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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

Body 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 for details.

• messages: array of MessageParam

  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:

  [{"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 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:

  {"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 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 ContentBlockParam

• UnionMember0 = string

• UnionMember1 = array of ContentBlockParam

  • TextBlockParam = object { text, type, cache_control, citations }

    • text: string

    • type: "text"

      • "text"

    • cache_control: optional CacheControlEphemeral

      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 TextCitationParam

      • CitationCharLocationParam = 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"

      • CitationPageLocationParam = 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"

      • CitationContentBlockLocationParam = 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"

      • CitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = 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

      • CitationSearchResultLocationParam = 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"

  • ImageBlockParam = object { source, type, cache_control }

    • source: Base64ImageSource or URLImageSource

      • Base64ImageSource = 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"

      • URLImageSource = object { type, url }

        • type: "url"

          • "url"

        • url: string

    • type: "image"

      • "image"

    • cache_control: optional CacheControlEphemeral

      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"

  • DocumentBlockParam = object { source, type, cache_control, 3 more }

    • source: Base64PDFSource or PlainTextSource or ContentBlockSource or URLPDFSource

      • Base64PDFSource = object { data, media_type, type }

        • data: string

        • media_type: "application/pdf"

          • "application/pdf"

        • type: "base64"

          • "base64"

      • PlainTextSource = object { data, media_type, type }

        • data: string

        • media_type: "text/plain"

          • "text/plain"

        • type: "text"

          • "text"

      • ContentBlockSource = object { content, type }

        • content: string or array of ContentBlockSourceContent

          • UnionMember0 = string

          • ContentBlockSourceContent = array of ContentBlockSourceContent

            • TextBlockParam = object { text, type, cache_control, citations }

              • text: string

              • type: "text"

                • "text"

              • cache_control: optional CacheControlEphemeral

                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 TextCitationParam

                • CitationCharLocationParam = 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"

                • CitationPageLocationParam = 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"

                • CitationContentBlockLocationParam = 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"

                • CitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = 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

                • CitationSearchResultLocationParam = 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"

            • ImageBlockParam = object { source, type, cache_control }

              • source: Base64ImageSource or URLImageSource

                • Base64ImageSource = 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"

                • URLImageSource = object { type, url }

                  • type: "url"

                    • "url"

                  • url: string

              • type: "image"

                • "image"

              • cache_control: optional CacheControlEphemeral

                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"

      • URLPDFSource = object { type, url }

        • type: "url"

          • "url"

        • url: string

    • type: "document"

      • "document"

    • cache_control: optional CacheControlEphemeral

      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 CitationsConfigParam

      • enabled: optional boolean

    • context: optional string

    • title: optional string

  • SearchResultBlockParam = object { content, source, title, 3 more }

    • content: array of TextBlockParam

      • text: string

      • type: "text"

        • "text"

      • cache_control: optional CacheControlEphemeral

        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 TextCitationParam

        • CitationCharLocationParam = 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"

        • CitationPageLocationParam = 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"

        • CitationContentBlockLocationParam = 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"

        • CitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = 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

        • CitationSearchResultLocationParam = 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 CacheControlEphemeral

      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 CitationsConfigParam

      • enabled: optional boolean

  • ThinkingBlockParam = object { signature, thinking, type }

    • signature: string

    • thinking: string

    • type: "thinking"

      • "thinking"

  • RedactedThinkingBlockParam = object { data, type }

    • data: string

    • type: "redacted_thinking"

      • "redacted_thinking"

  • ToolUseBlockParam = object { id, input, name, 3 more }

    • id: string

    • input: map[unknown]

    • name: string

    • type: "tool_use"

      • "tool_use"

    • cache_control: optional CacheControlEphemeral

      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 DirectCaller or ServerToolCaller or ServerToolCaller20260120

      Tool invocation directly from the model.

      • DirectCaller = object { type }

        Tool invocation directly from the model.

        • type: "direct"

          • "direct"

      • ServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }

        Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.

