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POST
Create Claude Message

Authorizations

Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Headers

anthropic-version
string
required

Anthropic API version

x-api-key
string

Anthropic API Key (optional; a Bearer Token may also be used)

Body

application/json
model
string
required
Example:

"claude-3-opus-20240229"

messages
object[]
required
max_tokens
integer
required
Required range: x >= 1
system
temperature
number
Required range: 0 <= x <= 1
top_p
number
top_k
integer
stream
boolean
stop_sequences
string[]
tools
object[]
tool_choice
object
thinking
object
metadata
object
max_tokens_to_sample
integer

Maximum number of generated tokens (legacy Claude field, equivalent to max_tokens)

Required range: x >= 1
prompt
string

Prompt (legacy Claude Completions format)

Response

Response created successfully

id
string
type
string
Example:

"message"

role
string
Example:

"assistant"

content
object[]
model
string
stop_reason
enum<string>
Available options:
end_turn,
max_tokens,
stop_sequence,
tool_use
usage
object