cache.
- `input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens which were used.
- `output_tokens: number`
The number of output tokens which were used.
- `type: "compaction"`
Usage for a compaction iteration
- `"compaction"`
- `output_tokens: number`
The cumulative number of output tokens which were used.
- `server_tool_use: BetaServerToolUsage`
The number of server tool requests.
- `web_fetch_requests: number`
The number of web fetch tool requests.
- `web_search_requests: number`
The number of web search tool requests.
### Beta Message Iteration Usage
- `BetaMessageIterationUsage = object { cache_creation, cache_creation_input_tokens, cache_read_input_tokens, 3 more }`
Token usage for a sampling iteration.
- `cache_creation: BetaCacheCreation`
Breakdown of cached tokens by TTL
- `ephemeral_1h_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the 1 hour cache entry.
- `ephemeral_5m_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the 5 minute cache entry.
- `cache_creation_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
- `cache_read_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens read from the cache.
- `input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens which were used.
- `output_tokens: number`
The number of output tokens which were used.
- `type: "message"`
Usage for a sampling iteration
- `"message"`
### Beta Message Param
- `BetaMessageParam = object { content, role }`
- `content: string or array of BetaContentBlockParam`
- `UnionMember0 = string`
- `UnionMember1 = array of BetaContentBlockParam`
- `BetaTextBlockParam = object { text, type, cache_control, citations }`
- `text: string`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParam`
- `BetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_char_index: number`
- `start_char_index: number`
- `type: "char_location"`
- `"char_location"`
- `BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_page_number: number`
- `start_page_number: number`
- `type: "page_location"`
- `"page_location"`
- `BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `type: "content_block_location"`
- `"content_block_location"`
- `BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `encrypted_index: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result_location"`
- `"web_search_result_location"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `search_result_index: number`
- `source: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `title: string`
- `type: "search_result_location"`
- `"search_result_location"`
- `BetaImageBlockParam = object { source, type, cache_control }`
- `source: BetaBase64ImageSource or BetaURLImageSource or BetaFileImageSource`
- `BetaBase64ImageSource = object { data, media_type, type }`
- `data: string`
- `media_type: "image/jpeg" or "image/png" or "image/gif" or "image/webp"`
- `"image/jpeg"`
- `"image/png"`
- `"image/gif"`
- `"image/webp"`
- `type: "base64"`
- `"base64"`
- `BetaURLImageSource = object { type, url }`
- `type: "url"`
- `"url"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaFileImageSource = object { file_id, type }`
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "file"`
- `"file"`
- `type: "image"`
- `"image"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `BetaRequestDocumentBlock = object { source, type, cache_control, 3 more }`
- `source: BetaBase64PDFSource or BetaPlainTextSource or BetaContentBlockSource or 2 more`
- `BetaBase64PDFSource = object { data, media_type, type }`
- `data: string`
- `media_type: "application/pdf"`
- `"application/pdf"`
- `type: "base64"`
- `"base64"`
- `BetaPlainTextSource = object { data, media_type, type }`
- `data: string`
- `media_type: "text/plain"`
- `"text/plain"`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `BetaContentBlockSource = object { content, type }`
- `content: string or array of BetaContentBlockSourceContent`
- `UnionMember0 = string`
- `BetaContentBlockSourceContent = array of BetaContentBlockSourceContent`
- `BetaTextBlockParam = object { text, type, cache_control, citations }`
- `text: string`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParam`
- `BetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_char_index: number`
- `start_char_index: number`
- `type: "char_location"`
- `"char_location"`
- `BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_page_number: number`
- `start_page_number: number`
- `type: "page_location"`
- `"page_location"`
- `BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `type: "content_block_location"`
- `"content_block_location"`
- `BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `encrypted_index: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result_location"`
- `"web_search_result_location"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `search_result_index: number`
- `source: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `title: string`
- `type: "search_result_location"`
- `"search_result_location"`
- `BetaImageBlockParam = object { source, type, cache_control }`
- `source: BetaBase64ImageSource or BetaURLImageSource or BetaFileImageSource`
- `BetaBase64ImageSource = object { data, media_type, type }`
- `data: string`
- `media_type: "image/jpeg" or "image/png" or "image/gif" or "image/webp"`
- `"image/jpeg"`
- `"image/png"`
- `"image/gif"`
- `"image/webp"`
- `type: "base64"`
- `"base64"`
- `BetaURLImageSource = object { type, url }`
- `type: "url"`
- `"url"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaFileImageSource = object { file_id, type }`
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "file"`
- `"file"`
- `type: "image"`
- `"image"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `type: "content"`
- `"content"`
- `BetaURLPDFSource = object { type, url }`
- `type: "url"`
- `"url"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaFileDocumentSource = object { file_id, type }`
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "file"`
- `"file"`
- `type: "document"`
- `"document"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `citations: optional BetaCitationsConfigParam`
- `enabled: optional boolean`
- `context: optional string`
- `title: optional string`
- `BetaSearchResultBlockParam = object { content, source, title, 3 more }`
- `content: array of BetaTextBlockParam`
- `text: string`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParam`
- `BetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_char_index: number`
- `start_char_index: number`
- `type: "char_location"`
- `"char_location"`
- `BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_page_number: number`
- `start_page_number: number`
- `type: "page_location"`
- `"page_location"`
- `BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `type: "content_block_location"`
- `"content_block_location"`
- `BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `encrypted_index: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result_location"`
- `"web_search_result_location"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `search_result_index: number`
- `source: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `title: string`
- `type: "search_result_location"`
- `"search_result_location"`
- `source: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "search_result"`
- `"search_result"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `citations: optional BetaCitationsConfigParam`
- `enabled: optional boolean`
- `BetaThinkingBlockParam = object { signature, thinking, type }`
- `signature: string`
- `thinking: string`
- `type: "thinking"`
- `"thinking"`
- `BetaRedactedThinkingBlockParam = object { data, type }`
- `data: string`
- `type: "redacted_thinking"`
- `"redacted_thinking"`
- `BetaToolUseBlockParam = object { id, input, name, 3 more }`
- `id: string`
- `input: map[unknown]`
- `name: string`
- `type: "tool_use"`
- `"tool_use"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `type: "direct"`
- `"direct"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }`
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }`
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `BetaToolResultBlockParam = object { tool_use_id, type, cache_control, 2 more }`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "tool_result"`
- `"tool_result"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `content: optional string or array of BetaTextBlockParam or BetaImageBlockParam or BetaSearchResultBlockParam or 2 more`
- `UnionMember0 = string`
- `UnionMember1 = array of BetaTextBlockParam or BetaImageBlockParam or BetaSearchResultBlockParam or 2 more`
- `BetaTextBlockParam = object { text, type, cache_control, citations }`
- `text: string`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParam`
- `BetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_char_index: number`
- `start_char_index: number`
- `type: "char_location"`
- `"char_location"`
- `BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_page_number: number`
- `start_page_number: number`
- `type: "page_location"`
- `"page_location"`
- `BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `type: "content_block_location"`
- `"content_block_location"`
- `BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `encrypted_index: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result_location"`
- `"web_search_result_location"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `search_result_index: number`
- `source: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `title: string`
- `type: "search_result_location"`
- `"search_result_location"`
- `BetaImageBlockParam = object { source, type, cache_control }`
- `source: BetaBase64ImageSource or BetaURLImageSource or BetaFileImageSource`
- `BetaBase64ImageSource = object { data, media_type, type }`
- `data: string`
- `media_type: "image/jpeg" or "image/png" or "image/gif" or "image/webp"`
- `"image/jpeg"`
- `"image/png"`
- `"image/gif"`
- `"image/webp"`
- `type: "base64"`
- `"base64"`
- `BetaURLImageSource = object { type, url }`
- `type: "url"`
- `"url"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaFileImageSource = object { file_id, type }`
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "file"`
- `"file"`
- `type: "image"`
- `"image"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `BetaSearchResultBlockParam = object { content, source, title, 3 more }`
- `content: array of BetaTextBlockParam`
- `text: string`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParam`
- `BetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_char_index: number`
- `start_char_index: number`
- `type: "char_location"`
- `"char_location"`
- `BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_page_number: number`
- `start_page_number: number`
- `type: "page_location"`
- `"page_location"`
- `BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `type: "content_block_location"`
- `"content_block_location"`
- `BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `encrypted_index: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result_location"`
- `"web_search_result_location"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `search_result_index: number`
- `source: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `title: string`
- `type: "search_result_location"`
- `"search_result_location"`
- `source: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "search_result"`
- `"search_result"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `citations: optional BetaCitationsConfigParam`
- `enabled: optional boolean`
- `BetaRequestDocumentBlock = object { source, type, cache_control, 3 more }`
- `source: BetaBase64PDFSource or BetaPlainTextSource or BetaContentBlockSource or 2 more`
- `BetaBase64PDFSource = object { data, media_type, type }`
- `data: string`
- `media_type: "application/pdf"`
- `"application/pdf"`
- `type: "base64"`
- `"base64"`
- `BetaPlainTextSource = object { data, media_type, type }`
- `data: string`
- `media_type: "text/plain"`
- `"text/plain"`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `BetaContentBlockSource = object { content, type }`
- `content: string or array of BetaContentBlockSourceContent`
- `UnionMember0 = string`
- `BetaContentBlockSourceContent = array of BetaContentBlockSourceContent`
- `BetaTextBlockParam = object { text, type, cache_control, citations }`
- `text: string`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParam`
- `BetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_char_index: number`
- `start_char_index: number`
- `type: "char_location"`
- `"char_location"`
- `BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_page_number: number`
- `start_page_number: number`
- `type: "page_location"`
- `"page_location"`
- `BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `type: "content_block_location"`
- `"content_block_location"`
- `BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `encrypted_index: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result_location"`
- `"web_search_result_location"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `search_result_index: number`
- `source: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `title: string`
- `type: "search_result_location"`
- `"search_result_location"`
- `BetaImageBlockParam = object { source, type, cache_control }`
- `source: BetaBase64ImageSource or BetaURLImageSource or BetaFileImageSource`
- `BetaBase64ImageSource = object { data, media_type, type }`
- `data: string`
- `media_type: "image/jpeg" or "image/png" or "image/gif" or "image/webp"`
- `"image/jpeg"`
- `"image/png"`
- `"image/gif"`
- `"image/webp"`
- `type: "base64"`
- `"base64"`
- `BetaURLImageSource = object { type, url }`
- `type: "url"`
- `"url"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaFileImageSource = object { file_id, type }`
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "file"`
- `"file"`
- `type: "image"`
- `"image"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `type: "content"`
- `"content"`
- `BetaURLPDFSource = object { type, url }`
- `type: "url"`
- `"url"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaFileDocumentSource = object { file_id, type }`
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "file"`
- `"file"`
- `type: "document"`
- `"document"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `citations: optional BetaCitationsConfigParam`
- `enabled: optional boolean`
- `context: optional string`
- `title: optional string`
- `BetaToolReferenceBlockParam = object { tool_name, type, cache_control }`
Tool reference block that can be included in tool_result content.
- `tool_name: string`
- `type: "tool_reference"`
- `"tool_reference"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `is_error: optional boolean`
- `BetaServerToolUseBlockParam = object { id, input, name, 3 more }`
- `id: string`
- `input: map[unknown]`
- `name: "web_search" or "web_fetch" or "code_execution" or 4 more`
- `"web_search"`
- `"web_fetch"`
- `"code_execution"`
- `"bash_code_execution"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution"`
- `"tool_search_tool_regex"`
- `"tool_search_tool_bm25"`
- `type: "server_tool_use"`
- `"server_tool_use"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `type: "direct"`
- `"direct"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }`
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }`
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `BetaWebSearchToolResultBlockParam = object { content, tool_use_id, type, 2 more }`
- `content: BetaWebSearchToolResultBlockParamContent`
- `ResultBlock = array of BetaWebSearchResultBlockParam`
- `encrypted_content: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result"`
- `"web_search_result"`
- `url: string`
- `page_age: optional string`
- `BetaWebSearchToolRequestError = object { error_code, type }`
- `error_code: BetaWebSearchToolResultErrorCode`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `"max_uses_exceeded"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"query_too_long"`
- `"request_too_large"`
- `type: "web_search_tool_result_error"`
- `"web_search_tool_result_error"`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "web_search_tool_result"`
- `"web_search_tool_result"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `type: "direct"`
- `"direct"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }`
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }`
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `BetaWebFetchToolResultBlockParam = object { content, tool_use_id, type, 2 more }`
- `content: BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorBlockParam or BetaWebFetchBlockParam`
- `BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorBlockParam = object { error_code, type }`
- `error_code: BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorCode`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"url_too_long"`
- `"url_not_allowed"`
- `"url_not_accessible"`
- `"unsupported_content_type"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"max_uses_exceeded"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `type: "web_fetch_tool_result_error"`
- `"web_fetch_tool_result_error"`
- `BetaWebFetchBlockParam = object { content, type, url, retrieved_at }`
- `content: BetaRequestDocumentBlock`
- `source: BetaBase64PDFSource or BetaPlainTextSource or BetaContentBlockSource or 2 more`
- `BetaBase64PDFSource = object { data, media_type, type }`
- `data: string`
- `media_type: "application/pdf"`
- `"application/pdf"`
- `type: "base64"`
- `"base64"`
- `BetaPlainTextSource = object { data, media_type, type }`
- `data: string`
- `media_type: "text/plain"`
- `"text/plain"`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `BetaContentBlockSource = object { content, type }`
- `content: string or array of BetaContentBlockSourceContent`
- `UnionMember0 = string`
- `BetaContentBlockSourceContent = array of BetaContentBlockSourceContent`
- `BetaTextBlockParam = object { text, type, cache_control, citations }`
- `text: string`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParam`
- `BetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_char_index: number`
- `start_char_index: number`
- `type: "char_location"`
- `"char_location"`
- `BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_page_number: number`
- `start_page_number: number`
- `type: "page_location"`
- `"page_location"`
- `BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `type: "content_block_location"`
- `"content_block_location"`
- `BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `encrypted_index: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result_location"`
- `"web_search_result_location"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `search_result_index: number`
- `source: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `title: string`
- `type: "search_result_location"`
- `"search_result_location"`
- `BetaImageBlockParam = object { source, type, cache_control }`
- `source: BetaBase64ImageSource or BetaURLImageSource or BetaFileImageSource`
- `BetaBase64ImageSource = object { data, media_type, type }`
- `data: string`
- `media_type: "image/jpeg" or "image/png" or "image/gif" or "image/webp"`
- `"image/jpeg"`
- `"image/png"`
- `"image/gif"`
- `"image/webp"`
- `type: "base64"`
- `"base64"`
- `BetaURLImageSource = object { type, url }`
- `type: "url"`
- `"url"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaFileImageSource = object { file_id, type }`
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "file"`
- `"file"`
- `type: "image"`
- `"image"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `type: "content"`
- `"content"`
- `BetaURLPDFSource = object { type, url }`
- `type: "url"`
- `"url"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaFileDocumentSource = object { file_id, type }`
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "file"`
- `"file"`
- `type: "document"`
- `"document"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `citations: optional BetaCitationsConfigParam`
- `enabled: optional boolean`
- `context: optional string`
- `title: optional string`
- `type: "web_fetch_result"`
- `"web_fetch_result"`
- `url: string`
Fetched content URL
- `retrieved_at: optional string`
ISO 8601 timestamp when the content was retrieved
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "web_fetch_tool_result"`
- `"web_fetch_tool_result"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `type: "direct"`
- `"direct"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }`
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }`
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `BetaCodeExecutionToolResultBlockParam = object { content, tool_use_id, type, cache_control }`
- `content: BetaCodeExecutionToolResultBlockParamContent`
Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.
- `BetaCodeExecutionToolResultErrorParam = object { error_code, type }`
- `error_code: BetaCodeExecutionToolResultErrorCode`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"execution_time_exceeded"`
- `type: "code_execution_tool_result_error"`
- `"code_execution_tool_result_error"`
- `BetaCodeExecutionResultBlockParam = object { content, return_code, stderr, 2 more }`
- `content: array of BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlockParam`
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_output"`
- `"code_execution_output"`
- `return_code: number`
- `stderr: string`
- `stdout: string`
- `type: "code_execution_result"`
- `"code_execution_result"`
- `BetaEncryptedCodeExecutionResultBlockParam = object { content, encrypted_stdout, return_code, 2 more }`
Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.
- `content: array of BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlockParam`
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_output"`
- `"code_execution_output"`
- `encrypted_stdout: string`
- `return_code: number`
- `stderr: string`
- `type: "encrypted_code_execution_result"`
- `"encrypted_code_execution_result"`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_tool_result"`
- `"code_execution_tool_result"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultBlockParam = object { content, tool_use_id, type, cache_control }`
- `content: BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultErrorParam or BetaBashCodeExecutionResultBlockParam`
- `BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultErrorParam = object { error_code, type }`
- `error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or 2 more`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"execution_time_exceeded"`
- `"output_file_too_large"`
- `type: "bash_code_execution_tool_result_error"`
- `"bash_code_execution_tool_result_error"`
- `BetaBashCodeExecutionResultBlockParam = object { content, return_code, stderr, 2 more }`
- `content: array of BetaBashCodeExecutionOutputBlockParam`
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "bash_code_execution_output"`
- `"bash_code_execution_output"`
- `return_code: number`
- `stderr: string`
- `stdout: string`
- `type: "bash_code_execution_result"`
- `"bash_code_execution_result"`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "bash_code_execution_tool_result"`
- `"bash_code_execution_tool_result"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultBlockParam = object { content, tool_use_id, type, cache_control }`
- `content: BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultErrorParam or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlockParam or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlockParam or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlockParam`
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultErrorParam = object { error_code, type, error_message }`
- `error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or 2 more`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"execution_time_exceeded"`
- `"file_not_found"`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_tool_result_error"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_tool_result_error"`
- `error_message: optional string`
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlockParam = object { content, file_type, type, 3 more }`
- `content: string`
- `file_type: "text" or "image" or "pdf"`
- `"text"`
- `"image"`
- `"pdf"`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_view_result"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_view_result"`
- `num_lines: optional number`
- `start_line: optional number`
- `total_lines: optional number`
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlockParam = object { is_file_update, type }`
- `is_file_update: boolean`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_create_result"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_create_result"`
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlockParam = object { type, lines, new_lines, 3 more }`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_str_replace_result"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_str_replace_result"`
- `lines: optional array of string`
- `new_lines: optional number`
- `new_start: optional number`
- `old_lines: optional number`
- `old_start: optional number`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_tool_result"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_tool_result"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `BetaToolSearchToolResultBlockParam = object { content, tool_use_id, type, cache_control }`
- `content: BetaToolSearchToolResultErrorParam or BetaToolSearchToolSearchResultBlockParam`
- `BetaToolSearchToolResultErrorParam = object { error_code, type }`
- `error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or "execution_time_exceeded"`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"execution_time_exceeded"`
- `type: "tool_search_tool_result_error"`
- `"tool_search_tool_result_error"`
- `BetaToolSearchToolSearchResultBlockParam = object { tool_references, type }`
- `tool_references: array of BetaToolReferenceBlockParam`
- `tool_name: string`
- `type: "tool_reference"`
- `"tool_reference"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `type: "tool_search_tool_search_result"`
- `"tool_search_tool_search_result"`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "tool_search_tool_result"`
- `"tool_search_tool_result"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `BetaMCPToolUseBlockParam = object { id, input, name, 3 more }`
- `id: string`
- `input: map[unknown]`
- `name: string`
- `server_name: string`
The name of the MCP server
- `type: "mcp_tool_use"`
- `"mcp_tool_use"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `BetaRequestMCPToolResultBlockParam = object { tool_use_id, type, cache_control, 2 more }`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "mcp_tool_result"`
- `"mcp_tool_result"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `content: optional string or array of BetaTextBlockParam`
- `UnionMember0 = string`
- `BetaMCPToolResultBlockParamContent = array of BetaTextBlockParam`
- `text: string`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParam`
- `BetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_char_index: number`
- `start_char_index: number`
- `type: "char_location"`
- `"char_location"`
- `BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_page_number: number`
- `start_page_number: number`
- `type: "page_location"`
- `"page_location"`
- `BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `type: "content_block_location"`
- `"content_block_location"`
- `BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `encrypted_index: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result_location"`
- `"web_search_result_location"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `search_result_index: number`
- `source: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `title: string`
- `type: "search_result_location"`
- `"search_result_location"`
- `is_error: optional boolean`
- `BetaContainerUploadBlockParam = object { file_id, type, cache_control }`
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.
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "container_upload"`
- `"container_upload"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `BetaCompactionBlockParam = object { content, type, cache_control }`
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.
- `content: string`
Summary of previously compacted content, or null if compaction failed
- `type: "compaction"`
- `"compaction"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `role: "user" or "assistant"`
- `"user"`
- `"assistant"`
### Beta Message Tokens Count
- `BetaMessageTokensCount = object { context_management, input_tokens }`
- `context_management: BetaCountTokensContextManagementResponse`
Information about context management applied to the message.
- `original_input_tokens: number`
The original token count before context management was applied
- `input_tokens: number`
The total number of tokens across the provided list of messages, system prompt, and tools.
### Beta Metadata
- `BetaMetadata = object { user_id }`
- `user_id: optional string`
An external identifier for the user who is associated with the request.
This should be a uuid, hash value, or other opaque identifier. Anthropic may use this id to help detect abuse. Do not include any identifying information such as name, email address, or phone number.
### Beta Output Config
- `BetaOutputConfig = object { effort, format }`
- `effort: optional "low" or "medium" or "high" or "max"`
All possible effort levels.
- `"low"`
- `"medium"`
- `"high"`
- `"max"`
- `format: optional BetaJSONOutputFormat`
A schema to specify Claude's output format in responses. See [structured outputs](https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/build-with-claude/structured-outputs)
- `schema: map[unknown]`
The JSON schema of the format
- `type: "json_schema"`
- `"json_schema"`
### Beta Plain Text Source
- `BetaPlainTextSource = object { data, media_type, type }`
- `data: string`
- `media_type: "text/plain"`
- `"text/plain"`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
### Beta Raw Content Block Delta
- `BetaRawContentBlockDelta = BetaTextDelta or BetaInputJSONDelta or BetaCitationsDelta or 3 more`
- `BetaTextDelta = object { text, type }`
- `text: string`
- `type: "text_delta"`
- `"text_delta"`
- `BetaInputJSONDelta = object { partial_json, type }`
- `partial_json: string`
- `type: "input_json_delta"`
- `"input_json_delta"`
- `BetaCitationsDelta = object { citation, type }`
- `citation: BetaCitationCharLocation or BetaCitationPageLocation or BetaCitationContentBlockLocation or 2 more`
- `BetaCitationCharLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_char_index: number`
- `file_id: string`
- `start_char_index: number`
- `type: "char_location"`
- `"char_location"`
- `BetaCitationPageLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_page_number: number`
- `file_id: string`
- `start_page_number: number`
- `type: "page_location"`
- `"page_location"`
- `BetaCitationContentBlockLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `file_id: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `type: "content_block_location"`
- `"content_block_location"`
- `BetaCitationsWebSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `encrypted_index: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result_location"`
- `"web_search_result_location"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaCitationSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `search_result_index: number`
- `source: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `title: string`
- `type: "search_result_location"`
- `"search_result_location"`
- `type: "citations_delta"`
- `"citations_delta"`
- `BetaThinkingDelta = object { thinking, type }`
- `thinking: string`
- `type: "thinking_delta"`
- `"thinking_delta"`
- `BetaSignatureDelta = object { signature, type }`
- `signature: string`
- `type: "signature_delta"`
- `"signature_delta"`
- `BetaCompactionContentBlockDelta = object { content, type }`
- `content: string`
- `type: "compaction_delta"`
- `"compaction_delta"`
### Beta Raw Content Block Delta Event
- `BetaRawContentBlockDeltaEvent = object { delta, index, type }`
- `delta: BetaRawContentBlockDelta`
- `BetaTextDelta = object { text, type }`
- `text: string`
- `type: "text_delta"`
- `"text_delta"`
- `BetaInputJSONDelta = object { partial_json, type }`
- `partial_json: string`
- `type: "input_json_delta"`
- `"input_json_delta"`
- `BetaCitationsDelta = object { citation, type }`
- `citation: BetaCitationCharLocation or BetaCitationPageLocation or BetaCitationContentBlockLocation or 2 more`
- `BetaCitationCharLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_char_index: number`
- `file_id: string`
- `start_char_index: number`
- `type: "char_location"`
- `"char_location"`
- `BetaCitationPageLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_page_number: number`
- `file_id: string`
- `start_page_number: number`
- `type: "page_location"`
- `"page_location"`
- `BetaCitationContentBlockLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `file_id: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `type: "content_block_location"`
- `"content_block_location"`
- `BetaCitationsWebSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `encrypted_index: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result_location"`
- `"web_search_result_location"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaCitationSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `search_result_index: number`
- `source: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `title: string`
- `type: "search_result_location"`
- `"search_result_location"`
- `type: "citations_delta"`
- `"citations_delta"`
- `BetaThinkingDelta = object { thinking, type }`
- `thinking: string`
- `type: "thinking_delta"`
- `"thinking_delta"`
- `BetaSignatureDelta = object { signature, type }`
- `signature: string`
- `type: "signature_delta"`
- `"signature_delta"`
- `BetaCompactionContentBlockDelta = object { content, type }`
- `content: string`
- `type: "compaction_delta"`
- `"compaction_delta"`
- `index: number`
- `type: "content_block_delta"`
- `"content_block_delta"`
### Beta Raw Content Block Start Event
- `BetaRawContentBlockStartEvent = object { content_block, index, type }`
- `content_block: BetaTextBlock or BetaThinkingBlock or BetaRedactedThinkingBlock or 12 more`
Response model for a file uploaded to the container.
- `BetaTextBlock = object { citations, text, type }`
- `citations: array of BetaTextCitation`
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`.
- `BetaCitationCharLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_char_index: number`
- `file_id: string`
- `start_char_index: number`
- `type: "char_location"`
- `"char_location"`
- `BetaCitationPageLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_page_number: number`
- `file_id: string`
- `start_page_number: number`
- `type: "page_location"`
- `"page_location"`
- `BetaCitationContentBlockLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `file_id: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `type: "content_block_location"`
- `"content_block_location"`
- `BetaCitationsWebSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `encrypted_index: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result_location"`
- `"web_search_result_location"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaCitationSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `search_result_index: number`
- `source: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `title: string`
- `type: "search_result_location"`
- `"search_result_location"`
- `text: string`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `BetaThinkingBlock = object { signature, thinking, type }`
- `signature: string`
- `thinking: string`
- `type: "thinking"`
- `"thinking"`
- `BetaRedactedThinkingBlock = object { data, type }`
- `data: string`
- `type: "redacted_thinking"`
- `"redacted_thinking"`
- `BetaToolUseBlock = object { id, input, name, 2 more }`
- `id: string`
- `input: map[unknown]`
- `name: string`
- `type: "tool_use"`
- `"tool_use"`
- `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `type: "direct"`
- `"direct"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }`
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }`
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `BetaServerToolUseBlock = object { id, input, name, 2 more }`
- `id: string`
- `input: map[unknown]`
- `name: "web_search" or "web_fetch" or "code_execution" or 4 more`
- `"web_search"`
- `"web_fetch"`
- `"code_execution"`
- `"bash_code_execution"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution"`
- `"tool_search_tool_regex"`
- `"tool_search_tool_bm25"`
- `type: "server_tool_use"`
- `"server_tool_use"`
- `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `type: "direct"`
- `"direct"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }`
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }`
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `BetaWebSearchToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type, caller }`
- `content: BetaWebSearchToolResultBlockContent`
- `BetaWebSearchToolResultError = object { error_code, type }`
- `error_code: BetaWebSearchToolResultErrorCode`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `"max_uses_exceeded"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"query_too_long"`
- `"request_too_large"`
- `type: "web_search_tool_result_error"`
- `"web_search_tool_result_error"`
- `UnionMember1 = array of BetaWebSearchResultBlock`
- `encrypted_content: string`
- `page_age: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result"`
- `"web_search_result"`
- `url: string`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "web_search_tool_result"`
- `"web_search_tool_result"`
- `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `type: "direct"`
- `"direct"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }`
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }`
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `BetaWebFetchToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type, caller }`
- `content: BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorBlock or BetaWebFetchBlock`
- `BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorBlock = object { error_code, type }`
- `error_code: BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorCode`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"url_too_long"`
- `"url_not_allowed"`
- `"url_not_accessible"`
- `"unsupported_content_type"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"max_uses_exceeded"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `type: "web_fetch_tool_result_error"`
- `"web_fetch_tool_result_error"`
- `BetaWebFetchBlock = object { content, retrieved_at, type, url }`
- `content: BetaDocumentBlock`
- `citations: BetaCitationConfig`
Citation configuration for the document
- `enabled: boolean`
- `source: BetaBase64PDFSource or BetaPlainTextSource`
- `BetaBase64PDFSource = object { data, media_type, type }`
- `data: string`
- `media_type: "application/pdf"`
- `"application/pdf"`
- `type: "base64"`
- `"base64"`
- `BetaPlainTextSource = object { data, media_type, type }`
- `data: string`
- `media_type: "text/plain"`
- `"text/plain"`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `title: string`
The title of the document
- `type: "document"`
- `"document"`
- `retrieved_at: string`
ISO 8601 timestamp when the content was retrieved
- `type: "web_fetch_result"`
- `"web_fetch_result"`
- `url: string`
Fetched content URL
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "web_fetch_tool_result"`
- `"web_fetch_tool_result"`
- `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `type: "direct"`
- `"direct"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }`
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }`
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `BetaCodeExecutionToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type }`
- `content: BetaCodeExecutionToolResultBlockContent`
Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.
- `BetaCodeExecutionToolResultError = object { error_code, type }`
- `error_code: BetaCodeExecutionToolResultErrorCode`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"execution_time_exceeded"`
- `type: "code_execution_tool_result_error"`
- `"code_execution_tool_result_error"`
- `BetaCodeExecutionResultBlock = object { content, return_code, stderr, 2 more }`
- `content: array of BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlock`
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_output"`
- `"code_execution_output"`
- `return_code: number`
- `stderr: string`
- `stdout: string`
- `type: "code_execution_result"`
- `"code_execution_result"`
- `BetaEncryptedCodeExecutionResultBlock = object { content, encrypted_stdout, return_code, 2 more }`
Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.
- `content: array of BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlock`
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_output"`
- `"code_execution_output"`
- `encrypted_stdout: string`
- `return_code: number`
- `stderr: string`
- `type: "encrypted_code_execution_result"`
- `"encrypted_code_execution_result"`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_tool_result"`
- `"code_execution_tool_result"`
- `BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type }`
- `content: BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultError or BetaBashCodeExecutionResultBlock`
- `BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultError = object { error_code, type }`
- `error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or 2 more`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"execution_time_exceeded"`
- `"output_file_too_large"`
- `type: "bash_code_execution_tool_result_error"`
- `"bash_code_execution_tool_result_error"`
- `BetaBashCodeExecutionResultBlock = object { content, return_code, stderr, 2 more }`
- `content: array of BetaBashCodeExecutionOutputBlock`
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "bash_code_execution_output"`
- `"bash_code_execution_output"`
- `return_code: number`
- `stderr: string`
- `stdout: string`
- `type: "bash_code_execution_result"`
- `"bash_code_execution_result"`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "bash_code_execution_tool_result"`
- `"bash_code_execution_tool_result"`
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type }`
- `content: BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultError or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlock or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlock or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlock`
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultError = object { error_code, error_message, type }`
- `error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or 2 more`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"execution_time_exceeded"`
- `"file_not_found"`
- `error_message: string`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_tool_result_error"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_tool_result_error"`
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlock = object { content, file_type, num_lines, 3 more }`
- `content: string`
- `file_type: "text" or "image" or "pdf"`
- `"text"`
- `"image"`
- `"pdf"`
- `num_lines: number`
- `start_line: number`
- `total_lines: number`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_view_result"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_view_result"`
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlock = object { is_file_update, type }`
- `is_file_update: boolean`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_create_result"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_create_result"`
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlock = object { lines, new_lines, new_start, 3 more }`
- `lines: array of string`
- `new_lines: number`
- `new_start: number`
- `old_lines: number`
- `old_start: number`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_str_replace_result"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_str_replace_result"`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_tool_result"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_tool_result"`
- `BetaToolSearchToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type }`
- `content: BetaToolSearchToolResultError or BetaToolSearchToolSearchResultBlock`
- `BetaToolSearchToolResultError = object { error_code, error_message, type }`
- `error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or "execution_time_exceeded"`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"execution_time_exceeded"`
- `error_message: string`
- `type: "tool_search_tool_result_error"`
- `"tool_search_tool_result_error"`
- `BetaToolSearchToolSearchResultBlock = object { tool_references, type }`
- `tool_references: array of BetaToolReferenceBlock`
- `tool_name: string`
- `type: "tool_reference"`
- `"tool_reference"`
- `type: "tool_search_tool_search_result"`
- `"tool_search_tool_search_result"`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "tool_search_tool_result"`
- `"tool_search_tool_result"`
- `BetaMCPToolUseBlock = object { id, input, name, 2 more }`
- `id: string`
- `input: map[unknown]`
- `name: string`
The name of the MCP tool
- `server_name: string`
The name of the MCP server
- `type: "mcp_tool_use"`
- `"mcp_tool_use"`
- `BetaMCPToolResultBlock = object { content, is_error, tool_use_id, type }`
- `content: string or array of BetaTextBlock`
- `UnionMember0 = string`
- `BetaMCPToolResultBlockContent = array of BetaTextBlock`
- `citations: array of BetaTextCitation`
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`.
- `BetaCitationCharLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_char_index: number`
- `file_id: string`
- `start_char_index: number`
- `type: "char_location"`
- `"char_location"`
- `BetaCitationPageLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_page_number: number`
- `file_id: string`
- `start_page_number: number`
- `type: "page_location"`
- `"page_location"`
- `BetaCitationContentBlockLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `file_id: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `type: "content_block_location"`
- `"content_block_location"`
- `BetaCitationsWebSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `encrypted_index: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result_location"`
- `"web_search_result_location"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaCitationSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `search_result_index: number`
- `source: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `title: string`
- `type: "search_result_location"`
- `"search_result_location"`
- `text: string`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `is_error: boolean`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "mcp_tool_result"`
- `"mcp_tool_result"`
- `BetaContainerUploadBlock = object { file_id, type }`
Response model for a file uploaded to the container.
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "container_upload"`
- `"container_upload"`
- `BetaCompactionBlock = object { content, type }`
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.
- `content: string`
Summary of compacted content, or null if compaction failed
- `type: "compaction"`
- `"compaction"`
- `index: number`
- `type: "content_block_start"`
- `"content_block_start"`
### Beta Raw Content Block Stop Event
- `BetaRawContentBlockStopEvent = object { index, type }`
- `index: number`
- `type: "content_block_stop"`
- `"content_block_stop"`
### Beta Raw Message Delta Event
- `BetaRawMessageDeltaEvent = object { context_management, delta, type, usage }`
- `context_management: BetaContextManagementResponse`
Information about context management strategies applied during the request
- `applied_edits: array of BetaClearToolUses20250919EditResponse or BetaClearThinking20251015EditResponse`
List of context management edits that were applied.
- `BetaClearToolUses20250919EditResponse = object { cleared_input_tokens, cleared_tool_uses, type }`
- `cleared_input_tokens: number`
Number of input tokens cleared by this edit.
- `cleared_tool_uses: number`
Number of tool uses that were cleared.
- `type: "clear_tool_uses_20250919"`
The type of context management edit applied.
- `"clear_tool_uses_20250919"`
- `BetaClearThinking20251015EditResponse = object { cleared_input_tokens, cleared_thinking_turns, type }`
- `cleared_input_tokens: number`
Number of input tokens cleared by this edit.
- `cleared_thinking_turns: number`
Number of thinking turns that were cleared.
- `type: "clear_thinking_20251015"`
The type of context management edit applied.
- `"clear_thinking_20251015"`
- `delta: object { container, stop_reason, stop_sequence }`
- `container: BetaContainer`
Information about the container used in the request (for the code execution tool)
- `id: string`
Identifier for the container used in this request
- `expires_at: string`
The time at which the container will expire.
- `skills: array of BetaSkill`
Skills loaded in the container
- `skill_id: string`
Skill ID
- `type: "anthropic" or "custom"`
Type of skill - either 'anthropic' (built-in) or 'custom' (user-defined)
- `"anthropic"`
- `"custom"`
- `version: string`
Skill version or 'latest' for most recent version
- `stop_reason: BetaStopReason`
- `"end_turn"`
- `"max_tokens"`
- `"stop_sequence"`
- `"tool_use"`
- `"pause_turn"`
- `"compaction"`
- `"refusal"`
- `"model_context_window_exceeded"`
- `stop_sequence: string`
- `type: "message_delta"`
- `"message_delta"`
- `usage: BetaMessageDeltaUsage`
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`.
- `cache_creation_input_tokens: number`
The cumulative number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
- `cache_read_input_tokens: number`
The cumulative number of input tokens read from the cache.
- `input_tokens: number`
The cumulative number of input tokens which were used.
- `iterations: BetaIterationsUsage`
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
- `BetaMessageIterationUsage = object { cache_creation, cache_creation_input_tokens, cache_read_input_tokens, 3 more }`
Token usage for a sampling iteration.
- `cache_creation: BetaCacheCreation`
Breakdown of cached tokens by TTL
- `ephemeral_1h_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the 1 hour cache entry.
- `ephemeral_5m_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the 5 minute cache entry.
- `cache_creation_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
- `cache_read_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens read from the cache.
- `input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens which were used.
- `output_tokens: number`
The number of output tokens which were used.
- `type: "message"`
Usage for a sampling iteration
- `"message"`
- `BetaCompactionIterationUsage = object { cache_creation, cache_creation_input_tokens, cache_read_input_tokens, 3 more }`
Token usage for a compaction iteration.