        • tool_id: string

        • type: "code_execution_20250825"

          • "code_execution_20250825"

      • ServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }

        • tool_id: string

        • type: "code_execution_20260120"

          • "code_execution_20260120"

  • ToolResultBlockParam = object { tool_use_id, type, cache_control, 2 more }

    • tool_use_id: string

    • type: "tool_result"

      • "tool_result"

    • cache_control: optional CacheControlEphemeral

      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 TextBlockParam or ImageBlockParam or SearchResultBlockParam or 2 more

      • UnionMember0 = string

      • UnionMember1 = array of TextBlockParam or ImageBlockParam or SearchResultBlockParam or 2 more

        • TextBlockParam = object { text, type, cache_control, citations }

          • text: string

          • type: "text"

            • "text"

          • cache_control: optional CacheControlEphemeral

            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 TextCitationParam

            • CitationCharLocationParam = 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"

            • CitationPageLocationParam = 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"

            • CitationContentBlockLocationParam = 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"

            • CitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = 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

            • CitationSearchResultLocationParam = 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"

        • ImageBlockParam = object { source, type, cache_control }

          • source: Base64ImageSource or URLImageSource

            • Base64ImageSource = 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"

            • URLImageSource = object { type, url }

              • type: "url"

                • "url"

              • url: string

          • type: "image"

            • "image"

          • cache_control: optional CacheControlEphemeral

            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"

        • SearchResultBlockParam = object { content, source, title, 3 more }

          • content: array of TextBlockParam

            • text: string

            • type: "text"

              • "text"

            • cache_control: optional CacheControlEphemeral

              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 TextCitationParam

              • CitationCharLocationParam = 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"

              • CitationPageLocationParam = 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"

              • CitationContentBlockLocationParam = 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"

              • CitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = 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

              • CitationSearchResultLocationParam = 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 CacheControlEphemeral

            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 CitationsConfigParam

            • enabled: optional boolean

        • DocumentBlockParam = object { source, type, cache_control, 3 more }

          • source: Base64PDFSource or PlainTextSource or ContentBlockSource or URLPDFSource

            • Base64PDFSource = object { data, media_type, type }

              • data: string

              • media_type: "application/pdf"

                • "application/pdf"

              • type: "base64"

                • "base64"

            • PlainTextSource = object { data, media_type, type }

              • data: string

              • media_type: "text/plain"

                • "text/plain"

              • type: "text"

                • "text"

            • ContentBlockSource = object { content, type }

              • content: string or array of ContentBlockSourceContent

                • UnionMember0 = string

                • ContentBlockSourceContent = array of ContentBlockSourceContent

                  • TextBlockParam = object { text, type, cache_control, citations }

                    • text: string

                    • type: "text"

                      • "text"

                    • cache_control: optional CacheControlEphemeral

                      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 TextCitationParam

                      • CitationCharLocationParam = 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"

                      • CitationPageLocationParam = 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"

                      • CitationContentBlockLocationParam = 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"

                      • CitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = 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

                      • CitationSearchResultLocationParam = 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"

                  • ImageBlockParam = object { source, type, cache_control }

                    • source: Base64ImageSource or URLImageSource

                      • Base64ImageSource = 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"

                      • URLImageSource = object { type, url }

                        • type: "url"

                          • "url"

                        • url: string

                    • type: "image"

                      • "image"

                    • cache_control: optional CacheControlEphemeral

                      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"

            • URLPDFSource = object { type, url }

              • type: "url"

                • "url"

              • url: string

          • type: "document"

            • "document"

          • cache_control: optional CacheControlEphemeral

            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 CitationsConfigParam

            • enabled: optional boolean

          • context: optional string

          • title: optional string

        • ToolReferenceBlockParam = 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 CacheControlEphemeral

            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

  • ServerToolUseBlockParam = 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 CacheControlEphemeral

      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 DirectCaller or ServerToolCaller or ServerToolCaller20260120

      Tool invocation directly from the model.

      • DirectCaller = object { type }

        Tool invocation directly from the model.

        • type: "direct"

          • "direct"

      • ServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }

        Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.

        • tool_id: string

        • type: "code_execution_20250825"

          • "code_execution_20250825"

      • ServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }

        • tool_id: string

        • type: "code_execution_20260120"

          • "code_execution_20260120"

  • WebSearchToolResultBlockParam = object { content, tool_use_id, type, 2 more }

    • content: WebSearchToolResultBlockParamContent

      • WebSearchToolResultBlockItem = array of WebSearchResultBlockParam

        • encrypted_content: string

        • title: string

        • type: "web_search_result"

          • "web_search_result"

        • url: string

        • page_age: optional string

      • WebSearchToolRequestError = object { error_code, type }

        • error_code: WebSearchToolResultErrorCode

          • "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 CacheControlEphemeral

      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 DirectCaller or ServerToolCaller or ServerToolCaller20260120

      Tool invocation directly from the model.

