Claude On Amazon Bedrock ↗
noOriginal Documentation
Anthropic’s Claude models are now generally available through Amazon Bedrock.
Calling Claude through Bedrock slightly differs from how you would call Claude when using Anthropic’s client SDK’s. This guide will walk you through the process of completing an API call to Claude on Bedrock in either Python or TypeScript.
Note that this guide assumes you have already signed up for an AWS account and configured programmatic access.
The PHP SDK does not currently support Amazon Bedrock. For available SDK platform integrations, see Client SDKs.
Install and configure the AWS CLI#
- Install a version of the AWS CLI at or newer than version
2.13.23 - Configure your AWS credentials using the AWS configure command (see Configure the AWS CLI) or find your credentials by navigating to “Command line or programmatic access” within your AWS dashboard and following the directions in the popup modal.
- Verify that your credentials are working:
aws sts get-caller-identityInstall an SDK for accessing Bedrock#
Anthropic’s client SDKs support Bedrock. You can also use an AWS SDK like boto3 directly.
pip install -U "anthropic[bedrock]"npm install @anthropic-ai/bedrock-sdkimplementation("com.anthropic:anthropic-java-bedrock:2.+")<dependency>
<groupId>com.anthropic</groupId>
<artifactId>anthropic-java-bedrock</artifactId>
<version>2.13.0</version>
</dependency>go get github.com/anthropics/anthropic-sdk-go/bedrockdotnet add package Anthropic.Bedrock# Gemfile
gem "anthropic"
gem "aws-sdk-bedrockruntime"pip install boto3>=1.28.59
Accessing Bedrock#
Subscribe to Anthropic models#
Go to the AWS Console > Bedrock > Model Access and request access to Anthropic models. Note that Anthropic model availability varies by region. See AWS documentation for latest information.
API model IDs#
| Model | Base Bedrock model ID | global | us | eu | jp | apac |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Opus 4.6 | anthropic.claude-opus-4-6-v1 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Claude Sonnet 4.6 | anthropic.claude-sonnet-4-6 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Claude Sonnet 4.5 | anthropic.claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929-v1:0 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Claude Sonnet 4 | anthropic.claude-sonnet-4-20250514-v1:0 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Claude Sonnet 3.7 ⚠️ | anthropic.claude-3-7-sonnet-20250219-v1:0 | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Claude Opus 4.5 | anthropic.claude-opus-4-5-20251101-v1:0 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Claude Opus 4.1 | anthropic.claude-opus-4-1-20250805-v1:0 | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| Claude Opus 4 | anthropic.claude-opus-4-20250514-v1:0 | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | anthropic.claude-haiku-4-5-20251001-v1:0 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Claude Haiku 3.5 ⚠️ | anthropic.claude-3-5-haiku-20241022-v1:0 | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| Claude Haiku 3 ⚠️ | anthropic.claude-3-haiku-20240307-v1:0 | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
For more information about regional vs global model IDs, see the Global vs regional endpoints section below.
List available models#
The following examples show how to print a list of all the Claude models available through Bedrock:
aws bedrock list-foundation-models --region=us-west-2 --by-provider anthropic --query "modelSummaries[*].modelId"import boto3
bedrock = boto3.client(service_name="bedrock")
response = bedrock.list_foundation_models(byProvider="anthropic")
for summary in response["modelSummaries"]:
print(summary["modelId"])Making requests#
The following examples show how to generate text from Claude on Bedrock:
from anthropic import AnthropicBedrock
client = AnthropicBedrock(
# Authenticate by either providing the keys below or use the default AWS credential providers, such as
# using ~/.aws/credentials or the "AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY" and "AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID" environment variables.
aws_access_key="<access key>",
aws_secret_key="<secret key>",
# Temporary credentials can be used with aws_session_token.
# Read more at https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_credentials_temp.html.
aws_session_token="<session_token>",
# aws_region changes the aws region to which the request is made. By default, we read AWS_REGION,
# and if that's not present, we default to us-east-1. Note that we do not read ~/.aws/config for the region.
aws_region="us-west-2",
)
message = client.messages.create(
model="global.anthropic.claude-opus-4-6-v1",
max_tokens=256,
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello, world"}],
)
print(message.content)import AnthropicBedrock from "@anthropic-ai/bedrock-sdk";
const client = new AnthropicBedrock({
// Authenticate by either providing the keys below or use
// the default AWS credential providers, such as
// ~/.aws/credentials or the "AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY" and
// "AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID" environment variables.
awsAccessKey: "<access key>",
awsSecretKey: "<secret key>",
// Temporary credentials can be used with awsSessionToken.