- `cache_creation: BetaCacheCreation`
Breakdown of cached tokens by TTL
- `ephemeral_1h_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the 1 hour cache entry.
- `ephemeral_5m_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the 5 minute cache entry.
- `cache_creation_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
- `cache_read_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens read from the cache.
- `input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens which were used.
- `output_tokens: number`
The number of output tokens which were used.
- `type: "compaction"`
Usage for a compaction iteration
- `"compaction"`
- `output_tokens: number`
The cumulative number of output tokens which were used.
- `server_tool_use: BetaServerToolUsage`
The number of server tool requests.
- `web_fetch_requests: number`
The number of web fetch tool requests.
- `web_search_requests: number`
The number of web search tool requests.
### Beta Raw Message Start Event
- `BetaRawMessageStartEvent = object { message, type }`
- `message: BetaMessage`
- `id: string`
Unique object identifier.
The format and length of IDs may change over time.
- `container: BetaContainer`
Information about the container used in the request (for the code execution tool)
- `id: string`
Identifier for the container used in this request
- `expires_at: string`
The time at which the container will expire.
- `skills: array of BetaSkill`
Skills loaded in the container
- `skill_id: string`
Skill ID
- `type: "anthropic" or "custom"`
Type of skill - either 'anthropic' (built-in) or 'custom' (user-defined)
- `"anthropic"`
- `"custom"`
- `version: string`
Skill version or 'latest' for most recent version
- `content: array of BetaContentBlock`
Content generated by the model.
This is an array of content blocks, each of which has a `type` that determines its shape.
Example:
```json
[{"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:
```json
[
{"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:
```json
[{"type": "text", "text": "B)"}]
```
- `BetaTextBlock = object { citations, text, type }`
- `citations: array of BetaTextCitation`
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`.
- `BetaCitationCharLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_char_index: number`
- `file_id: string`
- `start_char_index: number`
- `type: "char_location"`
- `"char_location"`
- `BetaCitationPageLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_page_number: number`
- `file_id: string`
- `start_page_number: number`
- `type: "page_location"`
- `"page_location"`
- `BetaCitationContentBlockLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `file_id: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `type: "content_block_location"`
- `"content_block_location"`
- `BetaCitationsWebSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `encrypted_index: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result_location"`
- `"web_search_result_location"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaCitationSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `search_result_index: number`
- `source: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `title: string`
- `type: "search_result_location"`
- `"search_result_location"`
- `text: string`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `BetaThinkingBlock = object { signature, thinking, type }`
- `signature: string`
- `thinking: string`
- `type: "thinking"`
- `"thinking"`
- `BetaRedactedThinkingBlock = object { data, type }`
- `data: string`
- `type: "redacted_thinking"`
- `"redacted_thinking"`
- `BetaToolUseBlock = object { id, input, name, 2 more }`
- `id: string`
- `input: map[unknown]`
- `name: string`
- `type: "tool_use"`
- `"tool_use"`
- `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `type: "direct"`
- `"direct"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }`
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }`
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `BetaServerToolUseBlock = object { id, input, name, 2 more }`
- `id: string`
- `input: map[unknown]`
- `name: "web_search" or "web_fetch" or "code_execution" or 4 more`
- `"web_search"`
- `"web_fetch"`
- `"code_execution"`
- `"bash_code_execution"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution"`
- `"tool_search_tool_regex"`
- `"tool_search_tool_bm25"`
- `type: "server_tool_use"`
- `"server_tool_use"`
- `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `type: "direct"`
- `"direct"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }`
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }`
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `BetaWebSearchToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type, caller }`
- `content: BetaWebSearchToolResultBlockContent`
- `BetaWebSearchToolResultError = object { error_code, type }`
- `error_code: BetaWebSearchToolResultErrorCode`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `"max_uses_exceeded"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"query_too_long"`
- `"request_too_large"`
- `type: "web_search_tool_result_error"`
- `"web_search_tool_result_error"`
- `UnionMember1 = array of BetaWebSearchResultBlock`
- `encrypted_content: string`
- `page_age: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result"`
- `"web_search_result"`
- `url: string`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "web_search_tool_result"`
- `"web_search_tool_result"`
- `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `type: "direct"`
- `"direct"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }`
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }`
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `BetaWebFetchToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type, caller }`
- `content: BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorBlock or BetaWebFetchBlock`
- `BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorBlock = object { error_code, type }`
- `error_code: BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorCode`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"url_too_long"`
- `"url_not_allowed"`
- `"url_not_accessible"`
- `"unsupported_content_type"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"max_uses_exceeded"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `type: "web_fetch_tool_result_error"`
- `"web_fetch_tool_result_error"`
- `BetaWebFetchBlock = object { content, retrieved_at, type, url }`
- `content: BetaDocumentBlock`
- `citations: BetaCitationConfig`
Citation configuration for the document
- `enabled: boolean`
- `source: BetaBase64PDFSource or BetaPlainTextSource`
- `BetaBase64PDFSource = object { data, media_type, type }`
- `data: string`
- `media_type: "application/pdf"`
- `"application/pdf"`
- `type: "base64"`
- `"base64"`
- `BetaPlainTextSource = object { data, media_type, type }`
- `data: string`
- `media_type: "text/plain"`
- `"text/plain"`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `title: string`
The title of the document
- `type: "document"`
- `"document"`
- `retrieved_at: string`
ISO 8601 timestamp when the content was retrieved
- `type: "web_fetch_result"`
- `"web_fetch_result"`
- `url: string`
Fetched content URL
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "web_fetch_tool_result"`
- `"web_fetch_tool_result"`
- `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `type: "direct"`
- `"direct"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }`
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }`
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `BetaCodeExecutionToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type }`
- `content: BetaCodeExecutionToolResultBlockContent`
Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.
- `BetaCodeExecutionToolResultError = object { error_code, type }`
- `error_code: BetaCodeExecutionToolResultErrorCode`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"execution_time_exceeded"`
- `type: "code_execution_tool_result_error"`
- `"code_execution_tool_result_error"`
- `BetaCodeExecutionResultBlock = object { content, return_code, stderr, 2 more }`
- `content: array of BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlock`
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_output"`
- `"code_execution_output"`
- `return_code: number`
- `stderr: string`
- `stdout: string`
- `type: "code_execution_result"`
- `"code_execution_result"`
- `BetaEncryptedCodeExecutionResultBlock = object { content, encrypted_stdout, return_code, 2 more }`
Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.
- `content: array of BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlock`
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_output"`
- `"code_execution_output"`
- `encrypted_stdout: string`
- `return_code: number`
- `stderr: string`
- `type: "encrypted_code_execution_result"`
- `"encrypted_code_execution_result"`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_tool_result"`
- `"code_execution_tool_result"`
- `BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type }`
- `content: BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultError or BetaBashCodeExecutionResultBlock`
- `BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultError = object { error_code, type }`
- `error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or 2 more`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"execution_time_exceeded"`
- `"output_file_too_large"`
- `type: "bash_code_execution_tool_result_error"`
- `"bash_code_execution_tool_result_error"`
- `BetaBashCodeExecutionResultBlock = object { content, return_code, stderr, 2 more }`
- `content: array of BetaBashCodeExecutionOutputBlock`
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "bash_code_execution_output"`
- `"bash_code_execution_output"`
- `return_code: number`
- `stderr: string`
- `stdout: string`
- `type: "bash_code_execution_result"`
- `"bash_code_execution_result"`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "bash_code_execution_tool_result"`
- `"bash_code_execution_tool_result"`
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type }`
- `content: BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultError or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlock or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlock or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlock`
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultError = object { error_code, error_message, type }`
- `error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or 2 more`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"execution_time_exceeded"`
- `"file_not_found"`
- `error_message: string`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_tool_result_error"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_tool_result_error"`
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlock = object { content, file_type, num_lines, 3 more }`
- `content: string`
- `file_type: "text" or "image" or "pdf"`
- `"text"`
- `"image"`
- `"pdf"`
- `num_lines: number`
- `start_line: number`
- `total_lines: number`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_view_result"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_view_result"`
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlock = object { is_file_update, type }`
- `is_file_update: boolean`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_create_result"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_create_result"`
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlock = object { lines, new_lines, new_start, 3 more }`
- `lines: array of string`
- `new_lines: number`
- `new_start: number`
- `old_lines: number`
- `old_start: number`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_str_replace_result"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_str_replace_result"`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_tool_result"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_tool_result"`
- `BetaToolSearchToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type }`
- `content: BetaToolSearchToolResultError or BetaToolSearchToolSearchResultBlock`
- `BetaToolSearchToolResultError = object { error_code, error_message, type }`
- `error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or "execution_time_exceeded"`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"execution_time_exceeded"`
- `error_message: string`
- `type: "tool_search_tool_result_error"`
- `"tool_search_tool_result_error"`
- `BetaToolSearchToolSearchResultBlock = object { tool_references, type }`
- `tool_references: array of BetaToolReferenceBlock`
- `tool_name: string`
- `type: "tool_reference"`
- `"tool_reference"`
- `type: "tool_search_tool_search_result"`
- `"tool_search_tool_search_result"`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "tool_search_tool_result"`
- `"tool_search_tool_result"`
- `BetaMCPToolUseBlock = object { id, input, name, 2 more }`
- `id: string`
- `input: map[unknown]`
- `name: string`
The name of the MCP tool
- `server_name: string`
The name of the MCP server
- `type: "mcp_tool_use"`
- `"mcp_tool_use"`
- `BetaMCPToolResultBlock = object { content, is_error, tool_use_id, type }`
- `content: string or array of BetaTextBlock`
- `UnionMember0 = string`
- `BetaMCPToolResultBlockContent = array of BetaTextBlock`
- `citations: array of BetaTextCitation`
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`.
- `BetaCitationCharLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_char_index: number`
- `file_id: string`
- `start_char_index: number`
- `type: "char_location"`
- `"char_location"`
- `BetaCitationPageLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_page_number: number`
- `file_id: string`
- `start_page_number: number`
- `type: "page_location"`
- `"page_location"`
- `BetaCitationContentBlockLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `file_id: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `type: "content_block_location"`
- `"content_block_location"`
- `BetaCitationsWebSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `encrypted_index: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result_location"`
- `"web_search_result_location"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaCitationSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `search_result_index: number`
- `source: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `title: string`
- `type: "search_result_location"`
- `"search_result_location"`
- `text: string`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `is_error: boolean`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "mcp_tool_result"`
- `"mcp_tool_result"`
- `BetaContainerUploadBlock = object { file_id, type }`
Response model for a file uploaded to the container.
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "container_upload"`
- `"container_upload"`
- `BetaCompactionBlock = object { content, type }`
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.
- `content: string`
Summary of compacted content, or null if compaction failed
- `type: "compaction"`
- `"compaction"`
- `context_management: BetaContextManagementResponse`
Context management response.
Information about context management strategies applied during the request.
- `applied_edits: array of BetaClearToolUses20250919EditResponse or BetaClearThinking20251015EditResponse`
List of context management edits that were applied.
- `BetaClearToolUses20250919EditResponse = object { cleared_input_tokens, cleared_tool_uses, type }`
- `cleared_input_tokens: number`
Number of input tokens cleared by this edit.
- `cleared_tool_uses: number`
Number of tool uses that were cleared.
- `type: "clear_tool_uses_20250919"`
The type of context management edit applied.
- `"clear_tool_uses_20250919"`
- `BetaClearThinking20251015EditResponse = object { cleared_input_tokens, cleared_thinking_turns, type }`
- `cleared_input_tokens: number`
Number of input tokens cleared by this edit.
- `cleared_thinking_turns: number`
Number of thinking turns that were cleared.
- `type: "clear_thinking_20251015"`
The type of context management edit applied.
- `"clear_thinking_20251015"`
- `model: Model`
The model that will complete your prompt.
See [models](https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/models-overview) for additional details and options.
- `UnionMember0 = "claude-opus-4-6" or "claude-sonnet-4-6" or "claude-opus-4-5-20251101" or 19 more`
The model that will complete your prompt.
See [models](https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/models-overview) for additional details and options.
- `"claude-opus-4-6"`
Most intelligent model for building agents and coding
- `"claude-sonnet-4-6"`
Frontier intelligence at scale — built for coding, agents, and enterprise workflows
- `"claude-opus-4-5-20251101"`
Premium model combining maximum intelligence with practical performance
- `"claude-opus-4-5"`
Premium model combining maximum intelligence with practical performance
- `"claude-3-7-sonnet-latest"`
High-performance model with early extended thinking
- `"claude-3-7-sonnet-20250219"`
High-performance model with early extended thinking
- `"claude-3-5-haiku-latest"`
Fastest and most compact model for near-instant responsiveness
- `"claude-3-5-haiku-20241022"`
Our fastest model
- `"claude-haiku-4-5"`
Hybrid model, capable of near-instant responses and extended thinking
- `"claude-haiku-4-5-20251001"`
Hybrid model, capable of near-instant responses and extended thinking
- `"claude-sonnet-4-20250514"`
High-performance model with extended thinking
- `"claude-sonnet-4-0"`
High-performance model with extended thinking
- `"claude-4-sonnet-20250514"`
High-performance model with extended thinking
- `"claude-sonnet-4-5"`
Our best model for real-world agents and coding
- `"claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929"`
Our best model for real-world agents and coding
- `"claude-opus-4-0"`
Our most capable model
- `"claude-opus-4-20250514"`
Our most capable model
- `"claude-4-opus-20250514"`
Our most capable model
- `"claude-opus-4-1-20250805"`
Our most capable model
- `"claude-3-opus-latest"`
Excels at writing and complex tasks
- `"claude-3-opus-20240229"`
Excels at writing and complex tasks
- `"claude-3-haiku-20240307"`
Our previous most fast and cost-effective
- `UnionMember1 = string`
- `role: "assistant"`
Conversational role of the generated message.
This will always be `"assistant"`.
- `"assistant"`
- `stop_reason: BetaStopReason`
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 requested `max_tokens` or the model's maximum
* `"stop_sequence"`: one of your provided custom `stop_sequences` was 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.
- `"end_turn"`
- `"max_tokens"`
- `"stop_sequence"`
- `"tool_use"`
- `"pause_turn"`
- `"compaction"`
- `"refusal"`
- `"model_context_window_exceeded"`
- `stop_sequence: string`
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: "message"`
Object type.
For Messages, this is always `"message"`.
- `"message"`
- `usage: BetaUsage`
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`.
- `cache_creation: BetaCacheCreation`
Breakdown of cached tokens by TTL
- `ephemeral_1h_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the 1 hour cache entry.
- `ephemeral_5m_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the 5 minute cache entry.
- `cache_creation_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
- `cache_read_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens read from the cache.
- `inference_geo: string`
The geographic region where inference was performed for this request.
- `input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens which were used.
- `iterations: BetaIterationsUsage`
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
- `BetaMessageIterationUsage = object { cache_creation, cache_creation_input_tokens, cache_read_input_tokens, 3 more }`
Token usage for a sampling iteration.
- `cache_creation: BetaCacheCreation`
Breakdown of cached tokens by TTL
- `ephemeral_1h_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the 1 hour cache entry.
- `ephemeral_5m_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the 5 minute cache entry.
- `cache_creation_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
- `cache_read_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens read from the cache.
- `input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens which were used.
- `output_tokens: number`
The number of output tokens which were used.
- `type: "message"`
Usage for a sampling iteration
- `"message"`
- `BetaCompactionIterationUsage = object { cache_creation, cache_creation_input_tokens, cache_read_input_tokens, 3 more }`
Token usage for a compaction iteration.
- `cache_creation: BetaCacheCreation`
Breakdown of cached tokens by TTL
- `ephemeral_1h_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the 1 hour cache entry.
- `ephemeral_5m_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the 5 minute cache entry.
- `cache_creation_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
- `cache_read_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens read from the cache.
- `input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens which were used.
- `output_tokens: number`
The number of output tokens which were used.
- `type: "compaction"`
Usage for a compaction iteration
- `"compaction"`
- `output_tokens: number`
The number of output tokens which were used.
- `server_tool_use: BetaServerToolUsage`
The number of server tool requests.
- `web_fetch_requests: number`
The number of web fetch tool requests.
- `web_search_requests: number`
The number of web search tool requests.
- `service_tier: "standard" or "priority" or "batch"`
If the request used the priority, standard, or batch tier.
- `"standard"`
- `"priority"`
- `"batch"`
- `speed: "standard" or "fast"`
The inference speed mode used for this request.
- `"standard"`
- `"fast"`
- `type: "message_start"`
- `"message_start"`
### Beta Raw Message Stop Event
- `BetaRawMessageStopEvent = object { type }`
- `type: "message_stop"`
- `"message_stop"`
### Beta Raw Message Stream Event
- `BetaRawMessageStreamEvent = BetaRawMessageStartEvent or BetaRawMessageDeltaEvent or BetaRawMessageStopEvent or 3 more`
- `BetaRawMessageStartEvent = object { message, type }`
- `message: BetaMessage`
- `id: string`
Unique object identifier.
The format and length of IDs may change over time.
- `container: BetaContainer`
Information about the container used in the request (for the code execution tool)
- `id: string`
Identifier for the container used in this request
- `expires_at: string`
The time at which the container will expire.
- `skills: array of BetaSkill`
Skills loaded in the container
- `skill_id: string`
Skill ID
- `type: "anthropic" or "custom"`
Type of skill - either 'anthropic' (built-in) or 'custom' (user-defined)
- `"anthropic"`
- `"custom"`
- `version: string`
Skill version or 'latest' for most recent version
- `content: array of BetaContentBlock`
Content generated by the model.
This is an array of content blocks, each of which has a `type` that determines its shape.
Example:
```json
[{"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:
```json
[
{"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:
```json
[{"type": "text", "text": "B)"}]
```
- `BetaTextBlock = object { citations, text, type }`
- `citations: array of BetaTextCitation`
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`.
- `BetaCitationCharLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_char_index: number`
- `file_id: string`
- `start_char_index: number`
- `type: "char_location"`
- `"char_location"`
- `BetaCitationPageLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_page_number: number`
- `file_id: string`
- `start_page_number: number`
- `type: "page_location"`
- `"page_location"`
- `BetaCitationContentBlockLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `file_id: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `type: "content_block_location"`
- `"content_block_location"`
- `BetaCitationsWebSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `encrypted_index: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result_location"`
- `"web_search_result_location"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaCitationSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `search_result_index: number`
- `source: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `title: string`
- `type: "search_result_location"`
- `"search_result_location"`
- `text: string`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `BetaThinkingBlock = object { signature, thinking, type }`
- `signature: string`
- `thinking: string`
- `type: "thinking"`
- `"thinking"`
- `BetaRedactedThinkingBlock = object { data, type }`
- `data: string`
- `type: "redacted_thinking"`
- `"redacted_thinking"`
- `BetaToolUseBlock = object { id, input, name, 2 more }`
- `id: string`
- `input: map[unknown]`
- `name: string`
- `type: "tool_use"`
- `"tool_use"`
- `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `type: "direct"`
- `"direct"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }`
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }`
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `BetaServerToolUseBlock = object { id, input, name, 2 more }`
- `id: string`
- `input: map[unknown]`
- `name: "web_search" or "web_fetch" or "code_execution" or 4 more`
- `"web_search"`
- `"web_fetch"`
- `"code_execution"`
- `"bash_code_execution"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution"`
- `"tool_search_tool_regex"`
- `"tool_search_tool_bm25"`
- `type: "server_tool_use"`
- `"server_tool_use"`
- `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `type: "direct"`
- `"direct"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }`
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }`
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `BetaWebSearchToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type, caller }`
- `content: BetaWebSearchToolResultBlockContent`
- `BetaWebSearchToolResultError = object { error_code, type }`
- `error_code: BetaWebSearchToolResultErrorCode`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `"max_uses_exceeded"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"query_too_long"`
- `"request_too_large"`
- `type: "web_search_tool_result_error"`
- `"web_search_tool_result_error"`
- `UnionMember1 = array of BetaWebSearchResultBlock`
- `encrypted_content: string`
- `page_age: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result"`
- `"web_search_result"`
- `url: string`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "web_search_tool_result"`
- `"web_search_tool_result"`
- `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `type: "direct"`
- `"direct"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }`
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }`
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `BetaWebFetchToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type, caller }`
- `content: BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorBlock or BetaWebFetchBlock`
- `BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorBlock = object { error_code, type }`
- `error_code: BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorCode`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"url_too_long"`
- `"url_not_allowed"`
- `"url_not_accessible"`
- `"unsupported_content_type"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"max_uses_exceeded"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `type: "web_fetch_tool_result_error"`
- `"web_fetch_tool_result_error"`
- `BetaWebFetchBlock = object { content, retrieved_at, type, url }`
- `content: BetaDocumentBlock`
- `citations: BetaCitationConfig`
Citation configuration for the document
- `enabled: boolean`
- `source: BetaBase64PDFSource or BetaPlainTextSource`
- `BetaBase64PDFSource = object { data, media_type, type }`
- `data: string`
- `media_type: "application/pdf"`
- `"application/pdf"`
- `type: "base64"`
- `"base64"`
- `BetaPlainTextSource = object { data, media_type, type }`
- `data: string`
- `media_type: "text/plain"`
- `"text/plain"`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `title: string`
The title of the document
- `type: "document"`
- `"document"`
- `retrieved_at: string`
ISO 8601 timestamp when the content was retrieved
- `type: "web_fetch_result"`
- `"web_fetch_result"`
- `url: string`
Fetched content URL
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "web_fetch_tool_result"`
- `"web_fetch_tool_result"`
- `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `type: "direct"`
- `"direct"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }`
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }`
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `BetaCodeExecutionToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type }`
- `content: BetaCodeExecutionToolResultBlockContent`
Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.
- `BetaCodeExecutionToolResultError = object { error_code, type }`
- `error_code: BetaCodeExecutionToolResultErrorCode`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"execution_time_exceeded"`
- `type: "code_execution_tool_result_error"`
- `"code_execution_tool_result_error"`
- `BetaCodeExecutionResultBlock = object { content, return_code, stderr, 2 more }`
- `content: array of BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlock`
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_output"`
- `"code_execution_output"`
- `return_code: number`
- `stderr: string`
- `stdout: string`
- `type: "code_execution_result"`
- `"code_execution_result"`
- `BetaEncryptedCodeExecutionResultBlock = object { content, encrypted_stdout, return_code, 2 more }`
Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.
- `content: array of BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlock`
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_output"`
- `"code_execution_output"`
- `encrypted_stdout: string`
- `return_code: number`
- `stderr: string`
- `type: "encrypted_code_execution_result"`
- `"encrypted_code_execution_result"`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_tool_result"`
- `"code_execution_tool_result"`
- `BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type }`
- `content: BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultError or BetaBashCodeExecutionResultBlock`
- `BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultError = object { error_code, type }`
- `error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or 2 more`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"execution_time_exceeded"`
- `"output_file_too_large"`
- `type: "bash_code_execution_tool_result_error"`
- `"bash_code_execution_tool_result_error"`
- `BetaBashCodeExecutionResultBlock = object { content, return_code, stderr, 2 more }`
- `content: array of BetaBashCodeExecutionOutputBlock`
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "bash_code_execution_output"`
- `"bash_code_execution_output"`
- `return_code: number`
- `stderr: string`
- `stdout: string`
- `type: "bash_code_execution_result"`
- `"bash_code_execution_result"`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "bash_code_execution_tool_result"`
- `"bash_code_execution_tool_result"`
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type }`
- `content: BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultError or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlock or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlock or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlock`
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultError = object { error_code, error_message, type }`
- `error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or 2 more`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"execution_time_exceeded"`
- `"file_not_found"`
- `error_message: string`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_tool_result_error"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_tool_result_error"`
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlock = object { content, file_type, num_lines, 3 more }`
- `content: string`
- `file_type: "text" or "image" or "pdf"`
- `"text"`
- `"image"`
- `"pdf"`
- `num_lines: number`
- `start_line: number`
- `total_lines: number`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_view_result"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_view_result"`
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlock = object { is_file_update, type }`
- `is_file_update: boolean`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_create_result"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_create_result"`
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlock = object { lines, new_lines, new_start, 3 more }`
- `lines: array of string`
- `new_lines: number`
- `new_start: number`
- `old_lines: number`
- `old_start: number`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_str_replace_result"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_str_replace_result"`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_tool_result"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_tool_result"`
- `BetaToolSearchToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type }`
- `content: BetaToolSearchToolResultError or BetaToolSearchToolSearchResultBlock`
- `BetaToolSearchToolResultError = object { error_code, error_message, type }`
- `error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or "execution_time_exceeded"`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"execution_time_exceeded"`
- `error_message: string`
- `type: "tool_search_tool_result_error"`
- `"tool_search_tool_result_error"`
- `BetaToolSearchToolSearchResultBlock = object { tool_references, type }`
- `tool_references: array of BetaToolReferenceBlock`
- `tool_name: string`
- `type: "tool_reference"`
- `"tool_reference"`
- `type: "tool_search_tool_search_result"`
- `"tool_search_tool_search_result"`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "tool_search_tool_result"`
- `"tool_search_tool_result"`
- `BetaMCPToolUseBlock = object { id, input, name, 2 more }`
- `id: string`
- `input: map[unknown]`
- `name: string`
The name of the MCP tool
- `server_name: string`
The name of the MCP server
- `type: "mcp_tool_use"`
- `"mcp_tool_use"`
- `BetaMCPToolResultBlock = object { content, is_error, tool_use_id, type }`
- `content: string or array of BetaTextBlock`
- `UnionMember0 = string`
- `BetaMCPToolResultBlockContent = array of BetaTextBlock`
- `citations: array of BetaTextCitation`
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`.
- `BetaCitationCharLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_char_index: number`
- `file_id: string`
- `start_char_index: number`
- `type: "char_location"`
- `"char_location"`
- `BetaCitationPageLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_page_number: number`
- `file_id: string`
- `start_page_number: number`
- `type: "page_location"`
- `"page_location"`
- `BetaCitationContentBlockLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `file_id: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `type: "content_block_location"`
- `"content_block_location"`
- `BetaCitationsWebSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `encrypted_index: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result_location"`
- `"web_search_result_location"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaCitationSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `search_result_index: number`
- `source: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `title: string`
- `type: "search_result_location"`
- `"search_result_location"`
- `text: string`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `is_error: boolean`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "mcp_tool_result"`
- `"mcp_tool_result"`
- `BetaContainerUploadBlock = object { file_id, type }`
Response model for a file uploaded to the container.
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "container_upload"`
- `"container_upload"`
- `BetaCompactionBlock = object { content, type }`
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.
- `content: string`
Summary of compacted content, or null if compaction failed
- `type: "compaction"`
- `"compaction"`
- `context_management: BetaContextManagementResponse`
Context management response.
Information about context management strategies applied during the request.
- `applied_edits: array of BetaClearToolUses20250919EditResponse or BetaClearThinking20251015EditResponse`
List of context management edits that were applied.
- `BetaClearToolUses20250919EditResponse = object { cleared_input_tokens, cleared_tool_uses, type }`
- `cleared_input_tokens: number`
Number of input tokens cleared by this edit.
- `cleared_tool_uses: number`
Number of tool uses that were cleared.
- `type: "clear_tool_uses_20250919"`
The type of context management edit applied.
- `"clear_tool_uses_20250919"`
- `BetaClearThinking20251015EditResponse = object { cleared_input_tokens, cleared_thinking_turns, type }`
- `cleared_input_tokens: number`
Number of input tokens cleared by this edit.
- `cleared_thinking_turns: number`
Number of thinking turns that were cleared.
- `type: "clear_thinking_20251015"`
The type of context management edit applied.
- `"clear_thinking_20251015"`
- `model: Model`
The model that will complete your prompt.
See [models](https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/models-overview) for additional details and options.
- `UnionMember0 = "claude-opus-4-6" or "claude-sonnet-4-6" or "claude-opus-4-5-20251101" or 19 more`
The model that will complete your prompt.
See [models](https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/models-overview) for additional details and options.
- `"claude-opus-4-6"`
Most intelligent model for building agents and coding
- `"claude-sonnet-4-6"`
Frontier intelligence at scale — built for coding, agents, and enterprise workflows
- `"claude-opus-4-5-20251101"`
Premium model combining maximum intelligence with practical performance
- `"claude-opus-4-5"`
Premium model combining maximum intelligence with practical performance
- `"claude-3-7-sonnet-latest"`
High-performance model with early extended thinking
- `"claude-3-7-sonnet-20250219"`
High-performance model with early extended thinking
- `"claude-3-5-haiku-latest"`
Fastest and most compact model for near-instant responsiveness
- `"claude-3-5-haiku-20241022"`
Our fastest model
- `"claude-haiku-4-5"`
Hybrid model, capable of near-instant responses and extended thinking
- `"claude-haiku-4-5-20251001"`
Hybrid model, capable of near-instant responses and extended thinking
- `"claude-sonnet-4-20250514"`
High-performance model with extended thinking
- `"claude-sonnet-4-0"`
High-performance model with extended thinking
- `"claude-4-sonnet-20250514"`
High-performance model with extended thinking
- `"claude-sonnet-4-5"`
Our best model for real-world agents and coding
- `"claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929"`
Our best model for real-world agents and coding
- `"claude-opus-4-0"`
Our most capable model
- `"claude-opus-4-20250514"`
Our most capable model
- `"claude-4-opus-20250514"`
Our most capable model
- `"claude-opus-4-1-20250805"`
Our most capable model
- `"claude-3-opus-latest"`
Excels at writing and complex tasks
- `"claude-3-opus-20240229"`
Excels at writing and complex tasks
- `"claude-3-haiku-20240307"`
Our previous most fast and cost-effective
- `UnionMember1 = string`
- `role: "assistant"`
Conversational role of the generated message.
This will always be `"assistant"`.
- `"assistant"`
- `stop_reason: BetaStopReason`
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 requested `max_tokens` or the model's maximum
* `"stop_sequence"`: one of your provided custom `stop_sequences` was 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.
- `"end_turn"`
- `"max_tokens"`
- `"stop_sequence"`
- `"tool_use"`
- `"pause_turn"`
- `"compaction"`
- `"refusal"`
- `"model_context_window_exceeded"`
- `stop_sequence: string`
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: "message"`
Object type.
For Messages, this is always `"message"`.
- `"message"`
- `usage: BetaUsage`
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`.
- `cache_creation: BetaCacheCreation`
Breakdown of cached tokens by TTL
- `ephemeral_1h_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the 1 hour cache entry.
- `ephemeral_5m_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the 5 minute cache entry.
- `cache_creation_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
- `cache_read_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens read from the cache.
- `inference_geo: string`
The geographic region where inference was performed for this request.
- `input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens which were used.
- `iterations: BetaIterationsUsage`
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
- `BetaMessageIterationUsage = object { cache_creation, cache_creation_input_tokens, cache_read_input_tokens, 3 more }`
Token usage for a sampling iteration.
- `cache_creation: BetaCacheCreation`
Breakdown of cached tokens by TTL
- `ephemeral_1h_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the 1 hour cache entry.
- `ephemeral_5m_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the 5 minute cache entry.
- `cache_creation_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
- `cache_read_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens read from the cache.
- `input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens which were used.
- `output_tokens: number`
The number of output tokens which were used.
- `type: "message"`
Usage for a sampling iteration
- `"message"`
- `BetaCompactionIterationUsage = object { cache_creation, cache_creation_input_tokens, cache_read_input_tokens, 3 more }`
Token usage for a compaction iteration.
- `cache_creation: BetaCacheCreation`
Breakdown of cached tokens by TTL
- `ephemeral_1h_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the 1 hour cache entry.
- `ephemeral_5m_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the 5 minute cache entry.
- `cache_creation_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
- `cache_read_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens read from the cache.
- `input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens which were used.
- `output_tokens: number`
The number of output tokens which were used.
- `type: "compaction"`
Usage for a compaction iteration
- `"compaction"`
- `output_tokens: number`
The number of output tokens which were used.
- `server_tool_use: BetaServerToolUsage`
The number of server tool requests.
- `web_fetch_requests: number`
The number of web fetch tool requests.
- `web_search_requests: number`
The number of web search tool requests.
- `service_tier: "standard" or "priority" or "batch"`
If the request used the priority, standard, or batch tier.
- `"standard"`
- `"priority"`
- `"batch"`
- `speed: "standard" or "fast"`
The inference speed mode used for this request.
- `"standard"`
- `"fast"`
- `type: "message_start"`
- `"message_start"`
- `BetaRawMessageDeltaEvent = object { context_management, delta, type, usage }`
- `context_management: BetaContextManagementResponse`
Information about context management strategies applied during the request
- `applied_edits: array of BetaClearToolUses20250919EditResponse or BetaClearThinking20251015EditResponse`
List of context management edits that were applied.
- `BetaClearToolUses20250919EditResponse = object { cleared_input_tokens, cleared_tool_uses, type }`
- `cleared_input_tokens: number`
Number of input tokens cleared by this edit.
- `cleared_tool_uses: number`
Number of tool uses that were cleared.
- `type: "clear_tool_uses_20250919"`
The type of context management edit applied.
- `"clear_tool_uses_20250919"`
- `BetaClearThinking20251015EditResponse = object { cleared_input_tokens, cleared_thinking_turns, type }`
- `cleared_input_tokens: number`
Number of input tokens cleared by this edit.
- `cleared_thinking_turns: number`
Number of thinking turns that were cleared.
- `type: "clear_thinking_20251015"`
The type of context management edit applied.
- `"clear_thinking_20251015"`
- `delta: object { container, stop_reason, stop_sequence }`
- `container: BetaContainer`
Information about the container used in the request (for the code execution tool)
- `id: string`
Identifier for the container used in this request
- `expires_at: string`
The time at which the container will expire.
- `skills: array of BetaSkill`
Skills loaded in the container
- `skill_id: string`
Skill ID
- `type: "anthropic" or "custom"`
Type of skill - either 'anthropic' (built-in) or 'custom' (user-defined)
- `"anthropic"`
- `"custom"`
- `version: string`
Skill version or 'latest' for most recent version
- `stop_reason: BetaStopReason`
- `"end_turn"`
- `"max_tokens"`
- `"stop_sequence"`
- `"tool_use"`
- `"pause_turn"`
- `"compaction"`
- `"refusal"`
- `"model_context_window_exceeded"`
- `stop_sequence: string`
- `type: "message_delta"`
- `"message_delta"`
- `usage: BetaMessageDeltaUsage`
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`.
- `cache_creation_input_tokens: number`
The cumulative number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
- `cache_read_input_tokens: number`
The cumulative number of input tokens read from the cache.
- `input_tokens: number`
The cumulative number of input tokens which were used.
- `iterations: BetaIterationsUsage`
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
- `BetaMessageIterationUsage = object { cache_creation, cache_creation_input_tokens, cache_read_input_tokens, 3 more }`
Token usage for a sampling iteration.
- `cache_creation: BetaCacheCreation`
Breakdown of cached tokens by TTL
- `ephemeral_1h_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the 1 hour cache entry.
- `ephemeral_5m_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the 5 minute cache entry.
- `cache_creation_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
- `cache_read_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens read from the cache.
- `input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens which were used.
- `output_tokens: number`
The number of output tokens which were used.
- `type: "message"`
Usage for a sampling iteration
- `"message"`
- `BetaCompactionIterationUsage = object { cache_creation, cache_creation_input_tokens, cache_read_input_tokens, 3 more }`
Token usage for a compaction iteration.
- `cache_creation: BetaCacheCreation`
Breakdown of cached tokens by TTL
- `ephemeral_1h_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the 1 hour cache entry.
- `ephemeral_5m_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the 5 minute cache entry.
- `cache_creation_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
- `cache_read_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens read from the cache.
- `input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens which were used.
- `output_tokens: number`
The number of output tokens which were used.
- `type: "compaction"`
Usage for a compaction iteration
- `"compaction"`
- `output_tokens: number`
The cumulative number of output tokens which were used.
- `server_tool_use: BetaServerToolUsage`
The number of server tool requests.
- `web_fetch_requests: number`
The number of web fetch tool requests.
- `web_search_requests: number`
The number of web search tool requests.
- `BetaRawMessageStopEvent = object { type }`
- `type: "message_stop"`
- `"message_stop"`
- `BetaRawContentBlockStartEvent = object { content_block, index, type }`
- `content_block: BetaTextBlock or BetaThinkingBlock or BetaRedactedThinkingBlock or 12 more`
Response model for a file uploaded to the container.
- `BetaTextBlock = object { citations, text, type }`
- `citations: array of BetaTextCitation`
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`.