      • DirectCaller = object { type }

        Tool invocation directly from the model.

        • type: "direct"

          • "direct"

      • ServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }

        Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.

        • tool_id: string

        • type: "code_execution_20250825"

          • "code_execution_20250825"

      • ServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }

        • tool_id: string

        • type: "code_execution_20260120"

          • "code_execution_20260120"

  • WebFetchToolResultBlockParam = object { content, tool_use_id, type, 2 more }

    • content: WebFetchToolResultErrorBlockParam or WebFetchBlockParam

      • WebFetchToolResultErrorBlockParam = object { error_code, type }

        • error_code: WebFetchToolResultErrorCode

          • "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"

      • WebFetchBlockParam = object { content, type, url, retrieved_at }

        • content: DocumentBlockParam

          • source: Base64PDFSource or PlainTextSource or ContentBlockSource or URLPDFSource

            • Base64PDFSource = object { data, media_type, type }

              • data: string

              • media_type: "application/pdf"

                • "application/pdf"

              • type: "base64"

                • "base64"

            • PlainTextSource = object { data, media_type, type }

              • data: string

              • media_type: "text/plain"

                • "text/plain"

              • type: "text"

                • "text"

            • ContentBlockSource = object { content, type }

              • content: string or array of ContentBlockSourceContent

                • UnionMember0 = string

                • ContentBlockSourceContent = array of ContentBlockSourceContent

                  • TextBlockParam = object { text, type, cache_control, citations }

                    • text: string

                    • type: "text"

                      • "text"

                    • cache_control: optional CacheControlEphemeral

                      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 TextCitationParam

                      • CitationCharLocationParam = 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"

                      • CitationPageLocationParam = 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"

                      • CitationContentBlockLocationParam = 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"

                      • CitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = 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

                      • CitationSearchResultLocationParam = 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"

                  • ImageBlockParam = object { source, type, cache_control }

                    • source: Base64ImageSource or URLImageSource

                      • Base64ImageSource = 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"

                      • URLImageSource = object { type, url }

                        • type: "url"

                          • "url"

                        • url: string

                    • type: "image"

                      • "image"

                    • cache_control: optional CacheControlEphemeral

                      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"

            • URLPDFSource = object { type, url }

              • type: "url"

                • "url"

              • url: string

          • type: "document"

            • "document"

          • cache_control: optional CacheControlEphemeral

            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 CitationsConfigParam

            • 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 CacheControlEphemeral

      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 DirectCaller or ServerToolCaller or ServerToolCaller20260120

      Tool invocation directly from the model.

      • DirectCaller = object { type }

        Tool invocation directly from the model.

        • type: "direct"

          • "direct"

      • ServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }

        Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.

        • tool_id: string

        • type: "code_execution_20250825"

          • "code_execution_20250825"

      • ServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }

        • tool_id: string

        • type: "code_execution_20260120"

          • "code_execution_20260120"

  • CodeExecutionToolResultBlockParam = object { content, tool_use_id, type, cache_control }

    • content: CodeExecutionToolResultBlockParamContent

      Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.

      • CodeExecutionToolResultErrorParam = object { error_code, type }

        • error_code: CodeExecutionToolResultErrorCode

          • "invalid_tool_input"

          • "unavailable"

          • "too_many_requests"

          • "execution_time_exceeded"

        • type: "code_execution_tool_result_error"

          • "code_execution_tool_result_error"

      • CodeExecutionResultBlockParam = object { content, return_code, stderr, 2 more }

        • content: array of CodeExecutionOutputBlockParam

          • file_id: string

          • type: "code_execution_output"

            • "code_execution_output"

        • return_code: number

        • stderr: string

        • stdout: string

        • type: "code_execution_result"

          • "code_execution_result"

      • EncryptedCodeExecutionResultBlockParam = object { content, encrypted_stdout, return_code, 2 more }

        Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.