// Read more at https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_credentials_temp.html.
awsSessionToken: "<session_token>",
// awsRegion changes the aws region to which the request
// is made. By default, we read AWS_REGION, and if that's
// not present, we default to us-east-1. Note that we do
// not read ~/.aws/config for the region.
awsRegion: "us-west-2"
});
async function main() {
const message = await client.messages.create({
model: "global.anthropic.claude-opus-4-6-v1",
max_tokens: 256,
messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello, world" }]
});
console.log(message);
}
main().catch(console.error);import com.anthropic.bedrock.backends.BedrockBackend;
import com.anthropic.client.AnthropicClient;
import com.anthropic.client.okhttp.AnthropicOkHttpClient;
import com.anthropic.models.messages.Message;
import com.anthropic.models.messages.MessageCreateParams;
public class BedrockExample {
public static void main(String[] args) {
// Uses default AWS credential provider chain
AnthropicClient client = AnthropicOkHttpClient.builder()
.backend(BedrockBackend.fromEnv())
.build();
Message message = client
.messages()
.create(
MessageCreateParams.builder()
.model("global.anthropic.claude-opus-4-6-v1")
.maxTokens(256)
.addUserMessage("Hello, world")
.build()
);
System.out.println(message.content());
}
}package main
import (
"context"
"fmt"
"github.com/anthropics/anthropic-sdk-go"
"github.com/anthropics/anthropic-sdk-go/bedrock"
)
func main() {
// Uses default AWS credential provider chain
client := anthropic.NewClient(
bedrock.WithLoadDefaultConfig(context.Background()),
)
message, err := client.Messages.New(context.Background(), anthropic.MessageNewParams{
Model: "global.anthropic.claude-opus-4-6-v1",
MaxTokens: 256,
Messages: []anthropic.MessageParam{
anthropic.NewUserMessage(anthropic.NewTextBlock("Hello, world")),
},
})
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
fmt.Printf("%+v\n", message.Content)
}using Anthropic.Bedrock;
using Anthropic.Models.Messages;
AnthropicBedrockClient client = new(
await AnthropicBedrockCredentialsHelper.FromEnv()
?? throw new InvalidOperationException("AWS credentials not configured.")
);
var response = await client.Messages.Create(new MessageCreateParams
{
Model = "global.anthropic.claude-opus-4-6-v1",
MaxTokens = 256,
Messages = [new() { Role = Role.User, Content = "Hello, world" }],
});
Console.WriteLine(
string.Join("", response.Content
.Where(c => c.Value is TextBlock)
.Select(c => (c.Value as TextBlock)!.Text)));require "anthropic"
client = Anthropic::BedrockClient.new
message = client.messages.create(
model: "global.anthropic.claude-opus-4-6-v1",
max_tokens: 256,
messages: [{role: "user", content: "Hello, world"}]
)
puts message.content.first.textimport boto3
import json
bedrock = boto3.client(service_name="bedrock-runtime")
body = json.dumps(
{
"max_tokens": 256,
"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello, world"}],
"anthropic_version": "bedrock-2023-05-31",
}
)
response = bedrock.invoke_model(
body=body, modelId="global.anthropic.claude-opus-4-6-v1"
)
response_body = json.loads(response.get("body").read())
print(response_body.get("content"))See the client SDKs for more details, and the official Bedrock documentation.
Bearer token authentication#
You can authenticate with Bedrock using bearer tokens instead of AWS credentials. This is useful in corporate environments where teams need access to Bedrock without managing AWS credentials, IAM roles, or account-level permissions.
Bearer token authentication is supported in the C#, Go, and Java SDKs. The Python, TypeScript, and Ruby SDKs use AWS SigV4 signing only.
The simplest approach is to set the AWS_BEARER_TOKEN_BEDROCK environment variable, which is automatically detected by fromEnv() credential resolution.
