title: Batches url: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/api/beta/messages/batches
Batches
Create a Message Batch
POST /v1/messages/batches
Send a batch of Message creation requests.
The Message Batches API can be used to process multiple Messages API requests at once. Once a Message Batch is created, it begins processing immediately. Batches can take up to 24 hours to complete.
Learn more about the Message Batches API in our user guide
Headers
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"anthropic-beta": optional array of AnthropicBetaOptional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.
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string -
"message-batches-2024-09-24" or "prompt-caching-2024-07-31" or "computer-use-2024-10-22" or 43 more-
"message-batches-2024-09-24" -
"prompt-caching-2024-07-31" -
"computer-use-2024-10-22" -
"computer-use-2025-01-24" -
"pdfs-2024-09-25" -
"token-counting-2024-11-01" -
"token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19" -
"output-128k-2025-02-19" -
"files-api-2025-04-14" -
"mcp-client-2025-04-04" -
"mcp-client-2025-11-20" -
"dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14" -
"interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14" -
"code-execution-2025-05-22" -
"extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11" -
"context-1m-2025-08-07" -
"context-management-2025-06-27" -
"model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26" -
"skills-2025-10-02" -
"fast-mode-2026-02-01" -
"output-300k-2026-03-24" -
"user-profiles-2026-03-24" -
"user-profiles-2026-08-18" -
"user-profiles-2026-09-04" -
"advisor-tool-2026-03-01" -
"managed-agents-2026-04-01" -
"cache-diagnosis-2026-04-07" -
"dreaming-2026-04-21" -
"thinking-token-count-2026-05-13" -
"server-side-fallback-2026-06-01" -
"server-side-fallback-2026-07-01" -
"fallback-credit-2026-06-01" -
"fallback-credit-2026-07-01" -
"agent-memory-2026-07-22" -
"mid-conversation-tool-changes-2026-07-01" -
"compact-2026-01-12" -
"computer-use-2025-11-24" -
"mcp-tunnels-2026-06-22" -
"structured-outputs-2025-11-13" -
"task-budgets-2026-03-13" -
"thinking-display-updates-2026-08-18" -
"ce-user-management-2026-07-13" -
"mid-conversation-output-config-2026-07-01" -
"thinking-binding-controls-2026-08-01" -
"mid-conversation-system-clear-at-2026-08-21" -
"compact-2026-09-04"
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"anthropic-user-profile-id": optional stringThe user profile ID to attribute the requests in this batch to. Use when acting on behalf of a party other than your organization. Requires the
user-profilesbeta header. Applies to every request in the batch; an individual request whoseuser_profile_idbody field conflicts with this header is errored. -
"anthropic-workspace-id": optional string
Body parameters
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requests: array of objectList of requests for prompt completion. Each is an individual request to create a Message.
maxItems: 100000, minItems: 1
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custom_id: stringDeveloper-provided ID created for each request in a Message Batch. Useful for matching results to requests, as results may be given out of request order.
Must be unique for each request within the Message Batch.
maxLength: 64, minLength: 1, pattern: [1]{1,64}$
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params: objectMessages API creation parameters for the individual request.
See the Messages API reference for full documentation on available parameters.
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max_tokens: numberThe maximum number of tokens to generate before stopping.
Note that our models may stop before reaching this maximum. This parameter only specifies the absolute maximum number of tokens to generate.
Set to
0to populate the prompt cache without generating a response.Different models have different maximum values for this parameter. See models for details.
minimum: 0
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messages: array of BetaMessageParamInput messages.
Our models are trained to operate on alternating
userandassistantconversational turns. When creating a newMessage, you specify the prior conversational turns with themessagesparameter, and the model then generates the nextMessagein the conversation. Consecutiveuserorassistantturns in your request will be combined into a single turn.Each input message must be an object with a
roleandcontent. You can specify a singleuser-role message, or you can include multipleuserandassistantmessages.If the final message uses the
assistantrole, the response content will continue immediately from the content in that message. This can be used to constrain part of the model's response.Example with a single
usermessage:json[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello, Claude"}]Example with multiple conversational turns:
json[ {"role": "user", "content": "Hello there."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Hi, I'm Claude. How can I help you?"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Can you explain LLMs in plain English?"}, ]Example with a partially-filled response from Claude:
json[ {"role": "user", "content": "What's the Greek name for Sun? (A) Sol (B) Helios (C) Sun"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The best answer is ("}, ]Each input message
contentmay be either a singlestringor an array of content blocks, where each block has a specifictype. Using astringforcontentis shorthand for an array of one content block of type"text". The following input messages are equivalent:json{"role": "user", "content": "Hello, Claude"}json{"role": "user", "content": [{"type": "text", "text": "Hello, Claude"}]}See input examples.
Note that if you want to include a system prompt, you can use the top-level
systemparameter — there is no"system"role for input messages in the Messages API.There is a limit of 100,000 messages in a single request.
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content: string or array of BetaContentBlockParam-
string -
array of BetaContentBlockParam-
BetaTextBlockParam object-
type: "text" -
text: stringminLength: 1
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cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
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type: "ephemeral" -
ttl: optional "5m" or "1h"The time-to-live for the cache control breakpoint.
This may be one the following values:
5m: 5 minutes1h: 1 hour
Defaults to
5m. See prompt caching pricing for details.-
"5m" -
"1h"
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citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParam or null-
BetaCitationCharLocationParam object-
type: "char_location" -
cited_text: string -
document_index: numberminimum: 0
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document_title: string or nullmaxLength: 500, minLength: 1
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end_char_index: number -
start_char_index: numberminimum: 0
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BetaCitationPageLocationParam object-
type: "page_location" -
cited_text: string -
document_index: numberminimum: 0
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document_title: string or nullmaxLength: 500, minLength: 1
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end_page_number: number -
start_page_number: numberminimum: 1
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BetaCitationContentBlockLocationParam object-
type: "content_block_location" -
cited_text: stringThe full text of the cited block range, concatenated.
Always equals the contents of
content[start_block_index:end_block_index]joined together. The text block is the minimal citable unit; this field is never a substring of a single block. Not counted toward output tokens, and not counted toward input tokens when sent back in subsequent turns. -
document_index: numberminimum: 0
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document_title: string or nullmaxLength: 500, minLength: 1
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end_block_index: numberExclusive 0-based end index of the cited block range in the source's
contentarray.Always greater than
start_block_index; a single-block citation hasend_block_index = start_block_index + 1. -
start_block_index: number0-based index of the first cited block in the source's
contentarray.minimum: 0
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BetaCitationWebSearchResultLocationParam object-
type: "web_search_result_location" -
cited_text: string -
encrypted_index: string -
title: string or nullmaxLength: 512, minLength: 1
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url: stringminLength: 1
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BetaCitationSearchResultLocationParam object-
type: "search_result_location" -
cited_text: stringThe full text of the cited block range, concatenated.
Always equals the contents of
content[start_block_index:end_block_index]joined together. The text block is the minimal citable unit; this field is never a substring of a single block. Not counted toward output tokens, and not counted toward input tokens when sent back in subsequent turns. -
end_block_index: numberExclusive 0-based end index of the cited block range in the source's
contentarray.Always greater than
start_block_index; a single-block citation hasend_block_index = start_block_index + 1. -
search_result_index: number0-based index of the cited search result among all
search_resultcontent blocks in the request, in the order they appear across messages and tool results.Counted separately from
document_index; server-side web search results are not included in this count.minimum: 0
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source: string -
start_block_index: number0-based index of the first cited block in the source's
contentarray.minimum: 0
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title: string or null
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BetaImageBlockParam object-
type: "image" -
source: BetaBase64ImageSource or BetaURLImageSource or BetaFileImageSource-
BetaBase64ImageSource object-
type: "base64" -
data: stringformat: byte
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media_type: "image/jpeg" or "image/png" or "image/gif" or "image/webp"-
"image/jpeg" -
"image/png" -
"image/gif" -
"image/webp"
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BetaURLImageSource object-
type: "url" -
url: string
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BetaFileImageSource object-
type: "file" -
file_id: string
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cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
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transformations: optional BetaImageTransformationsParam or nullConfigures the transformations the server applies to this image before the model observes it. Each key names a condition the server transforms images for; its value selects the transformation applied. Omitted keys keep their default behavior, and an empty object is equivalent to omitting the field.
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oversized_image: optional "downsize" or "error"What the server does when this image exceeds the model's maximum image size.
"downsize"(the default) scales the image down to fit, which changes the dimensions the model observes without telling you."error"instead rejects the request with a 400 error naming the image's dimensions and the largest dimensions that fit, so you can scale the image deliberately — your image is never silently scaled down.-
"downsize" -
"error"
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BetaRequestDocumentBlock object-
type: "document" -
source: BetaBase64PDFSource or BetaPlainTextSource or BetaContentBlockSource or 2 more-
BetaBase64PDFSource object-
type: "base64" -
data: stringformat: byte
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media_type: "application/pdf"
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BetaPlainTextSource object-
type: "text" -
data: string -
media_type: "text/plain"
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BetaContentBlockSource object-
type: "content" -
content: string or array of BetaContentBlockSourceContent-
string -
BetaContentBlockSourceContent = array of BetaContentBlockSourceContent-
BetaTextBlockParam object -
BetaImageBlockParam object
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BetaURLPDFSource object-
type: "url" -
url: string
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BetaFileDocumentSource object-
type: "file" -
file_id: string
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cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
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citations: optional BetaCitationsConfigParam or nullenabled: optional boolean
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context: optional string or nullminLength: 1
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title: optional string or nullmaxLength: 500, minLength: 1
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BetaSearchResultBlockParam object-
type: "search_result" -
content: array of BetaTextBlockParam-
type: "text" -
text: stringminLength: 1
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cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
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citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParam or null
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source: string -
title: string -
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
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citations: optional BetaCitationsConfigParam
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BetaThinkingBlockParam object-
type: "thinking" -
signature: stringThe
signaturevalue of this thinking block, exactly as returned by the API in a previous response. Used to verify that the block was generated by Claude.Thinking blocks must be passed back unmodified and in their original order; a modified block results in a 400
invalid_request_error. -
thinking: stringThe
thinkingtext of this block as returned by the API.
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BetaRedactedThinkingBlockParam object-
type: "redacted_thinking" -
data: stringThe
datavalue of this redacted thinking block, exactly as returned by the API in a previous response. Opaque and encrypted; pass it back unchanged.
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BetaToolUseBlockParam object-
type: "tool_use" -
id: stringpattern: [2]+$
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input: map[unknown] -
name: stringmaxLength: 200, minLength: 1
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cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
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caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120-
BetaDirectCaller objectTool invocation directly from the model.
type: "direct"
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BetaServerToolCaller objectTool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
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type: "code_execution_20250825" -
tool_id: stringpattern: ^srvtoolu_[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$
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BetaServerToolCaller20260120 object-
type: "code_execution_20260120" -
tool_id: stringpattern: ^srvtoolu_[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$
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toolset_name: optional string or nullFor a toolset member tool_use, the toolset family this member belongs to.
maxLength: 64, minLength: 1, pattern: [3]+$
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BetaToolResultBlockParam object-
type: "tool_result" -
tool_use_id: stringpattern: [4]+$
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cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
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content: optional string or array of BetaTextBlockParam or BetaImageBlockParam or BetaSearchResultBlockParam or 3 more-
string -
array of BetaTextBlockParam or BetaImageBlockParam or BetaSearchResultBlockParam or 3 more-
BetaTextBlockParam object -
BetaImageBlockParam object -
BetaSearchResultBlockParam object -
BetaRequestDocumentBlock object -
BetaToolReferenceBlockParam objectTool reference block that can be included in tool_result content.
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type: "tool_reference" -
tool_name: stringmaxLength: 256, minLength: 1, pattern: [5]{1,256}$
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cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
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BetaBrowserStateBlockParam objectThe caller's browser state after a browser toolset member call — the full inventory of open tabs, which tab is active, and any side effects (tabs opened, download state changes) the call produced.
At most one per
tool_result, only on a non-error result answering a browser toolset membertool_use. The server renders the model-visible text from it; the model never sees the raw fields.-
type: "browser_state" -
tabs: array of BetaBrowserStateTabEntryAll tabs open in the browser after this call — the full inventory, not a delta. May be empty. Whenever non-empty, exactly one entry carries
active: true.maxItems: 100
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tab_id: stringThe caller-assigned identifier for this tab, unique within the inventory.
maxLength: 4096, minLength: 1, pattern: [6]*$
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title: stringThe title of the page the tab is showing. May be empty.
maxLength: 4096, pattern: [7]*$
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url: stringThe URL of the page the tab is showing. May be empty.
maxLength: 4096, pattern: [8]*$
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active: optional booleanWhether this tab is the active tab after this call. Whenever
tabsis non-empty, exactly one entry is markedactive: true.
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cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
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state_changes: optional array of BetaBrowserStateChange or nullTabs opened and download state changes during this call. "Nothing to report" is expressed by omitting the field, never by an empty list.
maxItems: 200, minItems: 1
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BetaBrowserStateChangeTabOpened objectA tab this call's execution opened that remains open at its end — the creation delta of the
tabsinventory, not an event log.Carries only the
tab_id; the tab'stitleandurllive on itstabsentry, which must include the sametab_id. A tab opened during a failed call gets no deferredtab_opened; it simply appears in the next result'stabsinventory.-
type: "tab_opened" -
tab_id: stringThe
tab_idof the opened tab, present intabs.maxLength: 4096, minLength: 1, pattern: [9]*$
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BetaBrowserStateChangeDownloadStarted objectA file download that started during this call.
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BetaBrowserStateChangeDownloadCompleted objectA file download that finished during this call, reported with the same
download_idas itsdownload_started— or without a priordownload_started, when the download finished during the call that started it (at most one state change perdownload_idper result).-
type: "download_completed" -
download_id: stringThe caller-assigned identifier for this download, stable across the state changes reporting it.
maxLength: 4096, minLength: 1, pattern: [12]*$
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url: stringThe final post-redirect URL the download was served from.
maxLength: 4096, pattern: [13]*$
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path: optional string or nullWhere the executor saved the file, on the executor's filesystem. Only included when another tool in the same environment can read the file at that path.
pattern: [14]*$, maxLength: 4096
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size_bytes: optional number or nullThe completed download's size.
minimum: 0
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BetaBrowserStateChangeDownloadFailed objectA file download that failed — or was cancelled — during this call.
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type: "download_failed" -
download_id: stringThe caller-assigned identifier for this download, stable across the state changes reporting it.
maxLength: 4096, minLength: 1, pattern: [15]*$
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url: stringThe final post-redirect URL the download was served from.
maxLength: 4096, pattern: [16]*$
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error: optional string or nullThe failure or cancellation detail, when known.
pattern: [17]*$, maxLength: 4096
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is_error: optional boolean -
toolset_name: optional string or nullFor a toolset member tool_result, the toolset family of the paired tool_use.
maxLength: 64, minLength: 1, pattern: [18]+$
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BetaServerToolUseBlockParam object-
type: "server_tool_use" -
id: stringpattern: ^srvtoolu_[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$
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input: map[unknown] -
name: "advisor" or "web_search" or "web_fetch" or 5 more-
"advisor" -
"web_search" -
"web_fetch" -
"code_execution" -
"bash_code_execution" -
"text_editor_code_execution" -
"tool_search_tool_regex" -
"tool_search_tool_bm25"
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cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
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caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120-
BetaDirectCaller objectTool invocation directly from the model.
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BetaServerToolCaller objectTool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
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BetaServerToolCaller20260120 object
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BetaWebSearchToolResultBlockParam object-
type: "web_search_tool_result" -
content: BetaWebSearchToolResultBlockParamContent-
ResultBlock = array of BetaWebSearchResultBlockParam-
type: "web_search_result" -
encrypted_content: string -
title: string -
url: string -
page_age: optional string or null
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BetaWebSearchToolRequestError object-
type: "web_search_tool_result_error" -
error_code: BetaWebSearchToolResultErrorCode-
"invalid_tool_input" -
"unavailable" -
"max_uses_exceeded" -
"too_many_requests" -
"query_too_long" -
"request_too_large"
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tool_use_id: stringpattern: ^srvtoolu_[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$
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cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
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caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120-
BetaDirectCaller objectTool invocation directly from the model.
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BetaServerToolCaller objectTool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
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BetaServerToolCaller20260120 object
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BetaWebFetchToolResultBlockParam object-
type: "web_fetch_tool_result" -
content: BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorBlockParam or BetaWebFetchBlockParam-
BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorBlockParam object-
type: "web_fetch_tool_result_error" -
error_code: BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorCode-
"invalid_tool_input" -
"url_too_long" -
"url_not_allowed" -
"url_not_in_prior_context" -
"url_not_accessible" -
"unsupported_content_type" -
"too_many_requests" -
"max_uses_exceeded" -
"unavailable" -
"content_too_large"
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BetaWebFetchBlockParam object-
type: "web_fetch_result" -
content: BetaRequestDocumentBlock -
url: stringFetched content URL
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retrieved_at: optional string or nullISO 8601 timestamp when the content was retrieved
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tool_use_id: stringpattern: ^srvtoolu_[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$
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cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
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caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120-
BetaDirectCaller objectTool invocation directly from the model.
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BetaServerToolCaller objectTool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
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BetaServerToolCaller20260120 object
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BetaAdvisorToolResultBlockParam object-
type: "advisor_tool_result" -
content: BetaAdvisorToolResultErrorParam or BetaAdvisorResultBlockParam or BetaAdvisorRedactedResultBlockParam-
BetaAdvisorToolResultErrorParam object-
type: "advisor_tool_result_error" -
error_code: "max_uses_exceeded" or "prompt_too_long" or "too_many_requests" or 4 more-
"max_uses_exceeded" -
"prompt_too_long" -
"too_many_requests" -
"overloaded" -
"unavailable" -
"execution_time_exceeded" -
"model_not_found"
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BetaAdvisorResultBlockParam object-
type: "advisor_result" -
text: string -
stop_reason: optional string or null
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BetaAdvisorRedactedResultBlockParam object-
type: "advisor_redacted_result" -
encrypted_content: stringOpaque blob produced by a prior response; must be round-tripped verbatim.
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stop_reason: optional string or null
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tool_use_id: stringpattern: ^srvtoolu_[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$
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cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
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BetaCodeExecutionToolResultBlockParam object-
type: "code_execution_tool_result" -
content: BetaCodeExecutionToolResultBlockParamContent-
BetaCodeExecutionToolResultErrorParam object-
type: "code_execution_tool_result_error" -
error_code: BetaCodeExecutionToolResultErrorCode-
"invalid_tool_input" -
"unavailable" -
"too_many_requests" -
"execution_time_exceeded"
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BetaCodeExecutionResultBlockParam object-
type: "code_execution_result" -
content: array of BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlockParam-
type: "code_execution_output" -
file_id: string
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return_code: number -
stderr: string -
stdout: string
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BetaEncryptedCodeExecutionResultBlockParam objectCode execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.