- `BetaCitationCharLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_char_index: number`
- `file_id: string`
- `start_char_index: number`
- `type: "char_location"`
- `"char_location"`
- `BetaCitationPageLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_page_number: number`
- `file_id: string`
- `start_page_number: number`
- `type: "page_location"`
- `"page_location"`
- `BetaCitationContentBlockLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `file_id: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `type: "content_block_location"`
- `"content_block_location"`
- `BetaCitationsWebSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `encrypted_index: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result_location"`
- `"web_search_result_location"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaCitationSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `search_result_index: number`
- `source: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `title: string`
- `type: "search_result_location"`
- `"search_result_location"`
- `text: string`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `BetaThinkingBlock = object { signature, thinking, type }`
- `signature: string`
- `thinking: string`
- `type: "thinking"`
- `"thinking"`
- `BetaRedactedThinkingBlock = object { data, type }`
- `data: string`
- `type: "redacted_thinking"`
- `"redacted_thinking"`
- `BetaToolUseBlock = object { id, input, name, 2 more }`
- `id: string`
- `input: map[unknown]`
- `name: string`
- `type: "tool_use"`
- `"tool_use"`
- `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `type: "direct"`
- `"direct"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }`
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }`
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `BetaServerToolUseBlock = object { id, input, name, 2 more }`
- `id: string`
- `input: map[unknown]`
- `name: "web_search" or "web_fetch" or "code_execution" or 4 more`
- `"web_search"`
- `"web_fetch"`
- `"code_execution"`
- `"bash_code_execution"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution"`
- `"tool_search_tool_regex"`
- `"tool_search_tool_bm25"`
- `type: "server_tool_use"`
- `"server_tool_use"`
- `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `type: "direct"`
- `"direct"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }`
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }`
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `BetaWebSearchToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type, caller }`
- `content: BetaWebSearchToolResultBlockContent`
- `BetaWebSearchToolResultError = object { error_code, type }`
- `error_code: BetaWebSearchToolResultErrorCode`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `"max_uses_exceeded"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"query_too_long"`
- `"request_too_large"`
- `type: "web_search_tool_result_error"`
- `"web_search_tool_result_error"`
- `UnionMember1 = array of BetaWebSearchResultBlock`
- `encrypted_content: string`
- `page_age: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result"`
- `"web_search_result"`
- `url: string`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "web_search_tool_result"`
- `"web_search_tool_result"`
- `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `type: "direct"`
- `"direct"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }`
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }`
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `BetaWebFetchToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type, caller }`
- `content: BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorBlock or BetaWebFetchBlock`
- `BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorBlock = object { error_code, type }`
- `error_code: BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorCode`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"url_too_long"`
- `"url_not_allowed"`
- `"url_not_accessible"`
- `"unsupported_content_type"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"max_uses_exceeded"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `type: "web_fetch_tool_result_error"`
- `"web_fetch_tool_result_error"`
- `BetaWebFetchBlock = object { content, retrieved_at, type, url }`
- `content: BetaDocumentBlock`
- `citations: BetaCitationConfig`
Citation configuration for the document
- `enabled: boolean`
- `source: BetaBase64PDFSource or BetaPlainTextSource`
- `BetaBase64PDFSource = object { data, media_type, type }`
- `data: string`
- `media_type: "application/pdf"`
- `"application/pdf"`
- `type: "base64"`
- `"base64"`
- `BetaPlainTextSource = object { data, media_type, type }`
- `data: string`
- `media_type: "text/plain"`
- `"text/plain"`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `title: string`
The title of the document
- `type: "document"`
- `"document"`
- `retrieved_at: string`
ISO 8601 timestamp when the content was retrieved
- `type: "web_fetch_result"`
- `"web_fetch_result"`
- `url: string`
Fetched content URL
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "web_fetch_tool_result"`
- `"web_fetch_tool_result"`
- `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `type: "direct"`
- `"direct"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }`
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }`
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `BetaCodeExecutionToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type }`
- `content: BetaCodeExecutionToolResultBlockContent`
Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.
- `BetaCodeExecutionToolResultError = object { error_code, type }`
- `error_code: BetaCodeExecutionToolResultErrorCode`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"execution_time_exceeded"`
- `type: "code_execution_tool_result_error"`
- `"code_execution_tool_result_error"`
- `BetaCodeExecutionResultBlock = object { content, return_code, stderr, 2 more }`
- `content: array of BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlock`
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_output"`
- `"code_execution_output"`
- `return_code: number`
- `stderr: string`
- `stdout: string`
- `type: "code_execution_result"`
- `"code_execution_result"`
- `BetaEncryptedCodeExecutionResultBlock = object { content, encrypted_stdout, return_code, 2 more }`
Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.
- `content: array of BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlock`
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_output"`
- `"code_execution_output"`
- `encrypted_stdout: string`
- `return_code: number`
- `stderr: string`
- `type: "encrypted_code_execution_result"`
- `"encrypted_code_execution_result"`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_tool_result"`
- `"code_execution_tool_result"`
- `BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type }`
- `content: BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultError or BetaBashCodeExecutionResultBlock`
- `BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultError = object { error_code, type }`
- `error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or 2 more`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"execution_time_exceeded"`
- `"output_file_too_large"`
- `type: "bash_code_execution_tool_result_error"`
- `"bash_code_execution_tool_result_error"`
- `BetaBashCodeExecutionResultBlock = object { content, return_code, stderr, 2 more }`
- `content: array of BetaBashCodeExecutionOutputBlock`
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "bash_code_execution_output"`
- `"bash_code_execution_output"`
- `return_code: number`
- `stderr: string`
- `stdout: string`
- `type: "bash_code_execution_result"`
- `"bash_code_execution_result"`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "bash_code_execution_tool_result"`
- `"bash_code_execution_tool_result"`
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type }`
- `content: BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultError or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlock or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlock or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlock`
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultError = object { error_code, error_message, type }`
- `error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or 2 more`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"execution_time_exceeded"`
- `"file_not_found"`
- `error_message: string`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_tool_result_error"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_tool_result_error"`
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlock = object { content, file_type, num_lines, 3 more }`
- `content: string`
- `file_type: "text" or "image" or "pdf"`
- `"text"`
- `"image"`
- `"pdf"`
- `num_lines: number`
- `start_line: number`
- `total_lines: number`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_view_result"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_view_result"`
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlock = object { is_file_update, type }`
- `is_file_update: boolean`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_create_result"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_create_result"`
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlock = object { lines, new_lines, new_start, 3 more }`
- `lines: array of string`
- `new_lines: number`
- `new_start: number`
- `old_lines: number`
- `old_start: number`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_str_replace_result"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_str_replace_result"`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_tool_result"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_tool_result"`
- `BetaToolSearchToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type }`
- `content: BetaToolSearchToolResultError or BetaToolSearchToolSearchResultBlock`
- `BetaToolSearchToolResultError = object { error_code, error_message, type }`
- `error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or "execution_time_exceeded"`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"execution_time_exceeded"`
- `error_message: string`
- `type: "tool_search_tool_result_error"`
- `"tool_search_tool_result_error"`
- `BetaToolSearchToolSearchResultBlock = object { tool_references, type }`
- `tool_references: array of BetaToolReferenceBlock`
- `tool_name: string`
- `type: "tool_reference"`
- `"tool_reference"`
- `type: "tool_search_tool_search_result"`
- `"tool_search_tool_search_result"`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "tool_search_tool_result"`
- `"tool_search_tool_result"`
- `BetaMCPToolUseBlock = object { id, input, name, 2 more }`
- `id: string`
- `input: map[unknown]`
- `name: string`
The name of the MCP tool
- `server_name: string`
The name of the MCP server
- `type: "mcp_tool_use"`
- `"mcp_tool_use"`
- `BetaMCPToolResultBlock = object { content, is_error, tool_use_id, type }`
- `content: string or array of BetaTextBlock`
- `UnionMember0 = string`
- `BetaMCPToolResultBlockContent = array of BetaTextBlock`
- `citations: array of BetaTextCitation`
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`.
- `BetaCitationCharLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_char_index: number`
- `file_id: string`
- `start_char_index: number`
- `type: "char_location"`
- `"char_location"`
- `BetaCitationPageLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_page_number: number`
- `file_id: string`
- `start_page_number: number`
- `type: "page_location"`
- `"page_location"`
- `BetaCitationContentBlockLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `file_id: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `type: "content_block_location"`
- `"content_block_location"`
- `BetaCitationsWebSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `encrypted_index: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result_location"`
- `"web_search_result_location"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaCitationSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `search_result_index: number`
- `source: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `title: string`
- `type: "search_result_location"`
- `"search_result_location"`
- `text: string`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `is_error: boolean`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "mcp_tool_result"`
- `"mcp_tool_result"`
- `BetaContainerUploadBlock = object { file_id, type }`
Response model for a file uploaded to the container.
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "container_upload"`
- `"container_upload"`
- `BetaCompactionBlock = object { content, type }`
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.
- `content: string`
Summary of compacted content, or null if compaction failed
- `type: "compaction"`
- `"compaction"`
- `index: number`
- `type: "content_block_start"`
- `"content_block_start"`
- `BetaRawContentBlockDeltaEvent = object { delta, index, type }`
- `delta: BetaRawContentBlockDelta`
- `BetaTextDelta = object { text, type }`
- `text: string`
- `type: "text_delta"`
- `"text_delta"`
- `BetaInputJSONDelta = object { partial_json, type }`
- `partial_json: string`
- `type: "input_json_delta"`
- `"input_json_delta"`
- `BetaCitationsDelta = object { citation, type }`
- `citation: BetaCitationCharLocation or BetaCitationPageLocation or BetaCitationContentBlockLocation or 2 more`
- `BetaCitationCharLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_char_index: number`
- `file_id: string`
- `start_char_index: number`
- `type: "char_location"`
- `"char_location"`
- `BetaCitationPageLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_page_number: number`
- `file_id: string`
- `start_page_number: number`
- `type: "page_location"`
- `"page_location"`
- `BetaCitationContentBlockLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `file_id: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `type: "content_block_location"`
- `"content_block_location"`
- `BetaCitationsWebSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `encrypted_index: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result_location"`
- `"web_search_result_location"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaCitationSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `search_result_index: number`
- `source: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `title: string`
- `type: "search_result_location"`
- `"search_result_location"`
- `type: "citations_delta"`
- `"citations_delta"`
- `BetaThinkingDelta = object { thinking, type }`
- `thinking: string`
- `type: "thinking_delta"`
- `"thinking_delta"`
- `BetaSignatureDelta = object { signature, type }`
- `signature: string`
- `type: "signature_delta"`
- `"signature_delta"`
- `BetaCompactionContentBlockDelta = object { content, type }`
- `content: string`
- `type: "compaction_delta"`
- `"compaction_delta"`
- `index: number`
- `type: "content_block_delta"`
- `"content_block_delta"`
- `BetaRawContentBlockStopEvent = object { index, type }`
- `index: number`
- `type: "content_block_stop"`
- `"content_block_stop"`
### Beta Redacted Thinking Block
- `BetaRedactedThinkingBlock = object { data, type }`
- `data: string`
- `type: "redacted_thinking"`
- `"redacted_thinking"`
### Beta Redacted Thinking Block Param
- `BetaRedactedThinkingBlockParam = object { data, type }`
- `data: string`
- `type: "redacted_thinking"`
- `"redacted_thinking"`
### Beta Request Document Block
- `BetaRequestDocumentBlock = object { source, type, cache_control, 3 more }`
- `source: BetaBase64PDFSource or BetaPlainTextSource or BetaContentBlockSource or 2 more`
- `BetaBase64PDFSource = object { data, media_type, type }`
- `data: string`
- `media_type: "application/pdf"`
- `"application/pdf"`
- `type: "base64"`
- `"base64"`
- `BetaPlainTextSource = object { data, media_type, type }`
- `data: string`
- `media_type: "text/plain"`
- `"text/plain"`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `BetaContentBlockSource = object { content, type }`
- `content: string or array of BetaContentBlockSourceContent`
- `UnionMember0 = string`
- `BetaContentBlockSourceContent = array of BetaContentBlockSourceContent`
- `BetaTextBlockParam = object { text, type, cache_control, citations }`
- `text: string`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParam`
- `BetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_char_index: number`
- `start_char_index: number`
- `type: "char_location"`
- `"char_location"`
- `BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_page_number: number`
- `start_page_number: number`
- `type: "page_location"`
- `"page_location"`
- `BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `type: "content_block_location"`
- `"content_block_location"`
- `BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `encrypted_index: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result_location"`
- `"web_search_result_location"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `search_result_index: number`
- `source: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `title: string`
- `type: "search_result_location"`
- `"search_result_location"`
- `BetaImageBlockParam = object { source, type, cache_control }`
- `source: BetaBase64ImageSource or BetaURLImageSource or BetaFileImageSource`
- `BetaBase64ImageSource = object { data, media_type, type }`
- `data: string`
- `media_type: "image/jpeg" or "image/png" or "image/gif" or "image/webp"`
- `"image/jpeg"`
- `"image/png"`
- `"image/gif"`
- `"image/webp"`
- `type: "base64"`
- `"base64"`
- `BetaURLImageSource = object { type, url }`
- `type: "url"`
- `"url"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaFileImageSource = object { file_id, type }`
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "file"`
- `"file"`
- `type: "image"`
- `"image"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `type: "content"`
- `"content"`
- `BetaURLPDFSource = object { type, url }`
- `type: "url"`
- `"url"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaFileDocumentSource = object { file_id, type }`
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "file"`
- `"file"`
- `type: "document"`
- `"document"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `citations: optional BetaCitationsConfigParam`
- `enabled: optional boolean`
- `context: optional string`
- `title: optional string`
### Beta Request MCP Server Tool Configuration
- `BetaRequestMCPServerToolConfiguration = object { allowed_tools, enabled }`
- `allowed_tools: optional array of string`
- `enabled: optional boolean`
### Beta Request MCP Server URL Definition
- `BetaRequestMCPServerURLDefinition = object { name, type, url, 2 more }`
- `name: string`
- `type: "url"`
- `"url"`
- `url: string`
- `authorization_token: optional string`
- `tool_configuration: optional BetaRequestMCPServerToolConfiguration`
- `allowed_tools: optional array of string`
- `enabled: optional boolean`
### Beta Request MCP Tool Result Block Param
- `BetaRequestMCPToolResultBlockParam = object { tool_use_id, type, cache_control, 2 more }`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "mcp_tool_result"`
- `"mcp_tool_result"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `content: optional string or array of BetaTextBlockParam`
- `UnionMember0 = string`
- `BetaMCPToolResultBlockParamContent = array of BetaTextBlockParam`
- `text: string`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParam`
- `BetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_char_index: number`
- `start_char_index: number`
- `type: "char_location"`
- `"char_location"`
- `BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_page_number: number`
- `start_page_number: number`
- `type: "page_location"`
- `"page_location"`
- `BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `type: "content_block_location"`
- `"content_block_location"`
- `BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `encrypted_index: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result_location"`
- `"web_search_result_location"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `search_result_index: number`
- `source: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `title: string`
- `type: "search_result_location"`
- `"search_result_location"`
- `is_error: optional boolean`
### Beta Search Result Block Param
- `BetaSearchResultBlockParam = object { content, source, title, 3 more }`
- `content: array of BetaTextBlockParam`
- `text: string`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParam`
- `BetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_char_index: number`
- `start_char_index: number`
- `type: "char_location"`
- `"char_location"`
- `BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_page_number: number`
- `start_page_number: number`
- `type: "page_location"`
- `"page_location"`
- `BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `type: "content_block_location"`
- `"content_block_location"`
- `BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `encrypted_index: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result_location"`
- `"web_search_result_location"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `search_result_index: number`
- `source: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `title: string`
- `type: "search_result_location"`
- `"search_result_location"`
- `source: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "search_result"`
- `"search_result"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `citations: optional BetaCitationsConfigParam`
- `enabled: optional boolean`
### Beta Server Tool Caller
- `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }`
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
### Beta Server Tool Caller 20260120
- `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }`
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
### Beta Server Tool Usage
- `BetaServerToolUsage = object { web_fetch_requests, web_search_requests }`
- `web_fetch_requests: number`
The number of web fetch tool requests.
- `web_search_requests: number`
The number of web search tool requests.
### Beta Server Tool Use Block
- `BetaServerToolUseBlock = object { id, input, name, 2 more }`
- `id: string`
- `input: map[unknown]`
- `name: "web_search" or "web_fetch" or "code_execution" or 4 more`
- `"web_search"`
- `"web_fetch"`
- `"code_execution"`
- `"bash_code_execution"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution"`
- `"tool_search_tool_regex"`
- `"tool_search_tool_bm25"`
- `type: "server_tool_use"`
- `"server_tool_use"`
- `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `type: "direct"`
- `"direct"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }`
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }`
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
### Beta Server Tool Use Block Param
- `BetaServerToolUseBlockParam = object { id, input, name, 3 more }`
- `id: string`
- `input: map[unknown]`
- `name: "web_search" or "web_fetch" or "code_execution" or 4 more`
- `"web_search"`
- `"web_fetch"`
- `"code_execution"`
- `"bash_code_execution"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution"`
- `"tool_search_tool_regex"`
- `"tool_search_tool_bm25"`
- `type: "server_tool_use"`
- `"server_tool_use"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `type: "direct"`
- `"direct"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }`
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }`
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
### Beta Signature Delta
- `BetaSignatureDelta = object { signature, type }`
- `signature: string`
- `type: "signature_delta"`
- `"signature_delta"`
### Beta Skill
- `BetaSkill = object { skill_id, type, version }`
A skill that was loaded in a container (response model).
- `skill_id: string`
Skill ID
- `type: "anthropic" or "custom"`
Type of skill - either 'anthropic' (built-in) or 'custom' (user-defined)
- `"anthropic"`
- `"custom"`
- `version: string`
Skill version or 'latest' for most recent version
### Beta Skill Params
- `BetaSkillParams = object { skill_id, type, version }`
Specification for a skill to be loaded in a container (request model).
- `skill_id: string`
Skill ID
- `type: "anthropic" or "custom"`
Type of skill - either 'anthropic' (built-in) or 'custom' (user-defined)
- `"anthropic"`
- `"custom"`
- `version: optional string`
Skill version or 'latest' for most recent version
### Beta Stop Reason
- `BetaStopReason = "end_turn" or "max_tokens" or "stop_sequence" or 5 more`
- `"end_turn"`
- `"max_tokens"`
- `"stop_sequence"`
- `"tool_use"`
- `"pause_turn"`
- `"compaction"`
- `"refusal"`
- `"model_context_window_exceeded"`
### Beta Text Block
- `BetaTextBlock = object { citations, text, type }`
- `citations: array of BetaTextCitation`
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`.
- `BetaCitationCharLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_char_index: number`
- `file_id: string`
- `start_char_index: number`
- `type: "char_location"`
- `"char_location"`
- `BetaCitationPageLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_page_number: number`
- `file_id: string`
- `start_page_number: number`
- `type: "page_location"`
- `"page_location"`
- `BetaCitationContentBlockLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `file_id: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `type: "content_block_location"`
- `"content_block_location"`
- `BetaCitationsWebSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `encrypted_index: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result_location"`
- `"web_search_result_location"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaCitationSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `search_result_index: number`
- `source: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `title: string`
- `type: "search_result_location"`
- `"search_result_location"`
- `text: string`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
### Beta Text Block Param
- `BetaTextBlockParam = object { text, type, cache_control, citations }`
- `text: string`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParam`
- `BetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_char_index: number`
- `start_char_index: number`
- `type: "char_location"`
- `"char_location"`
- `BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_page_number: number`
- `start_page_number: number`
- `type: "page_location"`
- `"page_location"`
- `BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `type: "content_block_location"`
- `"content_block_location"`
- `BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `encrypted_index: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result_location"`
- `"web_search_result_location"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `search_result_index: number`
- `source: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `title: string`
- `type: "search_result_location"`
- `"search_result_location"`
### Beta Text Citation
- `BetaTextCitation = BetaCitationCharLocation or BetaCitationPageLocation or BetaCitationContentBlockLocation or 2 more`
- `BetaCitationCharLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_char_index: number`
- `file_id: string`
- `start_char_index: number`
- `type: "char_location"`
- `"char_location"`
- `BetaCitationPageLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_page_number: number`
- `file_id: string`
- `start_page_number: number`
- `type: "page_location"`
- `"page_location"`
- `BetaCitationContentBlockLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `file_id: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `type: "content_block_location"`
- `"content_block_location"`
- `BetaCitationsWebSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `encrypted_index: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result_location"`
- `"web_search_result_location"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaCitationSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `search_result_index: number`
- `source: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `title: string`
- `type: "search_result_location"`
- `"search_result_location"`
### Beta Text Citation Param
- `BetaTextCitationParam = BetaCitationCharLocationParam or BetaCitationPageLocationParam or BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam or 2 more`
- `BetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_char_index: number`
- `start_char_index: number`
- `type: "char_location"`
- `"char_location"`
- `BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_page_number: number`
- `start_page_number: number`
- `type: "page_location"`
- `"page_location"`
- `BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `type: "content_block_location"`
- `"content_block_location"`
- `BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `encrypted_index: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result_location"`
- `"web_search_result_location"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `search_result_index: number`
- `source: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `title: string`
- `type: "search_result_location"`
- `"search_result_location"`
### Beta Text Delta
- `BetaTextDelta = object { text, type }`
- `text: string`
- `type: "text_delta"`
- `"text_delta"`
### Beta Text Editor Code Execution Create Result Block
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlock = object { is_file_update, type }`
- `is_file_update: boolean`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_create_result"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_create_result"`
### Beta Text Editor Code Execution Create Result Block Param
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlockParam = object { is_file_update, type }`
- `is_file_update: boolean`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_create_result"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_create_result"`
### Beta Text Editor Code Execution Str Replace Result Block
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlock = object { lines, new_lines, new_start, 3 more }`
- `lines: array of string`
- `new_lines: number`
- `new_start: number`
- `old_lines: number`
- `old_start: number`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_str_replace_result"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_str_replace_result"`
### Beta Text Editor Code Execution Str Replace Result Block Param
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlockParam = object { type, lines, new_lines, 3 more }`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_str_replace_result"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_str_replace_result"`
- `lines: optional array of string`
- `new_lines: optional number`
- `new_start: optional number`
- `old_lines: optional number`
- `old_start: optional number`
### Beta Text Editor Code Execution Tool Result Block
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type }`
- `content: BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultError or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlock or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlock or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlock`
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultError = object { error_code, error_message, type }`
- `error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or 2 more`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"execution_time_exceeded"`
- `"file_not_found"`
- `error_message: string`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_tool_result_error"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_tool_result_error"`
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlock = object { content, file_type, num_lines, 3 more }`
- `content: string`
- `file_type: "text" or "image" or "pdf"`
- `"text"`
- `"image"`
- `"pdf"`
- `num_lines: number`
- `start_line: number`
- `total_lines: number`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_view_result"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_view_result"`
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlock = object { is_file_update, type }`
- `is_file_update: boolean`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_create_result"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_create_result"`
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlock = object { lines, new_lines, new_start, 3 more }`
- `lines: array of string`
- `new_lines: number`
- `new_start: number`
- `old_lines: number`
- `old_start: number`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_str_replace_result"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_str_replace_result"`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_tool_result"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_tool_result"`
### Beta Text Editor Code Execution Tool Result Block Param
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultBlockParam = object { content, tool_use_id, type, cache_control }`
- `content: BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultErrorParam or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlockParam or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlockParam or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlockParam`
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultErrorParam = object { error_code, type, error_message }`
- `error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or 2 more`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"execution_time_exceeded"`
- `"file_not_found"`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_tool_result_error"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_tool_result_error"`
- `error_message: optional string`
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlockParam = object { content, file_type, type, 3 more }`
- `content: string`
- `file_type: "text" or "image" or "pdf"`
- `"text"`
- `"image"`
- `"pdf"`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_view_result"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_view_result"`
- `num_lines: optional number`
- `start_line: optional number`
- `total_lines: optional number`
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlockParam = object { is_file_update, type }`
- `is_file_update: boolean`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_create_result"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_create_result"`
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlockParam = object { type, lines, new_lines, 3 more }`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_str_replace_result"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_str_replace_result"`
- `lines: optional array of string`
- `new_lines: optional number`
- `new_start: optional number`
- `old_lines: optional number`
- `old_start: optional number`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_tool_result"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_tool_result"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
### Beta Text Editor Code Execution Tool Result Error
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultError = object { error_code, error_message, type }`
- `error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or 2 more`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"execution_time_exceeded"`
- `"file_not_found"`
- `error_message: string`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_tool_result_error"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_tool_result_error"`
### Beta Text Editor Code Execution Tool Result Error Param
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultErrorParam = object { error_code, type, error_message }`
- `error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or 2 more`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"execution_time_exceeded"`
- `"file_not_found"`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_tool_result_error"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_tool_result_error"`
- `error_message: optional string`
### Beta Text Editor Code Execution View Result Block
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlock = object { content, file_type, num_lines, 3 more }`
- `content: string`
- `file_type: "text" or "image" or "pdf"`
- `"text"`
- `"image"`
- `"pdf"`
- `num_lines: number`
- `start_line: number`
- `total_lines: number`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_view_result"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_view_result"`
### Beta Text Editor Code Execution View Result Block Param
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlockParam = object { content, file_type, type, 3 more }`
- `content: string`
- `file_type: "text" or "image" or "pdf"`
- `"text"`
- `"image"`
- `"pdf"`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_view_result"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_view_result"`
- `num_lines: optional number`
- `start_line: optional number`
- `total_lines: optional number`
### Beta Thinking Block
- `BetaThinkingBlock = object { signature, thinking, type }`
- `signature: string`
- `thinking: string`
- `type: "thinking"`
- `"thinking"`
### Beta Thinking Block Param
- `BetaThinkingBlockParam = object { signature, thinking, type }`
- `signature: string`
- `thinking: string`
- `type: "thinking"`
- `"thinking"`
### Beta Thinking Config Adaptive
- `BetaThinkingConfigAdaptive = object { type }`
- `type: "adaptive"`
- `"adaptive"`
### Beta Thinking Config Disabled
- `BetaThinkingConfigDisabled = object { type }`
- `type: "disabled"`
- `"disabled"`
### Beta Thinking Config Enabled
- `BetaThinkingConfigEnabled = object { budget_tokens, type }`
- `budget_tokens: number`
Determines how many tokens Claude can use for its internal reasoning process. Larger budgets can enable more thorough analysis for complex problems, improving response quality.
Must be ≥1024 and less than `max_tokens`.
See [extended thinking](https://docs.claude.com/en/docs/build-with-claude/extended-thinking) for details.
- `type: "enabled"`
- `"enabled"`
### Beta Thinking Config Param
- `BetaThinkingConfigParam = BetaThinkingConfigEnabled or BetaThinkingConfigDisabled or BetaThinkingConfigAdaptive`
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](https://docs.claude.com/en/docs/build-with-claude/extended-thinking) for details.
- `BetaThinkingConfigEnabled = object { budget_tokens, type }`
- `budget_tokens: number`
Determines how many tokens Claude can use for its internal reasoning process. Larger budgets can enable more thorough analysis for complex problems, improving response quality.
Must be ≥1024 and less than `max_tokens`.
See [extended thinking](https://docs.claude.com/en/docs/build-with-claude/extended-thinking) for details.
- `type: "enabled"`
- `"enabled"`
- `BetaThinkingConfigDisabled = object { type }`
- `type: "disabled"`
- `"disabled"`
- `BetaThinkingConfigAdaptive = object { type }`
- `type: "adaptive"`
- `"adaptive"`
### Beta Thinking Delta
- `BetaThinkingDelta = object { thinking, type }`
- `thinking: string`
- `type: "thinking_delta"`
- `"thinking_delta"`
### Beta Thinking Turns
- `BetaThinkingTurns = object { type, value }`
- `type: "thinking_turns"`
- `"thinking_turns"`
- `value: number`
### Beta Tool
- `BetaTool = object { input_schema, name, allowed_callers, 7 more }`
- `input_schema: object { type, properties, required }`
[JSON schema](https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12) for this tool's input.
This defines the shape of the `input` that your tool accepts and that the model will produce.
- `type: "object"`
- `"object"`
- `properties: optional map[unknown]`
- `required: optional array of string`
- `name: string`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `description: optional string`
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.
- `eager_input_streaming: optional boolean`
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.
- `input_examples: optional array of map[unknown]`
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
- `type: optional "custom"`
- `"custom"`
### Beta Tool Bash 20241022
- `BetaToolBash20241022 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 4 more }`
- `name: "bash"`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `"bash"`
- `type: "bash_20241022"`
- `"bash_20241022"`
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `input_examples: optional array of map[unknown]`
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
### Beta Tool Bash 20250124
- `BetaToolBash20250124 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 4 more }`
- `name: "bash"`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `"bash"`
- `type: "bash_20250124"`
- `"bash_20250124"`
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `input_examples: optional array of map[unknown]`
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
### Beta Tool Choice
- `BetaToolChoice = BetaToolChoiceAuto or BetaToolChoiceAny or BetaToolChoiceTool or BetaToolChoiceNone`
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.
- `BetaToolChoiceAuto = object { type, disable_parallel_tool_use }`
The model will automatically decide whether to use tools.
- `type: "auto"`
- `"auto"`
- `disable_parallel_tool_use: optional boolean`
Whether to disable parallel tool use.
Defaults to `false`. If set to `true`, the model will output at most one tool use.
- `BetaToolChoiceAny = object { type, disable_parallel_tool_use }`
The model will use any available tools.
- `type: "any"`
- `"any"`
- `disable_parallel_tool_use: optional boolean`
Whether to disable parallel tool use.
Defaults to `false`. If set to `true`, the model will output exactly one tool use.
- `BetaToolChoiceTool = object { name, type, disable_parallel_tool_use }`
The model will use the specified tool with `tool_choice.name`.
- `name: string`
The name of the tool to use.
- `type: "tool"`
- `"tool"`
- `disable_parallel_tool_use: optional boolean`
Whether to disable parallel tool use.
Defaults to `false`. If set to `true`, the model will output exactly one tool use.
- `BetaToolChoiceNone = object { type }`
The model will not be allowed to use tools.
- `type: "none"`
- `"none"`
### Beta Tool Choice Any
- `BetaToolChoiceAny = object { type, disable_parallel_tool_use }`
The model will use any available tools.
- `type: "any"`
- `"any"`
- `disable_parallel_tool_use: optional boolean`
Whether to disable parallel tool use.
Defaults to `false`. If set to `true`, the model will output exactly one tool use.
### Beta Tool Choice Auto
- `BetaToolChoiceAuto = object { type, disable_parallel_tool_use }`
The model will automatically decide whether to use tools.
- `type: "auto"`
- `"auto"`
- `disable_parallel_tool_use: optional boolean`
Whether to disable parallel tool use.
Defaults to `false`. If set to `true`, the model will output at most one tool use.
### Beta Tool Choice None
- `BetaToolChoiceNone = object { type }`
The model will not be allowed to use tools.
- `type: "none"`
- `"none"`
### Beta Tool Choice Tool
- `BetaToolChoiceTool = object { name, type, disable_parallel_tool_use }`
The model will use the specified tool with `tool_choice.name`.
- `name: string`
The name of the tool to use.
- `type: "tool"`
- `"tool"`
- `disable_parallel_tool_use: optional boolean`
Whether to disable parallel tool use.
Defaults to `false`. If set to `true`, the model will output exactly one tool use.
### Beta Tool Computer Use 20241022
- `BetaToolComputerUse20241022 = object { display_height_px, display_width_px, name, 7 more }`
- `display_height_px: number`
The height of the display in pixels.
- `display_width_px: number`
The width of the display in pixels.
- `name: "computer"`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `"computer"`
- `type: "computer_20241022"`
- `"computer_20241022"`
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `display_number: optional number`
The X11 display number (e.g. 0, 1) for the display.
- `input_examples: optional array of map[unknown]`
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
### Beta Tool Computer Use 20250124
- `BetaToolComputerUse20250124 = object { display_height_px, display_width_px, name, 7 more }`
- `display_height_px: number`
The height of the display in pixels.
- `display_width_px: number`
The width of the display in pixels.
- `name: "computer"`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `"computer"`
- `type: "computer_20250124"`
- `"computer_20250124"`
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `display_number: optional number`
The X11 display number (e.g. 0, 1) for the display.
- `input_examples: optional array of map[unknown]`
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
### Beta Tool Computer Use 20251124
- `BetaToolComputerUse20251124 = object { display_height_px, display_width_px, name, 8 more }`
- `display_height_px: number`
The height of the display in pixels.
- `display_width_px: number`
The width of the display in pixels.
- `name: "computer"`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `"computer"`
- `type: "computer_20251124"`
- `"computer_20251124"`
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `display_number: optional number`
The X11 display number (e.g. 0, 1) for the display.
- `enable_zoom: optional boolean`
Whether to enable an action to take a zoomed-in screenshot of the screen.
- `input_examples: optional array of map[unknown]`
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
### Beta Tool Reference Block
- `BetaToolReferenceBlock = object { tool_name, type }`
- `tool_name: string`
- `type: "tool_reference"`
- `"tool_reference"`
### Beta Tool Reference Block Param
- `BetaToolReferenceBlockParam = object { tool_name, type, cache_control }`
Tool reference block that can be included in tool_result content.
- `tool_name: string`
- `type: "tool_reference"`
- `"tool_reference"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
### Beta Tool Result Block Param
- `BetaToolResultBlockParam = object { tool_use_id, type, cache_control, 2 more }`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "tool_result"`
- `"tool_result"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `content: optional string or array of BetaTextBlockParam or BetaImageBlockParam or BetaSearchResultBlockParam or 2 more`
- `UnionMember0 = string`
- `UnionMember1 = array of BetaTextBlockParam or BetaImageBlockParam or BetaSearchResultBlockParam or 2 more`
- `BetaTextBlockParam = object { text, type, cache_control, citations }`
- `text: string`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParam`
- `BetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_char_index: number`
- `start_char_index: number`
- `type: "char_location"`
- `"char_location"`
- `BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_page_number: number`
- `start_page_number: number`
- `type: "page_location"`
- `"page_location"`
- `BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `type: "content_block_location"`
- `"content_block_location"`
- `BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `encrypted_index: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result_location"`
- `"web_search_result_location"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `search_result_index: number`
- `source: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `title: string`
- `type: "search_result_location"`
- `"search_result_location"`
- `BetaImageBlockParam = object { source, type, cache_control }`
- `source: BetaBase64ImageSource or BetaURLImageSource or BetaFileImageSource`
- `BetaBase64ImageSource = object { data, media_type, type }`
- `data: string`
- `media_type: "image/jpeg" or "image/png" or "image/gif" or "image/webp"`
- `"image/jpeg"`
- `"image/png"`
- `"image/gif"`
- `"image/webp"`
- `type: "base64"`
- `"base64"`
- `BetaURLImageSource = object { type, url }`
- `type: "url"`
- `"url"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaFileImageSource = object { file_id, type }`
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "file"`
- `"file"`
- `type: "image"`
- `"image"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `BetaSearchResultBlockParam = object { content, source, title, 3 more }`
- `content: array of BetaTextBlockParam`
- `text: string`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParam`
- `BetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_char_index: number`
- `start_char_index: number`
- `type: "char_location"`
- `"char_location"`
- `BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_page_number: number`
- `start_page_number: number`
- `type: "page_location"`
- `"page_location"`
- `BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `type: "content_block_location"`
- `"content_block_location"`
- `BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `encrypted_index: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result_location"`
- `"web_search_result_location"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `search_result_index: number`
- `source: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `title: string`
- `type: "search_result_location"`
- `"search_result_location"`
- `source: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "search_result"`
- `"search_result"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `citations: optional BetaCitationsConfigParam`
- `enabled: optional boolean`
- `BetaRequestDocumentBlock = object { source, type, cache_control, 3 more }`
- `source: BetaBase64PDFSource or BetaPlainTextSource or BetaContentBlockSource or 2 more`
- `BetaBase64PDFSource = object { data, media_type, type }`
- `data: string`
- `media_type: "application/pdf"`
- `"application/pdf"`
- `type: "base64"`
- `"base64"`
- `BetaPlainTextSource = object { data, media_type, type }`
- `data: string`
- `media_type: "text/plain"`
- `"text/plain"`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `BetaContentBlockSource = object { content, type }`
- `content: string or array of BetaContentBlockSourceContent`
- `UnionMember0 = string`
- `BetaContentBlockSourceContent = array of BetaContentBlockSourceContent`
- `BetaTextBlockParam = object { text, type, cache_control, citations }`
- `text: string`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParam`
- `BetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_char_index: number`
- `start_char_index: number`
- `type: "char_location"`
- `"char_location"`
- `BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_page_number: number`
- `start_page_number: number`
- `type: "page_location"`
- `"page_location"`
- `BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `type: "content_block_location"`
- `"content_block_location"`
- `BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `encrypted_index: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result_location"`
- `"web_search_result_location"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `search_result_index: number`
- `source: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `title: string`
- `type: "search_result_location"`
- `"search_result_location"`
- `BetaImageBlockParam = object { source, type, cache_control }`
- `source: BetaBase64ImageSource or BetaURLImageSource or BetaFileImageSource`
- `BetaBase64ImageSource = object { data, media_type, type }`
- `data: string`
- `media_type: "image/jpeg" or "image/png" or "image/gif" or "image/webp"`
- `"image/jpeg"`
- `"image/png"`
- `"image/gif"`
- `"image/webp"`
- `type: "base64"`
- `"base64"`
- `BetaURLImageSource = object { type, url }`
- `type: "url"`
- `"url"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaFileImageSource = object { file_id, type }`
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "file"`
- `"file"`
- `type: "image"`
- `"image"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `type: "content"`
- `"content"`
- `BetaURLPDFSource = object { type, url }`
- `type: "url"`
- `"url"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaFileDocumentSource = object { file_id, type }`
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "file"`
- `"file"`
- `type: "document"`
- `"document"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `citations: optional BetaCitationsConfigParam`
- `enabled: optional boolean`
- `context: optional string`
- `title: optional string`
- `BetaToolReferenceBlockParam = object { tool_name, type, cache_control }`
Tool reference block that can be included in tool_result content.