To provide a token programmatically:
using Anthropic.Bedrock;
using Anthropic.Models.Messages;
var client = new AnthropicBedrockClient(
new AnthropicBedrockApiTokenCredentials
{
BearerToken = "your-bearer-token",
Region = "us-east-1",
}
);
var response = await client.Messages.Create(new MessageCreateParams
{
Model = "us.anthropic.claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929-v1:0",
MaxTokens = 1024,
Messages = [new() { Role = Role.User, Content = "Hello!" }],
});package main
import (
"context"
"fmt"
"github.com/anthropics/anthropic-sdk-go"
"github.com/anthropics/anthropic-sdk-go/bedrock"
"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws"
)
func main() {
cfg := aws.Config{
Region: "us-west-2",
BearerAuthTokenProvider: bedrock.NewStaticBearerTokenProvider("your-bearer-token"),
}
client := anthropic.NewClient(
bedrock.WithConfig(cfg),
)
message, err := client.Messages.New(context.TODO(), anthropic.MessageNewParams{
Model: "us.anthropic.claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929-v1:0",
MaxTokens: 1024,
Messages: []anthropic.MessageParam{
anthropic.NewUserMessage(anthropic.NewTextBlock("Hello!")),
},
})
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
fmt.Println(message.Content[0].AsResponseTextBlock().Text)
}import com.anthropic.bedrock.backends.BedrockBackend;
import com.anthropic.client.AnthropicClient;
import com.anthropic.client.okhttp.AnthropicOkHttpClient;
import com.anthropic.models.messages.MessageCreateParams;
// Option 1: Set AWS_BEARER_TOKEN_BEDROCK environment variable and use fromEnv()
AnthropicClient client = AnthropicOkHttpClient.builder()
.backend(BedrockBackend.fromEnv())
.build();
// Option 2: Provide the token programmatically
client = AnthropicOkHttpClient.builder()
.backend(BedrockBackend.builder()
.apiKey("your-bearer-token")
.build())
.build();
MessageCreateParams params = MessageCreateParams.builder()
.model("us.anthropic.claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929-v1:0")
.maxTokens(1024)
.addUserMessage("Hello!")
.build();
client.messages().create(params).content().stream()
.flatMap(block -> block.text().stream())
.forEach(textBlock -> System.out.println(textBlock.text()));Activity logging#
Bedrock provides an invocation logging service that allows customers to log the prompts and completions associated with your usage.
Anthropic recommends that you log your activity on at least a 30-day rolling basis in order to understand your activity and investigate any potential misuse.
Turning on this service does not give AWS or Anthropic any access to your content.
Feature support#
For all currently supported features on Bedrock, see API features overview.
PDF Support on Bedrock#
PDF support is available on Amazon Bedrock through both the Converse API and InvokeModel API. For detailed information about PDF processing capabilities and limitations, see the PDF support documentation.
Important considerations for Converse API users:
- Visual PDF analysis (charts, images, layouts) requires citations to be enabled
- Without citations, only basic text extraction is available
- For full control without forced citations, use the InvokeModel API
For more details on the two document processing modes and their limitations, refer to the PDF support guide.
1M token context window#
Claude Opus 4.6, Sonnet 4.5, and Sonnet 4 support the 1M token context window on Amazon Bedrock.
The 1M token context window is currently in beta. To use the extended context window, include the context-1m-2025-08-07 beta header in your Bedrock API requests.
Global vs regional endpoints#
Starting with Claude Sonnet 4.5 and all future models, Amazon Bedrock offers two endpoint types:
- Global endpoints: Dynamic routing for maximum availability
- Regional endpoints: Guaranteed data routing through specific geographic regions
Regional endpoints include a 10% pricing premium over global endpoints.
This applies to Claude Sonnet 4.5 and future models only. Older models (Claude Sonnet 4, Opus 4, and earlier) maintain their existing pricing structures.
When to use each option#
Global endpoints (recommended):
- Provide maximum availability and uptime
- Dynamically route requests to regions with available capacity
- No pricing premium
- Best for applications where data residency is flexible
Regional endpoints (CRIS):
- Route traffic through specific geographic regions
- Required for data residency and compliance requirements
- Available for US, EU, Japan, and Australia
- 10% pricing premium reflects infrastructure costs for dedicated regional capacity
Implementation#
Using global endpoints (default for Opus 4.6, Sonnet 4.5, and Sonnet 4):
The model IDs for Claude Sonnet 4.5 and 4 already include the global. prefix:
from anthropic import AnthropicBedrock
client = AnthropicBedrock(aws_region="us-west-2")
message = client.messages.create(
model="global.anthropic.claude-opus-4-6-v1",
max_tokens=256,
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello, world"}],
)
const client = new AnthropicBedrock({
awsRegion: "us-west-2"
});
const message = await client.messages.create({
model: "global.anthropic.claude-opus-4-6-v1",
max_tokens: 256,
messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello, world" }]
});import com.anthropic.bedrock.backends.BedrockBackend;
import com.anthropic.client.AnthropicClient;
import com.anthropic.client.okhttp.AnthropicOkHttpClient;
import com.anthropic.models.messages.MessageCreateParams;
// Uses default AWS credential provider chain
AnthropicClient client = AnthropicOkHttpClient.builder()
.backend(BedrockBackend.fromEnv())
.build();
var message = client
.messages()
.create(
MessageCreateParams.builder()
.model("global.anthropic.claude-opus-4-6-v1")
.maxTokens(256)
.addUserMessage("Hello, world")
.build()
);package main
import (
"context"
"github.com/anthropics/anthropic-sdk-go"
"github.com/anthropics/anthropic-sdk-go/bedrock"
)
func main() {
// Uses default AWS credential provider chain
client := anthropic.NewClient(
bedrock.WithLoadDefaultConfig(context.Background()),
)
message, _ := client.Messages.New(context.Background(), anthropic.MessageNewParams{
Model: "global.anthropic.claude-opus-4-6-v1",
MaxTokens: 256,
Messages: []anthropic.MessageParam{
anthropic.NewUserMessage(anthropic.NewTextBlock("Hello, world")),
},
})
_ = message
}using Anthropic.Bedrock;
using Anthropic.Models.Messages;
// C# Bedrock client uses model IDs with region prefix for global routing
AnthropicBedrockClient client = new(
await AnthropicBedrockCredentialsHelper.FromEnv()
?? throw new InvalidOperationException("AWS credentials not configured.")