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type: "encrypted_code_execution_result" -
content: array of BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlockParam-
type: "code_execution_output" -
file_id: string
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encrypted_stdout: string -
return_code: number -
stderr: string
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tool_use_id: stringpattern: ^srvtoolu_[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$
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cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
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BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultBlockParam object-
type: "bash_code_execution_tool_result" -
content: BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultErrorParam or BetaBashCodeExecutionResultBlockParam-
BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultErrorParam object-
type: "bash_code_execution_tool_result_error" -
error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or 2 more-
"invalid_tool_input" -
"unavailable" -
"too_many_requests" -
"execution_time_exceeded" -
"output_file_too_large"
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BetaBashCodeExecutionResultBlockParam object-
type: "bash_code_execution_result" -
content: array of BetaBashCodeExecutionOutputBlockParam-
type: "bash_code_execution_output" -
file_id: string
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return_code: number -
stderr: string -
stdout: string
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tool_use_id: stringpattern: ^srvtoolu_[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$
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cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
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BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultBlockParam object-
type: "text_editor_code_execution_tool_result" -
content: BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultErrorParam or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlockParam or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlockParam or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlockParam-
BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultErrorParam object-
type: "text_editor_code_execution_tool_result_error" -
error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or 2 more-
"invalid_tool_input" -
"unavailable" -
"too_many_requests" -
"execution_time_exceeded" -
"file_not_found"
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error_message: optional string or null
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BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlockParam object-
type: "text_editor_code_execution_view_result" -
content: string -
file_type: "text" or "image" or "pdf"-
"text" -
"image" -
"pdf"
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num_lines: optional number or null -
start_line: optional number or null -
total_lines: optional number or null
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BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlockParam object-
type: "text_editor_code_execution_create_result" -
is_file_update: boolean
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BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlockParam object-
type: "text_editor_code_execution_str_replace_result" -
lines: optional array of string or null -
new_lines: optional number or null -
new_start: optional number or null -
old_lines: optional number or null -
old_start: optional number or null
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tool_use_id: stringpattern: ^srvtoolu_[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$
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cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
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BetaToolSearchToolResultBlockParam object-
type: "tool_search_tool_result" -
content: BetaToolSearchToolResultErrorParam or BetaToolSearchToolSearchResultBlockParam-
BetaToolSearchToolResultErrorParam object-
type: "tool_search_tool_result_error" -
error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or "execution_time_exceeded"-
"invalid_tool_input" -
"unavailable" -
"too_many_requests" -
"execution_time_exceeded"
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error_message: optional string or null
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BetaToolSearchToolSearchResultBlockParam object-
type: "tool_search_tool_search_result" -
tool_references: array of BetaToolReferenceBlockParam-
type: "tool_reference" -
tool_name: stringmaxLength: 256, minLength: 1, pattern: [19]{1,256}$
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cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
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tool_use_id: stringpattern: ^srvtoolu_[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$
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cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
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BetaMCPToolUseBlockParam object-
type: "mcp_tool_use" -
id: stringpattern: [20]+$
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input: map[unknown] -
name: string -
server_name: stringThe name of the MCP server
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cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
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BetaRequestMCPToolResultBlockParam object-
type: "mcp_tool_result" -
tool_use_id: stringpattern: [21]+$
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cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
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content: optional string or array of BetaTextBlockParam-
string -
BetaMCPToolResultBlockParamContent = array of BetaTextBlockParam-
type: "text" -
text: stringminLength: 1
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cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
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citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParam or null
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is_error: optional boolean
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BetaContainerUploadBlockParam objectA 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.
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type: "container_upload" -
file_id: string -
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
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BetaCompactionBlockParam objectA compaction block containing summary of previous context.
Users should round-trip these blocks from responses to subsequent requests to maintain context across compaction boundaries.
When content is None, the block represents a failed compaction. The server treats these as no-ops. Empty string content is not allowed.
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type: "compaction" -
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
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content: optional string or nullSummary of previously compacted content, or null if compaction failed
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encrypted_content: optional string or nullOpaque metadata from prior compaction, to be round-tripped verbatim
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signature: optional string or nullThe block's signature as returned, to be sent back verbatim
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BetaRequestToolAdditionBlock objectMid-conversation directive to surface a declared tool.
toolreferences a tool (or MCP toolset) by name from the request'stools; it is offered to the model from this point in the conversation onward.-
type: "tool_addition" -
tool: BetaToolChangeToolReference or BetaToolChangeMCPToolReference or BetaToolChangeMCPToolsetReference-
BetaToolChangeToolReference objectReference to a single tool the caller declared directly in
tools[]. Does not accept the composed{server}_{name}form the server assigns to MCP-resolved tools — usemcp_tool_referenceormcp_toolset_referencefor those.-
type: "tool_reference" -
name: stringpattern: [22]{1,128}$
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BetaToolChangeMCPToolReference objectReference to a single MCP tool by its server and remote name; the same
server_name/namepairmcp_tool_usecarries.-
type: "mcp_tool_reference" -
name: string -
server_name: string
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BetaToolChangeMCPToolsetReference objectReference to every tool in the named MCP server's toolset.
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type: "mcp_toolset_reference" -
server_name: string
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cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
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BetaRequestToolRemovalBlock objectMid-conversation directive to withdraw a tool.
toolreferences a tool (or MCP toolset) by name from the request'stools; it is no longer offered to the model from this point in the conversation onward.-
type: "tool_removal" -
tool: BetaToolChangeToolReference or BetaToolChangeMCPToolReference or BetaToolChangeMCPToolsetReference-
BetaToolChangeToolReference objectReference to a single tool the caller declared directly in
tools[]. Does not accept the composed{server}_{name}form the server assigns to MCP-resolved tools — usemcp_tool_referenceormcp_toolset_referencefor those. -
BetaToolChangeMCPToolReference objectReference to a single MCP tool by its server and remote name; the same
server_name/namepairmcp_tool_usecarries. -
BetaToolChangeMCPToolsetReference objectReference to every tool in the named MCP server's toolset.
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cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
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BetaFallbackBlockParam objectA
fallbackblock echoed back from a prior response.Accepted in
messages[].contentand not rendered into the prompt; not validated against the request'sfallbackschain or top-levelmodel.Echo the assistant turn back verbatim, including this block in its original position. The block marks the boundary between content produced before and after a fallback hop, and the server relies on that boundary to validate the turn: when thinking runs flank the boundary, omitting the block merges them into one span the server cannot validate (the request is rejected), and moving it into the middle of a single run is likewise rejected; between non-thinking blocks the block's placement has no validation effect.
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type: "fallback" -
from: BetaFallbackInfoParamIdentifies one hop of a fallback transition.
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model: ModelThe model that will complete your prompt.
See models for additional details and options.
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"claude-fable-5-1" or "claude-mythos-5-1" or "claude-sonnet-5" or 14 moreThe model that will complete your prompt.
See models for additional details and options.
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"claude-fable-5-1"Frontier intelligence for ambitious tasks across coding, scientific discovery, and enterprise workflows
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"claude-mythos-5-1"Our most capable model for cybersecurity and biology research, available through trusted access programs
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"claude-sonnet-5"High-performance model for coding and agents
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"claude-fable-5"Next generation of intelligence for the hardest knowledge work and coding problems
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"claude-mythos-5"Most capable model for cybersecurity and biology research
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"claude-opus-5"Powerful intelligence for long-running agents and coding
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"claude-opus-4-8"Powerful intelligence for long-running agents and coding
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"claude-opus-4-7"Powerful intelligence for long-running agents and coding
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"claude-mythos-preview"New class of intelligence, strongest in coding and cybersecurity
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"claude-opus-4-6"Powerful intelligence for long-running agents and coding
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"claude-sonnet-4-6"Best combination of speed and intelligence
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"claude-haiku-4-5"Fastest model with near-frontier intelligence
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"claude-haiku-4-5-20251001"Fastest model with near-frontier intelligence
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"claude-opus-4-5"Powerful intelligence for long-running agents and coding
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"claude-opus-4-5-20251101"Powerful intelligence for long-running agents and coding
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"claude-sonnet-4-5"High-performance model for agents and coding
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"claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929"High-performance model for agents and coding
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string
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to: BetaFallbackInfoParamIdentifies one hop of a fallback transition.
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trigger: optional unknownThe response block's
trigger, echoed verbatim. Accepted and ignored by the server; any object ornullis allowed.
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role: "user" or "assistant" or "system"-
"user" -
"assistant" -
"system"
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clear_at: optional "next_user_message" or "never" or nullHow long this system message's text stays in front of the model.
"never"(the default) renders it on every request that includes it."next_user_message"renders it only for the user turn it follows: once a laterrole: "user"message exists inmessagesthe message stays in the array (send it unchanged) but is no longer shown to the model. Only permitted onrole: "system"messages.-
"next_user_message" -
"never"
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output_config: optional BetaSystemMessageOutputConfig or nullPer-message output configuration on a role:"system" input message.
Fields here apply per-turn;
formatremains top-level only. An empty{}is accepted on a message that carries content; a message with neither content nor output_config fields is rejected.-
effort: optional "low" or "medium" or "high" or 2 more or nullAll possible effort levels.
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"low" -
"medium" -
"high" -
"xhigh" -
"max"
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model: ModelThe model that will complete your prompt.
See models for additional details and options.
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cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullTop-level cache control automatically applies a cache_control marker to the last cacheable block in the request.
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compaction: optional BetaCompactionConfig or nullCompact the whole conversation and return a signed
compactionblock, alone, that a later request sends back first inmessages, in place of the messages it summarizes. There is no trigger and no pause flag: sending the parameter compacts, and nothing is sampled after the block.The summarization prompt is the server's own unless
instructionsare given, which then replace it for this request; a value that is empty or only whitespace counts as absent.-
type: "summarize" -
instructions: optional string or nullReplaces the server's default summarization prompt for this request. An empty or whitespace-only value counts as absent.
maxLength: 16384
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container: optional BetaContainerParams or string or nullContainer identifier for reuse across requests.
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BetaContainerParams objectContainer parameters with skills to be loaded.
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id: optional string or nullContainer id
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skills: optional array of BetaSkillParams or nullList of skills to load in the container
maxItems: 20
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type: "anthropic" or "custom"Type of skill - either 'anthropic' (built-in) or 'custom' (user-defined)
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"anthropic" -
"custom"
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skill_id: stringSkill ID
maxLength: 64, minLength: 1
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version: optional stringSkill version or 'latest' for most recent version
maxLength: 64, minLength: 1
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string
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context_management: optional BetaContextManagementConfig or nullContext management configuration.
This allows you to control how Claude manages context across multiple requests, such as whether to clear function results or not.
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edits: optional array of BetaClearToolUses20250919Edit or BetaClearThinking20251015Edit or BetaCompact20260112EditList of context management edits to apply
minItems: 0
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BetaClearToolUses20250919Edit object-
type: "clear_tool_uses_20250919" -
clear_at_least: optional BetaInputTokensClearAtLeast or nullMinimum number of tokens that must be cleared when triggered. Context will only be modified if at least this many tokens can be removed.
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type: "input_tokens" -
value: numberminimum: 0
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clear_tool_inputs: optional boolean or array of string or nullWhether to clear all tool inputs (bool) or specific tool inputs to clear (list)
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boolean -
array of string
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exclude_tools: optional array of string or nullTool names whose uses are preserved from clearing
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keep: optional BetaToolUsesKeepNumber of tool uses to retain in the conversation
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type: "tool_uses" -
value: numberminimum: 0
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trigger: optional BetaInputTokensTrigger or BetaToolUsesTriggerCondition that triggers the context management strategy
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BetaInputTokensTrigger object-
type: "input_tokens" -
value: numberminimum: 1
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BetaToolUsesTrigger object-
type: "tool_uses" -
value: numberminimum: 1
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BetaClearThinking20251015Edit object-
type: "clear_thinking_20251015" -
keep: optional BetaThinkingTurns or BetaAllThinkingTurns or "all"Number of most recent assistant turns to keep thinking blocks for. Older turns will have their thinking blocks removed.
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BetaThinkingTurns object-
type: "thinking_turns" -
value: numberminimum: 1
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BetaAllThinkingTurns objecttype: "all"
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"all"
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BetaCompact20260112Edit objectAutomatically compact older context when reaching the configured trigger threshold.
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type: "compact_20260112" -
instructions: optional string or nullAdditional instructions for summarization.
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pause_after_compaction: optional booleanWhether to pause after compaction and return the compaction block to the user.
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trigger: optional BetaInputTokensTrigger or nullWhen to trigger compaction. Defaults to 150000 input tokens.
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diagnostics: optional BetaDiagnosticsParam or nullRequest-level diagnostics. Currently carries the previous response id for prompt-cache divergence reporting.
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previous_message_id: optional string or nullThe
id(msg_...) from this client's previous /v1/messages response. The server compares that request's prompt fingerprint against this one and returnsdiagnostics.cache_miss_reasonwhen the prompt-cache prefix could not be reused. Passnullon the first turn to opt in without a prior message to compare.maxLength: 256
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fallback_credit_token: optional string or BetaFallbackCreditTokenParam or nullThe
fallback_credit_tokenfrom a prior refusal'sstop_details.When a preceding request was refused and returned a
fallback_credit_token, pass that code here on the retry to have the retry's cache-creation tokens for the prefix that was warm on the refused model billed at the cache-read rate. Must be redeemed by the same organization and workspace, with the same request body (optionally extended by one appendedassistantmessage whose content is the partial text — with any trailing whitespace stripped from the final text block — and paired server-tool blocks streamed before the refusal; the appended-assistant form is not available for requests withoutput_formatset or forcedtool_choice), on an eligible fallback model, on the same platform, and within 5 minutes of the refusal; a mismatch is a 400. A token minted mid-server-tool-loop whose partial content was continuable may only be redeemed with the appended-assistant form — if an exact-body retry is rejected with a 400 saying the token must be redeemed by continuing the partial response, retry with the appended-assistant form instead.When the appended-assistant form is used on a model that otherwise disallows assistant-turn prefill, this token also authorizes that one prefill.
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string -
BetaFallbackCreditTokenParam objectObject form of
fallback_credit_token: the token plus a redemption mode.Requires
anthropic-beta: fallback-credit-2026-07-01; without that header the field accepts the bare string only. The bare string and the mode-less object are equivalent (both selectstrict), so wrapping an existing token changes nothing by itself.-
token: stringThe opaque
fallback_credit_tokenfrom a prior refusal'sstop_details— the same string the bare-string form carries.maxLength: 2048, minLength: 1
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mode: optional "strict" or "best_effort"How a failing token affects the retry.
strict(the default, and the bare-string behavior): a failing redemption is a 400 and the retry is not served.best_effort: the retry is served either way — a token-layer failure no longer rejects the request; the retry proceeds at normal price and the outcome is reported on the response'susage.fallback_credit. Two failures stay hard in both modes: a malformed token, and combiningfallback_credit_tokenwithfallbacks.-
"strict" -
"best_effort"
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fallbacks: optional BetaFallbacksParam or nullOpt-in server-side retry on one or more substitute models when the requested model declines for policy reasons. Tried in order: if the first entry also declines, the second is tried, and so on. The string "default" requests the requested model's server-defined default fallback configuration.
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array of BetaFallbackParam-
model: ModelThe model that will complete your prompt.
See models for additional details and options.
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max_tokens: optional number or null -
output_config: optional BetaOutputConfig or null-
effort: optional "low" or "medium" or "high" or 2 more or nullAll possible effort levels.
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"low" -
"medium" -
"high" -
"xhigh" -
"max"
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format: optional BetaJSONOutputFormat or nullA schema to specify Claude's output format in responses. See structured outputs
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type: "json_schema" -
schema: map[unknown]The JSON schema of the format
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task_budget: optional BetaTokenTaskBudget or nullUser-configurable total token budget across contexts.
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type: "tokens"The budget type. Currently only 'tokens' is supported.
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total: numberTotal token budget across all contexts in the session.
minimum: 1024
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remaining: optional number or nullRemaining tokens in the budget. Use this to track usage across contexts when implementing compaction client-side. Defaults to total if not provided.
minimum: 0
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speed: optional "standard" or "fast" or nullInference speed mode.
fastprovides significantly faster output token generation at premium pricing. Not all models supportfast; invalid combinations are rejected at create time.-
"standard" -
"fast"
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thinking: optional BetaThinkingConfigEnabled or BetaThinkingConfigDisabled or BetaThinkingConfigAdaptive or null-
BetaThinkingConfigEnabled object-
type: "enabled" -
budget_tokens: numberDetermines how many tokens Claude can use for its internal reasoning process. Larger budgets can enable more thorough analysis for complex problems, improving response quality.
Must be ≥1024 and less than
max_tokens.See extended thinking for details.
minimum: 1024
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block_binding: optional BetaThinkingBlockBinding or nullControls for block binding: what happens when a thinking block this request sends back fails the conversation check. Every field is optional; an empty object means every default.
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prefix_mismatch_behavior: optional BetaThinkingPrefixMismatchBehavior or nullWhat happens when a thinking block in
messagesfails the conversation check: it was created in a different conversation, or the messages before it have changed since."error"(the default) fails the request with a 400 error."drop_block"removes the failing blocks and the request proceeds; the model no longer sees the dropped reasoning.-
"error" -
"drop_block"
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display: optional "summarized" or "omitted" or "updates" or nullControls how thinking content appears in the response. When set to
summarized, thinking is returned normally. When set toomitted, thinking content is redacted but a signature is returned for multi-turn continuity. Defaults tosummarized.-
"summarized" -
"omitted" -
"updates"
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BetaThinkingConfigDisabled objecttype: "disabled"
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BetaThinkingConfigAdaptive object-
type: "adaptive" -
block_binding: optional BetaThinkingBlockBinding or nullControls for block binding: what happens when a thinking block this request sends back fails the conversation check. Every field is optional; an empty object means every default.
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display: optional "summarized" or "omitted" or "updates" or nullControls how thinking content appears in the response. When set to
summarized, thinking is returned normally. When set toomitted, thinking content is redacted but a signature is returned for multi-turn continuity. Defaults tosummarized.-
"summarized" -
"omitted" -
"updates"
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Default = "default"
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inference_geo: optional string or nullSpecifies the geographic region for inference processing. If not specified, the workspace's
default_inference_geois used. -
mcp_servers: optional array of BetaRequestMCPServerURLDefinitionMCP servers to be utilized in this request
maxItems: 20
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type: "url" -
name: string -
url: string -
authorization_token: optional string or null -
tool_configuration: optional BetaRequestMCPServerToolConfiguration or null-
allowed_tools: optional array of string or null -
enabled: optional boolean or null
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metadata: optional BetaMetadataAn object describing metadata about the request.
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user_id: optional string or nullAn 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.
maxLength: 512
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output_config: optional BetaOutputConfigConfiguration options for the model's output, such as the output format.
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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.
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"auto" -
"standard_only"
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speed: optional "standard" or "fast" or nullInference speed mode.
fastprovides significantly faster output token generation at premium pricing. Not all models supportfast; invalid combinations are rejected at create time.-
"standard" -
"fast"
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stop_sequences: optional array of stringCustom text sequences that will cause the model to stop generating.
Our models will normally stop when they have naturally completed their turn, which will result in a response
stop_reasonof"end_turn".If you want the model to stop generating when it encounters custom strings of text, you can use the
stop_sequencesparameter. If the model encounters one of the custom sequences, the responsestop_reasonvalue will be"stop_sequence"and the responsestop_sequencevalue will contain the matched stop sequence. -
stream: optional booleanWhether to incrementally stream the response using server-sent events.
See streaming for details.
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system: optional string or array of BetaTextBlockParamSystem prompt.