- `tool_name: string`
- `type: "tool_reference"`
- `"tool_reference"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `is_error: optional boolean`
### Beta Tool Search Tool Bm25 20251119
- `BetaToolSearchToolBm25_20251119 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 3 more }`
- `name: "tool_search_tool_bm25"`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `"tool_search_tool_bm25"`
- `type: "tool_search_tool_bm25_20251119" or "tool_search_tool_bm25"`
- `"tool_search_tool_bm25_20251119"`
- `"tool_search_tool_bm25"`
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
### Beta Tool Search Tool Regex 20251119
- `BetaToolSearchToolRegex20251119 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 3 more }`
- `name: "tool_search_tool_regex"`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `"tool_search_tool_regex"`
- `type: "tool_search_tool_regex_20251119" or "tool_search_tool_regex"`
- `"tool_search_tool_regex_20251119"`
- `"tool_search_tool_regex"`
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
### Beta Tool Search Tool Result Block
- `BetaToolSearchToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type }`
- `content: BetaToolSearchToolResultError or BetaToolSearchToolSearchResultBlock`
- `BetaToolSearchToolResultError = object { error_code, error_message, type }`
- `error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or "execution_time_exceeded"`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"execution_time_exceeded"`
- `error_message: string`
- `type: "tool_search_tool_result_error"`
- `"tool_search_tool_result_error"`
- `BetaToolSearchToolSearchResultBlock = object { tool_references, type }`
- `tool_references: array of BetaToolReferenceBlock`
- `tool_name: string`
- `type: "tool_reference"`
- `"tool_reference"`
- `type: "tool_search_tool_search_result"`
- `"tool_search_tool_search_result"`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "tool_search_tool_result"`
- `"tool_search_tool_result"`
### Beta Tool Search Tool Result Block Param
- `BetaToolSearchToolResultBlockParam = object { content, tool_use_id, type, cache_control }`
- `content: BetaToolSearchToolResultErrorParam or BetaToolSearchToolSearchResultBlockParam`
- `BetaToolSearchToolResultErrorParam = object { error_code, type }`
- `error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or "execution_time_exceeded"`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"execution_time_exceeded"`
- `type: "tool_search_tool_result_error"`
- `"tool_search_tool_result_error"`
- `BetaToolSearchToolSearchResultBlockParam = object { tool_references, type }`
- `tool_references: array of BetaToolReferenceBlockParam`
- `tool_name: string`
- `type: "tool_reference"`
- `"tool_reference"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `type: "tool_search_tool_search_result"`
- `"tool_search_tool_search_result"`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "tool_search_tool_result"`
- `"tool_search_tool_result"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
### Beta Tool Search Tool Result Error
- `BetaToolSearchToolResultError = object { error_code, error_message, type }`
- `error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or "execution_time_exceeded"`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"execution_time_exceeded"`
- `error_message: string`
- `type: "tool_search_tool_result_error"`
- `"tool_search_tool_result_error"`
### Beta Tool Search Tool Result Error Param
- `BetaToolSearchToolResultErrorParam = object { error_code, type }`
- `error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or "execution_time_exceeded"`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"execution_time_exceeded"`
- `type: "tool_search_tool_result_error"`
- `"tool_search_tool_result_error"`
### Beta Tool Search Tool Search Result Block
- `BetaToolSearchToolSearchResultBlock = object { tool_references, type }`
- `tool_references: array of BetaToolReferenceBlock`
- `tool_name: string`
- `type: "tool_reference"`
- `"tool_reference"`
- `type: "tool_search_tool_search_result"`
- `"tool_search_tool_search_result"`
### Beta Tool Search Tool Search Result Block Param
- `BetaToolSearchToolSearchResultBlockParam = object { tool_references, type }`
- `tool_references: array of BetaToolReferenceBlockParam`
- `tool_name: string`
- `type: "tool_reference"`
- `"tool_reference"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `type: "tool_search_tool_search_result"`
- `"tool_search_tool_search_result"`
### Beta Tool Text Editor 20241022
- `BetaToolTextEditor20241022 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 4 more }`
- `name: "str_replace_editor"`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `"str_replace_editor"`
- `type: "text_editor_20241022"`
- `"text_editor_20241022"`
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `input_examples: optional array of map[unknown]`
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
### Beta Tool Text Editor 20250124
- `BetaToolTextEditor20250124 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 4 more }`
- `name: "str_replace_editor"`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `"str_replace_editor"`
- `type: "text_editor_20250124"`
- `"text_editor_20250124"`
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `input_examples: optional array of map[unknown]`
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
### Beta Tool Text Editor 20250429
- `BetaToolTextEditor20250429 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 4 more }`
- `name: "str_replace_based_edit_tool"`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `"str_replace_based_edit_tool"`
- `type: "text_editor_20250429"`
- `"text_editor_20250429"`
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `input_examples: optional array of map[unknown]`
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
### Beta Tool Text Editor 20250728
- `BetaToolTextEditor20250728 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 5 more }`
- `name: "str_replace_based_edit_tool"`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `"str_replace_based_edit_tool"`
- `type: "text_editor_20250728"`
- `"text_editor_20250728"`
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `input_examples: optional array of map[unknown]`
- `max_characters: optional number`
Maximum number of characters to display when viewing a file. If not specified, defaults to displaying the full file.
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
### Beta Tool Union
- `BetaToolUnion = BetaTool or BetaToolBash20241022 or BetaToolBash20250124 or 18 more`
Code execution tool with REPL state persistence (daemon mode + gVisor checkpoint).
- `BetaTool = object { input_schema, name, allowed_callers, 7 more }`
- `input_schema: object { type, properties, required }`
[JSON schema](https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12) for this tool's input.
This defines the shape of the `input` that your tool accepts and that the model will produce.
- `type: "object"`
- `"object"`
- `properties: optional map[unknown]`
- `required: optional array of string`
- `name: string`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `description: optional string`
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.
- `eager_input_streaming: optional boolean`
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.
- `input_examples: optional array of map[unknown]`
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
- `type: optional "custom"`
- `"custom"`
- `BetaToolBash20241022 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 4 more }`
- `name: "bash"`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `"bash"`
- `type: "bash_20241022"`
- `"bash_20241022"`
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `input_examples: optional array of map[unknown]`
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
- `BetaToolBash20250124 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 4 more }`
- `name: "bash"`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `"bash"`
- `type: "bash_20250124"`
- `"bash_20250124"`
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `input_examples: optional array of map[unknown]`
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
- `BetaCodeExecutionTool20250522 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 3 more }`
- `name: "code_execution"`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `"code_execution"`
- `type: "code_execution_20250522"`
- `"code_execution_20250522"`
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
- `BetaCodeExecutionTool20250825 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 3 more }`
- `name: "code_execution"`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `"code_execution"`
- `type: "code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
- `BetaCodeExecutionTool20260120 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 3 more }`
Code execution tool with REPL state persistence (daemon mode + gVisor checkpoint).
- `name: "code_execution"`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `"code_execution"`
- `type: "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
- `BetaToolComputerUse20241022 = object { display_height_px, display_width_px, name, 7 more }`
- `display_height_px: number`
The height of the display in pixels.
- `display_width_px: number`
The width of the display in pixels.
- `name: "computer"`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `"computer"`
- `type: "computer_20241022"`
- `"computer_20241022"`
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `display_number: optional number`
The X11 display number (e.g. 0, 1) for the display.
- `input_examples: optional array of map[unknown]`
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
- `BetaMemoryTool20250818 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 4 more }`
- `name: "memory"`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `"memory"`
- `type: "memory_20250818"`
- `"memory_20250818"`
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `input_examples: optional array of map[unknown]`
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
- `BetaToolComputerUse20250124 = object { display_height_px, display_width_px, name, 7 more }`
- `display_height_px: number`
The height of the display in pixels.
- `display_width_px: number`
The width of the display in pixels.
- `name: "computer"`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `"computer"`
- `type: "computer_20250124"`
- `"computer_20250124"`
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `display_number: optional number`
The X11 display number (e.g. 0, 1) for the display.
- `input_examples: optional array of map[unknown]`
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
- `BetaToolTextEditor20241022 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 4 more }`
- `name: "str_replace_editor"`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `"str_replace_editor"`
- `type: "text_editor_20241022"`
- `"text_editor_20241022"`
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `input_examples: optional array of map[unknown]`
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
- `BetaToolComputerUse20251124 = object { display_height_px, display_width_px, name, 8 more }`
- `display_height_px: number`
The height of the display in pixels.
- `display_width_px: number`
The width of the display in pixels.
- `name: "computer"`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `"computer"`
- `type: "computer_20251124"`
- `"computer_20251124"`
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `display_number: optional number`
The X11 display number (e.g. 0, 1) for the display.
- `enable_zoom: optional boolean`
Whether to enable an action to take a zoomed-in screenshot of the screen.
- `input_examples: optional array of map[unknown]`
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
- `BetaToolTextEditor20250124 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 4 more }`
- `name: "str_replace_editor"`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `"str_replace_editor"`
- `type: "text_editor_20250124"`
- `"text_editor_20250124"`
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `input_examples: optional array of map[unknown]`
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
- `BetaToolTextEditor20250429 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 4 more }`
- `name: "str_replace_based_edit_tool"`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `"str_replace_based_edit_tool"`
- `type: "text_editor_20250429"`
- `"text_editor_20250429"`
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `input_examples: optional array of map[unknown]`
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
- `BetaToolTextEditor20250728 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 5 more }`
- `name: "str_replace_based_edit_tool"`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `"str_replace_based_edit_tool"`
- `type: "text_editor_20250728"`
- `"text_editor_20250728"`
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `input_examples: optional array of map[unknown]`
- `max_characters: optional number`
Maximum number of characters to display when viewing a file. If not specified, defaults to displaying the full file.
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
- `BetaWebSearchTool20250305 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 7 more }`
- `name: "web_search"`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `"web_search"`
- `type: "web_search_20250305"`
- `"web_search_20250305"`
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `allowed_domains: optional array of string`
If provided, only these domains will be included in results. Cannot be used alongside `blocked_domains`.
- `blocked_domains: optional array of string`
If provided, these domains will never appear in results. Cannot be used alongside `allowed_domains`.
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `max_uses: optional number`
Maximum number of times the tool can be used in the API request.
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
- `user_location: optional BetaUserLocation`
Parameters for the user's location. Used to provide more relevant search results.
- `type: "approximate"`
- `"approximate"`
- `city: optional string`
The city of the user.
- `country: optional string`
The two letter [ISO country code](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2) of the user.
- `region: optional string`
The region of the user.
- `timezone: optional string`
The [IANA timezone](https://nodatime.org/TimeZones) of the user.
- `BetaWebFetchTool20250910 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 8 more }`
- `name: "web_fetch"`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `"web_fetch"`
- `type: "web_fetch_20250910"`
- `"web_fetch_20250910"`
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `allowed_domains: optional array of string`
List of domains to allow fetching from
- `blocked_domains: optional array of string`
List of domains to block fetching from
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `citations: optional BetaCitationsConfigParam`
Citations configuration for fetched documents. Citations are disabled by default.
- `enabled: optional boolean`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `max_content_tokens: optional number`
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.
- `max_uses: optional number`
Maximum number of times the tool can be used in the API request.
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
- `BetaWebSearchTool20260209 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 7 more }`
- `name: "web_search"`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `"web_search"`
- `type: "web_search_20260209"`
- `"web_search_20260209"`
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `allowed_domains: optional array of string`
If provided, only these domains will be included in results. Cannot be used alongside `blocked_domains`.
- `blocked_domains: optional array of string`
If provided, these domains will never appear in results. Cannot be used alongside `allowed_domains`.
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `max_uses: optional number`
Maximum number of times the tool can be used in the API request.
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
- `user_location: optional BetaUserLocation`
Parameters for the user's location. Used to provide more relevant search results.
- `type: "approximate"`
- `"approximate"`
- `city: optional string`
The city of the user.
- `country: optional string`
The two letter [ISO country code](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2) of the user.
- `region: optional string`
The region of the user.
- `timezone: optional string`
The [IANA timezone](https://nodatime.org/TimeZones) of the user.
- `BetaWebFetchTool20260209 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 8 more }`
- `name: "web_fetch"`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `"web_fetch"`
- `type: "web_fetch_20260209"`
- `"web_fetch_20260209"`
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `allowed_domains: optional array of string`
List of domains to allow fetching from
- `blocked_domains: optional array of string`
List of domains to block fetching from
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `citations: optional BetaCitationsConfigParam`
Citations configuration for fetched documents. Citations are disabled by default.
- `enabled: optional boolean`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `max_content_tokens: optional number`
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.
- `max_uses: optional number`
Maximum number of times the tool can be used in the API request.
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
- `BetaToolSearchToolBm25_20251119 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 3 more }`
- `name: "tool_search_tool_bm25"`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `"tool_search_tool_bm25"`
- `type: "tool_search_tool_bm25_20251119" or "tool_search_tool_bm25"`
- `"tool_search_tool_bm25_20251119"`
- `"tool_search_tool_bm25"`
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
- `BetaToolSearchToolRegex20251119 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 3 more }`
- `name: "tool_search_tool_regex"`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `"tool_search_tool_regex"`
- `type: "tool_search_tool_regex_20251119" or "tool_search_tool_regex"`
- `"tool_search_tool_regex_20251119"`
- `"tool_search_tool_regex"`
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
- `BetaMCPToolset = object { mcp_server_name, type, cache_control, 2 more }`
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.
- `mcp_server_name: string`
Name of the MCP server to configure tools for
- `type: "mcp_toolset"`
- `"mcp_toolset"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `configs: optional map[BetaMCPToolConfig]`
Configuration overrides for specific tools, keyed by tool name
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
- `enabled: optional boolean`
- `default_config: optional BetaMCPToolDefaultConfig`
Default configuration applied to all tools from this server
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
- `enabled: optional boolean`
### Beta Tool Use Block
- `BetaToolUseBlock = object { id, input, name, 2 more }`
- `id: string`
- `input: map[unknown]`
- `name: string`
- `type: "tool_use"`
- `"tool_use"`
- `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `type: "direct"`
- `"direct"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }`
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }`
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
### Beta Tool Use Block Param
- `BetaToolUseBlockParam = object { id, input, name, 3 more }`
- `id: string`
- `input: map[unknown]`
- `name: string`
- `type: "tool_use"`
- `"tool_use"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `type: "direct"`
- `"direct"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }`
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }`
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
### Beta Tool Uses Keep
- `BetaToolUsesKeep = object { type, value }`
- `type: "tool_uses"`
- `"tool_uses"`
- `value: number`
### Beta Tool Uses Trigger
- `BetaToolUsesTrigger = object { type, value }`
- `type: "tool_uses"`
- `"tool_uses"`
- `value: number`
### Beta URL Image Source
- `BetaURLImageSource = object { type, url }`
- `type: "url"`
- `"url"`
- `url: string`
### Beta URL PDF Source
- `BetaURLPDFSource = object { type, url }`
- `type: "url"`
- `"url"`
- `url: string`
### Beta Usage
- `BetaUsage = object { cache_creation, cache_creation_input_tokens, cache_read_input_tokens, 7 more }`
- `cache_creation: BetaCacheCreation`
Breakdown of cached tokens by TTL
- `ephemeral_1h_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the 1 hour cache entry.
- `ephemeral_5m_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the 5 minute cache entry.
- `cache_creation_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
- `cache_read_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens read from the cache.
- `inference_geo: string`
The geographic region where inference was performed for this request.
- `input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens which were used.
- `iterations: BetaIterationsUsage`
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
- `BetaMessageIterationUsage = object { cache_creation, cache_creation_input_tokens, cache_read_input_tokens, 3 more }`
Token usage for a sampling iteration.
- `cache_creation: BetaCacheCreation`
Breakdown of cached tokens by TTL
- `ephemeral_1h_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the 1 hour cache entry.
- `ephemeral_5m_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the 5 minute cache entry.
- `cache_creation_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
- `cache_read_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens read from the cache.
- `input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens which were used.
- `output_tokens: number`
The number of output tokens which were used.
- `type: "message"`
Usage for a sampling iteration
- `"message"`
- `BetaCompactionIterationUsage = object { cache_creation, cache_creation_input_tokens, cache_read_input_tokens, 3 more }`
Token usage for a compaction iteration.
- `cache_creation: BetaCacheCreation`
Breakdown of cached tokens by TTL
- `ephemeral_1h_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the 1 hour cache entry.
- `ephemeral_5m_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the 5 minute cache entry.
- `cache_creation_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
- `cache_read_input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens read from the cache.
- `input_tokens: number`
The number of input tokens which were used.
- `output_tokens: number`
The number of output tokens which were used.
- `type: "compaction"`
Usage for a compaction iteration
- `"compaction"`
- `output_tokens: number`
The number of output tokens which were used.
- `server_tool_use: BetaServerToolUsage`
The number of server tool requests.
- `web_fetch_requests: number`
The number of web fetch tool requests.
- `web_search_requests: number`
The number of web search tool requests.
- `service_tier: "standard" or "priority" or "batch"`
If the request used the priority, standard, or batch tier.
- `"standard"`
- `"priority"`
- `"batch"`
- `speed: "standard" or "fast"`
The inference speed mode used for this request.
- `"standard"`
- `"fast"`
### Beta User Location
- `BetaUserLocation = object { type, city, country, 2 more }`
- `type: "approximate"`
- `"approximate"`
- `city: optional string`
The city of the user.
- `country: optional string`
The two letter [ISO country code](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2) of the user.
- `region: optional string`
The region of the user.
- `timezone: optional string`
The [IANA timezone](https://nodatime.org/TimeZones) of the user.
### Beta Web Fetch Block
- `BetaWebFetchBlock = object { content, retrieved_at, type, url }`
- `content: BetaDocumentBlock`
- `citations: BetaCitationConfig`
Citation configuration for the document
- `enabled: boolean`
- `source: BetaBase64PDFSource or BetaPlainTextSource`
- `BetaBase64PDFSource = object { data, media_type, type }`
- `data: string`
- `media_type: "application/pdf"`
- `"application/pdf"`
- `type: "base64"`
- `"base64"`
- `BetaPlainTextSource = object { data, media_type, type }`
- `data: string`
- `media_type: "text/plain"`
- `"text/plain"`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `title: string`
The title of the document
- `type: "document"`
- `"document"`
- `retrieved_at: string`
ISO 8601 timestamp when the content was retrieved
- `type: "web_fetch_result"`
- `"web_fetch_result"`
- `url: string`
Fetched content URL
### Beta Web Fetch Block Param
- `BetaWebFetchBlockParam = object { content, type, url, retrieved_at }`
- `content: BetaRequestDocumentBlock`
- `source: BetaBase64PDFSource or BetaPlainTextSource or BetaContentBlockSource or 2 more`
- `BetaBase64PDFSource = object { data, media_type, type }`
- `data: string`
- `media_type: "application/pdf"`
- `"application/pdf"`
- `type: "base64"`
- `"base64"`
- `BetaPlainTextSource = object { data, media_type, type }`
- `data: string`
- `media_type: "text/plain"`
- `"text/plain"`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `BetaContentBlockSource = object { content, type }`
- `content: string or array of BetaContentBlockSourceContent`
- `UnionMember0 = string`
- `BetaContentBlockSourceContent = array of BetaContentBlockSourceContent`
- `BetaTextBlockParam = object { text, type, cache_control, citations }`
- `text: string`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParam`
- `BetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_char_index: number`
- `start_char_index: number`
- `type: "char_location"`
- `"char_location"`
- `BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_page_number: number`
- `start_page_number: number`
- `type: "page_location"`
- `"page_location"`
- `BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `type: "content_block_location"`
- `"content_block_location"`
- `BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `encrypted_index: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result_location"`
- `"web_search_result_location"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `search_result_index: number`
- `source: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `title: string`
- `type: "search_result_location"`
- `"search_result_location"`
- `BetaImageBlockParam = object { source, type, cache_control }`
- `source: BetaBase64ImageSource or BetaURLImageSource or BetaFileImageSource`
- `BetaBase64ImageSource = object { data, media_type, type }`
- `data: string`
- `media_type: "image/jpeg" or "image/png" or "image/gif" or "image/webp"`
- `"image/jpeg"`
- `"image/png"`
- `"image/gif"`
- `"image/webp"`
- `type: "base64"`
- `"base64"`
- `BetaURLImageSource = object { type, url }`
- `type: "url"`
- `"url"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaFileImageSource = object { file_id, type }`
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "file"`
- `"file"`
- `type: "image"`
- `"image"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `type: "content"`
- `"content"`
- `BetaURLPDFSource = object { type, url }`
- `type: "url"`
- `"url"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaFileDocumentSource = object { file_id, type }`
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "file"`
- `"file"`
- `type: "document"`
- `"document"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `citations: optional BetaCitationsConfigParam`
- `enabled: optional boolean`
- `context: optional string`
- `title: optional string`
- `type: "web_fetch_result"`
- `"web_fetch_result"`
- `url: string`
Fetched content URL
- `retrieved_at: optional string`
ISO 8601 timestamp when the content was retrieved
### Beta Web Fetch Tool 20250910
- `BetaWebFetchTool20250910 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 8 more }`
- `name: "web_fetch"`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `"web_fetch"`
- `type: "web_fetch_20250910"`
- `"web_fetch_20250910"`
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `allowed_domains: optional array of string`
List of domains to allow fetching from
- `blocked_domains: optional array of string`
List of domains to block fetching from
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `citations: optional BetaCitationsConfigParam`
Citations configuration for fetched documents. Citations are disabled by default.
- `enabled: optional boolean`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `max_content_tokens: optional number`
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.
- `max_uses: optional number`
Maximum number of times the tool can be used in the API request.
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
### Beta Web Fetch Tool 20260209
- `BetaWebFetchTool20260209 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 8 more }`
- `name: "web_fetch"`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `"web_fetch"`
- `type: "web_fetch_20260209"`
- `"web_fetch_20260209"`
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `allowed_domains: optional array of string`
List of domains to allow fetching from
- `blocked_domains: optional array of string`
List of domains to block fetching from
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `citations: optional BetaCitationsConfigParam`
Citations configuration for fetched documents. Citations are disabled by default.
- `enabled: optional boolean`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `max_content_tokens: optional number`
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.
- `max_uses: optional number`
Maximum number of times the tool can be used in the API request.
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
### Beta Web Fetch Tool Result Block
- `BetaWebFetchToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type, caller }`
- `content: BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorBlock or BetaWebFetchBlock`
- `BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorBlock = object { error_code, type }`
- `error_code: BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorCode`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"url_too_long"`
- `"url_not_allowed"`
- `"url_not_accessible"`
- `"unsupported_content_type"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"max_uses_exceeded"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `type: "web_fetch_tool_result_error"`
- `"web_fetch_tool_result_error"`
- `BetaWebFetchBlock = object { content, retrieved_at, type, url }`
- `content: BetaDocumentBlock`
- `citations: BetaCitationConfig`
Citation configuration for the document
- `enabled: boolean`
- `source: BetaBase64PDFSource or BetaPlainTextSource`
- `BetaBase64PDFSource = object { data, media_type, type }`
- `data: string`
- `media_type: "application/pdf"`
- `"application/pdf"`
- `type: "base64"`
- `"base64"`
- `BetaPlainTextSource = object { data, media_type, type }`
- `data: string`
- `media_type: "text/plain"`
- `"text/plain"`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `title: string`
The title of the document
- `type: "document"`
- `"document"`
- `retrieved_at: string`
ISO 8601 timestamp when the content was retrieved
- `type: "web_fetch_result"`
- `"web_fetch_result"`
- `url: string`
Fetched content URL
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "web_fetch_tool_result"`
- `"web_fetch_tool_result"`
- `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `type: "direct"`
- `"direct"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }`
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }`
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
### Beta Web Fetch Tool Result Block Param
- `BetaWebFetchToolResultBlockParam = object { content, tool_use_id, type, 2 more }`
- `content: BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorBlockParam or BetaWebFetchBlockParam`
- `BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorBlockParam = object { error_code, type }`
- `error_code: BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorCode`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"url_too_long"`
- `"url_not_allowed"`
- `"url_not_accessible"`
- `"unsupported_content_type"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"max_uses_exceeded"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `type: "web_fetch_tool_result_error"`
- `"web_fetch_tool_result_error"`
- `BetaWebFetchBlockParam = object { content, type, url, retrieved_at }`
- `content: BetaRequestDocumentBlock`
- `source: BetaBase64PDFSource or BetaPlainTextSource or BetaContentBlockSource or 2 more`
- `BetaBase64PDFSource = object { data, media_type, type }`
- `data: string`
- `media_type: "application/pdf"`
- `"application/pdf"`
- `type: "base64"`
- `"base64"`
- `BetaPlainTextSource = object { data, media_type, type }`
- `data: string`
- `media_type: "text/plain"`
- `"text/plain"`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `BetaContentBlockSource = object { content, type }`
- `content: string or array of BetaContentBlockSourceContent`
- `UnionMember0 = string`
- `BetaContentBlockSourceContent = array of BetaContentBlockSourceContent`
- `BetaTextBlockParam = object { text, type, cache_control, citations }`
- `text: string`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParam`
- `BetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_char_index: number`
- `start_char_index: number`
- `type: "char_location"`
- `"char_location"`
- `BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_page_number: number`
- `start_page_number: number`
- `type: "page_location"`
- `"page_location"`
- `BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `type: "content_block_location"`
- `"content_block_location"`
- `BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `encrypted_index: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result_location"`
- `"web_search_result_location"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `search_result_index: number`
- `source: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `title: string`
- `type: "search_result_location"`
- `"search_result_location"`
- `BetaImageBlockParam = object { source, type, cache_control }`
- `source: BetaBase64ImageSource or BetaURLImageSource or BetaFileImageSource`
- `BetaBase64ImageSource = object { data, media_type, type }`
- `data: string`
- `media_type: "image/jpeg" or "image/png" or "image/gif" or "image/webp"`
- `"image/jpeg"`
- `"image/png"`
- `"image/gif"`
- `"image/webp"`
- `type: "base64"`
- `"base64"`
- `BetaURLImageSource = object { type, url }`
- `type: "url"`
- `"url"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaFileImageSource = object { file_id, type }`
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "file"`
- `"file"`
- `type: "image"`
- `"image"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `type: "content"`
- `"content"`
- `BetaURLPDFSource = object { type, url }`
- `type: "url"`
- `"url"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaFileDocumentSource = object { file_id, type }`
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "file"`
- `"file"`
- `type: "document"`
- `"document"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `citations: optional BetaCitationsConfigParam`
- `enabled: optional boolean`
- `context: optional string`
- `title: optional string`
- `type: "web_fetch_result"`
- `"web_fetch_result"`
- `url: string`
Fetched content URL
- `retrieved_at: optional string`
ISO 8601 timestamp when the content was retrieved
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "web_fetch_tool_result"`
- `"web_fetch_tool_result"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `type: "direct"`
- `"direct"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }`
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }`
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
### Beta Web Fetch Tool Result Error Block
- `BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorBlock = object { error_code, type }`
- `error_code: BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorCode`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"url_too_long"`
- `"url_not_allowed"`
- `"url_not_accessible"`
- `"unsupported_content_type"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"max_uses_exceeded"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `type: "web_fetch_tool_result_error"`
- `"web_fetch_tool_result_error"`
### Beta Web Fetch Tool Result Error Block Param
- `BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorBlockParam = object { error_code, type }`
- `error_code: BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorCode`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"url_too_long"`
- `"url_not_allowed"`
- `"url_not_accessible"`
- `"unsupported_content_type"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"max_uses_exceeded"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `type: "web_fetch_tool_result_error"`
- `"web_fetch_tool_result_error"`
### Beta Web Fetch Tool Result Error Code
- `BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorCode = "invalid_tool_input" or "url_too_long" or "url_not_allowed" or 5 more`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"url_too_long"`
- `"url_not_allowed"`
- `"url_not_accessible"`
- `"unsupported_content_type"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"max_uses_exceeded"`
- `"unavailable"`
### Beta Web Search Result Block
- `BetaWebSearchResultBlock = object { encrypted_content, page_age, title, 2 more }`
- `encrypted_content: string`
- `page_age: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result"`
- `"web_search_result"`
- `url: string`
### Beta Web Search Result Block Param
- `BetaWebSearchResultBlockParam = object { encrypted_content, title, type, 2 more }`
- `encrypted_content: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result"`
- `"web_search_result"`
- `url: string`
- `page_age: optional string`
### Beta Web Search Tool 20250305
- `BetaWebSearchTool20250305 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 7 more }`
- `name: "web_search"`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `"web_search"`
- `type: "web_search_20250305"`
- `"web_search_20250305"`
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `allowed_domains: optional array of string`
If provided, only these domains will be included in results. Cannot be used alongside `blocked_domains`.
- `blocked_domains: optional array of string`
If provided, these domains will never appear in results. Cannot be used alongside `allowed_domains`.
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `max_uses: optional number`
Maximum number of times the tool can be used in the API request.
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
- `user_location: optional BetaUserLocation`
Parameters for the user's location. Used to provide more relevant search results.
- `type: "approximate"`
- `"approximate"`
- `city: optional string`
The city of the user.
- `country: optional string`
The two letter [ISO country code](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2) of the user.
- `region: optional string`
The region of the user.
- `timezone: optional string`
The [IANA timezone](https://nodatime.org/TimeZones) of the user.
### Beta Web Search Tool 20260209
- `BetaWebSearchTool20260209 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 7 more }`
- `name: "web_search"`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `"web_search"`
- `type: "web_search_20260209"`
- `"web_search_20260209"`
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `allowed_domains: optional array of string`
If provided, only these domains will be included in results. Cannot be used alongside `blocked_domains`.
- `blocked_domains: optional array of string`
If provided, these domains will never appear in results. Cannot be used alongside `allowed_domains`.
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `max_uses: optional number`
Maximum number of times the tool can be used in the API request.
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
- `user_location: optional BetaUserLocation`
Parameters for the user's location. Used to provide more relevant search results.
- `type: "approximate"`
- `"approximate"`
- `city: optional string`
The city of the user.
- `country: optional string`
The two letter [ISO country code](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2) of the user.
- `region: optional string`
The region of the user.
- `timezone: optional string`
The [IANA timezone](https://nodatime.org/TimeZones) of the user.
### Beta Web Search Tool Request Error
- `BetaWebSearchToolRequestError = object { error_code, type }`
- `error_code: BetaWebSearchToolResultErrorCode`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `"max_uses_exceeded"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"query_too_long"`
- `"request_too_large"`
- `type: "web_search_tool_result_error"`
- `"web_search_tool_result_error"`
### Beta Web Search Tool Result Block
- `BetaWebSearchToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type, caller }`
- `content: BetaWebSearchToolResultBlockContent`
- `BetaWebSearchToolResultError = object { error_code, type }`
- `error_code: BetaWebSearchToolResultErrorCode`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `"max_uses_exceeded"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"query_too_long"`
- `"request_too_large"`
- `type: "web_search_tool_result_error"`
- `"web_search_tool_result_error"`
- `UnionMember1 = array of BetaWebSearchResultBlock`
- `encrypted_content: string`
- `page_age: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result"`
- `"web_search_result"`
- `url: string`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "web_search_tool_result"`
- `"web_search_tool_result"`
- `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `type: "direct"`
- `"direct"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }`
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }`
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
### Beta Web Search Tool Result Block Content
- `BetaWebSearchToolResultBlockContent = BetaWebSearchToolResultError or array of BetaWebSearchResultBlock`
- `BetaWebSearchToolResultError = object { error_code, type }`
- `error_code: BetaWebSearchToolResultErrorCode`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `"max_uses_exceeded"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"query_too_long"`
- `"request_too_large"`
- `type: "web_search_tool_result_error"`
- `"web_search_tool_result_error"`
- `UnionMember1 = array of BetaWebSearchResultBlock`
- `encrypted_content: string`
- `page_age: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result"`
- `"web_search_result"`
- `url: string`
### Beta Web Search Tool Result Block Param
- `BetaWebSearchToolResultBlockParam = object { content, tool_use_id, type, 2 more }`
- `content: BetaWebSearchToolResultBlockParamContent`
- `ResultBlock = array of BetaWebSearchResultBlockParam`
- `encrypted_content: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result"`
- `"web_search_result"`
- `url: string`
- `page_age: optional string`
- `BetaWebSearchToolRequestError = object { error_code, type }`
- `error_code: BetaWebSearchToolResultErrorCode`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `"max_uses_exceeded"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"query_too_long"`
- `"request_too_large"`
- `type: "web_search_tool_result_error"`
- `"web_search_tool_result_error"`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "web_search_tool_result"`
- `"web_search_tool_result"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `type: "direct"`
- `"direct"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }`
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }`
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
### Beta Web Search Tool Result Block Param Content
- `BetaWebSearchToolResultBlockParamContent = array of BetaWebSearchResultBlockParam or BetaWebSearchToolRequestError`
- `ResultBlock = array of BetaWebSearchResultBlockParam`
- `encrypted_content: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result"`
- `"web_search_result"`
- `url: string`
- `page_age: optional string`
- `BetaWebSearchToolRequestError = object { error_code, type }`
- `error_code: BetaWebSearchToolResultErrorCode`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `"max_uses_exceeded"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"query_too_long"`
- `"request_too_large"`
- `type: "web_search_tool_result_error"`
- `"web_search_tool_result_error"`
### Beta Web Search Tool Result Error
- `BetaWebSearchToolResultError = object { error_code, type }`
- `error_code: BetaWebSearchToolResultErrorCode`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `"max_uses_exceeded"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"query_too_long"`
- `"request_too_large"`
- `type: "web_search_tool_result_error"`
- `"web_search_tool_result_error"`
### Beta Web Search Tool Result Error Code
- `BetaWebSearchToolResultErrorCode = "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "max_uses_exceeded" or 3 more`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `"max_uses_exceeded"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"query_too_long"`
- `"request_too_large"`
# Batches
## Create
**post** `/v1/messages/batches`
Send a batch of Message creation requests.
The Message Batches API can be used to process multiple Messages API requests at once. Once a Message Batch is created, it begins processing immediately. Batches can take up to 24 hours to complete.
Learn more about the Message Batches API in our [user guide](https://docs.claude.com/en/docs/build-with-claude/batch-processing)
### Header Parameters
- `"anthropic-beta": optional array of AnthropicBeta`
Optional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.
- `UnionMember0 = string`
- `UnionMember1 = "message-batches-2024-09-24" or "prompt-caching-2024-07-31" or "computer-use-2024-10-22" or 17 more`
- `"message-batches-2024-09-24"`
- `"prompt-caching-2024-07-31"`
- `"computer-use-2024-10-22"`
- `"computer-use-2025-01-24"`
- `"pdfs-2024-09-25"`
- `"token-counting-2024-11-01"`
- `"token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19"`
- `"output-128k-2025-02-19"`
- `"files-api-2025-04-14"`
- `"mcp-client-2025-04-04"`
- `"mcp-client-2025-11-20"`
- `"dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14"`
- `"interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14"`
- `"code-execution-2025-05-22"`
- `"extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11"`
- `"context-1m-2025-08-07"`
- `"context-management-2025-06-27"`
- `"model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26"`
- `"skills-2025-10-02"`
- `"fast-mode-2026-02-01"`
### Body Parameters
- `requests: array of object { custom_id, params }`
List of requests for prompt completion. Each is an individual request to create a Message.
- `custom_id: string`
Developer-provided ID created for each request in a Message Batch. Useful for matching results to requests, as results may be given out of request order.
Must be unique for each request within the Message Batch.
- `params: object { max_tokens, messages, model, 19 more }`
Messages API creation parameters for the individual request.
See the [Messages API reference](https://docs.claude.com/en/api/messages) for full documentation on available parameters.
- `max_tokens: number`
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](https://docs.claude.com/en/docs/models-overview) for details.
- `messages: array of BetaMessageParam`
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:
```json
[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello, Claude"}]
```
Example with multiple conversational turns:
```json
[
{"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:
```json
[
{"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:
```json
{"role": "user", "content": "Hello, Claude"}
```
```json
{"role": "user", "content": [{"type": "text", "text": "Hello, Claude"}]}
```
See [input examples](https://docs.claude.com/en/api/messages-examples).