        • content: array of CodeExecutionOutputBlockParam

          • 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 CacheControlEphemeral

      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"

  • BashCodeExecutionToolResultBlockParam = object { content, tool_use_id, type, cache_control }

    • content: BashCodeExecutionToolResultErrorParam or BashCodeExecutionResultBlockParam

      • BashCodeExecutionToolResultErrorParam = object { error_code, type }

        • error_code: BashCodeExecutionToolResultErrorCode

          • "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"

      • BashCodeExecutionResultBlockParam = object { content, return_code, stderr, 2 more }

        • content: array of BashCodeExecutionOutputBlockParam

          • 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 CacheControlEphemeral

      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"

  • TextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultBlockParam = object { content, tool_use_id, type, cache_control }

    • content: TextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultErrorParam or TextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlockParam or TextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlockParam or TextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlockParam

      • TextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultErrorParam = object { error_code, type, error_message }

        • error_code: TextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultErrorCode

          • "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

      • TextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlockParam = 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

      • TextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlockParam = object { is_file_update, type }

        • is_file_update: boolean

        • type: "text_editor_code_execution_create_result"

          • "text_editor_code_execution_create_result"

      • TextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlockParam = 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 CacheControlEphemeral

      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"

  • ToolSearchToolResultBlockParam = object { content, tool_use_id, type, cache_control }

    • content: ToolSearchToolResultErrorParam or ToolSearchToolSearchResultBlockParam

      • ToolSearchToolResultErrorParam = object { error_code, type }

        • error_code: ToolSearchToolResultErrorCode

          • "invalid_tool_input"

          • "unavailable"

          • "too_many_requests"

          • "execution_time_exceeded"

        • type: "tool_search_tool_result_error"

          • "tool_search_tool_result_error"

      • ToolSearchToolSearchResultBlockParam = object { tool_references, type }

        • tool_references: array of ToolReferenceBlockParam

          • tool_name: string

          • type: "tool_reference"

            • "tool_reference"

          • cache_control: optional CacheControlEphemeral

            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 CacheControlEphemeral

      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"

  • ContainerUploadBlockParam = 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 CacheControlEphemeral

      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 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 CacheControlEphemeral

  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 string

  Container identifier for reuse across requests.

• inference_geo: optional string

  Specifies the geographic region for inference processing. If not specified, the workspace’s default_inference_geo is used.

• metadata: optional Metadata

  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 OutputConfig

  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 JSONOutputFormat

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"

• 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"

• 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 for details.

• system: optional string or array of TextBlockParam

  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.

  • UnionMember0 = string

  • UnionMember1 = array of TextBlockParam

• text: string

• type: "text"

  • "text"

• cache_control: optional CacheControlEphemeral

  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 TextCitationParam

  • CitationCharLocationParam = 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"

  • CitationPageLocationParam = 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"

  • CitationContentBlockLocationParam = 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"

  • CitationWebSearchResultLocationParam = 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

  • CitationSearchResultLocationParam = 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 ThinkingConfigParam

  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 for details.

  • ThinkingConfigEnabled = 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 for details.

• type: "enabled"

  • "enabled"

  • ThinkingConfigDisabled = object { type }

• type: "disabled"

  • "disabled"

  • ThinkingConfigAdaptive = object { type }

• type: "adaptive"

  • "adaptive"

• tool_choice: optional ToolChoice

  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.

  • ToolChoiceAuto = 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.

  • ToolChoiceAny = 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.

  • ToolChoiceTool = 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.

  • ToolChoiceNone = object { type }

The model will not be allowed to use tools.

• type: "none"

  • "none"

• tools: optional array of ToolUnion

  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, 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 tool input shape that the model will produce in tool_use output content blocks.

  For example, if you defined tools as:

  [
    {
      "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:

  [
    {
      "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:

  [
    {
      "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.

  • Tool = 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 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 CacheControlEphemeral

  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"

  • ToolBash20250124 = 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 CacheControlEphemeral

  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

  • CodeExecutionTool20250522 = 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 CacheControlEphemeral

  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

  • CodeExecutionTool20250825 = 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 CacheControlEphemeral

  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

  • CodeExecutionTool20260120 = 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 CacheControlEphemeral

  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

  • MemoryTool20250818 = 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 CacheControlEphemeral

  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

  • ToolTextEditor20250124 = 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 CacheControlEphemeral

  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

  • ToolTextEditor20250429 = 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 CacheControlEphemeral

  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

  • ToolTextEditor20250728 = 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 CacheControlEphemeral

  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

  • WebSearchTool20250305 = 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 CacheControlEphemeral

  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 UserLocation

  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 of the user.