A system prompt is a way of providing context and instructions to Claude, such as specifying a particular goal or role. See our guide to system prompts.
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string -
array of BetaTextBlockParam-
type: "text" -
text: stringminLength: 1
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cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
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citations: optional array of BetaTextCitationParam or null
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-
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thinking: optional BetaThinkingConfigParamConfiguration for enabling Claude's extended thinking.
When enabled, responses include
thinkingcontent blocks showing Claude's thinking process before the final answer. Requires a minimum budget of 1,024 tokens and counts towards yourmax_tokenslimit.See extended thinking for details.
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BetaThinkingConfigEnabled object -
BetaThinkingConfigDisabled object -
BetaThinkingConfigAdaptive object
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tool_choice: optional BetaToolChoiceHow the model should use the provided tools. The model can use a specific tool, any available tool, decide by itself, or not use tools at all.
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BetaToolChoiceAuto objectThe model will automatically decide whether to use tools.
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type: "auto" -
disable_parallel_tool_use: optional booleanWhether to disable parallel tool use.
Defaults to
false. If set totrue, the model will output at most one tool use.
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BetaToolChoiceAny objectThe model will use any available tools.
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type: "any" -
disable_parallel_tool_use: optional booleanWhether to disable parallel tool use.
Defaults to
false. If set totrue, the model will output exactly one tool use.
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BetaToolChoiceTool objectThe model will use the specified tool with
tool_choice.name.-
type: "tool" -
name: stringThe name of the tool to use.
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disable_parallel_tool_use: optional booleanWhether to disable parallel tool use.
Defaults to
false. If set totrue, the model will output exactly one tool use.
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BetaToolChoiceNone objectThe model will not be allowed to use tools.
type: "none"
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tools: optional array of BetaToolUnionDefinitions of tools that the model may use.
If you include
toolsin your API request, the model may returntool_usecontent blocks that represent the model's use of those tools. You can then run those tools using the tool input generated by the model and then optionally return results back to the model usingtool_resultcontent blocks.There are two types of tools: client tools and server tools. The behavior described below applies to client tools. For server tools, see their individual documentation as each has its own behavior (e.g., the web search tool).
Each tool definition includes:
name: Name of the tool.description: Optional, but strongly-recommended description of the tool.input_schema: JSON schema for the toolinputshape that the model will produce intool_useoutput content blocks.
For example, if you defined
toolsas:json[ { "name": "get_stock_price", "description": "Get the current stock price for a given ticker symbol.", "input_schema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ticker": { "type": "string", "description": "The stock ticker symbol, e.g. AAPL for Apple Inc." } }, "required": ["ticker"] } } ]And then asked the model "What's the S&P 500 at today?", the model might produce
tool_usecontent blocks in the response like this:json[ { "type": "tool_use", "id": "toolu_01D7FLrfh4GYq7yT1ULFeyMV", "name": "get_stock_price", "input": { "ticker": "^GSPC" } } ]You might then run your
get_stock_pricetool with{"ticker": "^GSPC"}as an input, and return the following back to the model in a subsequentusermessage:json[ { "type": "tool_result", "tool_use_id": "toolu_01D7FLrfh4GYq7yT1ULFeyMV", "content": "259.75 USD" } ]Tools can be used for workflows that include running client-side tools and functions, or more generally whenever you want the model to produce a particular JSON structure of output.
See our guide for more details.
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BetaTool object-
type: optional "custom" or null -
input_schema: objectJSON schema for this tool's input.
This defines the shape of the
inputthat your tool accepts and that the model will produce.-
type: "object" -
properties: optional map[unknown] or null -
required: optional array of string or null
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name: stringName of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks.maxLength: 128, minLength: 1, pattern: [23]{1,128}$
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allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120" or "code_execution_20260521"-
"direct" -
"code_execution_20250825" -
"code_execution_20260120" -
"code_execution_20260521"
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cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
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defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
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description: optional stringDescription of what this tool does.
Tool descriptions should be as detailed as possible. The more information that the model has about what the tool is and how to use it, the better it will perform. You can use natural language descriptions to reinforce important aspects of the tool input JSON schema.
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eager_input_streaming: optional boolean or nullEnable 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.
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input_examples: optional array of map[unknown] -
strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
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BetaToolBash20241022 object-
type: "bash_20241022" -
name: "bash"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks. -
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120" or "code_execution_20260521"-
"direct" -
"code_execution_20250825" -
"code_execution_20260120" -
"code_execution_20260521"
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cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
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defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
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input_examples: optional array of map[unknown] -
strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
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BetaToolBash20250124 object-
type: "bash_20250124" -
name: "bash"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks. -
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120" or "code_execution_20260521"-
"direct" -
"code_execution_20250825" -
"code_execution_20260120" -
"code_execution_20260521"
-
-
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
-
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
-
input_examples: optional array of map[unknown] -
strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
-
-
BetaCodeExecutionTool20250522 object-
type: "code_execution_20250522" -
name: "code_execution"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks. -
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120" or "code_execution_20260521"-
"direct" -
"code_execution_20250825" -
"code_execution_20260120" -
"code_execution_20260521"
-
-
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
-
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
-
strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
-
-
BetaCodeExecutionTool20250825 object-
type: "code_execution_20250825" -
name: "code_execution"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks. -
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120" or "code_execution_20260521"-
"direct" -
"code_execution_20250825" -
"code_execution_20260120" -
"code_execution_20260521"
-
-
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
-
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
-
strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
-
-
BetaCodeExecutionTool20260120 objectCode execution tool with REPL state persistence (daemon mode + gVisor checkpoint).
-
type: "code_execution_20260120" -
name: "code_execution"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks. -
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120" or "code_execution_20260521"-
"direct" -
"code_execution_20250825" -
"code_execution_20260120" -
"code_execution_20260521"
-
-
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
-
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
-
strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
-
-
BetaCodeExecutionTool20260521 objectCode execution tool with REPL state persistence.
-
type: "code_execution_20260521" -
name: "code_execution"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks. -
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120" or "code_execution_20260521"-
"direct" -
"code_execution_20250825" -
"code_execution_20260120" -
"code_execution_20260521"
-
-
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
-
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
-
strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
-
-
BetaBrowserToolset20260801 objectThe browser toolset: a single
tools[]entry (carrying noname) that declares the browser tool family. The model is served the family's tool with any members disabled viaconfigsremoved from its schema.-
type: "browser_toolset_20260801" -
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
-
configs: optional BetaBrowserToolsetConfigs or nullPer-member configuration for
browser_toolset_20260801: one optional field per member tool, keyed by the member name — the same name the member'stool_useblocks carry. Every member is an accepted key, and a member's defaults apply wherever its key is absent. Unknown keys are rejected: the field set is this toolset version's complete member set.-
type: optional BetaBrowserTypeConfig or nulltype's config overrides.-
defer_loading: optional boolean or nullDefer loading for this member. Must resolve to the same value on every enabled member of the toolset.
-
enabled: optional boolean or nullWhether this member is offered to the model. Default is per member, per the toolset's documentation. A member whose enabled resolves false is withheld from the served schema.
-
-
close_tab: optional BetaBrowserCloseTabConfig or nullclose_tab's config overrides.-
defer_loading: optional boolean or nullDefer loading for this member. Must resolve to the same value on every enabled member of the toolset.
-
enabled: optional boolean or nullWhether this member is offered to the model. Default is per member, per the toolset's documentation. A member whose enabled resolves false is withheld from the served schema.
-
-
double_click: optional BetaBrowserDoubleClickConfig or nulldouble_click's config overrides.-
defer_loading: optional boolean or nullDefer loading for this member. Must resolve to the same value on every enabled member of the toolset.
-
enabled: optional boolean or nullWhether this member is offered to the model. Default is per member, per the toolset's documentation. A member whose enabled resolves false is withheld from the served schema.
-
-
file_upload: optional BetaBrowserFileUploadConfig or nullfile_upload's config overrides.-
defer_loading: optional boolean or nullDefer loading for this member. Must resolve to the same value on every enabled member of the toolset.
-
enabled: optional boolean or nullWhether this member is offered to the model. Default is per member, per the toolset's documentation. A member whose enabled resolves false is withheld from the served schema.
-
-
find: optional BetaBrowserFindConfig or nullfind's config overrides.-
defer_loading: optional boolean or nullDefer loading for this member. Must resolve to the same value on every enabled member of the toolset.
-
enabled: optional boolean or nullWhether this member is offered to the model. Default is per member, per the toolset's documentation. A member whose enabled resolves false is withheld from the served schema.
-
-
form_input: optional BetaBrowserFormInputConfig or nullform_input's config overrides.-
defer_loading: optional boolean or nullDefer loading for this member. Must resolve to the same value on every enabled member of the toolset.
-
enabled: optional boolean or nullWhether this member is offered to the model. Default is per member, per the toolset's documentation. A member whose enabled resolves false is withheld from the served schema.
-
-
get_page_text: optional BetaBrowserGetPageTextConfig or nullget_page_text's config overrides.-
defer_loading: optional boolean or nullDefer loading for this member. Must resolve to the same value on every enabled member of the toolset.
-
enabled: optional boolean or nullWhether this member is offered to the model. Default is per member, per the toolset's documentation. A member whose enabled resolves false is withheld from the served schema.
-
-
hold_key: optional BetaBrowserHoldKeyConfig or nullhold_key's config overrides.-
defer_loading: optional boolean or nullDefer loading for this member. Must resolve to the same value on every enabled member of the toolset.
-
enabled: optional boolean or nullWhether this member is offered to the model. Default is per member, per the toolset's documentation. A member whose enabled resolves false is withheld from the served schema.
-
-
hover: optional BetaBrowserHoverConfig or nullhover's config overrides.-
defer_loading: optional boolean or nullDefer loading for this member. Must resolve to the same value on every enabled member of the toolset.
-
enabled: optional boolean or nullWhether this member is offered to the model. Default is per member, per the toolset's documentation. A member whose enabled resolves false is withheld from the served schema.
-
-
javascript_exec: optional BetaBrowserJavascriptExecConfig or nulljavascript_exec's config overrides.-
defer_loading: optional boolean or nullDefer loading for this member. Must resolve to the same value on every enabled member of the toolset.
-
enabled: optional boolean or nullWhether this member is offered to the model. Default is per member, per the toolset's documentation. A member whose enabled resolves false is withheld from the served schema.
-
-
key: optional BetaBrowserKeyConfig or nullkey's config overrides.-
defer_loading: optional boolean or nullDefer loading for this member. Must resolve to the same value on every enabled member of the toolset.
-
enabled: optional boolean or nullWhether this member is offered to the model. Default is per member, per the toolset's documentation. A member whose enabled resolves false is withheld from the served schema.
-
-
left_click: optional BetaBrowserLeftClickConfig or nullleft_click's config overrides.-
defer_loading: optional boolean or nullDefer loading for this member. Must resolve to the same value on every enabled member of the toolset.
-
enabled: optional boolean or nullWhether this member is offered to the model. Default is per member, per the toolset's documentation. A member whose enabled resolves false is withheld from the served schema.
-
-
left_click_drag: optional BetaBrowserLeftClickDragConfig or nullleft_click_drag's config overrides.-
defer_loading: optional boolean or nullDefer loading for this member. Must resolve to the same value on every enabled member of the toolset.
-
enabled: optional boolean or nullWhether this member is offered to the model. Default is per member, per the toolset's documentation. A member whose enabled resolves false is withheld from the served schema.
-
-
left_mouse_down: optional BetaBrowserLeftMouseDownConfig or nullleft_mouse_down's config overrides.-
defer_loading: optional boolean or nullDefer loading for this member. Must resolve to the same value on every enabled member of the toolset.
-
enabled: optional boolean or nullWhether this member is offered to the model. Default is per member, per the toolset's documentation. A member whose enabled resolves false is withheld from the served schema.
-
-
left_mouse_up: optional BetaBrowserLeftMouseUpConfig or nullleft_mouse_up's config overrides.-
defer_loading: optional boolean or nullDefer loading for this member. Must resolve to the same value on every enabled member of the toolset.
-
enabled: optional boolean or nullWhether this member is offered to the model. Default is per member, per the toolset's documentation. A member whose enabled resolves false is withheld from the served schema.
-
-
list_tabs: optional BetaBrowserListTabsConfig or nulllist_tabs's config overrides.-
defer_loading: optional boolean or nullDefer loading for this member. Must resolve to the same value on every enabled member of the toolset.
-
enabled: optional boolean or nullWhether this member is offered to the model. Default is per member, per the toolset's documentation. A member whose enabled resolves false is withheld from the served schema.
-
-
middle_click: optional BetaBrowserMiddleClickConfig or nullmiddle_click's config overrides.-
defer_loading: optional boolean or nullDefer loading for this member. Must resolve to the same value on every enabled member of the toolset.
-
enabled: optional boolean or nullWhether this member is offered to the model. Default is per member, per the toolset's documentation. A member whose enabled resolves false is withheld from the served schema.
-
-
mouse_move: optional BetaBrowserMouseMoveConfig or nullmouse_move's config overrides.-
defer_loading: optional boolean or nullDefer loading for this member. Must resolve to the same value on every enabled member of the toolset.
-
enabled: optional boolean or nullWhether this member is offered to the model. Default is per member, per the toolset's documentation. A member whose enabled resolves false is withheld from the served schema.
-
-
navigate: optional BetaBrowserNavigateConfig or nullnavigate's config overrides.-
defer_loading: optional boolean or nullDefer loading for this member. Must resolve to the same value on every enabled member of the toolset.
-
enabled: optional boolean or nullWhether this member is offered to the model. Default is per member, per the toolset's documentation. A member whose enabled resolves false is withheld from the served schema.
-
-
new_tab: optional BetaBrowserNewTabConfig or nullnew_tab's config overrides.-
defer_loading: optional boolean or nullDefer loading for this member. Must resolve to the same value on every enabled member of the toolset.
-
enabled: optional boolean or nullWhether this member is offered to the model. Default is per member, per the toolset's documentation. A member whose enabled resolves false is withheld from the served schema.
-
-
read_console: optional BetaBrowserReadConsoleConfig or nullread_console's config overrides.-
defer_loading: optional boolean or nullDefer loading for this member. Must resolve to the same value on every enabled member of the toolset.
-
enabled: optional boolean or nullWhether this member is offered to the model. Default is per member, per the toolset's documentation. A member whose enabled resolves false is withheld from the served schema.
-
-
read_network: optional BetaBrowserReadNetworkConfig or nullread_network's config overrides.-
defer_loading: optional boolean or nullDefer loading for this member. Must resolve to the same value on every enabled member of the toolset.
-
enabled: optional boolean or nullWhether this member is offered to the model. Default is per member, per the toolset's documentation. A member whose enabled resolves false is withheld from the served schema.
-
-
read_page: optional BetaBrowserReadPageConfig or nullread_page's config overrides.-
defer_loading: optional boolean or nullDefer loading for this member. Must resolve to the same value on every enabled member of the toolset.
-
enabled: optional boolean or nullWhether this member is offered to the model. Default is per member, per the toolset's documentation. A member whose enabled resolves false is withheld from the served schema.
-
-
right_click: optional BetaBrowserRightClickConfig or nullright_click's config overrides.-
defer_loading: optional boolean or nullDefer loading for this member. Must resolve to the same value on every enabled member of the toolset.
-
enabled: optional boolean or nullWhether this member is offered to the model. Default is per member, per the toolset's documentation. A member whose enabled resolves false is withheld from the served schema.
-
-
screenshot: optional BetaBrowserScreenshotConfig or nullscreenshot's config overrides.-
defer_loading: optional boolean or nullDefer loading for this member. Must resolve to the same value on every enabled member of the toolset.
-
enabled: optional boolean or nullWhether this member is offered to the model. Default is per member, per the toolset's documentation. A member whose enabled resolves false is withheld from the served schema.
-
-
scroll: optional BetaBrowserScrollConfig or nullscroll's config overrides.-
defer_loading: optional boolean or nullDefer loading for this member. Must resolve to the same value on every enabled member of the toolset.
-
enabled: optional boolean or nullWhether this member is offered to the model. Default is per member, per the toolset's documentation. A member whose enabled resolves false is withheld from the served schema.
-
-
scroll_to: optional BetaBrowserScrollToConfig or nullscroll_to's config overrides.-
defer_loading: optional boolean or nullDefer loading for this member. Must resolve to the same value on every enabled member of the toolset.
-
enabled: optional boolean or nullWhether this member is offered to the model. Default is per member, per the toolset's documentation. A member whose enabled resolves false is withheld from the served schema.
-
-
switch_tab: optional BetaBrowserSwitchTabConfig or nullswitch_tab's config overrides.-
defer_loading: optional boolean or nullDefer loading for this member. Must resolve to the same value on every enabled member of the toolset.
-
enabled: optional boolean or nullWhether this member is offered to the model. Default is per member, per the toolset's documentation. A member whose enabled resolves false is withheld from the served schema.
-
-
triple_click: optional BetaBrowserTripleClickConfig or nulltriple_click's config overrides.-
defer_loading: optional boolean or nullDefer loading for this member. Must resolve to the same value on every enabled member of the toolset.
-
enabled: optional boolean or nullWhether this member is offered to the model. Default is per member, per the toolset's documentation. A member whose enabled resolves false is withheld from the served schema.
-
-
wait: optional BetaBrowserWaitConfig or nullwait's config overrides.-
defer_loading: optional boolean or nullDefer loading for this member. Must resolve to the same value on every enabled member of the toolset.
-
enabled: optional boolean or nullWhether this member is offered to the model. Default is per member, per the toolset's documentation. A member whose enabled resolves false is withheld from the served schema.
-
-
zoom: optional BetaBrowserZoomConfig or nullzoom's config overrides.-
defer_loading: optional boolean or nullDefer loading for this member. Must resolve to the same value on every enabled member of the toolset.
-
enabled: optional boolean or nullWhether this member is offered to the model. Default is per member, per the toolset's documentation. A member whose enabled resolves false is withheld from the served schema.
-
-
-
-
BetaToolComputerUse20241022 object-
type: "computer_20241022" -
display_height_px: numberThe height of the display in pixels.
minimum: 1
-
display_width_px: numberThe width of the display in pixels.
minimum: 1
-
name: "computer"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks. -
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120" or "code_execution_20260521"-
"direct" -
"code_execution_20250825" -
"code_execution_20260120" -
"code_execution_20260521"
-
-
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
-
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
-
display_number: optional number or nullThe X11 display number (e.g. 0, 1) for the display.
minimum: 0
-
input_examples: optional array of map[unknown] -
strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
-
-
BetaMemoryTool20250818 object-
type: "memory_20250818" -
name: "memory"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks. -
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120" or "code_execution_20260521"-
"direct" -
"code_execution_20250825" -
"code_execution_20260120" -
"code_execution_20260521"
-
-
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
-
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
-
input_examples: optional array of map[unknown] -
strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
-
-
BetaToolComputerUse20250124 object-
type: "computer_20250124" -
display_height_px: numberThe height of the display in pixels.
minimum: 1
-
display_width_px: numberThe width of the display in pixels.
minimum: 1
-
name: "computer"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks. -
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120" or "code_execution_20260521"-
"direct" -
"code_execution_20250825" -
"code_execution_20260120" -
"code_execution_20260521"
-
-
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
-
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
-
display_number: optional number or nullThe X11 display number (e.g. 0, 1) for the display.
minimum: 0
-
input_examples: optional array of map[unknown] -
strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
-
-
BetaToolTextEditor20241022 object-
type: "text_editor_20241022" -
name: "str_replace_editor"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks. -
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120" or "code_execution_20260521"-
"direct" -
"code_execution_20250825" -
"code_execution_20260120" -
"code_execution_20260521"
-
-
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
-
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
-
input_examples: optional array of map[unknown] -
strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
-
-
BetaToolComputerUse20251124 object-
type: "computer_20251124" -
display_height_px: numberThe height of the display in pixels.
minimum: 1
-
display_width_px: numberThe width of the display in pixels.
minimum: 1
-
name: "computer"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks. -
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120" or "code_execution_20260521"-
"direct" -
"code_execution_20250825" -
"code_execution_20260120" -
"code_execution_20260521"
-
-
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
-
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
-
display_number: optional number or nullThe X11 display number (e.g. 0, 1) for the display.
minimum: 0
-
enable_zoom: optional booleanWhether to enable an action to take a zoomed-in screenshot of the screen.