Note that if you want to include a [system prompt](https://docs.claude.com/en/docs/system-prompts), 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: string or array of BetaContentBlockParam`
- `UnionMember0 = string`
- `UnionMember1 = array of BetaContentBlockParam`
- `BetaTextBlockParam = object { text, type, cache_control, citations }`
- `text: string`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParam`
- `BetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_char_index: number`
- `start_char_index: number`
- `type: "char_location"`
- `"char_location"`
- `BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_page_number: number`
- `start_page_number: number`
- `type: "page_location"`
- `"page_location"`
- `BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `type: "content_block_location"`
- `"content_block_location"`
- `BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `encrypted_index: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result_location"`
- `"web_search_result_location"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `search_result_index: number`
- `source: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `title: string`
- `type: "search_result_location"`
- `"search_result_location"`
- `BetaImageBlockParam = object { source, type, cache_control }`
- `source: BetaBase64ImageSource or BetaURLImageSource or BetaFileImageSource`
- `BetaBase64ImageSource = object { data, media_type, type }`
- `data: string`
- `media_type: "image/jpeg" or "image/png" or "image/gif" or "image/webp"`
- `"image/jpeg"`
- `"image/png"`
- `"image/gif"`
- `"image/webp"`
- `type: "base64"`
- `"base64"`
- `BetaURLImageSource = object { type, url }`
- `type: "url"`
- `"url"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaFileImageSource = object { file_id, type }`
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "file"`
- `"file"`
- `type: "image"`
- `"image"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `BetaRequestDocumentBlock = object { source, type, cache_control, 3 more }`
- `source: BetaBase64PDFSource or BetaPlainTextSource or BetaContentBlockSource or 2 more`
- `BetaBase64PDFSource = object { data, media_type, type }`
- `data: string`
- `media_type: "application/pdf"`
- `"application/pdf"`
- `type: "base64"`
- `"base64"`
- `BetaPlainTextSource = object { data, media_type, type }`
- `data: string`
- `media_type: "text/plain"`
- `"text/plain"`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `BetaContentBlockSource = object { content, type }`
- `content: string or array of BetaContentBlockSourceContent`
- `UnionMember0 = string`
- `BetaContentBlockSourceContent = array of BetaContentBlockSourceContent`
- `BetaTextBlockParam = object { text, type, cache_control, citations }`
- `text: string`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParam`
- `BetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_char_index: number`
- `start_char_index: number`
- `type: "char_location"`
- `"char_location"`
- `BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_page_number: number`
- `start_page_number: number`
- `type: "page_location"`
- `"page_location"`
- `BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `type: "content_block_location"`
- `"content_block_location"`
- `BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `encrypted_index: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result_location"`
- `"web_search_result_location"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `search_result_index: number`
- `source: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `title: string`
- `type: "search_result_location"`
- `"search_result_location"`
- `BetaImageBlockParam = object { source, type, cache_control }`
- `source: BetaBase64ImageSource or BetaURLImageSource or BetaFileImageSource`
- `BetaBase64ImageSource = object { data, media_type, type }`
- `data: string`
- `media_type: "image/jpeg" or "image/png" or "image/gif" or "image/webp"`
- `"image/jpeg"`
- `"image/png"`
- `"image/gif"`
- `"image/webp"`
- `type: "base64"`
- `"base64"`
- `BetaURLImageSource = object { type, url }`
- `type: "url"`
- `"url"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaFileImageSource = object { file_id, type }`
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "file"`
- `"file"`
- `type: "image"`
- `"image"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `type: "content"`
- `"content"`
- `BetaURLPDFSource = object { type, url }`
- `type: "url"`
- `"url"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaFileDocumentSource = object { file_id, type }`
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "file"`
- `"file"`
- `type: "document"`
- `"document"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `citations: optional BetaCitationsConfigParam`
- `enabled: optional boolean`
- `context: optional string`
- `title: optional string`
- `BetaSearchResultBlockParam = object { content, source, title, 3 more }`
- `content: array of BetaTextBlockParam`
- `text: string`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParam`
- `BetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_char_index: number`
- `start_char_index: number`
- `type: "char_location"`
- `"char_location"`
- `BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_page_number: number`
- `start_page_number: number`
- `type: "page_location"`
- `"page_location"`
- `BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `type: "content_block_location"`
- `"content_block_location"`
- `BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `encrypted_index: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result_location"`
- `"web_search_result_location"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `search_result_index: number`
- `source: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `title: string`
- `type: "search_result_location"`
- `"search_result_location"`
- `source: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "search_result"`
- `"search_result"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `citations: optional BetaCitationsConfigParam`
- `enabled: optional boolean`
- `BetaThinkingBlockParam = object { signature, thinking, type }`
- `signature: string`
- `thinking: string`
- `type: "thinking"`
- `"thinking"`
- `BetaRedactedThinkingBlockParam = object { data, type }`
- `data: string`
- `type: "redacted_thinking"`
- `"redacted_thinking"`
- `BetaToolUseBlockParam = object { id, input, name, 3 more }`
- `id: string`
- `input: map[unknown]`
- `name: string`
- `type: "tool_use"`
- `"tool_use"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `type: "direct"`
- `"direct"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }`
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }`
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `BetaToolResultBlockParam = object { tool_use_id, type, cache_control, 2 more }`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "tool_result"`
- `"tool_result"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `content: optional string or array of BetaTextBlockParam or BetaImageBlockParam or BetaSearchResultBlockParam or 2 more`
- `UnionMember0 = string`
- `UnionMember1 = array of BetaTextBlockParam or BetaImageBlockParam or BetaSearchResultBlockParam or 2 more`
- `BetaTextBlockParam = object { text, type, cache_control, citations }`
- `text: string`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParam`
- `BetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_char_index: number`
- `start_char_index: number`
- `type: "char_location"`
- `"char_location"`
- `BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_page_number: number`
- `start_page_number: number`
- `type: "page_location"`
- `"page_location"`
- `BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `type: "content_block_location"`
- `"content_block_location"`
- `BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `encrypted_index: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result_location"`
- `"web_search_result_location"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `search_result_index: number`
- `source: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `title: string`
- `type: "search_result_location"`
- `"search_result_location"`
- `BetaImageBlockParam = object { source, type, cache_control }`
- `source: BetaBase64ImageSource or BetaURLImageSource or BetaFileImageSource`
- `BetaBase64ImageSource = object { data, media_type, type }`
- `data: string`
- `media_type: "image/jpeg" or "image/png" or "image/gif" or "image/webp"`
- `"image/jpeg"`
- `"image/png"`
- `"image/gif"`
- `"image/webp"`
- `type: "base64"`
- `"base64"`
- `BetaURLImageSource = object { type, url }`
- `type: "url"`
- `"url"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaFileImageSource = object { file_id, type }`
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "file"`
- `"file"`
- `type: "image"`
- `"image"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `BetaSearchResultBlockParam = object { content, source, title, 3 more }`
- `content: array of BetaTextBlockParam`
- `text: string`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParam`
- `BetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_char_index: number`
- `start_char_index: number`
- `type: "char_location"`
- `"char_location"`
- `BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_page_number: number`
- `start_page_number: number`
- `type: "page_location"`
- `"page_location"`
- `BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `type: "content_block_location"`
- `"content_block_location"`
- `BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `encrypted_index: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result_location"`
- `"web_search_result_location"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `search_result_index: number`
- `source: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `title: string`
- `type: "search_result_location"`
- `"search_result_location"`
- `source: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "search_result"`
- `"search_result"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `citations: optional BetaCitationsConfigParam`
- `enabled: optional boolean`
- `BetaRequestDocumentBlock = object { source, type, cache_control, 3 more }`
- `source: BetaBase64PDFSource or BetaPlainTextSource or BetaContentBlockSource or 2 more`
- `BetaBase64PDFSource = object { data, media_type, type }`
- `data: string`
- `media_type: "application/pdf"`
- `"application/pdf"`
- `type: "base64"`
- `"base64"`
- `BetaPlainTextSource = object { data, media_type, type }`
- `data: string`
- `media_type: "text/plain"`
- `"text/plain"`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `BetaContentBlockSource = object { content, type }`
- `content: string or array of BetaContentBlockSourceContent`
- `UnionMember0 = string`
- `BetaContentBlockSourceContent = array of BetaContentBlockSourceContent`
- `BetaTextBlockParam = object { text, type, cache_control, citations }`
- `text: string`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParam`
- `BetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_char_index: number`
- `start_char_index: number`
- `type: "char_location"`
- `"char_location"`
- `BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_page_number: number`
- `start_page_number: number`
- `type: "page_location"`
- `"page_location"`
- `BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `type: "content_block_location"`
- `"content_block_location"`
- `BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `encrypted_index: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result_location"`
- `"web_search_result_location"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `search_result_index: number`
- `source: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `title: string`
- `type: "search_result_location"`
- `"search_result_location"`
- `BetaImageBlockParam = object { source, type, cache_control }`
- `source: BetaBase64ImageSource or BetaURLImageSource or BetaFileImageSource`
- `BetaBase64ImageSource = object { data, media_type, type }`
- `data: string`
- `media_type: "image/jpeg" or "image/png" or "image/gif" or "image/webp"`
- `"image/jpeg"`
- `"image/png"`
- `"image/gif"`
- `"image/webp"`
- `type: "base64"`
- `"base64"`
- `BetaURLImageSource = object { type, url }`
- `type: "url"`
- `"url"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaFileImageSource = object { file_id, type }`
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "file"`
- `"file"`
- `type: "image"`
- `"image"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `type: "content"`
- `"content"`
- `BetaURLPDFSource = object { type, url }`
- `type: "url"`
- `"url"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaFileDocumentSource = object { file_id, type }`
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "file"`
- `"file"`
- `type: "document"`
- `"document"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `citations: optional BetaCitationsConfigParam`
- `enabled: optional boolean`
- `context: optional string`
- `title: optional string`
- `BetaToolReferenceBlockParam = object { tool_name, type, cache_control }`
Tool reference block that can be included in tool_result content.
- `tool_name: string`
- `type: "tool_reference"`
- `"tool_reference"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `is_error: optional boolean`
- `BetaServerToolUseBlockParam = object { id, input, name, 3 more }`
- `id: string`
- `input: map[unknown]`
- `name: "web_search" or "web_fetch" or "code_execution" or 4 more`
- `"web_search"`
- `"web_fetch"`
- `"code_execution"`
- `"bash_code_execution"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution"`
- `"tool_search_tool_regex"`
- `"tool_search_tool_bm25"`
- `type: "server_tool_use"`
- `"server_tool_use"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `type: "direct"`
- `"direct"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }`
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }`
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `BetaWebSearchToolResultBlockParam = object { content, tool_use_id, type, 2 more }`
- `content: BetaWebSearchToolResultBlockParamContent`
- `ResultBlock = array of BetaWebSearchResultBlockParam`
- `encrypted_content: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result"`
- `"web_search_result"`
- `url: string`
- `page_age: optional string`
- `BetaWebSearchToolRequestError = object { error_code, type }`
- `error_code: BetaWebSearchToolResultErrorCode`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `"max_uses_exceeded"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"query_too_long"`
- `"request_too_large"`
- `type: "web_search_tool_result_error"`
- `"web_search_tool_result_error"`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "web_search_tool_result"`
- `"web_search_tool_result"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `type: "direct"`
- `"direct"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }`
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }`
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `BetaWebFetchToolResultBlockParam = object { content, tool_use_id, type, 2 more }`
- `content: BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorBlockParam or BetaWebFetchBlockParam`
- `BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorBlockParam = object { error_code, type }`
- `error_code: BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorCode`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"url_too_long"`
- `"url_not_allowed"`
- `"url_not_accessible"`
- `"unsupported_content_type"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"max_uses_exceeded"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `type: "web_fetch_tool_result_error"`
- `"web_fetch_tool_result_error"`
- `BetaWebFetchBlockParam = object { content, type, url, retrieved_at }`
- `content: BetaRequestDocumentBlock`
- `source: BetaBase64PDFSource or BetaPlainTextSource or BetaContentBlockSource or 2 more`
- `BetaBase64PDFSource = object { data, media_type, type }`
- `data: string`
- `media_type: "application/pdf"`
- `"application/pdf"`
- `type: "base64"`
- `"base64"`
- `BetaPlainTextSource = object { data, media_type, type }`
- `data: string`
- `media_type: "text/plain"`
- `"text/plain"`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `BetaContentBlockSource = object { content, type }`
- `content: string or array of BetaContentBlockSourceContent`
- `UnionMember0 = string`
- `BetaContentBlockSourceContent = array of BetaContentBlockSourceContent`
- `BetaTextBlockParam = object { text, type, cache_control, citations }`
- `text: string`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParam`
- `BetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_char_index: number`
- `start_char_index: number`
- `type: "char_location"`
- `"char_location"`
- `BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_page_number: number`
- `start_page_number: number`
- `type: "page_location"`
- `"page_location"`
- `BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `type: "content_block_location"`
- `"content_block_location"`
- `BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `encrypted_index: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result_location"`
- `"web_search_result_location"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `search_result_index: number`
- `source: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `title: string`
- `type: "search_result_location"`
- `"search_result_location"`
- `BetaImageBlockParam = object { source, type, cache_control }`
- `source: BetaBase64ImageSource or BetaURLImageSource or BetaFileImageSource`
- `BetaBase64ImageSource = object { data, media_type, type }`
- `data: string`
- `media_type: "image/jpeg" or "image/png" or "image/gif" or "image/webp"`
- `"image/jpeg"`
- `"image/png"`
- `"image/gif"`
- `"image/webp"`
- `type: "base64"`
- `"base64"`
- `BetaURLImageSource = object { type, url }`
- `type: "url"`
- `"url"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaFileImageSource = object { file_id, type }`
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "file"`
- `"file"`
- `type: "image"`
- `"image"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `type: "content"`
- `"content"`
- `BetaURLPDFSource = object { type, url }`
- `type: "url"`
- `"url"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaFileDocumentSource = object { file_id, type }`
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "file"`
- `"file"`
- `type: "document"`
- `"document"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `citations: optional BetaCitationsConfigParam`
- `enabled: optional boolean`
- `context: optional string`
- `title: optional string`
- `type: "web_fetch_result"`
- `"web_fetch_result"`
- `url: string`
Fetched content URL
- `retrieved_at: optional string`
ISO 8601 timestamp when the content was retrieved
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "web_fetch_tool_result"`
- `"web_fetch_tool_result"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }`
Tool invocation directly from the model.
- `type: "direct"`
- `"direct"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }`
Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }`
- `tool_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `BetaCodeExecutionToolResultBlockParam = object { content, tool_use_id, type, cache_control }`
- `content: BetaCodeExecutionToolResultBlockParamContent`
Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.
- `BetaCodeExecutionToolResultErrorParam = object { error_code, type }`
- `error_code: BetaCodeExecutionToolResultErrorCode`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"execution_time_exceeded"`
- `type: "code_execution_tool_result_error"`
- `"code_execution_tool_result_error"`
- `BetaCodeExecutionResultBlockParam = object { content, return_code, stderr, 2 more }`
- `content: array of BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlockParam`
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_output"`
- `"code_execution_output"`
- `return_code: number`
- `stderr: string`
- `stdout: string`
- `type: "code_execution_result"`
- `"code_execution_result"`
- `BetaEncryptedCodeExecutionResultBlockParam = object { content, encrypted_stdout, return_code, 2 more }`
Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.
- `content: array of BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlockParam`
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_output"`
- `"code_execution_output"`
- `encrypted_stdout: string`
- `return_code: number`
- `stderr: string`
- `type: "encrypted_code_execution_result"`
- `"encrypted_code_execution_result"`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "code_execution_tool_result"`
- `"code_execution_tool_result"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultBlockParam = object { content, tool_use_id, type, cache_control }`
- `content: BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultErrorParam or BetaBashCodeExecutionResultBlockParam`
- `BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultErrorParam = object { error_code, type }`
- `error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or 2 more`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"execution_time_exceeded"`
- `"output_file_too_large"`
- `type: "bash_code_execution_tool_result_error"`
- `"bash_code_execution_tool_result_error"`
- `BetaBashCodeExecutionResultBlockParam = object { content, return_code, stderr, 2 more }`
- `content: array of BetaBashCodeExecutionOutputBlockParam`
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "bash_code_execution_output"`
- `"bash_code_execution_output"`
- `return_code: number`
- `stderr: string`
- `stdout: string`
- `type: "bash_code_execution_result"`
- `"bash_code_execution_result"`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "bash_code_execution_tool_result"`
- `"bash_code_execution_tool_result"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultBlockParam = object { content, tool_use_id, type, cache_control }`
- `content: BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultErrorParam or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlockParam or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlockParam or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlockParam`
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultErrorParam = object { error_code, type, error_message }`
- `error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or 2 more`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"execution_time_exceeded"`
- `"file_not_found"`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_tool_result_error"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_tool_result_error"`
- `error_message: optional string`
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlockParam = object { content, file_type, type, 3 more }`
- `content: string`
- `file_type: "text" or "image" or "pdf"`
- `"text"`
- `"image"`
- `"pdf"`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_view_result"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_view_result"`
- `num_lines: optional number`
- `start_line: optional number`
- `total_lines: optional number`
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlockParam = object { is_file_update, type }`
- `is_file_update: boolean`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_create_result"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_create_result"`
- `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlockParam = object { type, lines, new_lines, 3 more }`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_str_replace_result"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_str_replace_result"`
- `lines: optional array of string`
- `new_lines: optional number`
- `new_start: optional number`
- `old_lines: optional number`
- `old_start: optional number`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "text_editor_code_execution_tool_result"`
- `"text_editor_code_execution_tool_result"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `BetaToolSearchToolResultBlockParam = object { content, tool_use_id, type, cache_control }`
- `content: BetaToolSearchToolResultErrorParam or BetaToolSearchToolSearchResultBlockParam`
- `BetaToolSearchToolResultErrorParam = object { error_code, type }`
- `error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or "execution_time_exceeded"`
- `"invalid_tool_input"`
- `"unavailable"`
- `"too_many_requests"`
- `"execution_time_exceeded"`
- `type: "tool_search_tool_result_error"`
- `"tool_search_tool_result_error"`
- `BetaToolSearchToolSearchResultBlockParam = object { tool_references, type }`
- `tool_references: array of BetaToolReferenceBlockParam`
- `tool_name: string`
- `type: "tool_reference"`
- `"tool_reference"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `type: "tool_search_tool_search_result"`
- `"tool_search_tool_search_result"`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "tool_search_tool_result"`
- `"tool_search_tool_result"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `BetaMCPToolUseBlockParam = object { id, input, name, 3 more }`
- `id: string`
- `input: map[unknown]`
- `name: string`
- `server_name: string`
The name of the MCP server
- `type: "mcp_tool_use"`
- `"mcp_tool_use"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `BetaRequestMCPToolResultBlockParam = object { tool_use_id, type, cache_control, 2 more }`
- `tool_use_id: string`
- `type: "mcp_tool_result"`
- `"mcp_tool_result"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `content: optional string or array of BetaTextBlockParam`
- `UnionMember0 = string`
- `BetaMCPToolResultBlockParamContent = array of BetaTextBlockParam`
- `text: string`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParam`
- `BetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_char_index: number`
- `start_char_index: number`
- `type: "char_location"`
- `"char_location"`
- `BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_page_number: number`
- `start_page_number: number`
- `type: "page_location"`
- `"page_location"`
- `BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `type: "content_block_location"`
- `"content_block_location"`
- `BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `encrypted_index: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result_location"`
- `"web_search_result_location"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `search_result_index: number`
- `source: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `title: string`
- `type: "search_result_location"`
- `"search_result_location"`
- `is_error: optional boolean`
- `BetaContainerUploadBlockParam = object { file_id, type, cache_control }`
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.
- `file_id: string`
- `type: "container_upload"`
- `"container_upload"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `BetaCompactionBlockParam = object { content, type, cache_control }`
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.
- `content: string`
Summary of previously compacted content, or null if compaction failed
- `type: "compaction"`
- `"compaction"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `role: "user" or "assistant"`
- `"user"`
- `"assistant"`
- `model: Model`
The model that will complete your prompt.
See [models](https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/models-overview) for additional details and options.
- `UnionMember0 = "claude-opus-4-6" or "claude-sonnet-4-6" or "claude-opus-4-5-20251101" or 19 more`
The model that will complete your prompt.
See [models](https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/models-overview) for additional details and options.
- `"claude-opus-4-6"`
Most intelligent model for building agents and coding
- `"claude-sonnet-4-6"`
Frontier intelligence at scale — built for coding, agents, and enterprise workflows
- `"claude-opus-4-5-20251101"`
Premium model combining maximum intelligence with practical performance
- `"claude-opus-4-5"`
Premium model combining maximum intelligence with practical performance
- `"claude-3-7-sonnet-latest"`
High-performance model with early extended thinking
- `"claude-3-7-sonnet-20250219"`
High-performance model with early extended thinking
- `"claude-3-5-haiku-latest"`
Fastest and most compact model for near-instant responsiveness
- `"claude-3-5-haiku-20241022"`
Our fastest model
- `"claude-haiku-4-5"`
Hybrid model, capable of near-instant responses and extended thinking
- `"claude-haiku-4-5-20251001"`
Hybrid model, capable of near-instant responses and extended thinking
- `"claude-sonnet-4-20250514"`
High-performance model with extended thinking
- `"claude-sonnet-4-0"`
High-performance model with extended thinking
- `"claude-4-sonnet-20250514"`
High-performance model with extended thinking
- `"claude-sonnet-4-5"`
Our best model for real-world agents and coding
- `"claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929"`
Our best model for real-world agents and coding
- `"claude-opus-4-0"`
Our most capable model
- `"claude-opus-4-20250514"`
Our most capable model
- `"claude-4-opus-20250514"`
Our most capable model
- `"claude-opus-4-1-20250805"`
Our most capable model
- `"claude-3-opus-latest"`
Excels at writing and complex tasks
- `"claude-3-opus-20240229"`
Excels at writing and complex tasks
- `"claude-3-haiku-20240307"`
Our previous most fast and cost-effective
- `UnionMember1 = string`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Top-level cache control automatically applies a cache_control marker to the last cacheable block in the request.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `container: optional BetaContainerParams or string`
Container identifier for reuse across requests.
- `BetaContainerParams = object { id, skills }`
Container parameters with skills to be loaded.
- `id: optional string`
Container id
- `skills: optional array of BetaSkillParams`
List of skills to load in the container
- `skill_id: string`
Skill ID
- `type: "anthropic" or "custom"`
Type of skill - either 'anthropic' (built-in) or 'custom' (user-defined)
- `"anthropic"`
- `"custom"`
- `version: optional string`
Skill version or 'latest' for most recent version
- `UnionMember1 = string`
- `context_management: optional BetaContextManagementConfig`
Context management configuration.
This allows you to control how Claude manages context across multiple requests, such as whether to clear function results or not.
- `edits: optional array of BetaClearToolUses20250919Edit or BetaClearThinking20251015Edit or BetaCompact20260112Edit`
List of context management edits to apply
- `BetaClearToolUses20250919Edit = object { type, clear_at_least, clear_tool_inputs, 3 more }`
- `type: "clear_tool_uses_20250919"`
- `"clear_tool_uses_20250919"`
- `clear_at_least: optional BetaInputTokensClearAtLeast`
Minimum number of tokens that must be cleared when triggered. Context will only be modified if at least this many tokens can be removed.
- `type: "input_tokens"`
- `"input_tokens"`
- `value: number`
- `clear_tool_inputs: optional boolean or array of string`
Whether to clear all tool inputs (bool) or specific tool inputs to clear (list)
- `UnionMember0 = boolean`
- `UnionMember1 = array of string`
- `exclude_tools: optional array of string`
Tool names whose uses are preserved from clearing
- `keep: optional BetaToolUsesKeep`
Number of tool uses to retain in the conversation
- `type: "tool_uses"`
- `"tool_uses"`
- `value: number`
- `trigger: optional BetaInputTokensTrigger or BetaToolUsesTrigger`
Condition that triggers the context management strategy
- `BetaInputTokensTrigger = object { type, value }`
- `type: "input_tokens"`
- `"input_tokens"`
- `value: number`
- `BetaToolUsesTrigger = object { type, value }`
- `type: "tool_uses"`
- `"tool_uses"`
- `value: number`
- `BetaClearThinking20251015Edit = object { type, keep }`
- `type: "clear_thinking_20251015"`
- `"clear_thinking_20251015"`
- `keep: optional BetaThinkingTurns or BetaAllThinkingTurns or "all"`
Number of most recent assistant turns to keep thinking blocks for. Older turns will have their thinking blocks removed.
- `BetaThinkingTurns = object { type, value }`
- `type: "thinking_turns"`
- `"thinking_turns"`
- `value: number`
- `BetaAllThinkingTurns = object { type }`
- `type: "all"`
- `"all"`
- `UnionMember2 = "all"`
- `"all"`
- `BetaCompact20260112Edit = object { type, instructions, pause_after_compaction, trigger }`
Automatically compact older context when reaching the configured trigger threshold.
- `type: "compact_20260112"`
- `"compact_20260112"`
- `instructions: optional string`
Additional instructions for summarization.
- `pause_after_compaction: optional boolean`
Whether to pause after compaction and return the compaction block to the user.
- `trigger: optional BetaInputTokensTrigger`
When to trigger compaction. Defaults to 150000 input tokens.
- `type: "input_tokens"`
- `"input_tokens"`
- `value: number`
- `inference_geo: optional string`
Specifies the geographic region for inference processing. If not specified, the workspace's `default_inference_geo` is used.
- `mcp_servers: optional array of BetaRequestMCPServerURLDefinition`
MCP servers to be utilized in this request
- `name: string`
- `type: "url"`
- `"url"`
- `url: string`
- `authorization_token: optional string`
- `tool_configuration: optional BetaRequestMCPServerToolConfiguration`
- `allowed_tools: optional array of string`
- `enabled: optional boolean`
- `metadata: optional BetaMetadata`
An object describing metadata about the request.
- `user_id: optional string`
An external identifier for the user who is associated with the request.
This should be a uuid, hash value, or other opaque identifier. Anthropic may use this id to help detect abuse. Do not include any identifying information such as name, email address, or phone number.
- `output_config: optional BetaOutputConfig`
Configuration options for the model's output, such as the output format.
- `effort: optional "low" or "medium" or "high" or "max"`
All possible effort levels.
- `"low"`
- `"medium"`
- `"high"`
- `"max"`
- `format: optional BetaJSONOutputFormat`
A schema to specify Claude's output format in responses. See [structured outputs](https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/build-with-claude/structured-outputs)
- `schema: map[unknown]`
The JSON schema of the format
- `type: "json_schema"`
- `"json_schema"`
- `output_format: optional BetaJSONOutputFormat`
Deprecated: Use `output_config.format` instead. See [structured outputs](https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/build-with-claude/structured-outputs)
A schema to specify Claude's output format in responses. This parameter will be removed in a future release.
- `schema: map[unknown]`
The JSON schema of the format
- `type: "json_schema"`
- `"json_schema"`
- `service_tier: optional "auto" or "standard_only"`
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](https://docs.claude.com/en/api/service-tiers) for details.
- `"auto"`
- `"standard_only"`
- `speed: optional "standard" or "fast"`
The inference speed mode for this request. `"fast"` enables high output-tokens-per-second inference.
- `"standard"`
- `"fast"`
- `stop_sequences: optional array of string`
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.
- `stream: optional boolean`
Whether to incrementally stream the response using server-sent events.
See [streaming](https://docs.claude.com/en/api/messages-streaming) for details.
- `system: optional string or array of BetaTextBlockParam`
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](https://docs.claude.com/en/docs/system-prompts).
- `UnionMember0 = string`
- `UnionMember1 = array of BetaTextBlockParam`
- `text: string`
- `type: "text"`
- `"text"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParam`
- `BetaCitationCharLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_char_index: number`
- `start_char_index: number`
- `type: "char_location"`
- `"char_location"`
- `BetaCitationPageLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_page_number: number`
- `start_page_number: number`
- `type: "page_location"`
- `"page_location"`
- `BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 3 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `document_index: number`
- `document_title: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `type: "content_block_location"`
- `"content_block_location"`
- `BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `encrypted_index: string`
- `title: string`
- `type: "web_search_result_location"`
- `"web_search_result_location"`
- `url: string`
- `BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }`
- `cited_text: string`
- `end_block_index: number`
- `search_result_index: number`
- `source: string`
- `start_block_index: number`
- `title: string`
- `type: "search_result_location"`
- `"search_result_location"`
- `temperature: optional number`
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: optional BetaThinkingConfigParam`
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](https://docs.claude.com/en/docs/build-with-claude/extended-thinking) for details.
- `BetaThinkingConfigEnabled = object { budget_tokens, type }`
- `budget_tokens: number`
Determines how many tokens Claude can use for its internal reasoning process. Larger budgets can enable more thorough analysis for complex problems, improving response quality.
Must be ≥1024 and less than `max_tokens`.
See [extended thinking](https://docs.claude.com/en/docs/build-with-claude/extended-thinking) for details.
- `type: "enabled"`
- `"enabled"`
- `BetaThinkingConfigDisabled = object { type }`
- `type: "disabled"`
- `"disabled"`
- `BetaThinkingConfigAdaptive = object { type }`
- `type: "adaptive"`
- `"adaptive"`
- `tool_choice: optional BetaToolChoice`
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.
- `BetaToolChoiceAuto = object { type, disable_parallel_tool_use }`
The model will automatically decide whether to use tools.
- `type: "auto"`
- `"auto"`
- `disable_parallel_tool_use: optional boolean`
Whether to disable parallel tool use.
Defaults to `false`. If set to `true`, the model will output at most one tool use.
- `BetaToolChoiceAny = object { type, disable_parallel_tool_use }`
The model will use any available tools.
- `type: "any"`
- `"any"`
- `disable_parallel_tool_use: optional boolean`
Whether to disable parallel tool use.
Defaults to `false`. If set to `true`, the model will output exactly one tool use.
- `BetaToolChoiceTool = object { name, type, disable_parallel_tool_use }`
The model will use the specified tool with `tool_choice.name`.
- `name: string`
The name of the tool to use.
- `type: "tool"`
- `"tool"`
- `disable_parallel_tool_use: optional boolean`
Whether to disable parallel tool use.
Defaults to `false`. If set to `true`, the model will output exactly one tool use.
- `BetaToolChoiceNone = object { type }`
The model will not be allowed to use tools.
- `type: "none"`
- `"none"`
- `tools: optional array of BetaToolUnion`
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](https://docs.claude.com/en/docs/agents-and-tools/tool-use/overview#server-tools), see their individual documentation as each has its own behavior (e.g., the [web search tool](https://docs.claude.com/en/docs/agents-and-tools/tool-use/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](https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12) for the tool `input` shape that the model will produce in `tool_use` output content blocks.
For example, if you defined `tools` as:
```json
[
{
"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:
```json
[
{
"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:
```json
[
{
"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](https://docs.claude.com/en/docs/tool-use) for more details.
- `BetaTool = object { input_schema, name, allowed_callers, 7 more }`
- `input_schema: object { type, properties, required }`
[JSON schema](https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12) for this tool's input.
This defines the shape of the `input` that your tool accepts and that the model will produce.
- `type: "object"`
- `"object"`
- `properties: optional map[unknown]`
- `required: optional array of string`
- `name: string`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `description: optional string`
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.
- `eager_input_streaming: optional boolean`
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.
- `input_examples: optional array of map[unknown]`
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
- `type: optional "custom"`
- `"custom"`
- `BetaToolBash20241022 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 4 more }`
- `name: "bash"`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `"bash"`
- `type: "bash_20241022"`
- `"bash_20241022"`
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `input_examples: optional array of map[unknown]`
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
- `BetaToolBash20250124 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 4 more }`
- `name: "bash"`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `"bash"`
- `type: "bash_20250124"`
- `"bash_20250124"`
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `input_examples: optional array of map[unknown]`
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
- `BetaCodeExecutionTool20250522 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 3 more }`
- `name: "code_execution"`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `"code_execution"`
- `type: "code_execution_20250522"`
- `"code_execution_20250522"`
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
- `BetaCodeExecutionTool20250825 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 3 more }`
- `name: "code_execution"`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `"code_execution"`
- `type: "code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
- `BetaCodeExecutionTool20260120 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 3 more }`
Code execution tool with REPL state persistence (daemon mode + gVisor checkpoint).
- `name: "code_execution"`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `"code_execution"`
- `type: "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
- `BetaToolComputerUse20241022 = object { display_height_px, display_width_px, name, 7 more }`
- `display_height_px: number`
The height of the display in pixels.
- `display_width_px: number`
The width of the display in pixels.
- `name: "computer"`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `"computer"`
- `type: "computer_20241022"`
- `"computer_20241022"`
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `display_number: optional number`
The X11 display number (e.g. 0, 1) for the display.
- `input_examples: optional array of map[unknown]`
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
- `BetaMemoryTool20250818 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 4 more }`
- `name: "memory"`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `"memory"`
- `type: "memory_20250818"`
- `"memory_20250818"`
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `input_examples: optional array of map[unknown]`
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
- `BetaToolComputerUse20250124 = object { display_height_px, display_width_px, name, 7 more }`
- `display_height_px: number`
The height of the display in pixels.
- `display_width_px: number`
The width of the display in pixels.
- `name: "computer"`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `"computer"`
- `type: "computer_20250124"`
- `"computer_20250124"`
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `display_number: optional number`
The X11 display number (e.g. 0, 1) for the display.
- `input_examples: optional array of map[unknown]`
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
- `BetaToolTextEditor20241022 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 4 more }`
- `name: "str_replace_editor"`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `"str_replace_editor"`
- `type: "text_editor_20241022"`
- `"text_editor_20241022"`
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `input_examples: optional array of map[unknown]`
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
- `BetaToolComputerUse20251124 = object { display_height_px, display_width_px, name, 8 more }`
- `display_height_px: number`
The height of the display in pixels.
- `display_width_px: number`
The width of the display in pixels.
- `name: "computer"`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `"computer"`
- `type: "computer_20251124"`
- `"computer_20251124"`
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `display_number: optional number`
The X11 display number (e.g. 0, 1) for the display.
- `enable_zoom: optional boolean`
Whether to enable an action to take a zoomed-in screenshot of the screen.
- `input_examples: optional array of map[unknown]`
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
- `BetaToolTextEditor20250124 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 4 more }`
- `name: "str_replace_editor"`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `"str_replace_editor"`
- `type: "text_editor_20250124"`
- `"text_editor_20250124"`
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `input_examples: optional array of map[unknown]`
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
- `BetaToolTextEditor20250429 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 4 more }`
- `name: "str_replace_based_edit_tool"`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `"str_replace_based_edit_tool"`
- `type: "text_editor_20250429"`
- `"text_editor_20250429"`
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `input_examples: optional array of map[unknown]`
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
- `BetaToolTextEditor20250728 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 5 more }`
- `name: "str_replace_based_edit_tool"`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `"str_replace_based_edit_tool"`
- `type: "text_editor_20250728"`
- `"text_editor_20250728"`
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `input_examples: optional array of map[unknown]`
- `max_characters: optional number`
Maximum number of characters to display when viewing a file. If not specified, defaults to displaying the full file.
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
- `BetaWebSearchTool20250305 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 7 more }`
- `name: "web_search"`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `"web_search"`
- `type: "web_search_20250305"`
- `"web_search_20250305"`
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `allowed_domains: optional array of string`
If provided, only these domains will be included in results. Cannot be used alongside `blocked_domains`.
- `blocked_domains: optional array of string`
If provided, these domains will never appear in results. Cannot be used alongside `allowed_domains`.
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `max_uses: optional number`
Maximum number of times the tool can be used in the API request.
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
- `user_location: optional BetaUserLocation`
Parameters for the user's location. Used to provide more relevant search results.
- `type: "approximate"`
- `"approximate"`
- `city: optional string`
The city of the user.
- `country: optional string`
The two letter [ISO country code](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2) of the user.
- `region: optional string`
The region of the user.
- `timezone: optional string`
The [IANA timezone](https://nodatime.org/TimeZones) of the user.
- `BetaWebFetchTool20250910 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 8 more }`
- `name: "web_fetch"`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `"web_fetch"`
- `type: "web_fetch_20250910"`
- `"web_fetch_20250910"`
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `allowed_domains: optional array of string`
List of domains to allow fetching from
- `blocked_domains: optional array of string`
List of domains to block fetching from
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `citations: optional BetaCitationsConfigParam`
Citations configuration for fetched documents. Citations are disabled by default.
- `enabled: optional boolean`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `max_content_tokens: optional number`
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.
- `max_uses: optional number`
Maximum number of times the tool can be used in the API request.
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
- `BetaWebSearchTool20260209 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 7 more }`
- `name: "web_search"`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `"web_search"`
- `type: "web_search_20260209"`
- `"web_search_20260209"`
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `allowed_domains: optional array of string`
If provided, only these domains will be included in results. Cannot be used alongside `blocked_domains`.
- `blocked_domains: optional array of string`
If provided, these domains will never appear in results. Cannot be used alongside `allowed_domains`.
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `max_uses: optional number`
Maximum number of times the tool can be used in the API request.
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
- `user_location: optional BetaUserLocation`
Parameters for the user's location. Used to provide more relevant search results.
- `type: "approximate"`
- `"approximate"`
- `city: optional string`
The city of the user.
- `country: optional string`
The two letter [ISO country code](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2) of the user.
- `region: optional string`
The region of the user.
- `timezone: optional string`
The [IANA timezone](https://nodatime.org/TimeZones) of the user.
- `BetaWebFetchTool20260209 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 8 more }`
- `name: "web_fetch"`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `"web_fetch"`
- `type: "web_fetch_20260209"`
- `"web_fetch_20260209"`
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `allowed_domains: optional array of string`
List of domains to allow fetching from
- `blocked_domains: optional array of string`
List of domains to block fetching from
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `citations: optional BetaCitationsConfigParam`
Citations configuration for fetched documents. Citations are disabled by default.
- `enabled: optional boolean`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `max_content_tokens: optional number`
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.
- `max_uses: optional number`
Maximum number of times the tool can be used in the API request.
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
- `BetaToolSearchToolBm25_20251119 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 3 more }`
- `name: "tool_search_tool_bm25"`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `"tool_search_tool_bm25"`
- `type: "tool_search_tool_bm25_20251119" or "tool_search_tool_bm25"`
- `"tool_search_tool_bm25_20251119"`
- `"tool_search_tool_bm25"`
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
- `BetaToolSearchToolRegex20251119 = object { name, type, allowed_callers, 3 more }`
- `name: "tool_search_tool_regex"`
Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in `tool_use` blocks.
- `"tool_search_tool_regex"`
- `type: "tool_search_tool_regex_20251119" or "tool_search_tool_regex"`
- `"tool_search_tool_regex_20251119"`
- `"tool_search_tool_regex"`
- `allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120"`
- `"direct"`
- `"code_execution_20250825"`
- `"code_execution_20260120"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
If true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
- `strict: optional boolean`
When true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
- `BetaMCPToolset = object { mcp_server_name, type, cache_control, 2 more }`
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.
- `mcp_server_name: string`
Name of the MCP server to configure tools for
- `type: "mcp_toolset"`
- `"mcp_toolset"`
- `cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral`
Create a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
- `type: "ephemeral"`
- `"ephemeral"`
- `ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"`
The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
- `5m`: 5 minutes
- `1h`: 1 hour
Defaults to `5m`.
- `"5m"`
- `"1h"`
- `configs: optional map[BetaMCPToolConfig]`
Configuration overrides for specific tools, keyed by tool name
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
- `enabled: optional boolean`
- `default_config: optional BetaMCPToolDefaultConfig`
Default configuration applied to all tools from this server
- `defer_loading: optional boolean`
- `enabled: optional boolean`
- `top_k: optional number`
Only sample from the top K options for each subsequent token.
Used to remove "long tail" low probability responses. [Learn more technical details here](https://towardsdatascience.com/how-to-sample-from-language-models-682bceb97277).
Recommended for advanced use cases only. You usually only need to use `temperature`.
- `top_p: optional number`
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`.
### Returns
- `BetaMessageBatch = object { id, archived_at, cancel_initiated_at, 7 more }`
- `id: string`
Unique object identifier.
The format and length of IDs may change over time.
- `archived_at: string`
RFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which the Message Batch was archived and its results became unavailable.
- `cancel_initiated_at: string`
RFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which cancellation was initiated for the Message Batch. Specified only if cancellation was initiated.
- `created_at: string`
RFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which the Message Batch was created.
- `ended_at: string`
RFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which processing for the Message Batch ended. Specified only once processing ends.
Processing ends when every request in a Message Batch has either succeeded, errored, canceled, or expired.
- `expires_at: string`
RFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which the Message Batch will expire and end processing, which is 24 hours after creation.
- `processing_status: "in_progress" or "canceling" or "ended"`
Processing status of the Message Batch.