  • region: optional string

    The region of the user.

  • timezone: optional string

    The IANA timezone of the user.

  • WebFetchTool20250910 = 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 CacheControlEphemeral

  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 CitationsConfigParam

  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

  • WebSearchTool20260209 = 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 CacheControlEphemeral

  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 UserLocation

  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 of the user.

  • region: optional string

    The region of the user.

  • timezone: optional string

    The IANA timezone of the user.

  • WebFetchTool20260209 = 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 CacheControlEphemeral

  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 CitationsConfigParam

  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

  • ToolSearchToolBm25_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 CacheControlEphemeral

  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

  • ToolSearchToolRegex20251119 = 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 CacheControlEphemeral

  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

• 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.

  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#

• Message = object { id, container, content, 6 more }

  • id: string

Unique object identifier.

The format and length of IDs may change over time.

• container: Container

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.

  • content: array of ContentBlock

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)"}]
    ```

- `TextBlock = object { citations, text, type }`

  - `citations: array of TextCitation`

    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`.

    - `CitationCharLocation = 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"`

    - `CitationPageLocation = 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"`

    - `CitationContentBlockLocation = 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"`

    - `CitationsWebSearchResultLocation = 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`

    - `CitationsSearchResultLocation = 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"`

- `ThinkingBlock = object { signature, thinking, type }`

  - `signature: string`

  - `thinking: string`

  - `type: "thinking"`

    - `"thinking"`

- `RedactedThinkingBlock = object { data, type }`

  - `data: string`

  - `type: "redacted_thinking"`

    - `"redacted_thinking"`

- `ToolUseBlock = object { id, caller, input, 2 more }`

  - `id: string`

  - `caller: DirectCaller or ServerToolCaller or ServerToolCaller20260120`

    Tool invocation directly from the model.

    - `DirectCaller = object { type }`

      Tool invocation directly from the model.

      - `type: "direct"`

        - `"direct"`

    - `ServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }`

      Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.

      - `tool_id: string`

      - `type: "code_execution_20250825"`

        - `"code_execution_20250825"`

    - `ServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }`

      - `tool_id: string`

      - `type: "code_execution_20260120"`

        - `"code_execution_20260120"`

  - `input: map[unknown]`

  - `name: string`

  - `type: "tool_use"`

    - `"tool_use"`

- `ServerToolUseBlock = object { id, caller, input, 2 more }`

  - `id: string`

  - `caller: DirectCaller or ServerToolCaller or ServerToolCaller20260120`

    Tool invocation directly from the model.

    - `DirectCaller = object { type }`

      Tool invocation directly from the model.

      - `type: "direct"`

        - `"direct"`

    - `ServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }`

      Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.

      - `tool_id: string`

      - `type: "code_execution_20250825"`

        - `"code_execution_20250825"`

    - `ServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }`

      - `tool_id: string`

      - `type: "code_execution_20260120"`

        - `"code_execution_20260120"`

  - `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"`

- `WebSearchToolResultBlock = object { caller, content, tool_use_id, type }`

  - `caller: DirectCaller or ServerToolCaller or ServerToolCaller20260120`

    Tool invocation directly from the model.

    - `DirectCaller = object { type }`

      Tool invocation directly from the model.

      - `type: "direct"`

        - `"direct"`

    - `ServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }`

      Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.

      - `tool_id: string`

      - `type: "code_execution_20250825"`

        - `"code_execution_20250825"`

    - `ServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }`

      - `tool_id: string`

      - `type: "code_execution_20260120"`

        - `"code_execution_20260120"`

  - `content: WebSearchToolResultBlockContent`

    - `WebSearchToolResultError = object { error_code, type }`

      - `error_code: WebSearchToolResultErrorCode`

        - `"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 WebSearchResultBlock`

      - `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"`

- `WebFetchToolResultBlock = object { caller, content, tool_use_id, type }`

  - `caller: DirectCaller or ServerToolCaller or ServerToolCaller20260120`

    Tool invocation directly from the model.

    - `DirectCaller = object { type }`

      Tool invocation directly from the model.