-
input_examples: optional array of map[unknown] -
strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
-
-
BetaComputerToolset20260801 objectThe computer toolset: a single
tools[]entry (carrying noname) that declares the computer tool family. The model is served the family's tool with any members disabled viaconfigsremoved from its schema. Every member is enabled by default, zoom included. The single-tool optionsdisplay_numberandenable_zoomare not fields of a toolset entry — it carries onlytype,configs, andcache_control; zoom is controlled viaconfigs.zoom.enabled.-
type: "computer_toolset_20260801" -
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
-
configs: optional BetaComputerToolsetConfigs or nullPer-member configuration for
computer_toolset_20260801: one optional field per member tool, keyed by the member name — the same name the member'stool_useblocks carry. Every member is an accepted key, and a member's defaults apply wherever its key is absent. Unknown keys are rejected: the field set is this toolset version's complete member set.-
type: optional BetaComputerTypeConfig or nulltype's config overrides.-
defer_loading: optional boolean or nullDefer loading for this member. Must resolve to the same value on every enabled member of the toolset.
-
enabled: optional boolean or nullWhether this member is offered to the model. Default is per member, per the toolset's documentation. A member whose enabled resolves false is withheld from the served schema.
-
-
cursor_position: optional BetaComputerCursorPositionConfig or nullcursor_position's config overrides.-
defer_loading: optional boolean or nullDefer loading for this member. Must resolve to the same value on every enabled member of the toolset.
-
enabled: optional boolean or nullWhether this member is offered to the model. Default is per member, per the toolset's documentation. A member whose enabled resolves false is withheld from the served schema.
-
-
double_click: optional BetaComputerDoubleClickConfig or nulldouble_click's config overrides.-
defer_loading: optional boolean or nullDefer loading for this member. Must resolve to the same value on every enabled member of the toolset.
-
enabled: optional boolean or nullWhether this member is offered to the model. Default is per member, per the toolset's documentation. A member whose enabled resolves false is withheld from the served schema.
-
-
hold_key: optional BetaComputerHoldKeyConfig or nullhold_key's config overrides.-
defer_loading: optional boolean or nullDefer loading for this member. Must resolve to the same value on every enabled member of the toolset.
-
enabled: optional boolean or nullWhether this member is offered to the model. Default is per member, per the toolset's documentation. A member whose enabled resolves false is withheld from the served schema.
-
-
key: optional BetaComputerKeyConfig or nullkey's config overrides.-
defer_loading: optional boolean or nullDefer loading for this member. Must resolve to the same value on every enabled member of the toolset.
-
enabled: optional boolean or nullWhether this member is offered to the model. Default is per member, per the toolset's documentation. A member whose enabled resolves false is withheld from the served schema.
-
-
left_click: optional BetaComputerLeftClickConfig or nullleft_click's config overrides.-
defer_loading: optional boolean or nullDefer loading for this member. Must resolve to the same value on every enabled member of the toolset.
-
enabled: optional boolean or nullWhether this member is offered to the model. Default is per member, per the toolset's documentation. A member whose enabled resolves false is withheld from the served schema.
-
-
left_click_drag: optional BetaComputerLeftClickDragConfig or nullleft_click_drag's config overrides.-
defer_loading: optional boolean or nullDefer loading for this member. Must resolve to the same value on every enabled member of the toolset.
-
enabled: optional boolean or nullWhether this member is offered to the model. Default is per member, per the toolset's documentation. A member whose enabled resolves false is withheld from the served schema.
-
-
left_mouse_down: optional BetaComputerLeftMouseDownConfig or nullleft_mouse_down's config overrides.-
defer_loading: optional boolean or nullDefer loading for this member. Must resolve to the same value on every enabled member of the toolset.
-
enabled: optional boolean or nullWhether this member is offered to the model. Default is per member, per the toolset's documentation. A member whose enabled resolves false is withheld from the served schema.
-
-
left_mouse_up: optional BetaComputerLeftMouseUpConfig or nullleft_mouse_up's config overrides.-
defer_loading: optional boolean or nullDefer loading for this member. Must resolve to the same value on every enabled member of the toolset.
-
enabled: optional boolean or nullWhether this member is offered to the model. Default is per member, per the toolset's documentation. A member whose enabled resolves false is withheld from the served schema.
-
-
middle_click: optional BetaComputerMiddleClickConfig or nullmiddle_click's config overrides.-
defer_loading: optional boolean or nullDefer loading for this member. Must resolve to the same value on every enabled member of the toolset.
-
enabled: optional boolean or nullWhether this member is offered to the model. Default is per member, per the toolset's documentation. A member whose enabled resolves false is withheld from the served schema.
-
-
mouse_move: optional BetaComputerMouseMoveConfig or nullmouse_move's config overrides.-
defer_loading: optional boolean or nullDefer loading for this member. Must resolve to the same value on every enabled member of the toolset.
-
enabled: optional boolean or nullWhether this member is offered to the model. Default is per member, per the toolset's documentation. A member whose enabled resolves false is withheld from the served schema.
-
-
right_click: optional BetaComputerRightClickConfig or nullright_click's config overrides.-
defer_loading: optional boolean or nullDefer loading for this member. Must resolve to the same value on every enabled member of the toolset.
-
enabled: optional boolean or nullWhether this member is offered to the model. Default is per member, per the toolset's documentation. A member whose enabled resolves false is withheld from the served schema.
-
-
screenshot: optional BetaComputerScreenshotConfig or nullscreenshot's config overrides.-
defer_loading: optional boolean or nullDefer loading for this member. Must resolve to the same value on every enabled member of the toolset.
-
enabled: optional boolean or nullWhether this member is offered to the model. Default is per member, per the toolset's documentation. A member whose enabled resolves false is withheld from the served schema.
-
-
scroll: optional BetaComputerScrollConfig or nullscroll's config overrides.-
defer_loading: optional boolean or nullDefer loading for this member. Must resolve to the same value on every enabled member of the toolset.
-
enabled: optional boolean or nullWhether this member is offered to the model. Default is per member, per the toolset's documentation. A member whose enabled resolves false is withheld from the served schema.
-
-
triple_click: optional BetaComputerTripleClickConfig or nulltriple_click's config overrides.-
defer_loading: optional boolean or nullDefer loading for this member. Must resolve to the same value on every enabled member of the toolset.
-
enabled: optional boolean or nullWhether this member is offered to the model. Default is per member, per the toolset's documentation. A member whose enabled resolves false is withheld from the served schema.
-
-
wait: optional BetaComputerWaitConfig or nullwait's config overrides.-
defer_loading: optional boolean or nullDefer loading for this member. Must resolve to the same value on every enabled member of the toolset.
-
enabled: optional boolean or nullWhether this member is offered to the model. Default is per member, per the toolset's documentation. A member whose enabled resolves false is withheld from the served schema.
-
-
zoom: optional BetaComputerZoomConfig or nullzoom's config overrides.-
defer_loading: optional boolean or nullDefer loading for this member. Must resolve to the same value on every enabled member of the toolset.
-
enabled: optional boolean or nullWhether this member is offered to the model. Default is per member, per the toolset's documentation. A member whose enabled resolves false is withheld from the served schema.
-
-
-
-
BetaToolTextEditor20250124 object-
type: "text_editor_20250124" -
name: "str_replace_editor"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks. -
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120" or "code_execution_20260521"-
"direct" -
"code_execution_20250825" -
"code_execution_20260120" -
"code_execution_20260521"
-
-
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
-
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
-
input_examples: optional array of map[unknown] -
strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
-
-
BetaToolTextEditor20250429 object-
type: "text_editor_20250429" -
name: "str_replace_based_edit_tool"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks. -
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120" or "code_execution_20260521"-
"direct" -
"code_execution_20250825" -
"code_execution_20260120" -
"code_execution_20260521"
-
-
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
-
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
-
input_examples: optional array of map[unknown] -
strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
-
-
BetaToolTextEditor20250728 object-
type: "text_editor_20250728" -
name: "str_replace_based_edit_tool"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks. -
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120" or "code_execution_20260521"-
"direct" -
"code_execution_20250825" -
"code_execution_20260120" -
"code_execution_20260521"
-
-
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
-
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
-
input_examples: optional array of map[unknown] -
max_characters: optional number or nullMaximum number of characters to display when viewing a file. If not specified, defaults to displaying the full file.
minimum: 1
-
strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
-
-
BetaWebSearchTool20250305 object-
type: "web_search_20250305" -
name: "web_search"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks. -
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120" or "code_execution_20260521"-
"direct" -
"code_execution_20250825" -
"code_execution_20260120" -
"code_execution_20260521"
-
-
allowed_domains: optional array of string or nullIf provided, only these domains will be included in results. Cannot be used alongside
blocked_domains. -
blocked_domains: optional array of string or nullIf provided, these domains will never appear in results. Cannot be used alongside
allowed_domains. -
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
-
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
-
max_uses: optional number or nullMaximum number of times the tool can be used in the API request.
exclusiveMinimum: 0
-
strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
-
user_location: optional BetaUserLocation or nullParameters for the user's location. Used to provide more relevant search results.
-
type: "approximate" -
city: optional string or nullThe city of the user.
maxLength: 255, minLength: 1
-
country: optional string or nullThe two letter ISO country code of the user.
maxLength: 2, minLength: 2
-
region: optional string or nullThe region of the user.
maxLength: 255, minLength: 1
-
timezone: optional string or nullThe IANA timezone of the user.
maxLength: 255, minLength: 1
-
-
-
BetaWebFetchTool20250910 object-
type: "web_fetch_20250910" -
name: "web_fetch"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks. -
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120" or "code_execution_20260521"-
"direct" -
"code_execution_20250825" -
"code_execution_20260120" -
"code_execution_20260521"
-
-
allowed_domains: optional array of string or nullList of domains to allow fetching from
-
blocked_domains: optional array of string or nullList of domains to block fetching from
-
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
-
citations: optional BetaCitationsConfigParam or nullCitations configuration for fetched documents. Citations are disabled by default.
-
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
-
max_content_tokens: optional number or nullMaximum 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.
exclusiveMinimum: 0
-
max_uses: optional number or nullMaximum number of times the tool can be used in the API request.
exclusiveMinimum: 0
-
strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
-
url_sources: optional BetaWebFetchURLSources or nullWhich sources contribute to the set of URLs web fetch may fetch.
Each key is a tagged variant:
user_inputisallornone; the two tool filters areall,none,only(only the named tools' results) orexcept(every result but the named tools'). A named tool must be declared in this request'stools[].-
client_tool_results: optional BetaWebFetchURLSourceAll or BetaWebFetchURLSourceNone or BetaWebFetchURLSourceOnly or BetaWebFetchURLSourceExceptWhich client tools' results contribute fetchable URLs: "all", "none", or an only or except list of client tool names from tools[].
-
BetaWebFetchURLSourceAll objectThe
url_sourcesvariant under which a source contributes in full: every result of the tool filter's source, or all user input.type: "all"
-
BetaWebFetchURLSourceNone objectThe
url_sourcesvariant under which a source contributes nothing: no result of the tool filter's source, or no user input.type: "none"
-
BetaWebFetchURLSourceOnly objectThe tool filter variant under which only the named tools' results contribute.
-
type: "only" -
tools: array of BetaWebFetchURLSourceToolReference-
type: "tool_reference" -
name: string
-
-
-
BetaWebFetchURLSourceExcept objectThe tool filter variant under which every result but the named tools' contributes.
-
type: "except" -
tools: array of BetaWebFetchURLSourceToolReference-
type: "tool_reference" -
name: string
-
-
-
-
server_tool_results: optional BetaWebFetchURLSourceAll or BetaWebFetchURLSourceNone or BetaWebFetchURLSourceOnly or BetaWebFetchURLSourceExceptWhich server tools' results contribute fetchable URLs: "all", "none", or an only or except list of server tool names from tools[]; only web_search and web_fetch results ever contribute.
-
BetaWebFetchURLSourceAll objectThe
url_sourcesvariant under which a source contributes in full: every result of the tool filter's source, or all user input. -
BetaWebFetchURLSourceNone objectThe
url_sourcesvariant under which a source contributes nothing: no result of the tool filter's source, or no user input. -
BetaWebFetchURLSourceOnly objectThe tool filter variant under which only the named tools' results contribute.
-
BetaWebFetchURLSourceExcept objectThe tool filter variant under which every result but the named tools' contributes.
-
-
user_input: optional BetaWebFetchURLSourceAll or BetaWebFetchURLSourceNoneWhether URLs in user messages are fetchable: "all" or "none".
-
BetaWebFetchURLSourceAll objectThe
url_sourcesvariant under which a source contributes in full: every result of the tool filter's source, or all user input. -
BetaWebFetchURLSourceNone objectThe
url_sourcesvariant under which a source contributes nothing: no result of the tool filter's source, or no user input.
-
-
-
-
BetaWebSearchTool20260209 object-
type: "web_search_20260209" -
name: "web_search"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks. -
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120" or "code_execution_20260521"-
"direct" -
"code_execution_20250825" -
"code_execution_20260120" -
"code_execution_20260521"
-
-
allowed_domains: optional array of string or nullIf provided, only these domains will be included in results. Cannot be used alongside
blocked_domains. -
blocked_domains: optional array of string or nullIf provided, these domains will never appear in results. Cannot be used alongside
allowed_domains. -
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
-
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
-
max_uses: optional number or nullMaximum number of times the tool can be used in the API request.
exclusiveMinimum: 0
-
strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
-
user_location: optional BetaUserLocation or nullParameters for the user's location. Used to provide more relevant search results.
-
-
BetaWebFetchTool20260209 object-
type: "web_fetch_20260209" -
name: "web_fetch"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks. -
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120" or "code_execution_20260521"-
"direct" -
"code_execution_20250825" -
"code_execution_20260120" -
"code_execution_20260521"
-
-
allowed_domains: optional array of string or nullList of domains to allow fetching from
-
blocked_domains: optional array of string or nullList of domains to block fetching from
-
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
-
citations: optional BetaCitationsConfigParam or nullCitations configuration for fetched documents. Citations are disabled by default.
-
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
-
max_content_tokens: optional number or nullMaximum 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.
exclusiveMinimum: 0
-
max_uses: optional number or nullMaximum number of times the tool can be used in the API request.
exclusiveMinimum: 0
-
strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
-
url_sources: optional BetaWebFetchURLSources or nullWhich sources contribute to the set of URLs web fetch may fetch.
Each key is a tagged variant:
user_inputisallornone; the two tool filters areall,none,only(only the named tools' results) orexcept(every result but the named tools'). A named tool must be declared in this request'stools[].
-
-
BetaWebFetchTool20260309 objectWeb fetch tool with use_cache parameter for bypassing cached content.
-
type: "web_fetch_20260309" -
name: "web_fetch"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks. -
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120" or "code_execution_20260521"-
"direct" -
"code_execution_20250825" -
"code_execution_20260120" -
"code_execution_20260521"
-
-
allowed_domains: optional array of string or nullList of domains to allow fetching from
-
blocked_domains: optional array of string or nullList of domains to block fetching from
-
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
-
citations: optional BetaCitationsConfigParam or nullCitations configuration for fetched documents. Citations are disabled by default.
-
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
-
max_content_tokens: optional number or nullMaximum 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.
exclusiveMinimum: 0
-
max_uses: optional number or nullMaximum number of times the tool can be used in the API request.
exclusiveMinimum: 0
-
strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
-
url_sources: optional BetaWebFetchURLSources or nullWhich sources contribute to the set of URLs web fetch may fetch.
Each key is a tagged variant:
user_inputisallornone; the two tool filters areall,none,only(only the named tools' results) orexcept(every result but the named tools'). A named tool must be declared in this request'stools[]. -
use_cache: optional booleanWhether to use cached content. Set to false to bypass the cache and fetch fresh content. Only set to false when the user explicitly requests fresh content or when fetching rapidly-changing sources.
-
-
BetaWebSearchTool20260318 object-
type: "web_search_20260318" -
name: "web_search"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks. -
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120" or "code_execution_20260521"-
"direct" -
"code_execution_20250825" -
"code_execution_20260120" -
"code_execution_20260521"
-
-
allowed_domains: optional array of string or nullIf provided, only these domains will be included in results. Cannot be used alongside
blocked_domains. -
blocked_domains: optional array of string or nullIf provided, these domains will never appear in results. Cannot be used alongside
allowed_domains. -
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
-
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
-
max_uses: optional number or nullMaximum number of times the tool can be used in the API request.
exclusiveMinimum: 0
-
response_inclusion: optional "full" or "excluded"How this tool's result blocks appear in the API response when the result was consumed by a completed code_execution call in the same turn. 'full' returns the complete content (default). 'excluded' drops the nested server_tool_use and result block pair entirely. Results from direct calls, or from code_execution calls that paused before completing, are always returned in full so they can be sent back on the next turn.
-
"full" -
"excluded"
-
-
strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
-
user_location: optional BetaUserLocation or nullParameters for the user's location. Used to provide more relevant search results.
-
-
BetaWebFetchTool20260318 object-
type: "web_fetch_20260318" -
name: "web_fetch"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks. -
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120" or "code_execution_20260521"-
"direct" -
"code_execution_20250825" -
"code_execution_20260120" -
"code_execution_20260521"
-
-
allowed_domains: optional array of string or nullList of domains to allow fetching from
-
blocked_domains: optional array of string or nullList of domains to block fetching from
-
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
-
citations: optional BetaCitationsConfigParam or nullCitations configuration for fetched documents. Citations are disabled by default.
-
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
-
max_content_tokens: optional number or nullMaximum 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.
exclusiveMinimum: 0
-
max_uses: optional number or nullMaximum number of times the tool can be used in the API request.
exclusiveMinimum: 0
-
response_inclusion: optional "full" or "excluded"How this tool's result blocks appear in the API response when the result was consumed by a completed code_execution call in the same turn. 'full' returns the complete content (default). 'excluded' drops the nested server_tool_use and result block pair entirely. Results from direct calls, or from code_execution calls that paused before completing, are always returned in full so they can be sent back on the next turn.
-
"full" -
"excluded"
-
-
strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
-
url_sources: optional BetaWebFetchURLSources or nullWhich sources contribute to the set of URLs web fetch may fetch.