- `"in_progress"`
- `"canceling"`
- `"ended"`
- `request_counts: BetaMessageBatchRequestCounts`
Tallies requests within the Message Batch, categorized by their status.
Requests start as `processing` and move to one of the other statuses only once processing of the entire batch ends. The sum of all values always matches the total number of requests in the batch.
- `canceled: number`
Number of requests in the Message Batch that have been canceled.
This is zero until processing of the entire Message Batch has ended.
- `errored: number`
Number of requests in the Message Batch that encountered an error.
This is zero until processing of the entire Message Batch has ended.
- `expired: number`
Number of requests in the Message Batch that have expired.
This is zero until processing of the entire Message Batch has ended.
- `processing: number`
Number of requests in the Message Batch that are processing.
- `succeeded: number`
Number of requests in the Message Batch that have completed successfully.
This is zero until processing of the entire Message Batch has ended.
- `results_url: string`
URL to a `.jsonl` file containing the results of the Message Batch requests. Specified only once processing ends.
Results in the file are not guaranteed to be in the same order as requests. Use the `custom_id` field to match results to requests.
- `type: "message_batch"`
Object type.
For Message Batches, this is always `"message_batch"`.
- `"message_batch"`
### Example
```http
curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages/batches?beta=true \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
-H 'anthropic-beta: message-batches-2024-09-24' \
-H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" \
-d '{
"requests": [
{
"custom_id": "my-custom-id-1",
"params": {
"max_tokens": 1024,
"messages": [
{
"content": "Hello, world",
"role": "user"
}
],
"model": "claude-opus-4-6"
}
}
]
}'Retrieve#
get /v1/messages/batches/{message_batch_id}
This endpoint is idempotent and can be used to poll for Message Batch completion. To access the results of a Message Batch, make a request to the results_url field in the response.
Learn more about the Message Batches API in our user guide
Path Parameters#
message_batch_id: stringID of the Message Batch.
Header Parameters#
"anthropic-beta": optional array of AnthropicBetaOptional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.
UnionMember0 = stringUnionMember1 = "message-batches-2024-09-24" or "prompt-caching-2024-07-31" or "computer-use-2024-10-22" or 17 more
"message-batches-2024-09-24""prompt-caching-2024-07-31""computer-use-2024-10-22""computer-use-2025-01-24""pdfs-2024-09-25""token-counting-2024-11-01""token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19""output-128k-2025-02-19""files-api-2025-04-14""mcp-client-2025-04-04""mcp-client-2025-11-20""dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14""interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14""code-execution-2025-05-22""extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11""context-1m-2025-08-07""context-management-2025-06-27""model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26""skills-2025-10-02""fast-mode-2026-02-01"
Returns#
BetaMessageBatch = object { id, archived_at, cancel_initiated_at, 7 more }id: string
Unique object identifier.
The format and length of IDs may change over time.
archived_at: string
RFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which the Message Batch was archived and its results became unavailable.
cancel_initiated_at: string
RFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which cancellation was initiated for the Message Batch. Specified only if cancellation was initiated.
created_at: string
RFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which the Message Batch was created.
ended_at: string
RFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which processing for the Message Batch ended. Specified only once processing ends.
Processing ends when every request in a Message Batch has either succeeded, errored, canceled, or expired.
expires_at: string
RFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which the Message Batch will expire and end processing, which is 24 hours after creation.
processing_status: "in_progress" or "canceling" or "ended"
Processing status of the Message Batch.
"in_progress""canceling""ended"request_counts: BetaMessageBatchRequestCounts
Tallies requests within the Message Batch, categorized by their status.
Requests start as processing and move to one of the other statuses only once processing of the entire batch ends. The sum of all values always matches the total number of requests in the batch.
canceled: numberNumber of requests in the Message Batch that have been canceled.
This is zero until processing of the entire Message Batch has ended.
errored: numberNumber of requests in the Message Batch that encountered an error.
This is zero until processing of the entire Message Batch has ended.
expired: numberNumber of requests in the Message Batch that have expired.
This is zero until processing of the entire Message Batch has ended.
processing: numberNumber of requests in the Message Batch that are processing.
succeeded: numberNumber of requests in the Message Batch that have completed successfully.
This is zero until processing of the entire Message Batch has ended.
results_url: string
URL to a .jsonl file containing the results of the Message Batch requests. Specified only once processing ends.
Results in the file are not guaranteed to be in the same order as requests. Use the custom_id field to match results to requests.
type: "message_batch"
Object type.
For Message Batches, this is always "message_batch".
"message_batch"
Example#
curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages/batches/$MESSAGE_BATCH_ID?beta=true \
-H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
-H 'anthropic-beta: message-batches-2024-09-24' \
-H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"List#
get /v1/messages/batches
List all Message Batches within a Workspace. Most recently created batches are returned first.
Learn more about the Message Batches API in our user guide
Query Parameters#
after_id: optional stringID of the object to use as a cursor for pagination. When provided, returns the page of results immediately after this object.
before_id: optional stringID of the object to use as a cursor for pagination. When provided, returns the page of results immediately before this object.
limit: optional numberNumber of items to return per page.
Defaults to
20. Ranges from1to1000.
Header Parameters#
"anthropic-beta": optional array of AnthropicBetaOptional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.
UnionMember0 = stringUnionMember1 = "message-batches-2024-09-24" or "prompt-caching-2024-07-31" or "computer-use-2024-10-22" or 17 more
"message-batches-2024-09-24""prompt-caching-2024-07-31""computer-use-2024-10-22""computer-use-2025-01-24""pdfs-2024-09-25""token-counting-2024-11-01""token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19""output-128k-2025-02-19""files-api-2025-04-14""mcp-client-2025-04-04""mcp-client-2025-11-20""dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14""interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14""code-execution-2025-05-22""extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11""context-1m-2025-08-07""context-management-2025-06-27""model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26""skills-2025-10-02""fast-mode-2026-02-01"
Returns#
data: array of BetaMessageBatchid: string
Unique object identifier.
The format and length of IDs may change over time.
archived_at: string
RFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which the Message Batch was archived and its results became unavailable.
cancel_initiated_at: string
RFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which cancellation was initiated for the Message Batch. Specified only if cancellation was initiated.
created_at: string
RFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which the Message Batch was created.
ended_at: string
RFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which processing for the Message Batch ended. Specified only once processing ends.
Processing ends when every request in a Message Batch has either succeeded, errored, canceled, or expired.
expires_at: string
RFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which the Message Batch will expire and end processing, which is 24 hours after creation.
processing_status: "in_progress" or "canceling" or "ended"
Processing status of the Message Batch.
"in_progress""canceling""ended"request_counts: BetaMessageBatchRequestCounts
Tallies requests within the Message Batch, categorized by their status.
Requests start as processing and move to one of the other statuses only once processing of the entire batch ends. The sum of all values always matches the total number of requests in the batch.
canceled: numberNumber of requests in the Message Batch that have been canceled.
This is zero until processing of the entire Message Batch has ended.
errored: numberNumber of requests in the Message Batch that encountered an error.
This is zero until processing of the entire Message Batch has ended.
expired: numberNumber of requests in the Message Batch that have expired.
This is zero until processing of the entire Message Batch has ended.
processing: numberNumber of requests in the Message Batch that are processing.
succeeded: numberNumber of requests in the Message Batch that have completed successfully.
This is zero until processing of the entire Message Batch has ended.
results_url: string
URL to a .jsonl file containing the results of the Message Batch requests. Specified only once processing ends.
Results in the file are not guaranteed to be in the same order as requests. Use the custom_id field to match results to requests.
type: "message_batch"
Object type.
For Message Batches, this is always "message_batch".
"message_batch"first_id: stringFirst ID in the
datalist. Can be used as thebefore_idfor the previous page.has_more: booleanIndicates if there are more results in the requested page direction.
last_id: stringLast ID in the
datalist. Can be used as theafter_idfor the next page.
Example#
curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages/batches?beta=true \
-H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
-H 'anthropic-beta: message-batches-2024-09-24' \
-H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"Cancel#
post /v1/messages/batches/{message_batch_id}/cancel
Batches may be canceled any time before processing ends. Once cancellation is initiated, the batch enters a canceling state, at which time the system may complete any in-progress, non-interruptible requests before finalizing cancellation.
The number of canceled requests is specified in request_counts. To determine which requests were canceled, check the individual results within the batch. Note that cancellation may not result in any canceled requests if they were non-interruptible.
Learn more about the Message Batches API in our user guide
Path Parameters#
message_batch_id: stringID of the Message Batch.
Header Parameters#
"anthropic-beta": optional array of AnthropicBetaOptional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.
UnionMember0 = stringUnionMember1 = "message-batches-2024-09-24" or "prompt-caching-2024-07-31" or "computer-use-2024-10-22" or 17 more
"message-batches-2024-09-24""prompt-caching-2024-07-31""computer-use-2024-10-22""computer-use-2025-01-24""pdfs-2024-09-25""token-counting-2024-11-01""token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19""output-128k-2025-02-19""files-api-2025-04-14""mcp-client-2025-04-04""mcp-client-2025-11-20""dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14""interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14""code-execution-2025-05-22""extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11""context-1m-2025-08-07""context-management-2025-06-27""model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26""skills-2025-10-02""fast-mode-2026-02-01"
Returns#
BetaMessageBatch = object { id, archived_at, cancel_initiated_at, 7 more }id: string
Unique object identifier.
The format and length of IDs may change over time.
archived_at: string
RFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which the Message Batch was archived and its results became unavailable.
cancel_initiated_at: string
RFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which cancellation was initiated for the Message Batch. Specified only if cancellation was initiated.
created_at: string
RFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which the Message Batch was created.
ended_at: string
RFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which processing for the Message Batch ended. Specified only once processing ends.
Processing ends when every request in a Message Batch has either succeeded, errored, canceled, or expired.
expires_at: string
RFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which the Message Batch will expire and end processing, which is 24 hours after creation.
processing_status: "in_progress" or "canceling" or "ended"
Processing status of the Message Batch.
"in_progress""canceling""ended"request_counts: BetaMessageBatchRequestCounts
Tallies requests within the Message Batch, categorized by their status.
Requests start as processing and move to one of the other statuses only once processing of the entire batch ends. The sum of all values always matches the total number of requests in the batch.
canceled: numberNumber of requests in the Message Batch that have been canceled.
This is zero until processing of the entire Message Batch has ended.
errored: numberNumber of requests in the Message Batch that encountered an error.
This is zero until processing of the entire Message Batch has ended.
expired: numberNumber of requests in the Message Batch that have expired.
This is zero until processing of the entire Message Batch has ended.
processing: numberNumber of requests in the Message Batch that are processing.
succeeded: numberNumber of requests in the Message Batch that have completed successfully.
This is zero until processing of the entire Message Batch has ended.
results_url: string
URL to a .jsonl file containing the results of the Message Batch requests. Specified only once processing ends.
Results in the file are not guaranteed to be in the same order as requests. Use the custom_id field to match results to requests.
type: "message_batch"
Object type.
For Message Batches, this is always "message_batch".
"message_batch"
Example#
curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages/batches/$MESSAGE_BATCH_ID/cancel?beta=true \
-X POST \
-H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
-H 'anthropic-beta: message-batches-2024-09-24' \
-H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"Delete#
delete /v1/messages/batches/{message_batch_id}
Delete a Message Batch.
Message Batches can only be deleted once they’ve finished processing. If you’d like to delete an in-progress batch, you must first cancel it.
Learn more about the Message Batches API in our user guide
Path Parameters#
message_batch_id: stringID of the Message Batch.
Header Parameters#
"anthropic-beta": optional array of AnthropicBetaOptional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.
UnionMember0 = stringUnionMember1 = "message-batches-2024-09-24" or "prompt-caching-2024-07-31" or "computer-use-2024-10-22" or 17 more
"message-batches-2024-09-24""prompt-caching-2024-07-31""computer-use-2024-10-22""computer-use-2025-01-24""pdfs-2024-09-25""token-counting-2024-11-01""token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19""output-128k-2025-02-19""files-api-2025-04-14""mcp-client-2025-04-04""mcp-client-2025-11-20""dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14""interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14""code-execution-2025-05-22""extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11""context-1m-2025-08-07""context-management-2025-06-27""model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26""skills-2025-10-02""fast-mode-2026-02-01"
Returns#
BetaDeletedMessageBatch = object { id, type }id: string
ID of the Message Batch.
type: "message_batch_deleted"
Deleted object type.
For Message Batches, this is always "message_batch_deleted".
"message_batch_deleted"
Example#
curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages/batches/$MESSAGE_BATCH_ID?beta=true \
-X DELETE \
-H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
-H 'anthropic-beta: message-batches-2024-09-24' \
-H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"Results#
get /v1/messages/batches/{message_batch_id}/results
Streams the results of a Message Batch as a .jsonl file.
Each line in the file is a JSON object containing the result of a single request in the Message Batch. Results are not guaranteed to be in the same order as requests. Use the custom_id field to match results to requests.
Learn more about the Message Batches API in our user guide
Path Parameters#
message_batch_id: stringID of the Message Batch.
Header Parameters#
"anthropic-beta": optional array of AnthropicBetaOptional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.
UnionMember0 = stringUnionMember1 = "message-batches-2024-09-24" or "prompt-caching-2024-07-31" or "computer-use-2024-10-22" or 17 more
"message-batches-2024-09-24""prompt-caching-2024-07-31""computer-use-2024-10-22""computer-use-2025-01-24""pdfs-2024-09-25""token-counting-2024-11-01""token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19""output-128k-2025-02-19""files-api-2025-04-14""mcp-client-2025-04-04""mcp-client-2025-11-20""dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14""interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14""code-execution-2025-05-22""extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11""context-1m-2025-08-07""context-management-2025-06-27""model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26""skills-2025-10-02""fast-mode-2026-02-01"
Returns#
BetaMessageBatchIndividualResponse = object { custom_id, result }This is a single line in the response
.jsonlfile and does not represent the response as a whole.custom_id: string
Developer-provided ID created for each request in a Message Batch. Useful for matching results to requests, as results may be given out of request order.
Must be unique for each request within the Message Batch.
result: BetaMessageBatchResult
Processing result for this request.
Contains a Message output if processing was successful, an error response if processing failed, or the reason why processing was not attempted, such as cancellation or expiration.
BetaMessageBatchSucceededResult = object { message, type }message: BetaMessageid: stringUnique 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)
id: stringIdentifier for the container used in this request
expires_at: stringThe time at which the container will expire.
skills: array of BetaSkillSkills loaded in the container
skill_id: stringSkill ID
type: "anthropic" or "custom"Type of skill - either ‘anthropic’ (built-in) or ‘custom’ (user-defined)
"anthropic""custom"
version: stringSkill version or ’latest’ for most recent version
content: array of BetaContentBlockContent generated by the model.
This is an array of content blocks, each of which has a
typethat 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: ```json [ {"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: ```json [{"type": "text", "text": "B)"}] ``` - `BetaTextBlock = object { citations, text, type }` - `citations: array of BetaTextCitation` 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`. - `BetaCitationCharLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }` - `cited_text: string` - `document_index: number` - `document_title: string` - `end_char_index: number` - `file_id: string` - `start_char_index: number` - `type: "char_location"` - `"char_location"` - `BetaCitationPageLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }` - `cited_text: string` - `document_index: number` - `document_title: string` - `end_page_number: number` - `file_id: string` - `start_page_number: number` - `type: "page_location"` - `"page_location"` - `BetaCitationContentBlockLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }` - `cited_text: string` - `document_index: number` - `document_title: string` - `end_block_index: number` - `file_id: string` - `start_block_index: number` - `type: "content_block_location"` - `"content_block_location"` - `BetaCitationsWebSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }` - `cited_text: string` - `encrypted_index: string` - `title: string` - `type: "web_search_result_location"` - `"web_search_result_location"` - `url: string` - `BetaCitationSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }` - `cited_text: string` - `end_block_index: number` - `search_result_index: number` - `source: string` - `start_block_index: number` - `title: string` - `type: "search_result_location"` - `"search_result_location"` - `text: string` - `type: "text"` - `"text"` - `BetaThinkingBlock = object { signature, thinking, type }` - `signature: string` - `thinking: string` - `type: "thinking"` - `"thinking"` - `BetaRedactedThinkingBlock = object { data, type }` - `data: string` - `type: "redacted_thinking"` - `"redacted_thinking"` - `BetaToolUseBlock = object { id, input, name, 2 more }` - `id: string` - `input: map[unknown]` - `name: string` - `type: "tool_use"` - `"tool_use"` - `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120` Tool invocation directly from the model. - `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }` Tool invocation directly from the model. - `type: "direct"` - `"direct"` - `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }` Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool. - `tool_id: string` - `type: "code_execution_20250825"` - `"code_execution_20250825"` - `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }` - `tool_id: string` - `type: "code_execution_20260120"` - `"code_execution_20260120"` - `BetaServerToolUseBlock = object { id, input, name, 2 more }` - `id: string` - `input: map[unknown]` - `name: "web_search" or "web_fetch" or "code_execution" or 4 more` - `"web_search"` - `"web_fetch"` - `"code_execution"` - `"bash_code_execution"` - `"text_editor_code_execution"` - `"tool_search_tool_regex"` - `"tool_search_tool_bm25"` - `type: "server_tool_use"` - `"server_tool_use"` - `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120` Tool invocation directly from the model. - `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }` Tool invocation directly from the model. - `type: "direct"` - `"direct"` - `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }` Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool. - `tool_id: string` - `type: "code_execution_20250825"` - `"code_execution_20250825"` - `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }` - `tool_id: string` - `type: "code_execution_20260120"` - `"code_execution_20260120"` - `BetaWebSearchToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type, caller }` - `content: BetaWebSearchToolResultBlockContent` - `BetaWebSearchToolResultError = object { error_code, type }` - `error_code: BetaWebSearchToolResultErrorCode` - `"invalid_tool_input"` - `"unavailable"` - `"max_uses_exceeded"` - `"too_many_requests"` - `"query_too_long"` - `"request_too_large"` - `type: "web_search_tool_result_error"` - `"web_search_tool_result_error"` - `UnionMember1 = array of BetaWebSearchResultBlock` - `encrypted_content: string` - `page_age: string` - `title: string` - `type: "web_search_result"` - `"web_search_result"` - `url: string` - `tool_use_id: string` - `type: "web_search_tool_result"` - `"web_search_tool_result"` - `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120` Tool invocation directly from the model. - `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }` Tool invocation directly from the model. - `type: "direct"` - `"direct"` - `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }` Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool. - `tool_id: string` - `type: "code_execution_20250825"` - `"code_execution_20250825"` - `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }` - `tool_id: string` - `type: "code_execution_20260120"` - `"code_execution_20260120"` - `BetaWebFetchToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type, caller }` - `content: BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorBlock or BetaWebFetchBlock` - `BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorBlock = object { error_code, type }` - `error_code: BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorCode` - `"invalid_tool_input"` - `"url_too_long"` - `"url_not_allowed"` - `"url_not_accessible"` - `"unsupported_content_type"` - `"too_many_requests"` - `"max_uses_exceeded"` - `"unavailable"` - `type: "web_fetch_tool_result_error"` - `"web_fetch_tool_result_error"` - `BetaWebFetchBlock = object { content, retrieved_at, type, url }` - `content: BetaDocumentBlock` - `citations: BetaCitationConfig` Citation configuration for the document - `enabled: boolean` - `source: BetaBase64PDFSource or BetaPlainTextSource` - `BetaBase64PDFSource = object { data, media_type, type }` - `data: string` - `media_type: "application/pdf"` - `"application/pdf"` - `type: "base64"` - `"base64"` - `BetaPlainTextSource = object { data, media_type, type }` - `data: string` - `media_type: "text/plain"` - `"text/plain"` - `type: "text"` - `"text"` - `title: string` The title of the document - `type: "document"` - `"document"` - `retrieved_at: string` ISO 8601 timestamp when the content was retrieved - `type: "web_fetch_result"` - `"web_fetch_result"` - `url: string` Fetched content URL - `tool_use_id: string` - `type: "web_fetch_tool_result"` - `"web_fetch_tool_result"` - `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120` Tool invocation directly from the model. - `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }` Tool invocation directly from the model. - `type: "direct"` - `"direct"` - `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }` Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool. - `tool_id: string` - `type: "code_execution_20250825"` - `"code_execution_20250825"` - `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }` - `tool_id: string` - `type: "code_execution_20260120"` - `"code_execution_20260120"` - `BetaCodeExecutionToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type }` - `content: BetaCodeExecutionToolResultBlockContent` Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results. - `BetaCodeExecutionToolResultError = object { error_code, type }` - `error_code: BetaCodeExecutionToolResultErrorCode` - `"invalid_tool_input"` - `"unavailable"` - `"too_many_requests"` - `"execution_time_exceeded"` - `type: "code_execution_tool_result_error"` - `"code_execution_tool_result_error"` - `BetaCodeExecutionResultBlock = object { content, return_code, stderr, 2 more }` - `content: array of BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlock` - `file_id: string` - `type: "code_execution_output"` - `"code_execution_output"` - `return_code: number` - `stderr: string` - `stdout: string` - `type: "code_execution_result"` - `"code_execution_result"` - `BetaEncryptedCodeExecutionResultBlock = object { content, encrypted_stdout, return_code, 2 more }` Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results. - `content: array of BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlock` - `file_id: string` - `type: "code_execution_output"` - `"code_execution_output"` - `encrypted_stdout: string` - `return_code: number` - `stderr: string` - `type: "encrypted_code_execution_result"` - `"encrypted_code_execution_result"` - `tool_use_id: string` - `type: "code_execution_tool_result"` - `"code_execution_tool_result"` - `BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type }` - `content: BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultError or BetaBashCodeExecutionResultBlock` - `BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultError = object { error_code, type }` - `error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or 2 more` - `"invalid_tool_input"` - `"unavailable"` - `"too_many_requests"` - `"execution_time_exceeded"` - `"output_file_too_large"` - `type: "bash_code_execution_tool_result_error"` - `"bash_code_execution_tool_result_error"` - `BetaBashCodeExecutionResultBlock = object { content, return_code, stderr, 2 more }` - `content: array of BetaBashCodeExecutionOutputBlock` - `file_id: string` - `type: "bash_code_execution_output"` - `"bash_code_execution_output"` - `return_code: number` - `stderr: string` - `stdout: string` - `type: "bash_code_execution_result"` - `"bash_code_execution_result"` - `tool_use_id: string` - `type: "bash_code_execution_tool_result"` - `"bash_code_execution_tool_result"` - `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type }` - `content: BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultError or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlock or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlock or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlock` - `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultError = object { error_code, error_message, type }` - `error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or 2 more` - `"invalid_tool_input"` - `"unavailable"` - `"too_many_requests"` - `"execution_time_exceeded"` - `"file_not_found"` - `error_message: string` - `type: "text_editor_code_execution_tool_result_error"` - `"text_editor_code_execution_tool_result_error"` - `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlock = object { content, file_type, num_lines, 3 more }` - `content: string` - `file_type: "text" or "image" or "pdf"` - `"text"` - `"image"` - `"pdf"` - `num_lines: number` - `start_line: number` - `total_lines: number` - `type: "text_editor_code_execution_view_result"` - `"text_editor_code_execution_view_result"` - `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlock = object { is_file_update, type }` - `is_file_update: boolean` - `type: "text_editor_code_execution_create_result"` - `"text_editor_code_execution_create_result"` - `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlock = object { lines, new_lines, new_start, 3 more }` - `lines: array of string` - `new_lines: number` - `new_start: number` - `old_lines: number` - `old_start: number` - `type: "text_editor_code_execution_str_replace_result"` - `"text_editor_code_execution_str_replace_result"` - `tool_use_id: string` - `type: "text_editor_code_execution_tool_result"` - `"text_editor_code_execution_tool_result"` - `BetaToolSearchToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type }` - `content: BetaToolSearchToolResultError or BetaToolSearchToolSearchResultBlock` - `BetaToolSearchToolResultError = object { error_code, error_message, type }` - `error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or "execution_time_exceeded"` - `"invalid_tool_input"` - `"unavailable"` - `"too_many_requests"` - `"execution_time_exceeded"` - `error_message: string` - `type: "tool_search_tool_result_error"` - `"tool_search_tool_result_error"` - `BetaToolSearchToolSearchResultBlock = object { tool_references, type }` - `tool_references: array of BetaToolReferenceBlock` - `tool_name: string` - `type: "tool_reference"` - `"tool_reference"` - `type: "tool_search_tool_search_result"` - `"tool_search_tool_search_result"` - `tool_use_id: string` - `type: "tool_search_tool_result"` - `"tool_search_tool_result"` - `BetaMCPToolUseBlock = object { id, input, name, 2 more }` - `id: string` - `input: map[unknown]` - `name: string` The name of the MCP tool - `server_name: string` The name of the MCP server - `type: "mcp_tool_use"` - `"mcp_tool_use"` - `BetaMCPToolResultBlock = object { content, is_error, tool_use_id, type }` - `content: string or array of BetaTextBlock` - `UnionMember0 = string` - `BetaMCPToolResultBlockContent = array of BetaTextBlock` - `citations: array of BetaTextCitation` 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`. - `BetaCitationCharLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }` - `cited_text: string` - `document_index: number` - `document_title: string` - `end_char_index: number` - `file_id: string` - `start_char_index: number` - `type: "char_location"` - `"char_location"` - `BetaCitationPageLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }` - `cited_text: string` - `document_index: number` - `document_title: string` - `end_page_number: number` - `file_id: string` - `start_page_number: number` - `type: "page_location"` - `"page_location"` - `BetaCitationContentBlockLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }` - `cited_text: string` - `document_index: number` - `document_title: string` - `end_block_index: number` - `file_id: string` - `start_block_index: number` - `type: "content_block_location"` - `"content_block_location"` - `BetaCitationsWebSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }` - `cited_text: string` - `encrypted_index: string` - `title: string` - `type: "web_search_result_location"` - `"web_search_result_location"` - `url: string` - `BetaCitationSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }` - `cited_text: string` - `end_block_index: number` - `search_result_index: number` - `source: string` - `start_block_index: number` - `title: string` - `type: "search_result_location"` - `"search_result_location"` - `text: string` - `type: "text"` - `"text"` - `is_error: boolean` - `tool_use_id: string` - `type: "mcp_tool_result"` - `"mcp_tool_result"` - `BetaContainerUploadBlock = object { file_id, type }` Response model for a file uploaded to the container. - `file_id: string` - `type: "container_upload"` - `"container_upload"` - `BetaCompactionBlock = object { content, type }` 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. - `content: string` Summary of compacted content, or null if compaction failed - `type: "compaction"` - `"compaction"`context_management: BetaContextManagementResponseContext management response.
Information about context management strategies applied during the request.
applied_edits: array of BetaClearToolUses20250919EditResponse or BetaClearThinking20251015EditResponseList of context management edits that were applied.
BetaClearToolUses20250919EditResponse = object { cleared_input_tokens, cleared_tool_uses, type }cleared_input_tokens: numberNumber of input tokens cleared by this edit.
cleared_tool_uses: numberNumber of tool uses that were cleared.
type: "clear_tool_uses_20250919"The type of context management edit applied.
"clear_tool_uses_20250919"
BetaClearThinking20251015EditResponse = object { cleared_input_tokens, cleared_thinking_turns, type }cleared_input_tokens: numberNumber of input tokens cleared by this edit.
cleared_thinking_turns: numberNumber of thinking turns that were cleared.
type: "clear_thinking_20251015"The type of context management edit applied.
"clear_thinking_20251015"
model: ModelThe model that will complete your prompt.
See models for additional details and options.
UnionMember0 = "claude-opus-4-6" or "claude-sonnet-4-6" or "claude-opus-4-5-20251101" or 19 moreThe model that will complete your prompt.
See models for additional details and options.
"claude-opus-4-6"Most intelligent model for building agents and coding
"claude-sonnet-4-6"Frontier intelligence at scale — built for coding, agents, and enterprise workflows
"claude-opus-4-5-20251101"Premium model combining maximum intelligence with practical performance
"claude-opus-4-5"Premium model combining maximum intelligence with practical performance
"claude-3-7-sonnet-latest"High-performance model with early extended thinking
"claude-3-7-sonnet-20250219"High-performance model with early extended thinking
"claude-3-5-haiku-latest"Fastest and most compact model for near-instant responsiveness
"claude-3-5-haiku-20241022"Our fastest model
"claude-haiku-4-5"Hybrid model, capable of near-instant responses and extended thinking
"claude-haiku-4-5-20251001"Hybrid model, capable of near-instant responses and extended thinking
"claude-sonnet-4-20250514"High-performance model with extended thinking
"claude-sonnet-4-0"High-performance model with extended thinking
"claude-4-sonnet-20250514"High-performance model with extended thinking
"claude-sonnet-4-5"Our best model for real-world agents and coding
"claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929"Our best model for real-world agents and coding
"claude-opus-4-0"Our most capable model
"claude-opus-4-20250514"Our most capable model
"claude-4-opus-20250514"Our most capable model
"claude-opus-4-1-20250805"Our most capable model
"claude-3-opus-latest"Excels at writing and complex tasks
"claude-3-opus-20240229"Excels at writing and complex tasks
"claude-3-haiku-20240307"Our previous most fast and cost-effective
UnionMember1 = string
role: "assistant"Conversational role of the generated message.
This will always be
"assistant"."assistant"
stop_reason: BetaStopReasonThe 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_startevent and non-null otherwise."end_turn""max_tokens""stop_sequence""tool_use""pause_turn""compaction""refusal""model_context_window_exceeded"
stop_sequence: stringWhich 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: "message"Object type.
For Messages, this is always
"message"."message"
usage: BetaUsageBilling 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
usagewill not match one-to-one with the exact visible content of an API request or response.For example,
output_tokenswill 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, andcache_read_input_tokens.cache_creation: BetaCacheCreationBreakdown of cached tokens by TTL
ephemeral_1h_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the 1 hour cache entry.
ephemeral_5m_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the 5 minute cache entry.
cache_creation_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
cache_read_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens read from the cache.
inference_geo: stringThe geographic region where inference was performed for this request.
input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens which were used.
iterations: BetaIterationsUsagePer-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
BetaMessageIterationUsage = object { cache_creation, cache_creation_input_tokens, cache_read_input_tokens, 3 more }Token usage for a sampling iteration.
cache_creation: BetaCacheCreationBreakdown of cached tokens by TTL
ephemeral_1h_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the 1 hour cache entry.
ephemeral_5m_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the 5 minute cache entry.
cache_creation_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
cache_read_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens read from the cache.
input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens which were used.
output_tokens: numberThe number of output tokens which were used.
type: "message"Usage for a sampling iteration
"message"
BetaCompactionIterationUsage = object { cache_creation, cache_creation_input_tokens, cache_read_input_tokens, 3 more }Token usage for a compaction iteration.
cache_creation: BetaCacheCreationBreakdown of cached tokens by TTL
ephemeral_1h_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the 1 hour cache entry.
ephemeral_5m_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the 5 minute cache entry.
cache_creation_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
cache_read_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens read from the cache.
input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens which were used.
output_tokens: numberThe number of output tokens which were used.
type: "compaction"Usage for a compaction iteration
"compaction"
output_tokens: numberThe number of output tokens which were used.
server_tool_use: BetaServerToolUsageThe number of server tool requests.
web_fetch_requests: numberThe number of web fetch tool requests.
web_search_requests: numberThe number of web search tool requests.
service_tier: "standard" or "priority" or "batch"If the request used the priority, standard, or batch tier.
"standard""priority""batch"
speed: "standard" or "fast"The inference speed mode used for this request.
"standard""fast"
type: "succeeded""succeeded"
BetaMessageBatchErroredResult = object { error, type }error: BetaErrorResponseerror: BetaErrorBetaInvalidRequestError = object { message, type }message: stringtype: "invalid_request_error""invalid_request_error"
BetaAuthenticationError = object { message, type }message: stringtype: "authentication_error""authentication_error"
BetaBillingError = object { message, type }message: stringtype: "billing_error""billing_error"
BetaPermissionError = object { message, type }message: stringtype: "permission_error""permission_error"
BetaNotFoundError = object { message, type }message: stringtype: "not_found_error""not_found_error"
BetaRateLimitError = object { message, type }message: stringtype: "rate_limit_error""rate_limit_error"
BetaGatewayTimeoutError = object { message, type }message: stringtype: "timeout_error""timeout_error"
BetaAPIError = object { message, type }message: stringtype: "api_error""api_error"
BetaOverloadedError = object { message, type }message: stringtype: "overloaded_error""overloaded_error"
request_id: stringtype: "error""error"
type: "errored""errored"
BetaMessageBatchCanceledResult = object { type }type: "canceled""canceled"
BetaMessageBatchExpiredResult = object { type }type: "expired""expired"
Example#
curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages/batches/$MESSAGE_BATCH_ID/results?beta=true \
-H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
-H 'anthropic-beta: message-batches-2024-09-24' \
-H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"Domain Types#
Beta Deleted Message Batch#
BetaDeletedMessageBatch = object { id, type }id: string
ID of the Message Batch.
type: "message_batch_deleted"
Deleted object type.
For Message Batches, this is always "message_batch_deleted".
"message_batch_deleted"
Beta Message Batch#
BetaMessageBatch = object { id, archived_at, cancel_initiated_at, 7 more }id: string
Unique object identifier.
The format and length of IDs may change over time.
archived_at: string
RFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which the Message Batch was archived and its results became unavailable.
cancel_initiated_at: string
RFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which cancellation was initiated for the Message Batch. Specified only if cancellation was initiated.
created_at: string
RFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which the Message Batch was created.
ended_at: string
RFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which processing for the Message Batch ended. Specified only once processing ends.
Processing ends when every request in a Message Batch has either succeeded, errored, canceled, or expired.
expires_at: string
RFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which the Message Batch will expire and end processing, which is 24 hours after creation.
processing_status: "in_progress" or "canceling" or "ended"
Processing status of the Message Batch.
"in_progress""canceling""ended"request_counts: BetaMessageBatchRequestCounts
Tallies requests within the Message Batch, categorized by their status.
Requests start as processing and move to one of the other statuses only once processing of the entire batch ends. The sum of all values always matches the total number of requests in the batch.
canceled: numberNumber of requests in the Message Batch that have been canceled.
This is zero until processing of the entire Message Batch has ended.
errored: numberNumber of requests in the Message Batch that encountered an error.
This is zero until processing of the entire Message Batch has ended.
expired: numberNumber of requests in the Message Batch that have expired.
This is zero until processing of the entire Message Batch has ended.
processing: numberNumber of requests in the Message Batch that are processing.
succeeded: numberNumber of requests in the Message Batch that have completed successfully.
This is zero until processing of the entire Message Batch has ended.
results_url: string
URL to a .jsonl file containing the results of the Message Batch requests. Specified only once processing ends.
Results in the file are not guaranteed to be in the same order as requests. Use the custom_id field to match results to requests.
type: "message_batch"
Object type.
For Message Batches, this is always "message_batch".
"message_batch"
Beta Message Batch Canceled Result#
BetaMessageBatchCanceledResult = object { type }type: "canceled"
"canceled"
Beta Message Batch Errored Result#
BetaMessageBatchErroredResult = object { error, type }error: BetaErrorResponse
error: BetaErrorBetaInvalidRequestError = object { message, type }message: stringtype: "invalid_request_error""invalid_request_error"
BetaAuthenticationError = object { message, type }message: stringtype: "authentication_error""authentication_error"
BetaBillingError = object { message, type }message: stringtype: "billing_error""billing_error"
BetaPermissionError = object { message, type }message: stringtype: "permission_error""permission_error"
BetaNotFoundError = object { message, type }message: stringtype: "not_found_error""not_found_error"
BetaRateLimitError = object { message, type }message: stringtype: "rate_limit_error""rate_limit_error"
BetaGatewayTimeoutError = object { message, type }message: stringtype: "timeout_error""timeout_error"
BetaAPIError = object { message, type }message: stringtype: "api_error""api_error"
BetaOverloadedError = object { message, type }message: stringtype: "overloaded_error""overloaded_error"
request_id: stringtype: "error""error"type: "errored"
"errored"
Beta Message Batch Expired Result#
BetaMessageBatchExpiredResult = object { type }type: "expired"
"expired"
Beta Message Batch Individual Response#
BetaMessageBatchIndividualResponse = object { custom_id, result }This is a single line in the response
.jsonlfile and does not represent the response as a whole.custom_id: string
Developer-provided ID created for each request in a Message Batch. Useful for matching results to requests, as results may be given out of request order.
Must be unique for each request within the Message Batch.
result: BetaMessageBatchResult
Processing result for this request.
Contains a Message output if processing was successful, an error response if processing failed, or the reason why processing was not attempted, such as cancellation or expiration.
BetaMessageBatchSucceededResult = object { message, type }message: BetaMessageid: stringUnique 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)
id: stringIdentifier for the container used in this request
expires_at: stringThe time at which the container will expire.
skills: array of BetaSkillSkills loaded in the container
skill_id: stringSkill ID
type: "anthropic" or "custom"Type of skill - either ‘anthropic’ (built-in) or ‘custom’ (user-defined)
"anthropic""custom"
version: stringSkill version or ’latest’ for most recent version
content: array of BetaContentBlockContent generated by the model.