      - `type: "direct"`

        - `"direct"`

    - `ServerToolCaller = object { tool_id, type }`

      Tool invocation generated by a server-side tool.

      - `tool_id: string`

      - `type: "code_execution_20250825"`

        - `"code_execution_20250825"`

    - `ServerToolCaller20260120 = object { tool_id, type }`

      - `tool_id: string`

      - `type: "code_execution_20260120"`

        - `"code_execution_20260120"`

  - `content: WebFetchToolResultErrorBlock or WebFetchBlock`

    - `WebFetchToolResultErrorBlock = object { error_code, type }`

      - `error_code: WebFetchToolResultErrorCode`

        - `"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"`

    - `WebFetchBlock = object { content, retrieved_at, type, url }`

      - `content: DocumentBlock`

        - `citations: CitationsConfig`

          Citation configuration for the document

          - `enabled: boolean`

        - `source: Base64PDFSource or PlainTextSource`

          - `Base64PDFSource = object { data, media_type, type }`

            - `data: string`

            - `media_type: "application/pdf"`

              - `"application/pdf"`

            - `type: "base64"`

              - `"base64"`

          - `PlainTextSource = 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"`

- `CodeExecutionToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type }`

  - `content: CodeExecutionToolResultBlockContent`

    Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.

    - `CodeExecutionToolResultError = object { error_code, type }`

      - `error_code: CodeExecutionToolResultErrorCode`

        - `"invalid_tool_input"`

        - `"unavailable"`

        - `"too_many_requests"`

        - `"execution_time_exceeded"`

      - `type: "code_execution_tool_result_error"`

        - `"code_execution_tool_result_error"`

    - `CodeExecutionResultBlock = object { content, return_code, stderr, 2 more }`

      - `content: array of CodeExecutionOutputBlock`

        - `file_id: string`

        - `type: "code_execution_output"`

          - `"code_execution_output"`

      - `return_code: number`

      - `stderr: string`

      - `stdout: string`

      - `type: "code_execution_result"`

        - `"code_execution_result"`

    - `EncryptedCodeExecutionResultBlock = object { content, encrypted_stdout, return_code, 2 more }`

      Code execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.

      - `content: array of CodeExecutionOutputBlock`

        - `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"`

- `BashCodeExecutionToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type }`

  - `content: BashCodeExecutionToolResultError or BashCodeExecutionResultBlock`

    - `BashCodeExecutionToolResultError = object { error_code, type }`

      - `error_code: BashCodeExecutionToolResultErrorCode`

        - `"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"`

    - `BashCodeExecutionResultBlock = object { content, return_code, stderr, 2 more }`

      - `content: array of BashCodeExecutionOutputBlock`

        - `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"`

- `TextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type }`

  - `content: TextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultError or TextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlock or TextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlock or TextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlock`

    - `TextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultError = object { error_code, error_message, type }`

      - `error_code: TextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultErrorCode`

        - `"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"`

    - `TextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlock = 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"`

    - `TextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlock = object { is_file_update, type }`

      - `is_file_update: boolean`

      - `type: "text_editor_code_execution_create_result"`

        - `"text_editor_code_execution_create_result"`

    - `TextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlock = 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"`

- `ToolSearchToolResultBlock = object { content, tool_use_id, type }`

  - `content: ToolSearchToolResultError or ToolSearchToolSearchResultBlock`

    - `ToolSearchToolResultError = object { error_code, error_message, type }`

      - `error_code: ToolSearchToolResultErrorCode`

        - `"invalid_tool_input"`

        - `"unavailable"`

        - `"too_many_requests"`

        - `"execution_time_exceeded"`

      - `error_message: string`

      - `type: "tool_search_tool_result_error"`

        - `"tool_search_tool_result_error"`

    - `ToolSearchToolSearchResultBlock = object { tool_references, type }`

      - `tool_references: array of ToolReferenceBlock`

        - `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"`

- `ContainerUploadBlock = object { file_id, type }`

  Response model for a file uploaded to the container.

  - `file_id: string`

  - `type: "container_upload"`

    - `"container_upload"`

  - `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: StopReason`

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"`

- `"refusal"`

  - `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: Usage`

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: CacheCreation`

  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.

- `output_tokens: number`

  The number of output tokens which were used.

- `server_tool_use: ServerToolUsage`

  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"`

### Example

```http
curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages \
    -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"
        }'