Each key is a tagged variant:
user_inputisallornone; the two tool filters areall,none,only(only the named tools' results) orexcept(every result but the named tools'). A named tool must be declared in this request'stools[]. -
use_cache: optional booleanWhether to use cached content. Set to false to bypass the cache and fetch fresh content. Only set to false when the user explicitly requests fresh content or when fetching rapidly-changing sources.
-
-
BetaAdvisorTool20260301 object-
type: "advisor_20260301" -
model: ModelThe model that will complete your prompt.
See models for additional details and options.
-
name: "advisor"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks. -
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120" or "code_execution_20260521"-
"direct" -
"code_execution_20250825" -
"code_execution_20260120" -
"code_execution_20260521"
-
-
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
-
caching: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullCaching for the advisor's own prompt. When set, each advisor call writes a cache entry at the given TTL so subsequent calls in the same conversation read the stable prefix. When omitted, the advisor prompt is not cached.
-
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
-
max_tokens: optional number or nullBounds the advisor's total output (thinking + text) per call. When the advisor hits this cap, the returned advisor_result or advisor_redacted_result block carries stop_reason='max_tokens', and a truncation note is appended to the advice text the worker model sees (inside the encrypted blob in redacted mode). When set, the server also emits a remaining-tokens budget block in the advisor's prompt so the advisor self-shapes toward the cap. When omitted, the advisor model's default output cap applies and no budget block is emitted.
minimum: 1024
-
max_uses: optional number or nullMaximum number of times the tool can be used in the API request.
exclusiveMinimum: 0
-
strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
-
-
BetaToolSearchToolBm25_20251119 object-
type: "tool_search_tool_bm25_20251119" or "tool_search_tool_bm25"-
"tool_search_tool_bm25_20251119" -
"tool_search_tool_bm25"
-
-
name: "tool_search_tool_bm25"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks. -
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120" or "code_execution_20260521"-
"direct" -
"code_execution_20250825" -
"code_execution_20260120" -
"code_execution_20260521"
-
-
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
-
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
-
strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
-
-
BetaToolSearchToolRegex20251119 object-
type: "tool_search_tool_regex_20251119" or "tool_search_tool_regex"-
"tool_search_tool_regex_20251119" -
"tool_search_tool_regex"
-
-
name: "tool_search_tool_regex"Name of the tool.
This is how the tool will be called by the model and in
tool_useblocks. -
allowed_callers: optional array of "direct" or "code_execution_20250825" or "code_execution_20260120" or "code_execution_20260521"-
"direct" -
"code_execution_20250825" -
"code_execution_20260120" -
"code_execution_20260521"
-
-
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
-
defer_loading: optional booleanIf true, tool will not be included in initial system prompt. Only loaded when returned via tool_reference from tool search.
-
strict: optional booleanWhen true, guarantees schema validation on tool names and inputs
-
-
BetaMCPToolset objectConfiguration for a group of tools from an MCP server.
Allows configuring enabled status and defer_loading for all tools from an MCP server, with optional per-tool overrides.
-
type: "mcp_toolset" -
mcp_server_name: stringName of the MCP server to configure tools for
maxLength: 255, minLength: 1
-
cache_control: optional BetaCacheControlEphemeral or nullCreate a cache control breakpoint at this content block.
-
configs: optional map[BetaMCPToolConfig] or nullConfiguration overrides for specific tools, keyed by tool name
-
defer_loading: optional boolean -
enabled: optional boolean
-
-
default_config: optional BetaMCPToolDefaultConfigDefault configuration applied to all tools from this server
-
defer_loading: optional boolean -
enabled: optional boolean
-
-
-
output_format: optional BetaJSONOutputFormat or nullDeprecated
Deprecated: Use
output_config.formatinstead. See structured outputsA schema to specify Claude's output format in responses. This parameter will be removed in a future release.
-
temperature: optional numberDeprecated: Deprecated. Models released after Claude Opus 4.6 do not support setting temperature. A value of 1.0 will be accepted for backwards compatibility, all other values will be rejected with a 400 error.
Amount of randomness injected into the response.
Defaults to
1.0. Ranges from0.0to1.0. Usetemperaturecloser to0.0for analytical / multiple choice, and closer to1.0for creative and generative tasks.Note that even with
temperatureof0.0, the results will not be fully deterministic.maximum: 1, minimum: 0
-
top_k: optional numberDeprecated: Deprecated. Models released after Claude Opus 4.6 do not accept top_k; any value will be rejected with a 400 error.
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.
minimum: 0
-
top_p: optional numberDeprecated: Deprecated. Models released after Claude Opus 4.6 do not support setting top_p. A value >= 0.99 will be accepted for backwards compatibility, all other values will be rejected with a 400 error.
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.Recommended for advanced use cases only.
maximum: 1, minimum: 0
-
-
Returns
-
BetaMessageBatch object-
type: "message_batch"Object type.
For Message Batches, this is always
"message_batch".default: message_batch
-
id: stringUnique object identifier.
The format and length of IDs may change over time.
-
archived_at: string or nullRFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which the Message Batch was archived and its results became unavailable.
format: date-time
-
cancel_initiated_at: string or nullRFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which cancellation was initiated for the Message Batch. Specified only if cancellation was initiated.
format: date-time
-
created_at: stringRFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which the Message Batch was created.
format: date-time
-
ended_at: string or nullRFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which processing for the Message Batch ended. Specified only once processing ends.
Processing ends when every request in a Message Batch has either succeeded, errored, canceled, or expired.
format: date-time
-
expires_at: stringRFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which the Message Batch will expire and end processing, which is 24 hours after creation.
format: date-time
-
processing_status: "in_progress" or "canceling" or "ended"Processing status of the Message Batch.
-
"in_progress" -
"canceling" -
"ended"
-
-
request_counts: BetaMessageBatchRequestCountsTallies requests within the Message Batch, categorized by their status.
Requests start as
processingand move to one of the other statuses only once processing of the entire batch ends. The sum of all values always matches the total number of requests in the batch.-
canceled: numberNumber of requests in the Message Batch that have been canceled.
This is zero until processing of the entire Message Batch has ended.
default: 0
-
errored: numberNumber of requests in the Message Batch that encountered an error.
This is zero until processing of the entire Message Batch has ended.
default: 0
-
expired: numberNumber of requests in the Message Batch that have expired.
This is zero until processing of the entire Message Batch has ended.
default: 0
-
processing: numberNumber of requests in the Message Batch that are processing.
default: 0
-
succeeded: numberNumber of requests in the Message Batch that have completed successfully.
This is zero until processing of the entire Message Batch has ended.
default: 0
-
-
results_url: string or nullURL to a
.jsonlfile containing the results of the Message Batch requests. Specified only once processing ends.Results in the file are not guaranteed to be in the same order as requests. Use the
custom_idfield to match results to requests.
-
Example
curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages/batches \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
-H 'anthropic-beta: message-batches-2024-09-24' \
-H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" \
-d '{
"requests": [
{
"custom_id": "my-custom-id-1",
"params": {
"max_tokens": 1024,
"messages": [
{
"content": "Hello, world",
"role": "user"
}
],
"model": "claude-opus-5"
}
}
]
}'Response (200)
{
"id": "msgbatch_013Zva2CMHLNnXjNJJKqJ2EF",
"archived_at": "2024-08-20T18:37:24.100435Z",
"cancel_initiated_at": "2024-08-20T18:37:24.100435Z",
"created_at": "2024-08-20T18:37:24.100435Z",
"ended_at": "2024-08-20T18:37:24.100435Z",
"expires_at": "2024-08-20T18:37:24.100435Z",
"processing_status": "in_progress",
"request_counts": {
"canceled": 10,
"errored": 30,
"expired": 10,
"processing": 100,
"succeeded": 50
},
"results_url": "https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages/batches/msgbatch_013Zva2CMHLNnXjNJJKqJ2EF/results",
"type": "message_batch"
}Retrieve a Message Batch
GET /v1/messages/batches/{message_batch_id}
This endpoint is idempotent and can be used to poll for Message Batch completion. To access the results of a Message Batch, make a request to the results_url field in the response.
Learn more about the Message Batches API in our user guide
Path parameters
-
message_batch_id: stringID of the Message Batch.
Headers
-
"anthropic-beta": optional array of AnthropicBetaOptional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.
-
string -
"message-batches-2024-09-24" or "prompt-caching-2024-07-31" or "computer-use-2024-10-22" or 43 more-
"message-batches-2024-09-24" -
"prompt-caching-2024-07-31" -
"computer-use-2024-10-22" -
"computer-use-2025-01-24" -
"pdfs-2024-09-25" -
"token-counting-2024-11-01" -
"token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19" -
"output-128k-2025-02-19" -
"files-api-2025-04-14" -
"mcp-client-2025-04-04" -
"mcp-client-2025-11-20" -
"dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14" -
"interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14" -
"code-execution-2025-05-22" -
"extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11" -
"context-1m-2025-08-07" -
"context-management-2025-06-27" -
"model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26" -
"skills-2025-10-02" -
"fast-mode-2026-02-01" -
"output-300k-2026-03-24" -
"user-profiles-2026-03-24" -
"user-profiles-2026-08-18" -
"user-profiles-2026-09-04" -
"advisor-tool-2026-03-01" -
"managed-agents-2026-04-01" -
"cache-diagnosis-2026-04-07" -
"dreaming-2026-04-21" -
"thinking-token-count-2026-05-13" -
"server-side-fallback-2026-06-01" -
"server-side-fallback-2026-07-01" -
"fallback-credit-2026-06-01" -
"fallback-credit-2026-07-01" -
"agent-memory-2026-07-22" -
"mid-conversation-tool-changes-2026-07-01" -
"compact-2026-01-12" -
"computer-use-2025-11-24" -
"mcp-tunnels-2026-06-22" -
"structured-outputs-2025-11-13" -
"task-budgets-2026-03-13" -
"thinking-display-updates-2026-08-18" -
"ce-user-management-2026-07-13" -
"mid-conversation-output-config-2026-07-01" -
"thinking-binding-controls-2026-08-01" -
"mid-conversation-system-clear-at-2026-08-21" -
"compact-2026-09-04"
-
-
-
"anthropic-workspace-id": optional string
Returns
-
BetaMessageBatch object-
type: "message_batch"Object type.
For Message Batches, this is always
"message_batch".default: message_batch
-
id: stringUnique object identifier.
The format and length of IDs may change over time.
-
archived_at: string or nullRFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which the Message Batch was archived and its results became unavailable.
format: date-time
-
cancel_initiated_at: string or nullRFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which cancellation was initiated for the Message Batch. Specified only if cancellation was initiated.
format: date-time
-
created_at: stringRFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which the Message Batch was created.
format: date-time
-
ended_at: string or nullRFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which processing for the Message Batch ended. Specified only once processing ends.
Processing ends when every request in a Message Batch has either succeeded, errored, canceled, or expired.
format: date-time
-
expires_at: stringRFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which the Message Batch will expire and end processing, which is 24 hours after creation.
format: date-time
-
processing_status: "in_progress" or "canceling" or "ended"Processing status of the Message Batch.
-
"in_progress" -
"canceling" -
"ended"
-
-
request_counts: BetaMessageBatchRequestCountsTallies requests within the Message Batch, categorized by their status.
Requests start as
processingand move to one of the other statuses only once processing of the entire batch ends. The sum of all values always matches the total number of requests in the batch.-
canceled: numberNumber of requests in the Message Batch that have been canceled.
This is zero until processing of the entire Message Batch has ended.
default: 0
-
errored: numberNumber of requests in the Message Batch that encountered an error.
This is zero until processing of the entire Message Batch has ended.
default: 0
-
expired: numberNumber of requests in the Message Batch that have expired.
This is zero until processing of the entire Message Batch has ended.
default: 0
-
processing: numberNumber of requests in the Message Batch that are processing.
default: 0
-
succeeded: numberNumber of requests in the Message Batch that have completed successfully.
This is zero until processing of the entire Message Batch has ended.
default: 0
-
-
results_url: string or nullURL to a
.jsonlfile containing the results of the Message Batch requests. Specified only once processing ends.Results in the file are not guaranteed to be in the same order as requests. Use the
custom_idfield to match results to requests.
-
Example
curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages/batches/$MESSAGE_BATCH_ID \
-H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
-H 'anthropic-beta: message-batches-2024-09-24' \
-H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"Response (200)
{
"id": "msgbatch_013Zva2CMHLNnXjNJJKqJ2EF",
"archived_at": "2024-08-20T18:37:24.100435Z",
"cancel_initiated_at": "2024-08-20T18:37:24.100435Z",
"created_at": "2024-08-20T18:37:24.100435Z",
"ended_at": "2024-08-20T18:37:24.100435Z",
"expires_at": "2024-08-20T18:37:24.100435Z",
"processing_status": "in_progress",
"request_counts": {
"canceled": 10,
"errored": 30,
"expired": 10,
"processing": 100,
"succeeded": 50
},
"results_url": "https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages/batches/msgbatch_013Zva2CMHLNnXjNJJKqJ2EF/results",
"type": "message_batch"
}List Message Batches
GET /v1/messages/batches
List all Message Batches within a Workspace. Most recently created batches are returned first.
Learn more about the Message Batches API in our user guide
Query parameters
-
after_id: optional stringID of the object to use as a cursor for pagination. When provided, returns the page of results immediately after this object.
-
before_id: optional stringID of the object to use as a cursor for pagination. When provided, returns the page of results immediately before this object.
-
limit: optional numberNumber of items to return per page.
Defaults to
20. Ranges from1to1000.default: 20, maximum: 1000, minimum: 1
Headers
-
"anthropic-beta": optional array of AnthropicBetaOptional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.
-
string -
"message-batches-2024-09-24" or "prompt-caching-2024-07-31" or "computer-use-2024-10-22" or 43 more-
"message-batches-2024-09-24" -
"prompt-caching-2024-07-31" -
"computer-use-2024-10-22" -
"computer-use-2025-01-24" -
"pdfs-2024-09-25" -
"token-counting-2024-11-01" -
"token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19" -
"output-128k-2025-02-19" -
"files-api-2025-04-14" -
"mcp-client-2025-04-04" -
"mcp-client-2025-11-20" -
"dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14" -
"interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14" -
"code-execution-2025-05-22" -
"extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11" -
"context-1m-2025-08-07" -
"context-management-2025-06-27" -
"model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26" -
"skills-2025-10-02" -
"fast-mode-2026-02-01" -
"output-300k-2026-03-24" -
"user-profiles-2026-03-24" -
"user-profiles-2026-08-18" -
"user-profiles-2026-09-04" -
"advisor-tool-2026-03-01" -
"managed-agents-2026-04-01" -
"cache-diagnosis-2026-04-07" -
"dreaming-2026-04-21" -
"thinking-token-count-2026-05-13" -
"server-side-fallback-2026-06-01" -
"server-side-fallback-2026-07-01" -
"fallback-credit-2026-06-01" -
"fallback-credit-2026-07-01" -
"agent-memory-2026-07-22" -
"mid-conversation-tool-changes-2026-07-01" -
"compact-2026-01-12" -
"computer-use-2025-11-24" -
"mcp-tunnels-2026-06-22" -
"structured-outputs-2025-11-13" -
"task-budgets-2026-03-13" -
"thinking-display-updates-2026-08-18" -
"ce-user-management-2026-07-13" -
"mid-conversation-output-config-2026-07-01" -
"thinking-binding-controls-2026-08-01" -
"mid-conversation-system-clear-at-2026-08-21" -
"compact-2026-09-04"
-
-
-
"anthropic-workspace-id": optional string
Returns
-
data: array of BetaMessageBatch-
type: "message_batch"Object type.
For Message Batches, this is always
"message_batch".default: message_batch
-
id: stringUnique object identifier.
The format and length of IDs may change over time.
-
archived_at: string or nullRFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which the Message Batch was archived and its results became unavailable.
format: date-time
-
cancel_initiated_at: string or nullRFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which cancellation was initiated for the Message Batch. Specified only if cancellation was initiated.
format: date-time
-
created_at: stringRFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which the Message Batch was created.
format: date-time
-
ended_at: string or nullRFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which processing for the Message Batch ended. Specified only once processing ends.
Processing ends when every request in a Message Batch has either succeeded, errored, canceled, or expired.
format: date-time
-
expires_at: stringRFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which the Message Batch will expire and end processing, which is 24 hours after creation.
format: date-time
-
processing_status: "in_progress" or "canceling" or "ended"Processing status of the Message Batch.
-
"in_progress" -
"canceling" -
"ended"
-
-
request_counts: BetaMessageBatchRequestCountsTallies requests within the Message Batch, categorized by their status.
Requests start as
processingand move to one of the other statuses only once processing of the entire batch ends. The sum of all values always matches the total number of requests in the batch.-
canceled: numberNumber of requests in the Message Batch that have been canceled.
This is zero until processing of the entire Message Batch has ended.
default: 0
-
errored: numberNumber of requests in the Message Batch that encountered an error.
This is zero until processing of the entire Message Batch has ended.
default: 0
-
expired: numberNumber of requests in the Message Batch that have expired.
This is zero until processing of the entire Message Batch has ended.
default: 0
-
processing: numberNumber of requests in the Message Batch that are processing.
default: 0
-
succeeded: numberNumber of requests in the Message Batch that have completed successfully.
This is zero until processing of the entire Message Batch has ended.
default: 0
-
-
results_url: string or nullURL to a
.jsonlfile containing the results of the Message Batch requests. Specified only once processing ends.Results in the file are not guaranteed to be in the same order as requests. Use the
custom_idfield to match results to requests.
-
-
first_id: string or nullFirst ID in the
datalist. Can be used as thebefore_idfor the previous page. -
has_more: booleanIndicates if there are more results in the requested page direction.
-
last_id: string or nullLast ID in the
datalist. Can be used as theafter_idfor the next page.
Example
curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages/batches \
-H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
-H 'anthropic-beta: message-batches-2024-09-24' \
-H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"Response (200)
{
"data": [
{
"id": "msgbatch_013Zva2CMHLNnXjNJJKqJ2EF",
"archived_at": "2024-08-20T18:37:24.100435Z",
"cancel_initiated_at": "2024-08-20T18:37:24.100435Z",
"created_at": "2024-08-20T18:37:24.100435Z",
"ended_at": "2024-08-20T18:37:24.100435Z",
"expires_at": "2024-08-20T18:37:24.100435Z",
"processing_status": "in_progress",
"request_counts": {
"canceled": 10,
"errored": 30,
"expired": 10,
"processing": 100,
"succeeded": 50
},
"results_url": "https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages/batches/msgbatch_013Zva2CMHLNnXjNJJKqJ2EF/results",
"type": "message_batch"
}
],
"first_id": "first_id",
"has_more": true,
"last_id": "last_id"
}Cancel a Message Batch
POST /v1/messages/batches/{message_batch_id}/cancel
Batches may be canceled any time before processing ends. Once cancellation is initiated, the batch enters a canceling state, at which time the system may complete any in-progress, non-interruptible requests before finalizing cancellation.
The number of canceled requests is specified in request_counts. To determine which requests were canceled, check the individual results within the batch. Note that cancellation may not result in any canceled requests if they were non-interruptible.
Learn more about the Message Batches API in our user guide
Path parameters
-
message_batch_id: stringID of the Message Batch.
Headers
-
"anthropic-beta": optional array of AnthropicBetaOptional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.