This is an array of content blocks, each of which has a
typethat 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: ```json [ {"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: ```json [{"type": "text", "text": "B)"}] ``` - `BetaTextBlock = object { citations, text, type }` - `citations: array of BetaTextCitation` 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`. - `BetaCitationCharLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }` - `cited_text: string` - `document_index: number` - `document_title: string` - `end_char_index: number` - `file_id: string` - `start_char_index: number` - `type: "char_location"` - `"char_location"` - `BetaCitationPageLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }` - `cited_text: string` - `document_index: number` - `document_title: string` - `end_page_number: number` - `file_id: string` - `start_page_number: number` - `type: "page_location"` - `"page_location"` - `BetaCitationContentBlockLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }` - `cited_text: string` - `document_index: number` - `document_title: string` - `end_block_index: number` - `file_id: string` - `start_block_index: number` - `type: "content_block_location"` - `"content_block_location"` - `BetaCitationsWebSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }` - `cited_text: string` - `encrypted_index: string` - `title: string` - `type: "web_search_result_location"` - `"web_search_result_location"` - `url: string` - `BetaCitationSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }` - `cited_text: string` - `end_block_index: number` - `search_result_index: number` - `source: string` - `start_block_index: number` - `title: string` - `type: "search_result_location"` - `"search_result_location"` - `text: string` - `type: "text"` - `"text"` - `BetaThinkingBlock = object { signature, thinking, type }` - `signature: string` - `thinking: string` - `type: "thinking"` - `"thinking"` - `BetaRedactedThinkingBlock = object { data, type }` - `data: string` - `type: "redacted_thinking"` - `"redacted_thinking"` - `BetaToolUseBlock = object { id, input, name, 2 more }` - `id: string` - `input: map[unknown]` - `name: string` - `type: "tool_use"` - `"tool_use"` - `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120` Tool invocation directly from the model. - `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }` Tool invocation directly from the model. - `type: "direct"` - `"direct"` - `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }` Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool. - `tool_id: string` - `type: "code_execution_20250825"` - `"code_execution_20250825"` - `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }` - `tool_id: string` - `type: "code_execution_20260120"` - `"code_execution_20260120"` - `BetaServerToolUseBlock = object { id, input, name, 2 more }` - `id: string` - `input: map[unknown]` - `name: "web_search" or "web_fetch" or "code_execution" or 4 more` - `"web_search"` - `"web_fetch"` - `"code_execution"` - `"bash_code_execution"` - `"text_editor_code_execution"` - `"tool_search_tool_regex"` - `"tool_search_tool_bm25"` - `type: "server_tool_use"` - `"server_tool_use"` - `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120` Tool invocation directly from the model. - `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }` Tool invocation directly from the model. - `type: "direct"` - `"direct"` - `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }` Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool. - `tool_id: string` - `type: "code_execution_20250825"` - `"code_execution_20250825"` - `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }` - `tool_id: string` - `type: "code_execution_20260120"` - `"code_execution_20260120"` - `BetaWebSearchToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type, caller }` - `content: BetaWebSearchToolResultBlockContent` - `BetaWebSearchToolResultError = object { error_code, type }` - `error_code: BetaWebSearchToolResultErrorCode` - `"invalid_tool_input"` - `"unavailable"` - `"max_uses_exceeded"` - `"too_many_requests"` - `"query_too_long"` - `"request_too_large"` - `type: "web_search_tool_result_error"` - `"web_search_tool_result_error"` - `UnionMember1 = array of BetaWebSearchResultBlock` - `encrypted_content: string` - `page_age: string` - `title: string` - `type: "web_search_result"` - `"web_search_result"` - `url: string` - `tool_use_id: string` - `type: "web_search_tool_result"` - `"web_search_tool_result"` - `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120` Tool invocation directly from the model. - `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }` Tool invocation directly from the model. - `type: "direct"` - `"direct"` - `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }` Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool. - `tool_id: string` - `type: "code_execution_20250825"` - `"code_execution_20250825"` - `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }` - `tool_id: string` - `type: "code_execution_20260120"` - `"code_execution_20260120"` - `BetaWebFetchToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type, caller }` - `content: BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorBlock or BetaWebFetchBlock` - `BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorBlock = object { error_code, type }` - `error_code: BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorCode` - `"invalid_tool_input"` - `"url_too_long"` - `"url_not_allowed"` - `"url_not_accessible"` - `"unsupported_content_type"` - `"too_many_requests"` - `"max_uses_exceeded"` - `"unavailable"` - `type: "web_fetch_tool_result_error"` - `"web_fetch_tool_result_error"` - `BetaWebFetchBlock = object { content, retrieved_at, type, url }` - `content: BetaDocumentBlock` - `citations: BetaCitationConfig` Citation configuration for the document - `enabled: boolean` - `source: BetaBase64PDFSource or BetaPlainTextSource` - `BetaBase64PDFSource = object { data, media_type, type }` - `data: string` - `media_type: "application/pdf"` - `"application/pdf"` - `type: "base64"` - `"base64"` - `BetaPlainTextSource = object { data, media_type, type }` - `data: string` - `media_type: "text/plain"` - `"text/plain"` - `type: "text"` - `"text"` - `title: string` The title of the document - `type: "document"` - `"document"` - `retrieved_at: string` ISO 8601 timestamp when the content was retrieved - `type: "web_fetch_result"` - `"web_fetch_result"` - `url: string` Fetched content URL - `tool_use_id: string` - `type: "web_fetch_tool_result"` - `"web_fetch_tool_result"` - `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120` Tool invocation directly from the model. - `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }` Tool invocation directly from the model. - `type: "direct"` - `"direct"` - `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }` Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool. - `tool_id: string` - `type: "code_execution_20250825"` - `"code_execution_20250825"` - `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }` - `tool_id: string` - `type: "code_execution_20260120"` - `"code_execution_20260120"` - `BetaCodeExecutionToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type }` - `content: BetaCodeExecutionToolResultBlockContent` Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results. - `BetaCodeExecutionToolResultError = object { error_code, type }` - `error_code: BetaCodeExecutionToolResultErrorCode` - `"invalid_tool_input"` - `"unavailable"` - `"too_many_requests"` - `"execution_time_exceeded"` - `type: "code_execution_tool_result_error"` - `"code_execution_tool_result_error"` - `BetaCodeExecutionResultBlock = object { content, return_code, stderr, 2 more }` - `content: array of BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlock` - `file_id: string` - `type: "code_execution_output"` - `"code_execution_output"` - `return_code: number` - `stderr: string` - `stdout: string` - `type: "code_execution_result"` - `"code_execution_result"` - `BetaEncryptedCodeExecutionResultBlock = object { content, encrypted_stdout, return_code, 2 more }` Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results. - `content: array of BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlock` - `file_id: string` - `type: "code_execution_output"` - `"code_execution_output"` - `encrypted_stdout: string` - `return_code: number` - `stderr: string` - `type: "encrypted_code_execution_result"` - `"encrypted_code_execution_result"` - `tool_use_id: string` - `type: "code_execution_tool_result"` - `"code_execution_tool_result"` - `BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type }` - `content: BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultError or BetaBashCodeExecutionResultBlock` - `BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultError = object { error_code, type }` - `error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or 2 more` - `"invalid_tool_input"` - `"unavailable"` - `"too_many_requests"` - `"execution_time_exceeded"` - `"output_file_too_large"` - `type: "bash_code_execution_tool_result_error"` - `"bash_code_execution_tool_result_error"` - `BetaBashCodeExecutionResultBlock = object { content, return_code, stderr, 2 more }` - `content: array of BetaBashCodeExecutionOutputBlock` - `file_id: string` - `type: "bash_code_execution_output"` - `"bash_code_execution_output"` - `return_code: number` - `stderr: string` - `stdout: string` - `type: "bash_code_execution_result"` - `"bash_code_execution_result"` - `tool_use_id: string` - `type: "bash_code_execution_tool_result"` - `"bash_code_execution_tool_result"` - `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type }` - `content: BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultError or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlock or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlock or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlock` - `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultError = object { error_code, error_message, type }` - `error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or 2 more` - `"invalid_tool_input"` - `"unavailable"` - `"too_many_requests"` - `"execution_time_exceeded"` - `"file_not_found"` - `error_message: string` - `type: "text_editor_code_execution_tool_result_error"` - `"text_editor_code_execution_tool_result_error"` - `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlock = object { content, file_type, num_lines, 3 more }` - `content: string` - `file_type: "text" or "image" or "pdf"` - `"text"` - `"image"` - `"pdf"` - `num_lines: number` - `start_line: number` - `total_lines: number` - `type: "text_editor_code_execution_view_result"` - `"text_editor_code_execution_view_result"` - `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlock = object { is_file_update, type }` - `is_file_update: boolean` - `type: "text_editor_code_execution_create_result"` - `"text_editor_code_execution_create_result"` - `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlock = object { lines, new_lines, new_start, 3 more }` - `lines: array of string` - `new_lines: number` - `new_start: number` - `old_lines: number` - `old_start: number` - `type: "text_editor_code_execution_str_replace_result"` - `"text_editor_code_execution_str_replace_result"` - `tool_use_id: string` - `type: "text_editor_code_execution_tool_result"` - `"text_editor_code_execution_tool_result"` - `BetaToolSearchToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type }` - `content: BetaToolSearchToolResultError or BetaToolSearchToolSearchResultBlock` - `BetaToolSearchToolResultError = object { error_code, error_message, type }` - `error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or "execution_time_exceeded"` - `"invalid_tool_input"` - `"unavailable"` - `"too_many_requests"` - `"execution_time_exceeded"` - `error_message: string` - `type: "tool_search_tool_result_error"` - `"tool_search_tool_result_error"` - `BetaToolSearchToolSearchResultBlock = object { tool_references, type }` - `tool_references: array of BetaToolReferenceBlock` - `tool_name: string` - `type: "tool_reference"` - `"tool_reference"` - `type: "tool_search_tool_search_result"` - `"tool_search_tool_search_result"` - `tool_use_id: string` - `type: "tool_search_tool_result"` - `"tool_search_tool_result"` - `BetaMCPToolUseBlock = object { id, input, name, 2 more }` - `id: string` - `input: map[unknown]` - `name: string` The name of the MCP tool - `server_name: string` The name of the MCP server - `type: "mcp_tool_use"` - `"mcp_tool_use"` - `BetaMCPToolResultBlock = object { content, is_error, tool_use_id, type }` - `content: string or array of BetaTextBlock` - `UnionMember0 = string` - `BetaMCPToolResultBlockContent = array of BetaTextBlock` - `citations: array of BetaTextCitation` 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`. - `BetaCitationCharLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }` - `cited_text: string` - `document_index: number` - `document_title: string` - `end_char_index: number` - `file_id: string` - `start_char_index: number` - `type: "char_location"` - `"char_location"` - `BetaCitationPageLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }` - `cited_text: string` - `document_index: number` - `document_title: string` - `end_page_number: number` - `file_id: string` - `start_page_number: number` - `type: "page_location"` - `"page_location"` - `BetaCitationContentBlockLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }` - `cited_text: string` - `document_index: number` - `document_title: string` - `end_block_index: number` - `file_id: string` - `start_block_index: number` - `type: "content_block_location"` - `"content_block_location"` - `BetaCitationsWebSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }` - `cited_text: string` - `encrypted_index: string` - `title: string` - `type: "web_search_result_location"` - `"web_search_result_location"` - `url: string` - `BetaCitationSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }` - `cited_text: string` - `end_block_index: number` - `search_result_index: number` - `source: string` - `start_block_index: number` - `title: string` - `type: "search_result_location"` - `"search_result_location"` - `text: string` - `type: "text"` - `"text"` - `is_error: boolean` - `tool_use_id: string` - `type: "mcp_tool_result"` - `"mcp_tool_result"` - `BetaContainerUploadBlock = object { file_id, type }` Response model for a file uploaded to the container. - `file_id: string` - `type: "container_upload"` - `"container_upload"` - `BetaCompactionBlock = object { content, type }` 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. - `content: string` Summary of compacted content, or null if compaction failed - `type: "compaction"` - `"compaction"`context_management: BetaContextManagementResponseContext management response.
Information about context management strategies applied during the request.
applied_edits: array of BetaClearToolUses20250919EditResponse or BetaClearThinking20251015EditResponseList of context management edits that were applied.
BetaClearToolUses20250919EditResponse = object { cleared_input_tokens, cleared_tool_uses, type }cleared_input_tokens: numberNumber of input tokens cleared by this edit.
cleared_tool_uses: numberNumber of tool uses that were cleared.
type: "clear_tool_uses_20250919"The type of context management edit applied.
"clear_tool_uses_20250919"
BetaClearThinking20251015EditResponse = object { cleared_input_tokens, cleared_thinking_turns, type }cleared_input_tokens: numberNumber of input tokens cleared by this edit.
cleared_thinking_turns: numberNumber of thinking turns that were cleared.
type: "clear_thinking_20251015"The type of context management edit applied.
"clear_thinking_20251015"
model: ModelThe model that will complete your prompt.
See models for additional details and options.
UnionMember0 = "claude-opus-4-6" or "claude-sonnet-4-6" or "claude-opus-4-5-20251101" or 19 moreThe model that will complete your prompt.
See models for additional details and options.
"claude-opus-4-6"Most intelligent model for building agents and coding
"claude-sonnet-4-6"Frontier intelligence at scale — built for coding, agents, and enterprise workflows
"claude-opus-4-5-20251101"Premium model combining maximum intelligence with practical performance
"claude-opus-4-5"Premium model combining maximum intelligence with practical performance
"claude-3-7-sonnet-latest"High-performance model with early extended thinking
"claude-3-7-sonnet-20250219"High-performance model with early extended thinking
"claude-3-5-haiku-latest"Fastest and most compact model for near-instant responsiveness
"claude-3-5-haiku-20241022"Our fastest model
"claude-haiku-4-5"Hybrid model, capable of near-instant responses and extended thinking
"claude-haiku-4-5-20251001"Hybrid model, capable of near-instant responses and extended thinking
"claude-sonnet-4-20250514"High-performance model with extended thinking
"claude-sonnet-4-0"High-performance model with extended thinking
"claude-4-sonnet-20250514"High-performance model with extended thinking
"claude-sonnet-4-5"Our best model for real-world agents and coding
"claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929"Our best model for real-world agents and coding
"claude-opus-4-0"Our most capable model
"claude-opus-4-20250514"Our most capable model
"claude-4-opus-20250514"Our most capable model
"claude-opus-4-1-20250805"Our most capable model
"claude-3-opus-latest"Excels at writing and complex tasks
"claude-3-opus-20240229"Excels at writing and complex tasks
"claude-3-haiku-20240307"Our previous most fast and cost-effective
UnionMember1 = string
role: "assistant"Conversational role of the generated message.
This will always be
"assistant"."assistant"
stop_reason: BetaStopReasonThe 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_startevent and non-null otherwise."end_turn""max_tokens""stop_sequence""tool_use""pause_turn""compaction""refusal""model_context_window_exceeded"
stop_sequence: stringWhich 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: "message"Object type.
For Messages, this is always
"message"."message"
usage: BetaUsageBilling 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
usagewill not match one-to-one with the exact visible content of an API request or response.For example,
output_tokenswill 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, andcache_read_input_tokens.cache_creation: BetaCacheCreationBreakdown of cached tokens by TTL
ephemeral_1h_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the 1 hour cache entry.
ephemeral_5m_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the 5 minute cache entry.
cache_creation_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
cache_read_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens read from the cache.
inference_geo: stringThe geographic region where inference was performed for this request.
input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens which were used.
iterations: BetaIterationsUsagePer-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
BetaMessageIterationUsage = object { cache_creation, cache_creation_input_tokens, cache_read_input_tokens, 3 more }Token usage for a sampling iteration.
cache_creation: BetaCacheCreationBreakdown of cached tokens by TTL
ephemeral_1h_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the 1 hour cache entry.
ephemeral_5m_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the 5 minute cache entry.
cache_creation_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
cache_read_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens read from the cache.
input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens which were used.
output_tokens: numberThe number of output tokens which were used.
type: "message"Usage for a sampling iteration
"message"
BetaCompactionIterationUsage = object { cache_creation, cache_creation_input_tokens, cache_read_input_tokens, 3 more }Token usage for a compaction iteration.
cache_creation: BetaCacheCreationBreakdown of cached tokens by TTL
ephemeral_1h_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the 1 hour cache entry.
ephemeral_5m_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the 5 minute cache entry.
cache_creation_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
cache_read_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens read from the cache.
input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens which were used.
output_tokens: numberThe number of output tokens which were used.
type: "compaction"Usage for a compaction iteration
"compaction"
output_tokens: numberThe number of output tokens which were used.
server_tool_use: BetaServerToolUsageThe number of server tool requests.
web_fetch_requests: numberThe number of web fetch tool requests.
web_search_requests: numberThe number of web search tool requests.
service_tier: "standard" or "priority" or "batch"If the request used the priority, standard, or batch tier.
"standard""priority""batch"
speed: "standard" or "fast"The inference speed mode used for this request.
"standard""fast"
type: "succeeded""succeeded"
BetaMessageBatchErroredResult = object { error, type }error: BetaErrorResponseerror: BetaErrorBetaInvalidRequestError = object { message, type }message: stringtype: "invalid_request_error""invalid_request_error"
BetaAuthenticationError = object { message, type }message: stringtype: "authentication_error""authentication_error"
BetaBillingError = object { message, type }message: stringtype: "billing_error""billing_error"
BetaPermissionError = object { message, type }message: stringtype: "permission_error""permission_error"
BetaNotFoundError = object { message, type }message: stringtype: "not_found_error""not_found_error"
BetaRateLimitError = object { message, type }message: stringtype: "rate_limit_error""rate_limit_error"
BetaGatewayTimeoutError = object { message, type }message: stringtype: "timeout_error""timeout_error"
BetaAPIError = object { message, type }message: stringtype: "api_error""api_error"
BetaOverloadedError = object { message, type }message: stringtype: "overloaded_error""overloaded_error"
request_id: stringtype: "error""error"
type: "errored""errored"
BetaMessageBatchCanceledResult = object { type }type: "canceled""canceled"
BetaMessageBatchExpiredResult = object { type }type: "expired""expired"
Beta Message Batch Request Counts#
BetaMessageBatchRequestCounts = object { canceled, errored, expired, 2 more }canceled: number
Number of requests in the Message Batch that have been canceled.
This is zero until processing of the entire Message Batch has ended.
errored: number
Number of requests in the Message Batch that encountered an error.
This is zero until processing of the entire Message Batch has ended.
expired: number
Number of requests in the Message Batch that have expired.
This is zero until processing of the entire Message Batch has ended.
processing: number
Number of requests in the Message Batch that are processing.
succeeded: number
Number of requests in the Message Batch that have completed successfully.
This is zero until processing of the entire Message Batch has ended.
Beta Message Batch Result#
BetaMessageBatchResult = BetaMessageBatchSucceededResult or BetaMessageBatchErroredResult or BetaMessageBatchCanceledResult or BetaMessageBatchExpiredResultProcessing result for this request.
Contains a Message output if processing was successful, an error response if processing failed, or the reason why processing was not attempted, such as cancellation or expiration.
BetaMessageBatchSucceededResult = object { message, type }
message: BetaMessageid: stringUnique 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)
id: stringIdentifier for the container used in this request
expires_at: stringThe time at which the container will expire.
skills: array of BetaSkillSkills loaded in the container
skill_id: stringSkill ID
type: "anthropic" or "custom"Type of skill - either ‘anthropic’ (built-in) or ‘custom’ (user-defined)
"anthropic""custom"
version: stringSkill version or ’latest’ for most recent version
content: array of BetaContentBlockContent generated by the model.
This is an array of content blocks, each of which has a
typethat 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: ```json [ {"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: ```json [{"type": "text", "text": "B)"}] ``` - `BetaTextBlock = object { citations, text, type }` - `citations: array of BetaTextCitation` 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`. - `BetaCitationCharLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }` - `cited_text: string` - `document_index: number` - `document_title: string` - `end_char_index: number` - `file_id: string` - `start_char_index: number` - `type: "char_location"` - `"char_location"` - `BetaCitationPageLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }` - `cited_text: string` - `document_index: number` - `document_title: string` - `end_page_number: number` - `file_id: string` - `start_page_number: number` - `type: "page_location"` - `"page_location"` - `BetaCitationContentBlockLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }` - `cited_text: string` - `document_index: number` - `document_title: string` - `end_block_index: number` - `file_id: string` - `start_block_index: number` - `type: "content_block_location"` - `"content_block_location"` - `BetaCitationsWebSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }` - `cited_text: string` - `encrypted_index: string` - `title: string` - `type: "web_search_result_location"` - `"web_search_result_location"` - `url: string` - `BetaCitationSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }` - `cited_text: string` - `end_block_index: number` - `search_result_index: number` - `source: string` - `start_block_index: number` - `title: string` - `type: "search_result_location"` - `"search_result_location"` - `text: string` - `type: "text"` - `"text"` - `BetaThinkingBlock = object { signature, thinking, type }` - `signature: string` - `thinking: string` - `type: "thinking"` - `"thinking"` - `BetaRedactedThinkingBlock = object { data, type }` - `data: string` - `type: "redacted_thinking"` - `"redacted_thinking"` - `BetaToolUseBlock = object { id, input, name, 2 more }` - `id: string` - `input: map[unknown]` - `name: string` - `type: "tool_use"` - `"tool_use"` - `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120` Tool invocation directly from the model. - `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }` Tool invocation directly from the model. - `type: "direct"` - `"direct"` - `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }` Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool. - `tool_id: string` - `type: "code_execution_20250825"` - `"code_execution_20250825"` - `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }` - `tool_id: string` - `type: "code_execution_20260120"` - `"code_execution_20260120"` - `BetaServerToolUseBlock = object { id, input, name, 2 more }` - `id: string` - `input: map[unknown]` - `name: "web_search" or "web_fetch" or "code_execution" or 4 more` - `"web_search"` - `"web_fetch"` - `"code_execution"` - `"bash_code_execution"` - `"text_editor_code_execution"` - `"tool_search_tool_regex"` - `"tool_search_tool_bm25"` - `type: "server_tool_use"` - `"server_tool_use"` - `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120` Tool invocation directly from the model. - `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }` Tool invocation directly from the model. - `type: "direct"` - `"direct"` - `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }` Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool. - `tool_id: string` - `type: "code_execution_20250825"` - `"code_execution_20250825"` - `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }` - `tool_id: string` - `type: "code_execution_20260120"` - `"code_execution_20260120"` - `BetaWebSearchToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type, caller }` - `content: BetaWebSearchToolResultBlockContent` - `BetaWebSearchToolResultError = object { error_code, type }` - `error_code: BetaWebSearchToolResultErrorCode` - `"invalid_tool_input"` - `"unavailable"` - `"max_uses_exceeded"` - `"too_many_requests"` - `"query_too_long"` - `"request_too_large"` - `type: "web_search_tool_result_error"` - `"web_search_tool_result_error"` - `UnionMember1 = array of BetaWebSearchResultBlock` - `encrypted_content: string` - `page_age: string` - `title: string` - `type: "web_search_result"` - `"web_search_result"` - `url: string` - `tool_use_id: string` - `type: "web_search_tool_result"` - `"web_search_tool_result"` - `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120` Tool invocation directly from the model. - `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }` Tool invocation directly from the model. - `type: "direct"` - `"direct"` - `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }` Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool. - `tool_id: string` - `type: "code_execution_20250825"` - `"code_execution_20250825"` - `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }` - `tool_id: string` - `type: "code_execution_20260120"` - `"code_execution_20260120"` - `BetaWebFetchToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type, caller }` - `content: BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorBlock or BetaWebFetchBlock` - `BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorBlock = object { error_code, type }` - `error_code: BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorCode` - `"invalid_tool_input"` - `"url_too_long"` - `"url_not_allowed"` - `"url_not_accessible"` - `"unsupported_content_type"` - `"too_many_requests"` - `"max_uses_exceeded"` - `"unavailable"` - `type: "web_fetch_tool_result_error"` - `"web_fetch_tool_result_error"` - `BetaWebFetchBlock = object { content, retrieved_at, type, url }` - `content: BetaDocumentBlock` - `citations: BetaCitationConfig` Citation configuration for the document - `enabled: boolean` - `source: BetaBase64PDFSource or BetaPlainTextSource` - `BetaBase64PDFSource = object { data, media_type, type }` - `data: string` - `media_type: "application/pdf"` - `"application/pdf"` - `type: "base64"` - `"base64"` - `BetaPlainTextSource = object { data, media_type, type }` - `data: string` - `media_type: "text/plain"` - `"text/plain"` - `type: "text"` - `"text"` - `title: string` The title of the document - `type: "document"` - `"document"` - `retrieved_at: string` ISO 8601 timestamp when the content was retrieved - `type: "web_fetch_result"` - `"web_fetch_result"` - `url: string` Fetched content URL - `tool_use_id: string` - `type: "web_fetch_tool_result"` - `"web_fetch_tool_result"` - `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120` Tool invocation directly from the model. - `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }` Tool invocation directly from the model. - `type: "direct"` - `"direct"` - `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }` Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool. - `tool_id: string` - `type: "code_execution_20250825"` - `"code_execution_20250825"` - `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }` - `tool_id: string` - `type: "code_execution_20260120"` - `"code_execution_20260120"` - `BetaCodeExecutionToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type }` - `content: BetaCodeExecutionToolResultBlockContent` Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results. - `BetaCodeExecutionToolResultError = object { error_code, type }` - `error_code: BetaCodeExecutionToolResultErrorCode` - `"invalid_tool_input"` - `"unavailable"` - `"too_many_requests"` - `"execution_time_exceeded"` - `type: "code_execution_tool_result_error"` - `"code_execution_tool_result_error"` - `BetaCodeExecutionResultBlock = object { content, return_code, stderr, 2 more }` - `content: array of BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlock` - `file_id: string` - `type: "code_execution_output"` - `"code_execution_output"` - `return_code: number` - `stderr: string` - `stdout: string` - `type: "code_execution_result"` - `"code_execution_result"` - `BetaEncryptedCodeExecutionResultBlock = object { content, encrypted_stdout, return_code, 2 more }` Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results. - `content: array of BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlock` - `file_id: string` - `type: "code_execution_output"` - `"code_execution_output"` - `encrypted_stdout: string` - `return_code: number` - `stderr: string` - `type: "encrypted_code_execution_result"` - `"encrypted_code_execution_result"` - `tool_use_id: string` - `type: "code_execution_tool_result"` - `"code_execution_tool_result"` - `BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type }` - `content: BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultError or BetaBashCodeExecutionResultBlock` - `BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultError = object { error_code, type }` - `error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or 2 more` - `"invalid_tool_input"` - `"unavailable"` - `"too_many_requests"` - `"execution_time_exceeded"` - `"output_file_too_large"` - `type: "bash_code_execution_tool_result_error"` - `"bash_code_execution_tool_result_error"` - `BetaBashCodeExecutionResultBlock = object { content, return_code, stderr, 2 more }` - `content: array of BetaBashCodeExecutionOutputBlock` - `file_id: string` - `type: "bash_code_execution_output"` - `"bash_code_execution_output"` - `return_code: number` - `stderr: string` - `stdout: string` - `type: "bash_code_execution_result"` - `"bash_code_execution_result"` - `tool_use_id: string` - `type: "bash_code_execution_tool_result"` - `"bash_code_execution_tool_result"` - `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type }` - `content: BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultError or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlock or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlock or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlock` - `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultError = object { error_code, error_message, type }` - `error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or 2 more` - `"invalid_tool_input"` - `"unavailable"` - `"too_many_requests"` - `"execution_time_exceeded"` - `"file_not_found"` - `error_message: string` - `type: "text_editor_code_execution_tool_result_error"` - `"text_editor_code_execution_tool_result_error"` - `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlock = object { content, file_type, num_lines, 3 more }` - `content: string` - `file_type: "text" or "image" or "pdf"` - `"text"` - `"image"` - `"pdf"` - `num_lines: number` - `start_line: number` - `total_lines: number` - `type: "text_editor_code_execution_view_result"` - `"text_editor_code_execution_view_result"` - `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlock = object { is_file_update, type }` - `is_file_update: boolean` - `type: "text_editor_code_execution_create_result"` - `"text_editor_code_execution_create_result"` - `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlock = object { lines, new_lines, new_start, 3 more }` - `lines: array of string` - `new_lines: number` - `new_start: number` - `old_lines: number` - `old_start: number` - `type: "text_editor_code_execution_str_replace_result"` - `"text_editor_code_execution_str_replace_result"` - `tool_use_id: string` - `type: "text_editor_code_execution_tool_result"` - `"text_editor_code_execution_tool_result"` - `BetaToolSearchToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type }` - `content: BetaToolSearchToolResultError or BetaToolSearchToolSearchResultBlock` - `BetaToolSearchToolResultError = object { error_code, error_message, type }` - `error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or "execution_time_exceeded"` - `"invalid_tool_input"` - `"unavailable"` - `"too_many_requests"` - `"execution_time_exceeded"` - `error_message: string` - `type: "tool_search_tool_result_error"` - `"tool_search_tool_result_error"` - `BetaToolSearchToolSearchResultBlock = object { tool_references, type }` - `tool_references: array of BetaToolReferenceBlock` - `tool_name: string` - `type: "tool_reference"` - `"tool_reference"` - `type: "tool_search_tool_search_result"` - `"tool_search_tool_search_result"` - `tool_use_id: string` - `type: "tool_search_tool_result"` - `"tool_search_tool_result"` - `BetaMCPToolUseBlock = object { id, input, name, 2 more }` - `id: string` - `input: map[unknown]` - `name: string` The name of the MCP tool - `server_name: string` The name of the MCP server - `type: "mcp_tool_use"` - `"mcp_tool_use"` - `BetaMCPToolResultBlock = object { content, is_error, tool_use_id, type }` - `content: string or array of BetaTextBlock` - `UnionMember0 = string` - `BetaMCPToolResultBlockContent = array of BetaTextBlock` - `citations: array of BetaTextCitation` 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`. - `BetaCitationCharLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }` - `cited_text: string` - `document_index: number` - `document_title: string` - `end_char_index: number` - `file_id: string` - `start_char_index: number` - `type: "char_location"` - `"char_location"` - `BetaCitationPageLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }` - `cited_text: string` - `document_index: number` - `document_title: string` - `end_page_number: number` - `file_id: string` - `start_page_number: number` - `type: "page_location"` - `"page_location"` - `BetaCitationContentBlockLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }` - `cited_text: string` - `document_index: number` - `document_title: string` - `end_block_index: number` - `file_id: string` - `start_block_index: number` - `type: "content_block_location"` - `"content_block_location"` - `BetaCitationsWebSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }` - `cited_text: string` - `encrypted_index: string` - `title: string` - `type: "web_search_result_location"` - `"web_search_result_location"` - `url: string` - `BetaCitationSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }` - `cited_text: string` - `end_block_index: number` - `search_result_index: number` - `source: string` - `start_block_index: number` - `title: string` - `type: "search_result_location"` - `"search_result_location"` - `text: string` - `type: "text"` - `"text"` - `is_error: boolean` - `tool_use_id: string` - `type: "mcp_tool_result"` - `"mcp_tool_result"` - `BetaContainerUploadBlock = object { file_id, type }` Response model for a file uploaded to the container. - `file_id: string` - `type: "container_upload"` - `"container_upload"` - `BetaCompactionBlock = object { content, type }` 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. - `content: string` Summary of compacted content, or null if compaction failed - `type: "compaction"` - `"compaction"`context_management: BetaContextManagementResponseContext management response.
Information about context management strategies applied during the request.
applied_edits: array of BetaClearToolUses20250919EditResponse or BetaClearThinking20251015EditResponseList of context management edits that were applied.
BetaClearToolUses20250919EditResponse = object { cleared_input_tokens, cleared_tool_uses, type }cleared_input_tokens: numberNumber of input tokens cleared by this edit.
cleared_tool_uses: numberNumber of tool uses that were cleared.
type: "clear_tool_uses_20250919"The type of context management edit applied.
"clear_tool_uses_20250919"
BetaClearThinking20251015EditResponse = object { cleared_input_tokens, cleared_thinking_turns, type }cleared_input_tokens: numberNumber of input tokens cleared by this edit.
cleared_thinking_turns: numberNumber of thinking turns that were cleared.
type: "clear_thinking_20251015"The type of context management edit applied.
"clear_thinking_20251015"
model: ModelThe model that will complete your prompt.
See models for additional details and options.
UnionMember0 = "claude-opus-4-6" or "claude-sonnet-4-6" or "claude-opus-4-5-20251101" or 19 moreThe model that will complete your prompt.
See models for additional details and options.
"claude-opus-4-6"Most intelligent model for building agents and coding
"claude-sonnet-4-6"Frontier intelligence at scale — built for coding, agents, and enterprise workflows
"claude-opus-4-5-20251101"Premium model combining maximum intelligence with practical performance
"claude-opus-4-5"Premium model combining maximum intelligence with practical performance
"claude-3-7-sonnet-latest"High-performance model with early extended thinking
"claude-3-7-sonnet-20250219"High-performance model with early extended thinking
"claude-3-5-haiku-latest"Fastest and most compact model for near-instant responsiveness
"claude-3-5-haiku-20241022"Our fastest model
"claude-haiku-4-5"Hybrid model, capable of near-instant responses and extended thinking
"claude-haiku-4-5-20251001"Hybrid model, capable of near-instant responses and extended thinking
"claude-sonnet-4-20250514"High-performance model with extended thinking
"claude-sonnet-4-0"High-performance model with extended thinking
"claude-4-sonnet-20250514"High-performance model with extended thinking
"claude-sonnet-4-5"Our best model for real-world agents and coding
"claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929"Our best model for real-world agents and coding
"claude-opus-4-0"Our most capable model
"claude-opus-4-20250514"Our most capable model
"claude-4-opus-20250514"Our most capable model
"claude-opus-4-1-20250805"Our most capable model
"claude-3-opus-latest"Excels at writing and complex tasks
"claude-3-opus-20240229"Excels at writing and complex tasks
"claude-3-haiku-20240307"Our previous most fast and cost-effective
UnionMember1 = string
role: "assistant"Conversational role of the generated message.
This will always be
"assistant"."assistant"
stop_reason: BetaStopReasonThe 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_startevent and non-null otherwise."end_turn""max_tokens""stop_sequence""tool_use""pause_turn""compaction""refusal""model_context_window_exceeded"
stop_sequence: stringWhich 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: "message"Object type.
For Messages, this is always
"message"."message"
usage: BetaUsageBilling 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
usagewill not match one-to-one with the exact visible content of an API request or response.For example,
output_tokenswill 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, andcache_read_input_tokens.cache_creation: BetaCacheCreationBreakdown of cached tokens by TTL
ephemeral_1h_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the 1 hour cache entry.
ephemeral_5m_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the 5 minute cache entry.
cache_creation_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
cache_read_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens read from the cache.
inference_geo: stringThe geographic region where inference was performed for this request.
input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens which were used.
iterations: BetaIterationsUsagePer-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
BetaMessageIterationUsage = object { cache_creation, cache_creation_input_tokens, cache_read_input_tokens, 3 more }Token usage for a sampling iteration.
cache_creation: BetaCacheCreationBreakdown of cached tokens by TTL
ephemeral_1h_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the 1 hour cache entry.
ephemeral_5m_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the 5 minute cache entry.
cache_creation_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
cache_read_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens read from the cache.
input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens which were used.
output_tokens: numberThe number of output tokens which were used.
type: "message"Usage for a sampling iteration
"message"
BetaCompactionIterationUsage = object { cache_creation, cache_creation_input_tokens, cache_read_input_tokens, 3 more }Token usage for a compaction iteration.
cache_creation: BetaCacheCreationBreakdown of cached tokens by TTL
ephemeral_1h_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the 1 hour cache entry.
ephemeral_5m_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the 5 minute cache entry.
cache_creation_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
cache_read_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens read from the cache.
input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens which were used.
output_tokens: numberThe number of output tokens which were used.
type: "compaction"Usage for a compaction iteration
"compaction"
output_tokens: numberThe number of output tokens which were used.
server_tool_use: BetaServerToolUsageThe number of server tool requests.
web_fetch_requests: numberThe number of web fetch tool requests.
web_search_requests: numberThe number of web search tool requests.
service_tier: "standard" or "priority" or "batch"If the request used the priority, standard, or batch tier.
"standard""priority""batch"
speed: "standard" or "fast"The inference speed mode used for this request.
"standard""fast"
type: "succeeded""succeeded"BetaMessageBatchErroredResult = object { error, type }
error: BetaErrorResponseerror: BetaErrorBetaInvalidRequestError = object { message, type }message: stringtype: "invalid_request_error""invalid_request_error"
BetaAuthenticationError = object { message, type }message: stringtype: "authentication_error""authentication_error"
BetaBillingError = object { message, type }message: stringtype: "billing_error""billing_error"
BetaPermissionError = object { message, type }message: stringtype: "permission_error""permission_error"
BetaNotFoundError = object { message, type }message: stringtype: "not_found_error""not_found_error"
BetaRateLimitError = object { message, type }message: stringtype: "rate_limit_error""rate_limit_error"
BetaGatewayTimeoutError = object { message, type }message: stringtype: "timeout_error""timeout_error"
BetaAPIError = object { message, type }message: stringtype: "api_error""api_error"
BetaOverloadedError = object { message, type }message: stringtype: "overloaded_error""overloaded_error"
request_id: stringtype: "error""error"
type: "errored""errored"BetaMessageBatchCanceledResult = object { type }
type: "canceled""canceled"BetaMessageBatchExpiredResult = object { type }
type: "expired""expired"
Beta Message Batch Succeeded Result#
BetaMessageBatchSucceededResult = object { message, type }message: BetaMessage
id: stringUnique 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)
id: stringIdentifier for the container used in this request
expires_at: stringThe time at which the container will expire.
skills: array of BetaSkillSkills loaded in the container
skill_id: stringSkill ID
type: "anthropic" or "custom"Type of skill - either ‘anthropic’ (built-in) or ‘custom’ (user-defined)
"anthropic""custom"
version: stringSkill version or ’latest’ for most recent version
content: array of BetaContentBlockContent generated by the model.