);
var response = await client.Messages.Create(new MessageCreateParams
{
// Use "global." prefix for global cross-region inference
Model = "global.anthropic.claude-opus-4-6-v1",
MaxTokens = 256,
Messages = [new() { Role = Role.User, Content = "Hello, world" }],
});require "anthropic"
# Default credentials resolve region from AWS_REGION env var
client = Anthropic::BedrockClient.new
message = client.messages.create(
# Use "global." prefix for global cross-region inference
model: "global.anthropic.claude-opus-4-6-v1",
max_tokens: 256,
messages: [{role: "user", content: "Hello, world"}]
)Using regional endpoints (CRIS):
To use regional endpoints, remove the global. prefix from the model ID:
from anthropic import AnthropicBedrock
client = AnthropicBedrock(aws_region="us-west-2")
# Using US regional endpoint (CRIS)
message = client.messages.create(
model="anthropic.claude-opus-4-6-v1", # No global. prefix
max_tokens=256,
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello, world"}],
)
const client = new AnthropicBedrock({
awsRegion: "us-west-2"
});
// Using US regional endpoint (CRIS)
const message = await client.messages.create({
model: "anthropic.claude-opus-4-6-v1", // No global. prefix
max_tokens: 256,
messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello, world" }]
});import com.anthropic.bedrock.backends.BedrockBackend;
import com.anthropic.client.AnthropicClient;
import com.anthropic.client.okhttp.AnthropicOkHttpClient;
import com.anthropic.models.messages.MessageCreateParams;
// Uses default AWS credential provider chain
AnthropicClient client = AnthropicOkHttpClient.builder()
.backend(BedrockBackend.fromEnv())
.build();
// Using US regional endpoint (CRIS)
var message = client
.messages()
.create(
MessageCreateParams.builder()
.model("us.anthropic.claude-opus-4-6-v1") // Regional prefix
.maxTokens(256)
.addUserMessage("Hello, world")
.build()
);package main
import (
"context"
"github.com/anthropics/anthropic-sdk-go"
"github.com/anthropics/anthropic-sdk-go/bedrock"
)
func main() {
// Uses default AWS credential provider chain
client := anthropic.NewClient(
bedrock.WithLoadDefaultConfig(context.Background()),
)
// Using US regional endpoint (CRIS)
message, _ := client.Messages.New(context.Background(), anthropic.MessageNewParams{
Model: "us.anthropic.claude-opus-4-6-v1", // Regional prefix
MaxTokens: 256,
Messages: []anthropic.MessageParam{
anthropic.NewUserMessage(anthropic.NewTextBlock("Hello, world")),
},
})
_ = message
}using Anthropic.Bedrock;
using Anthropic.Models.Messages;
AnthropicBedrockClient client = new(
new AnthropicBedrockPrivateKeyCredentials { Region = "us-west-2" }
);
// Using US regional endpoint (CRIS)
var response = await client.Messages.Create(new MessageCreateParams
{
Model = "anthropic.claude-opus-4-6-v1", // No global. prefix
MaxTokens = 256,
Messages = [new() { Role = Role.User, Content = "Hello, world" }],
});require "anthropic"
# Using US regional endpoint (CRIS)
client = Anthropic::BedrockClient.new(aws_region: "us-west-2")
message = client.messages.create(
model: "anthropic.claude-opus-4-6-v1", # No global. prefix
max_tokens: 256,
messages: [{role: "user", content: "Hello, world"}]
)Additional resources#
- AWS Bedrock pricing: aws.amazon.com/bedrock/pricing
- AWS pricing documentation: Bedrock pricing guide
- AWS blog post: Introducing Claude Sonnet 4.5 in Amazon Bedrock
- Anthropic pricing details: Pricing documentation