-
string -
"message-batches-2024-09-24" or "prompt-caching-2024-07-31" or "computer-use-2024-10-22" or 43 more-
"message-batches-2024-09-24" -
"prompt-caching-2024-07-31" -
"computer-use-2024-10-22" -
"computer-use-2025-01-24" -
"pdfs-2024-09-25" -
"token-counting-2024-11-01" -
"token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19" -
"output-128k-2025-02-19" -
"files-api-2025-04-14" -
"mcp-client-2025-04-04" -
"mcp-client-2025-11-20" -
"dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14" -
"interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14" -
"code-execution-2025-05-22" -
"extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11" -
"context-1m-2025-08-07" -
"context-management-2025-06-27" -
"model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26" -
"skills-2025-10-02" -
"fast-mode-2026-02-01" -
"output-300k-2026-03-24" -
"user-profiles-2026-03-24" -
"user-profiles-2026-08-18" -
"user-profiles-2026-09-04" -
"advisor-tool-2026-03-01" -
"managed-agents-2026-04-01" -
"cache-diagnosis-2026-04-07" -
"dreaming-2026-04-21" -
"thinking-token-count-2026-05-13" -
"server-side-fallback-2026-06-01" -
"server-side-fallback-2026-07-01" -
"fallback-credit-2026-06-01" -
"fallback-credit-2026-07-01" -
"agent-memory-2026-07-22" -
"mid-conversation-tool-changes-2026-07-01" -
"compact-2026-01-12" -
"computer-use-2025-11-24" -
"mcp-tunnels-2026-06-22" -
"structured-outputs-2025-11-13" -
"task-budgets-2026-03-13" -
"thinking-display-updates-2026-08-18" -
"ce-user-management-2026-07-13" -
"mid-conversation-output-config-2026-07-01" -
"thinking-binding-controls-2026-08-01" -
"mid-conversation-system-clear-at-2026-08-21" -
"compact-2026-09-04"
-
-
-
"anthropic-workspace-id": optional string
Returns
-
BetaMessageBatch object-
type: "message_batch"Object type.
For Message Batches, this is always
"message_batch".default: message_batch
-
id: stringUnique object identifier.
The format and length of IDs may change over time.
-
archived_at: string or nullRFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which the Message Batch was archived and its results became unavailable.
format: date-time
-
cancel_initiated_at: string or nullRFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which cancellation was initiated for the Message Batch. Specified only if cancellation was initiated.
format: date-time
-
created_at: stringRFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which the Message Batch was created.
format: date-time
-
ended_at: string or nullRFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which processing for the Message Batch ended. Specified only once processing ends.
Processing ends when every request in a Message Batch has either succeeded, errored, canceled, or expired.
format: date-time
-
expires_at: stringRFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which the Message Batch will expire and end processing, which is 24 hours after creation.
format: date-time
-
processing_status: "in_progress" or "canceling" or "ended"Processing status of the Message Batch.
-
"in_progress" -
"canceling" -
"ended"
-
-
request_counts: BetaMessageBatchRequestCountsTallies requests within the Message Batch, categorized by their status.
Requests start as
processingand move to one of the other statuses only once processing of the entire batch ends. The sum of all values always matches the total number of requests in the batch.-
canceled: numberNumber of requests in the Message Batch that have been canceled.
This is zero until processing of the entire Message Batch has ended.
default: 0
-
errored: numberNumber of requests in the Message Batch that encountered an error.
This is zero until processing of the entire Message Batch has ended.
default: 0
-
expired: numberNumber of requests in the Message Batch that have expired.
This is zero until processing of the entire Message Batch has ended.
default: 0
-
processing: numberNumber of requests in the Message Batch that are processing.
default: 0
-
succeeded: numberNumber of requests in the Message Batch that have completed successfully.
This is zero until processing of the entire Message Batch has ended.
default: 0
-
-
results_url: string or nullURL to a
.jsonlfile containing the results of the Message Batch requests. Specified only once processing ends.Results in the file are not guaranteed to be in the same order as requests. Use the
custom_idfield to match results to requests.
-
Example
curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages/batches/$MESSAGE_BATCH_ID/cancel \
-X POST \
-H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
-H 'anthropic-beta: message-batches-2024-09-24' \
-H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"Response (200)
{
"id": "msgbatch_013Zva2CMHLNnXjNJJKqJ2EF",
"archived_at": "2024-08-20T18:37:24.100435Z",
"cancel_initiated_at": "2024-08-20T18:37:24.100435Z",
"created_at": "2024-08-20T18:37:24.100435Z",
"ended_at": "2024-08-20T18:37:24.100435Z",
"expires_at": "2024-08-20T18:37:24.100435Z",
"processing_status": "in_progress",
"request_counts": {
"canceled": 10,
"errored": 30,
"expired": 10,
"processing": 100,
"succeeded": 50
},
"results_url": "https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages/batches/msgbatch_013Zva2CMHLNnXjNJJKqJ2EF/results",
"type": "message_batch"
}Delete a Message Batch
DELETE /v1/messages/batches/{message_batch_id}
Delete a Message Batch.
Message Batches can only be deleted once they've finished processing. If you'd like to delete an in-progress batch, you must first cancel it.
Learn more about the Message Batches API in our user guide
Path parameters
-
message_batch_id: stringID of the Message Batch.
Headers
-
"anthropic-beta": optional array of AnthropicBetaOptional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.
-
string -
"message-batches-2024-09-24" or "prompt-caching-2024-07-31" or "computer-use-2024-10-22" or 43 more-
"message-batches-2024-09-24" -
"prompt-caching-2024-07-31" -
"computer-use-2024-10-22" -
"computer-use-2025-01-24" -
"pdfs-2024-09-25" -
"token-counting-2024-11-01" -
"token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19" -
"output-128k-2025-02-19" -
"files-api-2025-04-14" -
"mcp-client-2025-04-04" -
"mcp-client-2025-11-20" -
"dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14" -
"interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14" -
"code-execution-2025-05-22" -
"extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11" -
"context-1m-2025-08-07" -
"context-management-2025-06-27" -
"model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26" -
"skills-2025-10-02" -
"fast-mode-2026-02-01" -
"output-300k-2026-03-24" -
"user-profiles-2026-03-24" -
"user-profiles-2026-08-18" -
"user-profiles-2026-09-04" -
"advisor-tool-2026-03-01" -
"managed-agents-2026-04-01" -
"cache-diagnosis-2026-04-07" -
"dreaming-2026-04-21" -
"thinking-token-count-2026-05-13" -
"server-side-fallback-2026-06-01" -
"server-side-fallback-2026-07-01" -
"fallback-credit-2026-06-01" -
"fallback-credit-2026-07-01" -
"agent-memory-2026-07-22" -
"mid-conversation-tool-changes-2026-07-01" -
"compact-2026-01-12" -
"computer-use-2025-11-24" -
"mcp-tunnels-2026-06-22" -
"structured-outputs-2025-11-13" -
"task-budgets-2026-03-13" -
"thinking-display-updates-2026-08-18" -
"ce-user-management-2026-07-13" -
"mid-conversation-output-config-2026-07-01" -
"thinking-binding-controls-2026-08-01" -
"mid-conversation-system-clear-at-2026-08-21" -
"compact-2026-09-04"
-
-
-
"anthropic-workspace-id": optional string
Returns
-
BetaDeletedMessageBatch object-
type: "message_batch_deleted"Deleted object type.
For Message Batches, this is always
"message_batch_deleted".default: message_batch_deleted
-
id: stringID of the Message Batch.
-
Example
curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages/batches/$MESSAGE_BATCH_ID \
-X DELETE \
-H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
-H 'anthropic-beta: message-batches-2024-09-24' \
-H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"Response (200)
{
"id": "msgbatch_013Zva2CMHLNnXjNJJKqJ2EF",
"type": "message_batch_deleted"
}Retrieve Message Batch results
GET /v1/messages/batches/{message_batch_id}/results
Streams the results of a Message Batch as a .jsonl file.
Each line in the file is a JSON object containing the result of a single request in the Message Batch. Results are not guaranteed to be in the same order as requests. Use the custom_id field to match results to requests.
Learn more about the Message Batches API in our user guide
Path parameters
-
message_batch_id: stringID of the Message Batch.
Headers
-
"anthropic-beta": optional array of AnthropicBetaOptional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.
-
string -
"message-batches-2024-09-24" or "prompt-caching-2024-07-31" or "computer-use-2024-10-22" or 43 more-
"message-batches-2024-09-24" -
"prompt-caching-2024-07-31" -
"computer-use-2024-10-22" -
"computer-use-2025-01-24" -
"pdfs-2024-09-25" -
"token-counting-2024-11-01" -
"token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19" -
"output-128k-2025-02-19" -
"files-api-2025-04-14" -
"mcp-client-2025-04-04" -
"mcp-client-2025-11-20" -
"dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14" -
"interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14" -
"code-execution-2025-05-22" -
"extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11" -
"context-1m-2025-08-07" -
"context-management-2025-06-27" -
"model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26" -
"skills-2025-10-02" -
"fast-mode-2026-02-01" -
"output-300k-2026-03-24" -
"user-profiles-2026-03-24" -
"user-profiles-2026-08-18" -
"user-profiles-2026-09-04" -
"advisor-tool-2026-03-01" -
"managed-agents-2026-04-01" -
"cache-diagnosis-2026-04-07" -
"dreaming-2026-04-21" -
"thinking-token-count-2026-05-13" -
"server-side-fallback-2026-06-01" -
"server-side-fallback-2026-07-01" -
"fallback-credit-2026-06-01" -
"fallback-credit-2026-07-01" -
"agent-memory-2026-07-22" -
"mid-conversation-tool-changes-2026-07-01" -
"compact-2026-01-12" -
"computer-use-2025-11-24" -
"mcp-tunnels-2026-06-22" -
"structured-outputs-2025-11-13" -
"task-budgets-2026-03-13" -
"thinking-display-updates-2026-08-18" -
"ce-user-management-2026-07-13" -
"mid-conversation-output-config-2026-07-01" -
"thinking-binding-controls-2026-08-01" -
"mid-conversation-system-clear-at-2026-08-21" -
"compact-2026-09-04"
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"anthropic-workspace-id": optional string
Returns
-
BetaMessageBatchIndividualResponse objectThis is a single line in the response
.jsonlfile and does not represent the response as a whole.-
custom_id: stringDeveloper-provided ID created for each request in a Message Batch. Useful for matching results to requests, as results may be given out of request order.
Must be unique for each request within the Message Batch.
-
result: BetaMessageBatchResultProcessing result for this request.
Contains a Message output if processing was successful, an error response if processing failed, or the reason why processing was not attempted, such as cancellation or expiration.
-
BetaMessageBatchSucceededResult object-
type: "succeeded"default: succeeded
-
message: BetaMessage-
type: "message"Object type.
For Messages, this is always
"message".default: message
-
id: stringUnique object identifier.
The format and length of IDs may change over time.
-
container: BetaContainer or nullInformation about the container used in the request (for the code execution tool)
-
id: stringIdentifier for the container used in this request
-
expires_at: stringThe time at which the container will expire.
format: date-time
-
skills: array of BetaContainerSkill or nullSkills loaded in the container
-
type: "anthropic" or "custom"Type of skill - either 'anthropic' (built-in) or 'custom' (user-defined)
-
"anthropic" -
"custom"
-
-
skill_id: stringSkill ID
maxLength: 64, minLength: 1
-
version: stringThe resolved version: a skill version ID for custom skills.
maxLength: 64, minLength: 1
-
-
-
content: array of BetaContentBlockContent generated by the model.
This is an array of content blocks, each of which has a
typethat determines its shape.Example:
json[{"type": "text", "text": "Hi, I'm Claude."}]If the request input
messagesended with anassistantturn, then the responsecontentwill continue directly from that last turn. You can use this to constrain the model's output.For example, if the input
messageswere: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
contentmight be:json[{"type": "text", "text": "B)"}]-
BetaTextBlock object-
type: "text"default: text
-
citations: array of BetaTextCitation or nullCitations supporting the text block.
The type of citation returned will depend on the type of document being cited. Citing a PDF results in
page_location, plain text results inchar_location, and content document results incontent_block_location.-
BetaCitationCharLocation object-
type: "char_location"default: char_location
-
cited_text: string -
document_index: numberminimum: 0
-
document_title: string or null -
end_char_index: number -
file_id: string or null -
start_char_index: numberminimum: 0
-
-
BetaCitationPageLocation object-
type: "page_location"default: page_location
-
cited_text: string -
document_index: numberminimum: 0
-
document_title: string or null -
end_page_number: number -
file_id: string or null -
start_page_number: numberminimum: 1
-
-
BetaCitationContentBlockLocation object-
type: "content_block_location"default: content_block_location
-
cited_text: stringThe full text of the cited block range, concatenated.
Always equals the contents of
content[start_block_index:end_block_index]joined together. The text block is the minimal citable unit; this field is never a substring of a single block. Not counted toward output tokens, and not counted toward input tokens when sent back in subsequent turns. -
document_index: numberminimum: 0
-
document_title: string or null -
end_block_index: numberExclusive 0-based end index of the cited block range in the source's
contentarray.Always greater than
start_block_index; a single-block citation hasend_block_index = start_block_index + 1. -
file_id: string or null -
start_block_index: number0-based index of the first cited block in the source's
contentarray.minimum: 0
-
-
BetaCitationsWebSearchResultLocation object-
type: "web_search_result_location"default: web_search_result_location
-
cited_text: string -
encrypted_index: string -
title: string or nullmaxLength: 512
-
url: string
-
-
BetaCitationSearchResultLocation object-
type: "search_result_location"default: search_result_location
-
cited_text: stringThe full text of the cited block range, concatenated.
Always equals the contents of
content[start_block_index:end_block_index]joined together. The text block is the minimal citable unit; this field is never a substring of a single block. Not counted toward output tokens, and not counted toward input tokens when sent back in subsequent turns. -
end_block_index: numberExclusive 0-based end index of the cited block range in the source's
contentarray.Always greater than
start_block_index; a single-block citation hasend_block_index = start_block_index + 1. -
search_result_index: number0-based index of the cited search result among all
search_resultcontent blocks in the request, in the order they appear across messages and tool results.Counted separately from
document_index; server-side web search results are not included in this count.minimum: 0
-
source: string -
start_block_index: number0-based index of the first cited block in the source's
contentarray.minimum: 0
-
title: string or null
-
-
-
text: stringminLength: 0
-
-
BetaThinkingBlock object-
type: "thinking"default: thinking
-
signature: stringA value used to verify that this thinking block was generated by Claude when it is passed back to the API.
This is an opaque field and should not be interpreted or parsed. When passing thinking blocks back to the API (required when using tools with extended thinking), pass them back exactly as received, with this field intact.
See extended thinking for details.
-
thinking: stringThe text of Claude's thinking process for this block.
-
-
BetaRedactedThinkingBlock object-
type: "redacted_thinking"default: redacted_thinking
-
data: stringThe contents of this redacted thinking block, returned when portions of the model's thinking were safety-redacted. This field is opaque and encrypted, with no readable content.
Pass
redacted_thinkingblocks back to the API unchanged when continuing a multi-turn conversation.See extended thinking for details.
-
-
BetaToolUseBlock object-
type: "tool_use"default: tool_use
-
id: stringpattern: [24]+$
-
input: map[unknown] -
name: stringminLength: 1
-
caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120-
BetaDirectCaller objectTool invocation directly from the model.
type: "direct"
-
BetaServerToolCaller objectTool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
-
type: "code_execution_20250825" -
tool_id: stringpattern: ^srvtoolu_[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$
-
-
BetaServerToolCaller20260120 object-
type: "code_execution_20260120" -
tool_id: stringpattern: ^srvtoolu_[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$
-
-
-
toolset_name: optional string or nullFor a toolset member tool_use, the toolset family.
maxLength: 64, minLength: 1, pattern: [25]+$
-
-
BetaServerToolUseBlock object-
type: "server_tool_use"default: server_tool_use
-
id: stringpattern: ^srvtoolu_[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$
-
input: map[unknown] -
name: "advisor" or "web_search" or "web_fetch" or 5 more-
"advisor" -
"web_search" -
"web_fetch" -
"code_execution" -
"bash_code_execution" -
"text_editor_code_execution" -
"tool_search_tool_regex" -
"tool_search_tool_bm25"
-
-
caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120-
BetaDirectCaller objectTool invocation directly from the model.
-
BetaServerToolCaller objectTool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
-
BetaServerToolCaller20260120 object
-
-
-
BetaWebSearchToolResultBlock object-
type: "web_search_tool_result"default: web_search_tool_result
-
content: BetaWebSearchToolResultBlockContent-
BetaWebSearchToolResultError object-
type: "web_search_tool_result_error"default: web_search_tool_result_error
-
error_code: BetaWebSearchToolResultErrorCode-
"invalid_tool_input" -
"unavailable" -
"max_uses_exceeded" -
"too_many_requests" -
"query_too_long" -
"request_too_large"
-
-
-
array of BetaWebSearchResultBlock-
type: "web_search_result"default: web_search_result
-
encrypted_content: string -
page_age: string or null -
title: string -
url: string
-
-
-
tool_use_id: stringpattern: ^srvtoolu_[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$
-
caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120-
BetaDirectCaller objectTool invocation directly from the model.
-
BetaServerToolCaller objectTool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
-
BetaServerToolCaller20260120 object
-
-
-
BetaWebFetchToolResultBlock object-
type: "web_fetch_tool_result"default: web_fetch_tool_result
-
content: BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorBlock or BetaWebFetchBlock-
BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorBlock object-
type: "web_fetch_tool_result_error"default: web_fetch_tool_result_error
-
error_code: BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorCode-
"invalid_tool_input" -
"url_too_long" -
"url_not_allowed" -
"url_not_in_prior_context" -
"url_not_accessible" -
"unsupported_content_type" -
"too_many_requests" -
"max_uses_exceeded" -
"unavailable" -
"content_too_large"
-
-
-
BetaWebFetchBlock object-
type: "web_fetch_result"default: web_fetch_result
-
content: BetaDocumentBlock-
type: "document"default: document
-
citations: BetaCitationConfig or nullCitation configuration for the document
-
enabled: booleandefault: false
-
-
source: BetaBase64PDFSource or BetaPlainTextSource-
BetaBase64PDFSource object-
type: "base64" -
data: stringformat: byte
-
media_type: "application/pdf"
-
-
BetaPlainTextSource object-
type: "text" -
data: string -
media_type: "text/plain"
-
-
-
title: string or nullThe title of the document
-
-
retrieved_at: string or nullISO 8601 timestamp when the content was retrieved
-
url: stringFetched content URL
-
-
-
tool_use_id: stringpattern: ^srvtoolu_[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$
-
caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120-
BetaDirectCaller objectTool invocation directly from the model.
-
BetaServerToolCaller objectTool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
-
BetaServerToolCaller20260120 object
-
-
-
BetaAdvisorToolResultBlock object-
type: "advisor_tool_result"default: advisor_tool_result
-
content: BetaAdvisorToolResultError or BetaAdvisorResultBlock or BetaAdvisorRedactedResultBlock-
BetaAdvisorToolResultError object-
type: "advisor_tool_result_error"default: advisor_tool_result_error
-
error_code: "max_uses_exceeded" or "prompt_too_long" or "too_many_requests" or 4 more-
"max_uses_exceeded" -
"prompt_too_long" -
"too_many_requests" -
"overloaded" -
"unavailable" -
"execution_time_exceeded" -
"model_not_found"
-
-
-
BetaAdvisorResultBlock object-
type: "advisor_result"default: advisor_result
-
stop_reason: string or nullThe advisor sub-inference's stop reason (same values as the top-level message
stop_reason).max_tokensindicates the advisor's output was truncated at the tool'smax_tokensvalue or the advisor model's policy cap. -
text: string
-
-
BetaAdvisorRedactedResultBlock object-
type: "advisor_redacted_result"default: advisor_redacted_result
-
encrypted_content: stringOpaque blob containing the advisor's output. Round-trip verbatim; do not inspect or modify.