This is an array of content blocks, each of which has a
typethat 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: ```json [ {"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: ```json [{"type": "text", "text": "B)"}] ``` - `BetaTextBlock = object { citations, text, type }` - `citations: array of BetaTextCitation` 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`. - `BetaCitationCharLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }` - `cited_text: string` - `document_index: number` - `document_title: string` - `end_char_index: number` - `file_id: string` - `start_char_index: number` - `type: "char_location"` - `"char_location"` - `BetaCitationPageLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }` - `cited_text: string` - `document_index: number` - `document_title: string` - `end_page_number: number` - `file_id: string` - `start_page_number: number` - `type: "page_location"` - `"page_location"` - `BetaCitationContentBlockLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }` - `cited_text: string` - `document_index: number` - `document_title: string` - `end_block_index: number` - `file_id: string` - `start_block_index: number` - `type: "content_block_location"` - `"content_block_location"` - `BetaCitationsWebSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }` - `cited_text: string` - `encrypted_index: string` - `title: string` - `type: "web_search_result_location"` - `"web_search_result_location"` - `url: string` - `BetaCitationSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }` - `cited_text: string` - `end_block_index: number` - `search_result_index: number` - `source: string` - `start_block_index: number` - `title: string` - `type: "search_result_location"` - `"search_result_location"` - `text: string` - `type: "text"` - `"text"` - `BetaThinkingBlock = object { signature, thinking, type }` - `signature: string` - `thinking: string` - `type: "thinking"` - `"thinking"` - `BetaRedactedThinkingBlock = object { data, type }` - `data: string` - `type: "redacted_thinking"` - `"redacted_thinking"` - `BetaToolUseBlock = object { id, input, name, 2 more }` - `id: string` - `input: map[unknown]` - `name: string` - `type: "tool_use"` - `"tool_use"` - `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120` Tool invocation directly from the model. - `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }` Tool invocation directly from the model. - `type: "direct"` - `"direct"` - `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }` Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool. - `tool_id: string` - `type: "code_execution_20250825"` - `"code_execution_20250825"` - `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }` - `tool_id: string` - `type: "code_execution_20260120"` - `"code_execution_20260120"` - `BetaServerToolUseBlock = object { id, input, name, 2 more }` - `id: string` - `input: map[unknown]` - `name: "web_search" or "web_fetch" or "code_execution" or 4 more` - `"web_search"` - `"web_fetch"` - `"code_execution"` - `"bash_code_execution"` - `"text_editor_code_execution"` - `"tool_search_tool_regex"` - `"tool_search_tool_bm25"` - `type: "server_tool_use"` - `"server_tool_use"` - `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120` Tool invocation directly from the model. - `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }` Tool invocation directly from the model. - `type: "direct"` - `"direct"` - `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }` Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool. - `tool_id: string` - `type: "code_execution_20250825"` - `"code_execution_20250825"` - `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }` - `tool_id: string` - `type: "code_execution_20260120"` - `"code_execution_20260120"` - `BetaWebSearchToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type, caller }` - `content: BetaWebSearchToolResultBlockContent` - `BetaWebSearchToolResultError = object { error_code, type }` - `error_code: BetaWebSearchToolResultErrorCode` - `"invalid_tool_input"` - `"unavailable"` - `"max_uses_exceeded"` - `"too_many_requests"` - `"query_too_long"` - `"request_too_large"` - `type: "web_search_tool_result_error"` - `"web_search_tool_result_error"` - `UnionMember1 = array of BetaWebSearchResultBlock` - `encrypted_content: string` - `page_age: string` - `title: string` - `type: "web_search_result"` - `"web_search_result"` - `url: string` - `tool_use_id: string` - `type: "web_search_tool_result"` - `"web_search_tool_result"` - `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120` Tool invocation directly from the model. - `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }` Tool invocation directly from the model. - `type: "direct"` - `"direct"` - `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }` Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool. - `tool_id: string` - `type: "code_execution_20250825"` - `"code_execution_20250825"` - `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }` - `tool_id: string` - `type: "code_execution_20260120"` - `"code_execution_20260120"` - `BetaWebFetchToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type, caller }` - `content: BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorBlock or BetaWebFetchBlock` - `BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorBlock = object { error_code, type }` - `error_code: BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorCode` - `"invalid_tool_input"` - `"url_too_long"` - `"url_not_allowed"` - `"url_not_accessible"` - `"unsupported_content_type"` - `"too_many_requests"` - `"max_uses_exceeded"` - `"unavailable"` - `type: "web_fetch_tool_result_error"` - `"web_fetch_tool_result_error"` - `BetaWebFetchBlock = object { content, retrieved_at, type, url }` - `content: BetaDocumentBlock` - `citations: BetaCitationConfig` Citation configuration for the document - `enabled: boolean` - `source: BetaBase64PDFSource or BetaPlainTextSource` - `BetaBase64PDFSource = object { data, media_type, type }` - `data: string` - `media_type: "application/pdf"` - `"application/pdf"` - `type: "base64"` - `"base64"` - `BetaPlainTextSource = object { data, media_type, type }` - `data: string` - `media_type: "text/plain"` - `"text/plain"` - `type: "text"` - `"text"` - `title: string` The title of the document - `type: "document"` - `"document"` - `retrieved_at: string` ISO 8601 timestamp when the content was retrieved - `type: "web_fetch_result"` - `"web_fetch_result"` - `url: string` Fetched content URL - `tool_use_id: string` - `type: "web_fetch_tool_result"` - `"web_fetch_tool_result"` - `caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120` Tool invocation directly from the model. - `BetaDirectCaller = object { type }` Tool invocation directly from the model. - `type: "direct"` - `"direct"` - `BetaServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }` Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool. - `tool_id: string` - `type: "code_execution_20250825"` - `"code_execution_20250825"` - `BetaServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }` - `tool_id: string` - `type: "code_execution_20260120"` - `"code_execution_20260120"` - `BetaCodeExecutionToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type }` - `content: BetaCodeExecutionToolResultBlockContent` Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results. - `BetaCodeExecutionToolResultError = object { error_code, type }` - `error_code: BetaCodeExecutionToolResultErrorCode` - `"invalid_tool_input"` - `"unavailable"` - `"too_many_requests"` - `"execution_time_exceeded"` - `type: "code_execution_tool_result_error"` - `"code_execution_tool_result_error"` - `BetaCodeExecutionResultBlock = object { content, return_code, stderr, 2 more }` - `content: array of BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlock` - `file_id: string` - `type: "code_execution_output"` - `"code_execution_output"` - `return_code: number` - `stderr: string` - `stdout: string` - `type: "code_execution_result"` - `"code_execution_result"` - `BetaEncryptedCodeExecutionResultBlock = object { content, encrypted_stdout, return_code, 2 more }` Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results. - `content: array of BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlock` - `file_id: string` - `type: "code_execution_output"` - `"code_execution_output"` - `encrypted_stdout: string` - `return_code: number` - `stderr: string` - `type: "encrypted_code_execution_result"` - `"encrypted_code_execution_result"` - `tool_use_id: string` - `type: "code_execution_tool_result"` - `"code_execution_tool_result"` - `BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type }` - `content: BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultError or BetaBashCodeExecutionResultBlock` - `BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultError = object { error_code, type }` - `error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or 2 more` - `"invalid_tool_input"` - `"unavailable"` - `"too_many_requests"` - `"execution_time_exceeded"` - `"output_file_too_large"` - `type: "bash_code_execution_tool_result_error"` - `"bash_code_execution_tool_result_error"` - `BetaBashCodeExecutionResultBlock = object { content, return_code, stderr, 2 more }` - `content: array of BetaBashCodeExecutionOutputBlock` - `file_id: string` - `type: "bash_code_execution_output"` - `"bash_code_execution_output"` - `return_code: number` - `stderr: string` - `stdout: string` - `type: "bash_code_execution_result"` - `"bash_code_execution_result"` - `tool_use_id: string` - `type: "bash_code_execution_tool_result"` - `"bash_code_execution_tool_result"` - `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type }` - `content: BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultError or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlock or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlock or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlock` - `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultError = object { error_code, error_message, type }` - `error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or 2 more` - `"invalid_tool_input"` - `"unavailable"` - `"too_many_requests"` - `"execution_time_exceeded"` - `"file_not_found"` - `error_message: string` - `type: "text_editor_code_execution_tool_result_error"` - `"text_editor_code_execution_tool_result_error"` - `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlock = object { content, file_type, num_lines, 3 more }` - `content: string` - `file_type: "text" or "image" or "pdf"` - `"text"` - `"image"` - `"pdf"` - `num_lines: number` - `start_line: number` - `total_lines: number` - `type: "text_editor_code_execution_view_result"` - `"text_editor_code_execution_view_result"` - `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlock = object { is_file_update, type }` - `is_file_update: boolean` - `type: "text_editor_code_execution_create_result"` - `"text_editor_code_execution_create_result"` - `BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlock = object { lines, new_lines, new_start, 3 more }` - `lines: array of string` - `new_lines: number` - `new_start: number` - `old_lines: number` - `old_start: number` - `type: "text_editor_code_execution_str_replace_result"` - `"text_editor_code_execution_str_replace_result"` - `tool_use_id: string` - `type: "text_editor_code_execution_tool_result"` - `"text_editor_code_execution_tool_result"` - `BetaToolSearchToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type }` - `content: BetaToolSearchToolResultError or BetaToolSearchToolSearchResultBlock` - `BetaToolSearchToolResultError = object { error_code, error_message, type }` - `error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or "execution_time_exceeded"` - `"invalid_tool_input"` - `"unavailable"` - `"too_many_requests"` - `"execution_time_exceeded"` - `error_message: string` - `type: "tool_search_tool_result_error"` - `"tool_search_tool_result_error"` - `BetaToolSearchToolSearchResultBlock = object { tool_references, type }` - `tool_references: array of BetaToolReferenceBlock` - `tool_name: string` - `type: "tool_reference"` - `"tool_reference"` - `type: "tool_search_tool_search_result"` - `"tool_search_tool_search_result"` - `tool_use_id: string` - `type: "tool_search_tool_result"` - `"tool_search_tool_result"` - `BetaMCPToolUseBlock = object { id, input, name, 2 more }` - `id: string` - `input: map[unknown]` - `name: string` The name of the MCP tool - `server_name: string` The name of the MCP server - `type: "mcp_tool_use"` - `"mcp_tool_use"` - `BetaMCPToolResultBlock = object { content, is_error, tool_use_id, type }` - `content: string or array of BetaTextBlock` - `UnionMember0 = string` - `BetaMCPToolResultBlockContent = array of BetaTextBlock` - `citations: array of BetaTextCitation` 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`. - `BetaCitationCharLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }` - `cited_text: string` - `document_index: number` - `document_title: string` - `end_char_index: number` - `file_id: string` - `start_char_index: number` - `type: "char_location"` - `"char_location"` - `BetaCitationPageLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }` - `cited_text: string` - `document_index: number` - `document_title: string` - `end_page_number: number` - `file_id: string` - `start_page_number: number` - `type: "page_location"` - `"page_location"` - `BetaCitationContentBlockLocation = object { cited_text, document_index, document_title, 4 more }` - `cited_text: string` - `document_index: number` - `document_title: string` - `end_block_index: number` - `file_id: string` - `start_block_index: number` - `type: "content_block_location"` - `"content_block_location"` - `BetaCitationsWebSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, encrypted_index, title, 2 more }` - `cited_text: string` - `encrypted_index: string` - `title: string` - `type: "web_search_result_location"` - `"web_search_result_location"` - `url: string` - `BetaCitationSearchResultLocation = object { cited_text, end_block_index, search_result_index, 4 more }` - `cited_text: string` - `end_block_index: number` - `search_result_index: number` - `source: string` - `start_block_index: number` - `title: string` - `type: "search_result_location"` - `"search_result_location"` - `text: string` - `type: "text"` - `"text"` - `is_error: boolean` - `tool_use_id: string` - `type: "mcp_tool_result"` - `"mcp_tool_result"` - `BetaContainerUploadBlock = object { file_id, type }` Response model for a file uploaded to the container. - `file_id: string` - `type: "container_upload"` - `"container_upload"` - `BetaCompactionBlock = object { content, type }` 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. - `content: string` Summary of compacted content, or null if compaction failed - `type: "compaction"` - `"compaction"`context_management: BetaContextManagementResponseContext management response.
Information about context management strategies applied during the request.
applied_edits: array of BetaClearToolUses20250919EditResponse or BetaClearThinking20251015EditResponseList of context management edits that were applied.
BetaClearToolUses20250919EditResponse = object { cleared_input_tokens, cleared_tool_uses, type }cleared_input_tokens: numberNumber of input tokens cleared by this edit.
cleared_tool_uses: numberNumber of tool uses that were cleared.
type: "clear_tool_uses_20250919"The type of context management edit applied.
"clear_tool_uses_20250919"
BetaClearThinking20251015EditResponse = object { cleared_input_tokens, cleared_thinking_turns, type }cleared_input_tokens: numberNumber of input tokens cleared by this edit.
cleared_thinking_turns: numberNumber of thinking turns that were cleared.
type: "clear_thinking_20251015"The type of context management edit applied.
"clear_thinking_20251015"
model: ModelThe model that will complete your prompt.
See models for additional details and options.
UnionMember0 = "claude-opus-4-6" or "claude-sonnet-4-6" or "claude-opus-4-5-20251101" or 19 moreThe model that will complete your prompt.
See models for additional details and options.
"claude-opus-4-6"Most intelligent model for building agents and coding
"claude-sonnet-4-6"Frontier intelligence at scale — built for coding, agents, and enterprise workflows
"claude-opus-4-5-20251101"Premium model combining maximum intelligence with practical performance
"claude-opus-4-5"Premium model combining maximum intelligence with practical performance
"claude-3-7-sonnet-latest"High-performance model with early extended thinking
"claude-3-7-sonnet-20250219"High-performance model with early extended thinking
"claude-3-5-haiku-latest"Fastest and most compact model for near-instant responsiveness
"claude-3-5-haiku-20241022"Our fastest model
"claude-haiku-4-5"Hybrid model, capable of near-instant responses and extended thinking
"claude-haiku-4-5-20251001"Hybrid model, capable of near-instant responses and extended thinking
"claude-sonnet-4-20250514"High-performance model with extended thinking
"claude-sonnet-4-0"High-performance model with extended thinking
"claude-4-sonnet-20250514"High-performance model with extended thinking
"claude-sonnet-4-5"Our best model for real-world agents and coding
"claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929"Our best model for real-world agents and coding
"claude-opus-4-0"Our most capable model
"claude-opus-4-20250514"Our most capable model
"claude-4-opus-20250514"Our most capable model
"claude-opus-4-1-20250805"Our most capable model
"claude-3-opus-latest"Excels at writing and complex tasks
"claude-3-opus-20240229"Excels at writing and complex tasks
"claude-3-haiku-20240307"Our previous most fast and cost-effective
UnionMember1 = string
role: "assistant"Conversational role of the generated message.
This will always be
"assistant"."assistant"
stop_reason: BetaStopReasonThe 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_startevent and non-null otherwise."end_turn""max_tokens""stop_sequence""tool_use""pause_turn""compaction""refusal""model_context_window_exceeded"
stop_sequence: stringWhich 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: "message"Object type.
For Messages, this is always
"message"."message"
usage: BetaUsageBilling 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
usagewill not match one-to-one with the exact visible content of an API request or response.For example,
output_tokenswill 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, andcache_read_input_tokens.cache_creation: BetaCacheCreationBreakdown of cached tokens by TTL
ephemeral_1h_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the 1 hour cache entry.
ephemeral_5m_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the 5 minute cache entry.
cache_creation_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
cache_read_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens read from the cache.
inference_geo: stringThe geographic region where inference was performed for this request.
input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens which were used.
iterations: BetaIterationsUsagePer-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
BetaMessageIterationUsage = object { cache_creation, cache_creation_input_tokens, cache_read_input_tokens, 3 more }Token usage for a sampling iteration.
cache_creation: BetaCacheCreationBreakdown of cached tokens by TTL
ephemeral_1h_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the 1 hour cache entry.
ephemeral_5m_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the 5 minute cache entry.
cache_creation_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
cache_read_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens read from the cache.
input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens which were used.
output_tokens: numberThe number of output tokens which were used.
type: "message"Usage for a sampling iteration
"message"
BetaCompactionIterationUsage = object { cache_creation, cache_creation_input_tokens, cache_read_input_tokens, 3 more }Token usage for a compaction iteration.
cache_creation: BetaCacheCreationBreakdown of cached tokens by TTL
ephemeral_1h_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the 1 hour cache entry.
ephemeral_5m_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the 5 minute cache entry.
cache_creation_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
cache_read_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens read from the cache.
input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens which were used.
output_tokens: numberThe number of output tokens which were used.
type: "compaction"Usage for a compaction iteration
"compaction"
output_tokens: numberThe number of output tokens which were used.
server_tool_use: BetaServerToolUsageThe number of server tool requests.
web_fetch_requests: numberThe number of web fetch tool requests.
web_search_requests: numberThe number of web search tool requests.
service_tier: "standard" or "priority" or "batch"If the request used the priority, standard, or batch tier.
"standard""priority""batch"
speed: "standard" or "fast"The inference speed mode used for this request.
"standard""fast"
type: "succeeded"
"succeeded"
Files#
Upload#
post /v1/files
Upload File
Header Parameters#
"anthropic-beta": optional array of AnthropicBetaOptional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.
UnionMember0 = stringUnionMember1 = "message-batches-2024-09-24" or "prompt-caching-2024-07-31" or "computer-use-2024-10-22" or 17 more
"message-batches-2024-09-24""prompt-caching-2024-07-31""computer-use-2024-10-22""computer-use-2025-01-24""pdfs-2024-09-25""token-counting-2024-11-01""token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19""output-128k-2025-02-19""files-api-2025-04-14""mcp-client-2025-04-04""mcp-client-2025-11-20""dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14""interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14""code-execution-2025-05-22""extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11""context-1m-2025-08-07""context-management-2025-06-27""model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26""skills-2025-10-02""fast-mode-2026-02-01"
Returns#
FileMetadata = object { id, created_at, filename, 4 more }id: string
Unique object identifier.
The format and length of IDs may change over time.
created_at: string
RFC 3339 datetime string representing when the file was created.
filename: string
Original filename of the uploaded file.
mime_type: string
MIME type of the file.
size_bytes: number
Size of the file in bytes.
type: "file"
Object type.
For files, this is always "file".
"file"downloadable: optional boolean
Whether the file can be downloaded.
Example#
curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/files?beta=true \
-H 'Content-Type: multipart/form-data' \
-H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
-H 'anthropic-beta: files-api-2025-04-14' \
-H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" \
-F 'file=@/path/to/file'List#
get /v1/files
List Files
Query Parameters#
after_id: optional stringID of the object to use as a cursor for pagination. When provided, returns the page of results immediately after this object.
before_id: optional stringID of the object to use as a cursor for pagination. When provided, returns the page of results immediately before this object.
limit: optional numberNumber of items to return per page.
Defaults to
20. Ranges from1to1000.
Header Parameters#
"anthropic-beta": optional array of AnthropicBetaOptional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.
UnionMember0 = stringUnionMember1 = "message-batches-2024-09-24" or "prompt-caching-2024-07-31" or "computer-use-2024-10-22" or 17 more
"message-batches-2024-09-24""prompt-caching-2024-07-31""computer-use-2024-10-22""computer-use-2025-01-24""pdfs-2024-09-25""token-counting-2024-11-01""token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19""output-128k-2025-02-19""files-api-2025-04-14""mcp-client-2025-04-04""mcp-client-2025-11-20""dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14""interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14""code-execution-2025-05-22""extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11""context-1m-2025-08-07""context-management-2025-06-27""model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26""skills-2025-10-02""fast-mode-2026-02-01"
Returns#
data: array of FileMetadataList of file metadata objects.
id: string
Unique object identifier.
The format and length of IDs may change over time.
created_at: string
RFC 3339 datetime string representing when the file was created.
filename: string
Original filename of the uploaded file.
mime_type: string
MIME type of the file.
size_bytes: number
Size of the file in bytes.
type: "file"
Object type.
For files, this is always "file".
"file"downloadable: optional boolean
Whether the file can be downloaded.
first_id: optional stringID of the first file in this page of results.
has_more: optional booleanWhether there are more results available.
last_id: optional stringID of the last file in this page of results.
Example#
curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/files?beta=true \
-H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
-H 'anthropic-beta: files-api-2025-04-14' \
-H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"Download#
get /v1/files/{file_id}/content
Download File
Path Parameters#
file_id: stringID of the File.
Header Parameters#
"anthropic-beta": optional array of AnthropicBetaOptional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.
UnionMember0 = stringUnionMember1 = "message-batches-2024-09-24" or "prompt-caching-2024-07-31" or "computer-use-2024-10-22" or 17 more
"message-batches-2024-09-24""prompt-caching-2024-07-31""computer-use-2024-10-22""computer-use-2025-01-24""pdfs-2024-09-25""token-counting-2024-11-01""token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19""output-128k-2025-02-19""files-api-2025-04-14""mcp-client-2025-04-04""mcp-client-2025-11-20""dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14""interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14""code-execution-2025-05-22""extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11""context-1m-2025-08-07""context-management-2025-06-27""model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26""skills-2025-10-02""fast-mode-2026-02-01"
Example#
curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/files/$FILE_ID/content?beta=true \
-H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
-H 'anthropic-beta: files-api-2025-04-14' \
-H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"Retrieve Metadata#
get /v1/files/{file_id}
Get File Metadata
Path Parameters#
file_id: stringID of the File.
Header Parameters#
"anthropic-beta": optional array of AnthropicBetaOptional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.
UnionMember0 = stringUnionMember1 = "message-batches-2024-09-24" or "prompt-caching-2024-07-31" or "computer-use-2024-10-22" or 17 more
"message-batches-2024-09-24""prompt-caching-2024-07-31""computer-use-2024-10-22""computer-use-2025-01-24""pdfs-2024-09-25""token-counting-2024-11-01""token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19""output-128k-2025-02-19""files-api-2025-04-14""mcp-client-2025-04-04""mcp-client-2025-11-20""dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14""interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14""code-execution-2025-05-22""extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11""context-1m-2025-08-07""context-management-2025-06-27""model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26""skills-2025-10-02""fast-mode-2026-02-01"
Returns#
FileMetadata = object { id, created_at, filename, 4 more }id: string
Unique object identifier.
The format and length of IDs may change over time.
created_at: string
RFC 3339 datetime string representing when the file was created.
filename: string
Original filename of the uploaded file.
mime_type: string
MIME type of the file.
size_bytes: number
Size of the file in bytes.
type: "file"
Object type.
For files, this is always "file".
"file"downloadable: optional boolean
Whether the file can be downloaded.
Example#
curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/files/$FILE_ID?beta=true \
-H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
-H 'anthropic-beta: files-api-2025-04-14' \
-H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"Delete#
delete /v1/files/{file_id}
Delete File
Path Parameters#
file_id: stringID of the File.
Header Parameters#
"anthropic-beta": optional array of AnthropicBetaOptional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.
UnionMember0 = stringUnionMember1 = "message-batches-2024-09-24" or "prompt-caching-2024-07-31" or "computer-use-2024-10-22" or 17 more
"message-batches-2024-09-24""prompt-caching-2024-07-31""computer-use-2024-10-22""computer-use-2025-01-24""pdfs-2024-09-25""token-counting-2024-11-01""token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19""output-128k-2025-02-19""files-api-2025-04-14""mcp-client-2025-04-04""mcp-client-2025-11-20""dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14""interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14""code-execution-2025-05-22""extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11""context-1m-2025-08-07""context-management-2025-06-27""model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26""skills-2025-10-02""fast-mode-2026-02-01"
Returns#
DeletedFile = object { id, type }id: string
ID of the deleted file.
type: optional "file_deleted"
Deleted object type.
For file deletion, this is always "file_deleted".
"file_deleted"
Example#
curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/files/$FILE_ID?beta=true \
-X DELETE \
-H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
-H 'anthropic-beta: files-api-2025-04-14' \
-H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"Domain Types#
Deleted File#
DeletedFile = object { id, type }id: string
ID of the deleted file.
type: optional "file_deleted"
Deleted object type.
For file deletion, this is always "file_deleted".
"file_deleted"
File Metadata#
FileMetadata = object { id, created_at, filename, 4 more }id: string
Unique object identifier.
The format and length of IDs may change over time.
created_at: string
RFC 3339 datetime string representing when the file was created.
filename: string
Original filename of the uploaded file.
mime_type: string
MIME type of the file.
size_bytes: number
Size of the file in bytes.
type: "file"
Object type.
For files, this is always "file".
"file"downloadable: optional boolean
Whether the file can be downloaded.
Skills#
Create#
post /v1/skills
Create Skill
Header Parameters#
"anthropic-beta": optional array of AnthropicBetaOptional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.
UnionMember0 = stringUnionMember1 = "message-batches-2024-09-24" or "prompt-caching-2024-07-31" or "computer-use-2024-10-22" or 17 more
"message-batches-2024-09-24""prompt-caching-2024-07-31""computer-use-2024-10-22""computer-use-2025-01-24""pdfs-2024-09-25""token-counting-2024-11-01""token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19""output-128k-2025-02-19""files-api-2025-04-14""mcp-client-2025-04-04""mcp-client-2025-11-20""dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14""interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14""code-execution-2025-05-22""extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11""context-1m-2025-08-07""context-management-2025-06-27""model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26""skills-2025-10-02""fast-mode-2026-02-01"
Returns#
id: stringUnique identifier for the skill.
The format and length of IDs may change over time.
created_at: stringISO 8601 timestamp of when the skill was created.
display_title: stringDisplay title for the skill.
This is a human-readable label that is not included in the prompt sent to the model.
latest_version: stringThe latest version identifier for the skill.
This represents the most recent version of the skill that has been created.
source: stringSource of the skill.
This may be one of the following values:
"custom": the skill was created by a user"anthropic": the skill was created by Anthropic
type: stringObject type.
For Skills, this is always
"skill".updated_at: stringISO 8601 timestamp of when the skill was last updated.
Example#
curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/skills?beta=true \
-X POST \
-H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
-H 'anthropic-beta: skills-2025-10-02' \
-H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"List#
get /v1/skills
List Skills
Query Parameters#
limit: optional numberNumber of results to return per page.
Maximum value is 100. Defaults to 20.
page: optional stringPagination token for fetching a specific page of results.
Pass the value from a previous response’s
next_pagefield to get the next page of results.source: optional stringFilter skills by source.
If provided, only skills from the specified source will be returned:
"custom": only return user-created skills"anthropic": only return Anthropic-created skills
Header Parameters#
"anthropic-beta": optional array of AnthropicBetaOptional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.
UnionMember0 = stringUnionMember1 = "message-batches-2024-09-24" or "prompt-caching-2024-07-31" or "computer-use-2024-10-22" or 17 more
"message-batches-2024-09-24""prompt-caching-2024-07-31""computer-use-2024-10-22""computer-use-2025-01-24""pdfs-2024-09-25""token-counting-2024-11-01""token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19""output-128k-2025-02-19""files-api-2025-04-14""mcp-client-2025-04-04""mcp-client-2025-11-20""dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14""interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14""code-execution-2025-05-22""extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11""context-1m-2025-08-07""context-management-2025-06-27""model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26""skills-2025-10-02""fast-mode-2026-02-01"
Returns#
data: array of object { id, created_at, display_title, 4 more }List of skills.
id: string
Unique identifier for the skill.
The format and length of IDs may change over time.
created_at: string
ISO 8601 timestamp of when the skill was created.
display_title: string
Display title for the skill.
This is a human-readable label that is not included in the prompt sent to the model.
latest_version: string
The latest version identifier for the skill.
This represents the most recent version of the skill that has been created.
source: string
Source of the skill.
This may be one of the following values:
"custom": the skill was created by a user"anthropic": the skill was created by Anthropictype: string
Object type.
For Skills, this is always "skill".
updated_at: string
ISO 8601 timestamp of when the skill was last updated.
has_more: booleanWhether there are more results available.
If
true, there are additional results that can be fetched using thenext_pagetoken.next_page: stringToken for fetching the next page of results.
If
null, there are no more results available. Pass this value to thepage_tokenparameter in the next request to get the next page.
Example#
curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/skills?beta=true \
-H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
-H 'anthropic-beta: skills-2025-10-02' \
-H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"Retrieve#
get /v1/skills/{skill_id}
Get Skill
Path Parameters#
skill_id: stringUnique identifier for the skill.
The format and length of IDs may change over time.
Header Parameters#
"anthropic-beta": optional array of AnthropicBetaOptional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.
UnionMember0 = stringUnionMember1 = "message-batches-2024-09-24" or "prompt-caching-2024-07-31" or "computer-use-2024-10-22" or 17 more
"message-batches-2024-09-24""prompt-caching-2024-07-31""computer-use-2024-10-22""computer-use-2025-01-24""pdfs-2024-09-25""token-counting-2024-11-01""token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19""output-128k-2025-02-19""files-api-2025-04-14""mcp-client-2025-04-04""mcp-client-2025-11-20""dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14""interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14""code-execution-2025-05-22""extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11""context-1m-2025-08-07""context-management-2025-06-27""model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26""skills-2025-10-02""fast-mode-2026-02-01"
Returns#
id: stringUnique identifier for the skill.
The format and length of IDs may change over time.
created_at: stringISO 8601 timestamp of when the skill was created.
display_title: stringDisplay title for the skill.
This is a human-readable label that is not included in the prompt sent to the model.
latest_version: stringThe latest version identifier for the skill.
This represents the most recent version of the skill that has been created.
source: stringSource of the skill.
This may be one of the following values:
"custom": the skill was created by a user"anthropic": the skill was created by Anthropic
type: stringObject type.
For Skills, this is always
"skill".updated_at: stringISO 8601 timestamp of when the skill was last updated.
Example#
curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/skills/$SKILL_ID?beta=true \
-H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
-H 'anthropic-beta: skills-2025-10-02' \
-H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"Delete#
delete /v1/skills/{skill_id}
Delete Skill
Path Parameters#
skill_id: stringUnique identifier for the skill.
The format and length of IDs may change over time.
Header Parameters#
"anthropic-beta": optional array of AnthropicBetaOptional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.
UnionMember0 = stringUnionMember1 = "message-batches-2024-09-24" or "prompt-caching-2024-07-31" or "computer-use-2024-10-22" or 17 more
"message-batches-2024-09-24""prompt-caching-2024-07-31""computer-use-2024-10-22""computer-use-2025-01-24""pdfs-2024-09-25""token-counting-2024-11-01""token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19""output-128k-2025-02-19""files-api-2025-04-14""mcp-client-2025-04-04""mcp-client-2025-11-20""dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14""interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14""code-execution-2025-05-22""extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11""context-1m-2025-08-07""context-management-2025-06-27""model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26""skills-2025-10-02""fast-mode-2026-02-01"
Returns#
id: stringUnique identifier for the skill.
The format and length of IDs may change over time.
type: stringDeleted object type.
For Skills, this is always
"skill_deleted".
Example#
curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/skills/$SKILL_ID?beta=true \
-X DELETE \
-H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
-H 'anthropic-beta: skills-2025-10-02' \
-H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"Versions#
Create#
post /v1/skills/{skill_id}/versions
Create Skill Version
Path Parameters#
skill_id: stringUnique identifier for the skill.
The format and length of IDs may change over time.
Header Parameters#
"anthropic-beta": optional array of AnthropicBetaOptional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.
UnionMember0 = stringUnionMember1 = "message-batches-2024-09-24" or "prompt-caching-2024-07-31" or "computer-use-2024-10-22" or 17 more
"message-batches-2024-09-24""prompt-caching-2024-07-31""computer-use-2024-10-22""computer-use-2025-01-24""pdfs-2024-09-25""token-counting-2024-11-01""token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19""output-128k-2025-02-19""files-api-2025-04-14""mcp-client-2025-04-04""mcp-client-2025-11-20""dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14""interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14""code-execution-2025-05-22""extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11""context-1m-2025-08-07""context-management-2025-06-27""model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26""skills-2025-10-02""fast-mode-2026-02-01"
Returns#
id: stringUnique identifier for the skill version.
The format and length of IDs may change over time.
created_at: stringISO 8601 timestamp of when the skill version was created.
description: stringDescription of the skill version.
This is extracted from the SKILL.md file in the skill upload.
directory: stringDirectory name of the skill version.
This is the top-level directory name that was extracted from the uploaded files.
name: stringHuman-readable name of the skill version.
This is extracted from the SKILL.md file in the skill upload.
skill_id: stringIdentifier for the skill that this version belongs to.
type: stringObject type.
For Skill Versions, this is always
"skill_version".version: stringVersion identifier for the skill.
Each version is identified by a Unix epoch timestamp (e.g., “1759178010641129”).
Example#
curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/skills/$SKILL_ID/versions?beta=true \
-X POST \
-H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
-H 'anthropic-beta: skills-2025-10-02' \
-H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"List#
get /v1/skills/{skill_id}/versions
List Skill Versions
Path Parameters#
skill_id: stringUnique identifier for the skill.
The format and length of IDs may change over time.
Query Parameters#
limit: optional numberNumber of items to return per page.
Defaults to
20. Ranges from1to1000.page: optional stringOptionally set to the
next_pagetoken from the previous response.
Header Parameters#
"anthropic-beta": optional array of AnthropicBetaOptional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.
UnionMember0 = stringUnionMember1 = "message-batches-2024-09-24" or "prompt-caching-2024-07-31" or "computer-use-2024-10-22" or 17 more
"message-batches-2024-09-24""prompt-caching-2024-07-31""computer-use-2024-10-22""computer-use-2025-01-24""pdfs-2024-09-25""token-counting-2024-11-01""token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19""output-128k-2025-02-19""files-api-2025-04-14""mcp-client-2025-04-04""mcp-client-2025-11-20""dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14""interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14""code-execution-2025-05-22""extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11""context-1m-2025-08-07""context-management-2025-06-27""model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26""skills-2025-10-02""fast-mode-2026-02-01"
Returns#
data: array of object { id, created_at, description, 5 more }List of skill versions.
id: string
Unique identifier for the skill version.
The format and length of IDs may change over time.
created_at: string
ISO 8601 timestamp of when the skill version was created.
description: string
Description of the skill version.
This is extracted from the SKILL.md file in the skill upload.
directory: string
Directory name of the skill version.
This is the top-level directory name that was extracted from the uploaded files.
name: string
Human-readable name of the skill version.
This is extracted from the SKILL.md file in the skill upload.
skill_id: string
Identifier for the skill that this version belongs to.
type: string
Object type.
For Skill Versions, this is always "skill_version".
version: string
Version identifier for the skill.
Each version is identified by a Unix epoch timestamp (e.g., “1759178010641129”).
has_more: booleanIndicates if there are more results in the requested page direction.
next_page: stringToken to provide in as
pagein the subsequent request to retrieve the next page of data.
Example#
curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/skills/$SKILL_ID/versions?beta=true \
-H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
-H 'anthropic-beta: skills-2025-10-02' \
-H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"Retrieve#
get /v1/skills/{skill_id}/versions/{version}
Get Skill Version
Path Parameters#
skill_id: stringUnique identifier for the skill.
The format and length of IDs may change over time.
version: stringVersion identifier for the skill.
Each version is identified by a Unix epoch timestamp (e.g., “1759178010641129”).
Header Parameters#
"anthropic-beta": optional array of AnthropicBetaOptional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.
UnionMember0 = stringUnionMember1 = "message-batches-2024-09-24" or "prompt-caching-2024-07-31" or "computer-use-2024-10-22" or 17 more
"message-batches-2024-09-24""prompt-caching-2024-07-31""computer-use-2024-10-22""computer-use-2025-01-24""pdfs-2024-09-25""token-counting-2024-11-01""token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19""output-128k-2025-02-19""files-api-2025-04-14""mcp-client-2025-04-04""mcp-client-2025-11-20""dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14""interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14""code-execution-2025-05-22""extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11""context-1m-2025-08-07""context-management-2025-06-27""model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26""skills-2025-10-02""fast-mode-2026-02-01"
Returns#
id: stringUnique identifier for the skill version.
The format and length of IDs may change over time.
created_at: stringISO 8601 timestamp of when the skill version was created.
description: stringDescription of the skill version.
This is extracted from the SKILL.md file in the skill upload.
directory: stringDirectory name of the skill version.
This is the top-level directory name that was extracted from the uploaded files.
name: stringHuman-readable name of the skill version.
This is extracted from the SKILL.md file in the skill upload.
skill_id: stringIdentifier for the skill that this version belongs to.
type: stringObject type.
For Skill Versions, this is always
"skill_version".version: stringVersion identifier for the skill.
Each version is identified by a Unix epoch timestamp (e.g., “1759178010641129”).
Example#
curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/skills/$SKILL_ID/versions/$VERSION?beta=true \
-H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
-H 'anthropic-beta: skills-2025-10-02' \
-H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"Delete#
delete /v1/skills/{skill_id}/versions/{version}
Delete Skill Version
Path Parameters#
skill_id: stringUnique identifier for the skill.
The format and length of IDs may change over time.
version: stringVersion identifier for the skill.
Each version is identified by a Unix epoch timestamp (e.g., “1759178010641129”).
Header Parameters#
"anthropic-beta": optional array of AnthropicBetaOptional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.
UnionMember0 = stringUnionMember1 = "message-batches-2024-09-24" or "prompt-caching-2024-07-31" or "computer-use-2024-10-22" or 17 more
"message-batches-2024-09-24""prompt-caching-2024-07-31""computer-use-2024-10-22""computer-use-2025-01-24""pdfs-2024-09-25""token-counting-2024-11-01""token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19""output-128k-2025-02-19""files-api-2025-04-14""mcp-client-2025-04-04""mcp-client-2025-11-20""dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14""interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14""code-execution-2025-05-22""extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11""context-1m-2025-08-07""context-management-2025-06-27""model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26""skills-2025-10-02""fast-mode-2026-02-01"
Returns#
id: stringVersion identifier for the skill.
Each version is identified by a Unix epoch timestamp (e.g., “1759178010641129”).
type: stringDeleted object type.
For Skill Versions, this is always
"skill_version_deleted".
Example#
curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/skills/$SKILL_ID/versions/$VERSION?beta=true \
-X DELETE \
-H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
-H 'anthropic-beta: skills-2025-10-02' \
-H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"