-
stop_reason: string or nullThe advisor sub-inference's stop reason (same values as the top-level message
stop_reason).
-
-
-
tool_use_id: stringpattern: ^srvtoolu_[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$
-
-
BetaCodeExecutionToolResultBlock object-
type: "code_execution_tool_result"default: code_execution_tool_result
-
content: BetaCodeExecutionToolResultBlockContent-
BetaCodeExecutionToolResultError object-
type: "code_execution_tool_result_error"default: code_execution_tool_result_error
-
error_code: BetaCodeExecutionToolResultErrorCode-
"invalid_tool_input" -
"unavailable" -
"too_many_requests" -
"execution_time_exceeded"
-
-
-
BetaCodeExecutionResultBlock object-
type: "code_execution_result"default: code_execution_result
-
content: array of BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlock-
type: "code_execution_output"default: code_execution_output
-
file_id: string
-
-
return_code: number -
stderr: string -
stdout: string
-
-
BetaEncryptedCodeExecutionResultBlock objectCode execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.
-
type: "encrypted_code_execution_result"default: encrypted_code_execution_result
-
content: array of BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlock-
type: "code_execution_output"default: code_execution_output
-
file_id: string
-
-
encrypted_stdout: string -
return_code: number -
stderr: string
-
-
-
tool_use_id: stringpattern: ^srvtoolu_[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$
-
-
BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultBlock object-
type: "bash_code_execution_tool_result"default: bash_code_execution_tool_result
-
content: BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultError or BetaBashCodeExecutionResultBlock-
BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultError object-
type: "bash_code_execution_tool_result_error"default: bash_code_execution_tool_result_error
-
error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or 2 more-
"invalid_tool_input" -
"unavailable" -
"too_many_requests" -
"execution_time_exceeded" -
"output_file_too_large"
-
-
-
BetaBashCodeExecutionResultBlock object-
type: "bash_code_execution_result"default: bash_code_execution_result
-
content: array of BetaBashCodeExecutionOutputBlock-
type: "bash_code_execution_output"default: bash_code_execution_output
-
file_id: string
-
-
return_code: number -
stderr: string -
stdout: string
-
-
-
tool_use_id: stringpattern: ^srvtoolu_[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$
-
-
BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultBlock object-
type: "text_editor_code_execution_tool_result"default: text_editor_code_execution_tool_result
-
content: BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultError or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlock or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlock or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlock-
BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultError object-
type: "text_editor_code_execution_tool_result_error"default: text_editor_code_execution_tool_result_error
-
error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or 2 more-
"invalid_tool_input" -
"unavailable" -
"too_many_requests" -
"execution_time_exceeded" -
"file_not_found"
-
-
error_message: string or null
-
-
BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlock object-
type: "text_editor_code_execution_view_result"default: text_editor_code_execution_view_result
-
content: string -
file_type: "text" or "image" or "pdf"-
"text" -
"image" -
"pdf"
-
-
num_lines: number or null -
start_line: number or null -
total_lines: number or null
-
-
BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlock object-
type: "text_editor_code_execution_create_result"default: text_editor_code_execution_create_result
-
is_file_update: boolean
-
-
BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlock object-
type: "text_editor_code_execution_str_replace_result"default: text_editor_code_execution_str_replace_result
-
lines: array of string or null -
new_lines: number or null -
new_start: number or null -
old_lines: number or null -
old_start: number or null
-
-
-
tool_use_id: stringpattern: ^srvtoolu_[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$
-
-
BetaToolSearchToolResultBlock object-
type: "tool_search_tool_result"default: tool_search_tool_result
-
content: BetaToolSearchToolResultError or BetaToolSearchToolSearchResultBlock-
BetaToolSearchToolResultError object-
type: "tool_search_tool_result_error"default: tool_search_tool_result_error
-
error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or "execution_time_exceeded"-
"invalid_tool_input" -
"unavailable" -
"too_many_requests" -
"execution_time_exceeded"
-
-
error_message: string or null
-
-
BetaToolSearchToolSearchResultBlock object-
type: "tool_search_tool_search_result"default: tool_search_tool_search_result
-
tool_references: array of BetaToolReferenceBlock-
type: "tool_reference"default: tool_reference
-
tool_name: stringmaxLength: 256, minLength: 1, pattern: [26]{1,256}$
-
-
-
-
tool_use_id: stringpattern: ^srvtoolu_[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$
-
-
BetaMCPToolUseBlock object-
type: "mcp_tool_use"default: mcp_tool_use
-
id: stringpattern: [27]+$
-
input: map[unknown] -
name: stringThe name of the MCP tool
-
server_name: stringThe name of the MCP server
-
-
BetaMCPToolResultBlock object-
type: "mcp_tool_result"default: mcp_tool_result
-
content: string or array of BetaTextBlock-
string -
BetaMCPToolResultBlockContent = array of BetaTextBlock-
type: "text"default: text
-
citations: array of BetaTextCitation or nullCitations supporting the text block.
The type of citation returned will depend on the type of document being cited. Citing a PDF results in
page_location, plain text results inchar_location, and content document results incontent_block_location. -
text: stringminLength: 0
-
-
-
is_error: booleandefault: false
-
tool_use_id: stringpattern: [28]+$
-
-
BetaContainerUploadBlock objectResponse model for a file uploaded to the container.
-
type: "container_upload"default: container_upload
-
file_id: string
-
-
BetaCompactionBlock objectA compaction block returned when autocompact is triggered.
When content is None, it indicates the compaction failed to produce a valid summary (e.g., malformed output from the model). Clients may round-trip compaction blocks with null content; the server treats them as no-ops.
-
type: "compaction"default: compaction
-
content: string or nullSummary of compacted content, or null if compaction failed
-
encrypted_content: string or nullOpaque metadata from prior compaction, to be round-tripped verbatim
-
signature: optional string or nullSignature over the summary, to be sent back with the block verbatim
-
-
BetaFallbackBlock objectMarks the point in
contentwhere one model's output gives way to the next.One block appears per hop where a preceding model actually ran this turn and declined. A turn where no preceding model ran and declined has no such boundary and carries no block — the signal for whether a fallback model served the response is the presence of a
fallback_messageentry inusage.iterations, not this block.The block is treated like a server-tool content block for streaming: it arrives via the standard
content_block_start/content_block_stoppair and carries no deltas.-
type: "fallback"default: fallback
-
from: BetaFallbackInfoThe model whose output ends at this point — the model that declined at this hop. When the declining hop is the requested model, its
modelechoes the top-levelmodelstring the caller sent (alias or canonical); when the declining hop is a fallback model, itsmodelis that model's canonical id.-
model: ModelThe model that will complete your prompt.
See models for additional details and options.
-
"claude-fable-5-1" or "claude-mythos-5-1" or "claude-sonnet-5" or 14 moreThe model that will complete your prompt.
See models for additional details and options.
-
"claude-fable-5-1"Frontier intelligence for ambitious tasks across coding, scientific discovery, and enterprise workflows
-
"claude-mythos-5-1"Our most capable model for cybersecurity and biology research, available through trusted access programs
-
"claude-sonnet-5"High-performance model for coding and agents
-
"claude-fable-5"Next generation of intelligence for the hardest knowledge work and coding problems
-
"claude-mythos-5"Most capable model for cybersecurity and biology research
-
"claude-opus-5"Powerful intelligence for long-running agents and coding
-
"claude-opus-4-8"Powerful intelligence for long-running agents and coding
-
"claude-opus-4-7"Powerful intelligence for long-running agents and coding
-
"claude-mythos-preview"New class of intelligence, strongest in coding and cybersecurity
-
"claude-opus-4-6"Powerful intelligence for long-running agents and coding
-
"claude-sonnet-4-6"Best combination of speed and intelligence
-
"claude-haiku-4-5"Fastest model with near-frontier intelligence
-
"claude-haiku-4-5-20251001"Fastest model with near-frontier intelligence
-
"claude-opus-4-5"Powerful intelligence for long-running agents and coding
-
"claude-opus-4-5-20251101"Powerful intelligence for long-running agents and coding
-
"claude-sonnet-4-5"High-performance model for agents and coding
-
"claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929"High-performance model for agents and coding
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string
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-
-
to: BetaFallbackInfoThe fallback model producing the content that follows this block. Its
modelis always the canonical id. -
trigger: BetaFallbackRefusalTriggerWhat caused the
frommodel to hand over at this hop.-
type: "refusal"default: refusal
-
category: "cyber" or "bio" or "frontier_llm" or 2 more or nullThe policy category that triggered a refusal.
-
"cyber"The request could enable cyber harm, such as malware or exploit development. Benign cybersecurity work can also trigger this category.
-
"bio"The request could enable biological harm, such as dangerous lab methods. Beneficial life sciences work can also trigger this category.
-
"frontier_llm"The request could assist the development of competing AI models, which is restricted under Anthropic's commercial terms. Benign machine learning work can also trigger this category.
-
"reasoning_extraction"The request asks the model to reproduce its internal reasoning in the response text. To get reasoning in a structured form instead, use adaptive thinking.
-
"general_harms"The request could be related to an area that was determined as harmful. Benign work might sometimes trigger this category.
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-
-
context_management: BetaContextManagementResponse or nullContext management response.
Information about context management strategies applied during the request.
-
applied_edits: array of BetaClearToolUses20250919EditResponse or BetaClearThinking20251015EditResponseList of context management edits that were applied.
-
BetaClearToolUses20250919EditResponse object-
type: "clear_tool_uses_20250919"The type of context management edit applied.
default: clear_tool_uses_20250919
-
cleared_input_tokens: numberNumber of input tokens cleared by this edit.
minimum: 0
-
cleared_tool_uses: numberNumber of tool uses that were cleared.
minimum: 0
-
-
BetaClearThinking20251015EditResponse object-
type: "clear_thinking_20251015"The type of context management edit applied.
default: clear_thinking_20251015
-
cleared_input_tokens: numberNumber of input tokens cleared by this edit.
minimum: 0
-
cleared_thinking_turns: numberNumber of thinking turns that were cleared.
minimum: 0
-
-
-
-
diagnostics: BetaDiagnostics or nullResponse envelope for request-level diagnostics. Present (possibly null) whenever the caller supplied
diagnosticson the request.-
cache_miss_reason: BetaCacheMissModelChanged or BetaCacheMissSystemChanged or BetaCacheMissToolsChanged or 3 more or nullExplains why the prompt cache could not fully reuse the prefix from the request identified by
diagnostics.previous_message_id.nullmeans diagnosis is still pending — the response was serialized before the background comparison completed.-
BetaCacheMissModelChanged object-
type: "model_changed"default: model_changed
-
cache_missed_input_tokens: numberApproximate number of input tokens that would have been read from cache had the prefix matched the previous request.
-
-
BetaCacheMissSystemChanged object-
type: "system_changed"default: system_changed
-
cache_missed_input_tokens: numberApproximate number of input tokens that would have been read from cache had the prefix matched the previous request.
-
-
BetaCacheMissToolsChanged object-
type: "tools_changed"default: tools_changed
-
cache_missed_input_tokens: numberApproximate number of input tokens that would have been read from cache had the prefix matched the previous request.
-
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BetaCacheMissMessagesChanged object-
type: "messages_changed"default: messages_changed
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cache_missed_input_tokens: numberApproximate number of input tokens that would have been read from cache had the prefix matched the previous request.
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BetaCacheMissPreviousMessageNotFound object-
type: "previous_message_not_found"default: previous_message_not_found
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BetaCacheMissUnavailable object-
type: "unavailable"default: unavailable
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model: ModelThe model that will complete your prompt.
See models for additional details and options.
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role: "assistant"Conversational role of the generated message.
This will always be
"assistant".default: assistant
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stop_details: BetaRefusalStopDetails or nullStructured information about a refusal.
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type: "refusal"default: refusal
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category: "cyber" or "bio" or "frontier_llm" or 2 more or nullThe policy category that triggered a refusal.
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"cyber"The request could enable cyber harm, such as malware or exploit development. Benign cybersecurity work can also trigger this category.
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"bio"The request could enable biological harm, such as dangerous lab methods. Beneficial life sciences work can also trigger this category.
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"frontier_llm"The request could assist the development of competing AI models, which is restricted under Anthropic's commercial terms. Benign machine learning work can also trigger this category.
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"reasoning_extraction"The request asks the model to reproduce its internal reasoning in the response text. To get reasoning in a structured form instead, use adaptive thinking.
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"general_harms"The request could be related to an area that was determined as harmful. Benign work might sometimes trigger this category.
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explanation: string or nullHuman-readable explanation of the refusal.
This text is not guaranteed to be stable.
nullwhen no explanation is available for the category. -
fallback_credit_token: string or nullOpaque code that refunds the cache-miss cost when retrying this refused request on the fallback model. Pass it as
fallback_credit_tokenon the retry request. Expires 5 minutes after the refusal.The retry is sent either with the same request body (
system,messages,tools, and other render-shaping fields), or with the same body plus one appendedassistantmessage whose content is the partial text (with any trailing whitespace stripped from the final text block) and paired server-tool blocks from this refusal — which also authorizes that appended turn as an assistant-prefill continuation on models that otherwise disallow prefill. A token minted mid-server-tool-loop whose partial content was continuable may only be redeemed the second way — if a same-body retry is rejected with a 400 saying the token must be redeemed by continuing the partial response, retry the second way instead. Either way: same workspace, same platform; a mismatch is a 400. Resending a token for an already-warm prefix is permitted but yields no additional credit.nullwhen the refused model isn't eligible for a fallback credit. -
fallback_has_prefill_claim: boolean or nullWhether the accompanying
fallback_credit_tokenmay be redeemed with the appended-assistant retry form. Only set whenfallback_credit_tokenis present.true: retry by resending the same request body plus one appendedassistantmessage whose content is this response'scontentwith any trailing whitespace stripped from the final text block and unpairedtool_useblocks omitted (the same appended-turn shape described onfallback_credit_token), with the token attached.false: retry by resending the original request body unchanged, with the token attached — the appended-assistant form is not available for this refusal (no continuable partial content, or the request usesoutput_formator atool_choicethat forces tool use). One exception: when the request usedoutput_formator a forcedtool_choiceand the refusal arrived after server tools (including MCP connector tools) had already executed, the token may not be redeemable by either retry form; if the exact-body retry is then rejected with a 400 saying the token must be redeemed by continuing the partial response, discard the token and retry without it.Advisory: if an appended-assistant retry is rejected with a 400 despite
true, fall back to resending the original request body with the token. -
recommended_model: string or nullThe server's suggested retry target for this refusal. Populated when a fallback attempt could not be made (the fallback model's rate limit was exhausted, or it was overloaded); names the fallback model the caller can retry directly. Null otherwise.
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stop_reason: BetaStopReason or nullThe reason that we stopped.
This may be one the following values:
"end_turn": the model reached a natural stopping point"max_tokens": we exceeded the requestedmax_tokensor the model's maximum"stop_sequence": one of your provided customstop_sequenceswas generated"tool_use": the model invoked one or more tools"pause_turn": we paused a long-running turn. You may provide the response back as-is in a subsequent request to let the model continue."refusal": when streaming classifiers intervene to handle potential policy violations"model_context_window_exceeded": we exceeded the model's context window
In non-streaming mode this value is always non-null. In streaming mode, it is null in the
message_startevent and non-null otherwise.-
"end_turn" -
"max_tokens" -
"stop_sequence" -
"tool_use" -
"pause_turn" -
"compaction" -
"refusal" -
"model_context_window_exceeded"
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stop_sequence: string or nullWhich custom stop sequence was generated, if any.
This value will be a non-null string if one of your custom stop sequences was generated.
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usage: BetaUsageBilling and rate-limit usage.
Anthropic's API bills and rate-limits by token counts, as tokens represent the underlying cost to our systems.
Under the hood, the API transforms requests into a format suitable for the model. The model's output then goes through a parsing stage before becoming an API response. As a result, the token counts in
usagewill not match one-to-one with the exact visible content of an API request or response.For example,
output_tokenswill be non-zero, even for an empty string response from Claude.Total input tokens in a request is the summation of
input_tokens,cache_creation_input_tokens, andcache_read_input_tokens.-
cache_creation: BetaCacheCreation or nullBreakdown of cached tokens by TTL
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ephemeral_1h_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the 1 hour cache entry.
default: 0, minimum: 0
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ephemeral_5m_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the 5 minute cache entry.
default: 0, minimum: 0
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cache_creation_input_tokens: number or nullThe number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
minimum: 0
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cache_read_input_tokens: number or nullThe number of input tokens read from the cache.
minimum: 0
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fallback_credit: BetaFallbackCreditUsage or nullOutcome of the
fallback_credit_tokenpresented on this request.-
status: BetaFallbackCreditRedeemed or BetaFallbackCreditNotAppliedWhether the fallback-credit reprice was applied to this response's billing.
A union discriminated on
type.redeemed: the retry is billed as if the conversation had been on the retry model all along — including when the resulting shift is zero because there was nothing to move.not_applied: no reprice was applied; the arm'sreasonsays why.-
BetaFallbackCreditRedeemed objectThe reprice was applied: the retry is billed as if the conversation had been on the retry model all along.
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type: "redeemed"default: redeemed
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BetaFallbackCreditNotApplied objectNo reprice was applied;
reasonsays why.-
type: "not_applied"default: not_applied
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reason: "body_mismatch" or "continuation_excluded" or "continuation_only" or 9 moreWhy the reprice was not applied.
A closed enum; additions to the redemption-check vocabulary arrive as deliberate schema updates.
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"body_mismatch" -
"continuation_excluded" -
"continuation_only" -
"expired" -
"invalid_target_model" -
"not_enabled" -
"reprice_unavailable" -
"temporarily_unavailable" -
"variant_fields_present" -
"wrong_organization" -
"wrong_platform" -
"wrong_workspace"
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remove_to_redeem: optional array of string or nullRequest fields to remove before retrying, so the retry can redeem this token.
Present exactly when
reasonisvariant_fields_present— never null, never an empty array; absent otherwise. Fields are named only from your own request, and only after the sealed variant hash matched. A served best-effort retry has already been billed at normal price; nothing redeems retroactively, but a corrected re-send inside the token's five-minute window can still redeem.
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inference_geo: string or nullThe geographic region where inference was performed for this request.
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input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens which were used.
minimum: 0
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iterations: BetaIterationsUsage or nullPer-iteration token usage breakdown.
Each entry represents one sampling iteration, with its own input/output token counts and cache statistics, discriminated by
type. Formessageentries (model sampling iterations, such as the turns of a server-side tool use loop), this allows you to:- Determine which iterations exceeded long context thresholds (>=200k tokens)
- Calculate the context window size from the last
messageentry - Understand token accumulation across server-side tool use loops
A
compactionentry reports the token usage of the compaction operation itself — the server-side request that summarizes the context being closed — NOT the size of the context that was compacted away, and its token counts can be much smaller than that closed context (for example, a compaction that closes a ~200k-token context can report only a few thousand tokens). Do not derive the context window size from acompactionentry, even when it is the last entry. Acompactionentry's tokens are not included in the top-levelusagefields. When an input-token trigger is in effect (the default — 150,000 tokens unless configured otherwise), eachcompactionentry closes a context that had reached at least that threshold, though the context can exceed it by the final iteration's output and tool results.-
BetaMessageIterationUsage objectToken usage for a sampling iteration.
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type: "message"Usage for a sampling iteration
default: message
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cache_creation: BetaCacheCreation or nullBreakdown of cached tokens by TTL
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cache_creation_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
default: 0, minimum: 0
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cache_read_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens read from the cache.
default: 0, minimum: 0
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input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens which were used.
minimum: 0
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model: Model or nullThe model that will complete your prompt.
See models for additional details and options.
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output_tokens: numberThe number of output tokens which were used.
minimum: 0
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BetaCompactionIterationUsage objectToken usage for a compaction iteration.
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type: "compaction"Usage for a compaction iteration
default: compaction
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cache_creation: BetaCacheCreation or nullBreakdown of cached tokens by TTL
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cache_creation_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
default: 0, minimum: 0
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cache_read_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens read from the cache.
default: 0, minimum: 0
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input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens which were used.
minimum: 0
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output_tokens: numberThe number of output tokens which were used.
minimum: 0
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BetaAdvisorMessageIterationUsage objectToken usage for an advisor sub-inference iteration.
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type: "advisor_message"Usage for an advisor sub-inference iteration
default: advisor_message
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cache_creation: BetaCacheCreation or nullBreakdown of cached tokens by TTL
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cache_creation_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
default: 0, minimum: 0
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cache_read_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens read from the cache.
default: 0, minimum: 0
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input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens which were used.
minimum: 0
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model: ModelThe model that will complete your prompt.
See models for additional details and options.
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output_tokens: numberThe number of output tokens which were used.
minimum: 0
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BetaFallbackMessageIterationUsage objectToken usage for the fallback-model attempt of a server-side fallback request.
The terminal entry of a fallback-served turn: when a fallback hop's output is the returned message, the entry for the iteration that completed it carries this type in place of
message. A declined hop and the serving hop's earlier tool-loop iterations producemessageentries. Whether a fallback model served the response is signalled by the presence of this entry inusage.iterations.-
type: "fallback_message"Usage for the fallback-model attempt that served the response
default: fallback_message
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cache_creation: BetaCacheCreation or nullBreakdown of cached tokens by TTL
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cache_creation_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
default: 0, minimum: 0
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cache_read_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens read from the cache.
default: 0, minimum: 0
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input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens which were used.
minimum: 0
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model: ModelThe model that will complete your prompt.
See models for additional details and options.
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output_tokens: numberThe number of output tokens which were used.
minimum: 0
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output_tokens: numberThe number of output tokens which were used.
minimum: 0
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output_tokens_details: BetaOutputTokensDetails or nullBreakdown of output tokens by category.
output_tokensremains the inclusive, authoritative total used for billing. This object provides a read-only decomposition for observability — for example, how many of the billed output tokens were spent on internal reasoning that may have been summarized before being returned to you.-
thinking_tokens: numberNumber of output tokens the model generated as internal reasoning, including the thinking-block delimiter tokens.
Reflects the raw reasoning the model produced, not the (possibly shorter) summarized thinking text returned in the response body. Computed by re-tokenizing the raw reasoning text, so it may differ from the model's exact generation count by a small number of tokens. Always ≤
output_tokens;output_tokens - thinking_tokensapproximates the non-reasoning output.default: 0, minimum: 0
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server_tool_use: BetaServerToolUsage or nullThe number of server tool requests.
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web_fetch_requests: numberThe number of web fetch tool requests.
default: 0, minimum: 0
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web_search_requests: numberThe number of web search tool requests.
default: 0, minimum: 0
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service_tier: "standard" or "priority" or "batch" or nullIf the request used the priority, standard, or batch tier.
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"standard" -
"priority" -
"batch"
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speed: "standard" or "fast" or nullInference speed mode.
fastprovides significantly faster output token generation at premium pricing. Not all models supportfast; invalid combinations are rejected at create time.-
"standard" -
"fast"
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input_transformations: optional array of BetaInputTransformation or nullChanges the API made to the request's input before showing it to the model, and blocks that failed a binding check but were left unchanged: one entry per block, in request order. Two entry types today.
thinking_dropped— athinking,redacted_thinkingorconnector_textblock from the request'smessagesthat was removed from the prompt instead of being shown to the model because it failed a binding check.thinking_mismatch_allowed— athinkingorredacted_thinkingblock that failed the conversation check (the conversation before it differs from the one it was created in, or it carries no record of one on a model that requires it) and was shown to the model all the same, because that check is not enforced for this request. More entry types may be added over time; ignore types you do not recognize.Requires
anthropic-beta: thinking-binding-controls-2026-08-01. Present on every such response from a model that supports extended thinking, as[]when there is no entry to report; without the beta, blocks are removed or left in place all the same but nothing is reported. Removed blocks contribute nothing tousage.input_tokens; blocks left in place count as sent. When streaming, the array is final inmessage_start; the finalmessage_deltaevent carries it only when a server-side model fallback happened mid-stream, in which case it holds the serving model's entries and replaces the one inmessage_start.-
BetaThinkingDroppedInputTransformation object-
type: "thinking_dropped"Always
thinking_droppedfor this entry type.default: thinking_dropped
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path: stringWhere the removed block was in your request, as
messages.{i}.content.{j}:iindexes themessagesarray you sent andjthat message'scontentarray — the same form error messages use. -
reason: "model_binding_mismatch" or "prefix_binding_mismatch" or "organization_binding_mismatch" or "end_user_binding_mismatch"Which binding check removed the block:
model_binding_mismatch— it was created by a model whose reasoning the requested model may not read;prefix_binding_mismatch— the conversation before it differs from the conversation it was created in (the rest of that turn's consecutive thinking blocks are removed with it, each with this reason);organization_binding_mismatch— it was created under a different organization (an Anthropic organization, AWS account or Google Cloud project) and this organization is not one of its additional organizations;end_user_binding_mismatch— it was created for a different end user, or was removed by the consumer-organization binding. A block that would fail several checks reports one reason, in this order of precedence:organization_binding_mismatch,end_user_binding_mismatch,model_binding_mismatch,prefix_binding_mismatch.-
"model_binding_mismatch" -
"prefix_binding_mismatch" -
"organization_binding_mismatch" -
"end_user_binding_mismatch"
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BetaThinkingMismatchAllowedInputTransformation object-
type: "thinking_mismatch_allowed"Always
thinking_mismatch_allowedfor this entry type.default: thinking_mismatch_allowed
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path: stringWhere the block is in your request, as
messages.{i}.content.{j}:iindexes themessagesarray you sent andjthat message'scontentarray — the same form error messages use. -
reason: "model_binding_mismatch" or "prefix_binding_mismatch" or "organization_binding_mismatch" or "end_user_binding_mismatch"Which binding check the block failed; the block was shown to the model all the same. Always
prefix_binding_mismatchtoday — the conversation before the block differs from the conversation it was created in, or the block carries no record of one on a model that requires it. Were the check enforced for this request, the block would have been removed or the request rejected (thinking.block_binding.prefix_mismatch_behavior). A removal also takes the rest of that turn's consecutive thinking blocks, whereas here each block is checked on its own, sothinking_mismatch_allowedentries are a lower bound on what enforcement would remove.-
"model_binding_mismatch" -
"prefix_binding_mismatch" -
"organization_binding_mismatch" -
"end_user_binding_mismatch"
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BetaMessageBatchErroredResult object-
type: "errored"default: errored
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error: BetaErrorResponse-
type: "error"default: error
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error: BetaError-
BetaInvalidRequestError object-
type: "invalid_request_error"default: invalid_request_error
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message: stringdefault: Invalid request
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BetaAuthenticationError object-
type: "authentication_error"default: authentication_error
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message: stringdefault: Authentication error
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BetaBillingError object-
type: "billing_error"default: billing_error
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message: stringdefault: Billing error
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BetaPermissionError object-
type: "permission_error"default: permission_error
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message: stringdefault: Permission denied
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BetaNotFoundError object-
type: "not_found_error"default: not_found_error
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message: stringdefault: Not found
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BetaRateLimitError object-
type: "rate_limit_error"default: rate_limit_error
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message: stringdefault: Rate limited
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BetaGatewayTimeoutError object-
type: "timeout_error"default: timeout_error
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message: stringdefault: Request timeout
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BetaAPIError object-
type: "api_error"default: api_error
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message: stringdefault: Internal server error
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BetaOverloadedError object-
type: "overloaded_error"default: overloaded_error
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message: stringdefault: Overloaded
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request_id: string or null
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BetaMessageBatchCanceledResult object-
type: "canceled"default: canceled
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BetaMessageBatchExpiredResult object-
type: "expired"default: expired
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Example
curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages/batches/$MESSAGE_BATCH_ID/results \
-H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
-H 'anthropic-beta: message-batches-2024-09-24' \
-H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"Domain types
Beta Deleted Message Batch
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BetaDeletedMessageBatch object-
type: "message_batch_deleted"Deleted object type.
For Message Batches, this is always
"message_batch_deleted".default: message_batch_deleted
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id: stringID of the Message Batch.
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Beta Message Batch
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BetaMessageBatch object-
type: "message_batch"Object type.
For Message Batches, this is always
"message_batch".default: message_batch
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id: stringUnique object identifier.
The format and length of IDs may change over time.
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archived_at: string or nullRFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which the Message Batch was archived and its results became unavailable.
format: date-time
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cancel_initiated_at: string or nullRFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which cancellation was initiated for the Message Batch. Specified only if cancellation was initiated.
format: date-time
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created_at: stringRFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which the Message Batch was created.
format: date-time
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ended_at: string or nullRFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which processing for the Message Batch ended. Specified only once processing ends.
Processing ends when every request in a Message Batch has either succeeded, errored, canceled, or expired.
format: date-time
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expires_at: stringRFC 3339 datetime string representing the time at which the Message Batch will expire and end processing, which is 24 hours after creation.
format: date-time
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processing_status: "in_progress" or "canceling" or "ended"Processing status of the Message Batch.
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"in_progress" -
"canceling" -
"ended"
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request_counts: BetaMessageBatchRequestCountsTallies requests within the Message Batch, categorized by their status.
Requests start as
processingand move to one of the other statuses only once processing of the entire batch ends. The sum of all values always matches the total number of requests in the batch.-
canceled: numberNumber of requests in the Message Batch that have been canceled.
This is zero until processing of the entire Message Batch has ended.
default: 0
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errored: numberNumber of requests in the Message Batch that encountered an error.
This is zero until processing of the entire Message Batch has ended.
default: 0
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expired: numberNumber of requests in the Message Batch that have expired.
This is zero until processing of the entire Message Batch has ended.
default: 0
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processing: numberNumber of requests in the Message Batch that are processing.
default: 0
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succeeded: numberNumber of requests in the Message Batch that have completed successfully.
This is zero until processing of the entire Message Batch has ended.
default: 0
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results_url: string or nullURL to a
.jsonlfile containing the results of the Message Batch requests. Specified only once processing ends.Results in the file are not guaranteed to be in the same order as requests. Use the
custom_idfield to match results to requests.
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Beta Message Batch Canceled Result
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BetaMessageBatchCanceledResult object-
type: "canceled"default: canceled
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Beta Message Batch Errored Result
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BetaMessageBatchErroredResult object-
type: "errored"default: errored
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error: BetaErrorResponse-
type: "error"default: error
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error: BetaError-
BetaInvalidRequestError object-
type: "invalid_request_error"default: invalid_request_error
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message: stringdefault: Invalid request
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BetaAuthenticationError object-
type: "authentication_error"default: authentication_error
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message: stringdefault: Authentication error
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BetaBillingError object-
type: "billing_error"default: billing_error
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message: stringdefault: Billing error
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BetaPermissionError object-
type: "permission_error"default: permission_error
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message: stringdefault: Permission denied
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BetaNotFoundError object-
type: "not_found_error"default: not_found_error
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message: stringdefault: Not found
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BetaRateLimitError object-
type: "rate_limit_error"default: rate_limit_error
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message: stringdefault: Rate limited
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BetaGatewayTimeoutError object-
type: "timeout_error"default: timeout_error
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message: stringdefault: Request timeout
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BetaAPIError object-
type: "api_error"default: api_error
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message: stringdefault: Internal server error
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BetaOverloadedError object-
type: "overloaded_error"default: overloaded_error
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message: stringdefault: Overloaded
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request_id: string or null
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Beta Message Batch Expired Result
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BetaMessageBatchExpiredResult object-
type: "expired"default: expired
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Beta Message Batch Individual Response
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BetaMessageBatchIndividualResponse objectThis is a single line in the response
.jsonlfile and does not represent the response as a whole.-
custom_id: stringDeveloper-provided ID created for each request in a Message Batch. Useful for matching results to requests, as results may be given out of request order.
Must be unique for each request within the Message Batch.
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result: BetaMessageBatchResultProcessing result for this request.
Contains a Message output if processing was successful, an error response if processing failed, or the reason why processing was not attempted, such as cancellation or expiration.
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BetaMessageBatchSucceededResult object-
type: "succeeded"default: succeeded
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message: BetaMessage-
type: "message"Object type.
For Messages, this is always
"message".default: message
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id: stringUnique object identifier.
The format and length of IDs may change over time.
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container: BetaContainer or nullInformation about the container used in the request (for the code execution tool)
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id: stringIdentifier for the container used in this request
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expires_at: stringThe time at which the container will expire.
format: date-time
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skills: array of BetaContainerSkill or nullSkills loaded in the container
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type: "anthropic" or "custom"Type of skill - either 'anthropic' (built-in) or 'custom' (user-defined)
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"anthropic" -
"custom"
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skill_id: stringSkill ID
maxLength: 64, minLength: 1
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version: stringThe resolved version: a skill version ID for custom skills.
maxLength: 64, minLength: 1
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content: array of BetaContentBlockContent generated by the model.
This is an array of content blocks, each of which has a
typethat determines its shape.Example:
json[{"type": "text", "text": "Hi, I'm Claude."}]If the request input
messagesended with anassistantturn, then the responsecontentwill continue directly from that last turn. You can use this to constrain the model's output.For example, if the input
messageswere: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
contentmight be:json[{"type": "text", "text": "B)"}]-
BetaTextBlock object-
type: "text"default: text
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citations: array of BetaTextCitation or nullCitations supporting the text block.
The type of citation returned will depend on the type of document being cited. Citing a PDF results in
page_location, plain text results inchar_location, and content document results incontent_block_location.-
BetaCitationCharLocation object-
type: "char_location"default: char_location
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cited_text: string -
document_index: numberminimum: 0
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document_title: string or null -
end_char_index: number -
file_id: string or null -
start_char_index: numberminimum: 0
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BetaCitationPageLocation object-
type: "page_location"default: page_location
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cited_text: string -
document_index: numberminimum: 0
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document_title: string or null -
end_page_number: number -
file_id: string or null -
start_page_number: numberminimum: 1
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BetaCitationContentBlockLocation object-
type: "content_block_location"default: content_block_location
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cited_text: stringThe full text of the cited block range, concatenated.
Always equals the contents of
content[start_block_index:end_block_index]joined together. The text block is the minimal citable unit; this field is never a substring of a single block. Not counted toward output tokens, and not counted toward input tokens when sent back in subsequent turns. -
document_index: numberminimum: 0
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document_title: string or null -
end_block_index: numberExclusive 0-based end index of the cited block range in the source's
contentarray.Always greater than
start_block_index; a single-block citation hasend_block_index = start_block_index + 1. -
file_id: string or null -
start_block_index: number0-based index of the first cited block in the source's
contentarray.minimum: 0
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BetaCitationsWebSearchResultLocation object-
type: "web_search_result_location"default: web_search_result_location
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cited_text: string -
encrypted_index: string -
title: string or nullmaxLength: 512
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url: string
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BetaCitationSearchResultLocation object-
type: "search_result_location"default: search_result_location
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cited_text: stringThe full text of the cited block range, concatenated.
Always equals the contents of
content[start_block_index:end_block_index]joined together. The text block is the minimal citable unit; this field is never a substring of a single block. Not counted toward output tokens, and not counted toward input tokens when sent back in subsequent turns. -
end_block_index: numberExclusive 0-based end index of the cited block range in the source's
contentarray.Always greater than
start_block_index; a single-block citation hasend_block_index = start_block_index + 1. -
search_result_index: number0-based index of the cited search result among all
search_resultcontent blocks in the request, in the order they appear across messages and tool results.Counted separately from
document_index; server-side web search results are not included in this count.minimum: 0
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source: string -
start_block_index: number0-based index of the first cited block in the source's
contentarray.minimum: 0
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title: string or null
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text: stringminLength: 0
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BetaThinkingBlock object-
type: "thinking"default: thinking
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signature: stringA value used to verify that this thinking block was generated by Claude when it is passed back to the API.
This is an opaque field and should not be interpreted or parsed. When passing thinking blocks back to the API (required when using tools with extended thinking), pass them back exactly as received, with this field intact.
See extended thinking for details.
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thinking: stringThe text of Claude's thinking process for this block.
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BetaRedactedThinkingBlock object-
type: "redacted_thinking"default: redacted_thinking
-
data: stringThe contents of this redacted thinking block, returned when portions of the model's thinking were safety-redacted. This field is opaque and encrypted, with no readable content.
Pass
redacted_thinkingblocks back to the API unchanged when continuing a multi-turn conversation.See extended thinking for details.
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BetaToolUseBlock object-
type: "tool_use"default: tool_use
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id: stringpattern: [29]+$
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input: map[unknown] -
name: stringminLength: 1
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caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120-
BetaDirectCaller objectTool invocation directly from the model.
type: "direct"
-
BetaServerToolCaller objectTool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
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type: "code_execution_20250825" -
tool_id: stringpattern: ^srvtoolu_[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$
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BetaServerToolCaller20260120 object-
type: "code_execution_20260120" -
tool_id: stringpattern: ^srvtoolu_[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$
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-
-
toolset_name: optional string or nullFor a toolset member tool_use, the toolset family.
maxLength: 64, minLength: 1, pattern: [30]+$
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-
BetaServerToolUseBlock object-
type: "server_tool_use"default: server_tool_use
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id: stringpattern: ^srvtoolu_[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$
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input: map[unknown] -
name: "advisor" or "web_search" or "web_fetch" or 5 more-
"advisor" -
"web_search" -
"web_fetch" -
"code_execution" -
"bash_code_execution" -
"text_editor_code_execution" -
"tool_search_tool_regex" -
"tool_search_tool_bm25"
-
-
caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120-
BetaDirectCaller objectTool invocation directly from the model.
-
BetaServerToolCaller objectTool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
-
BetaServerToolCaller20260120 object
-
-
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BetaWebSearchToolResultBlock object-
type: "web_search_tool_result"default: web_search_tool_result
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content: BetaWebSearchToolResultBlockContent-
BetaWebSearchToolResultError object-
type: "web_search_tool_result_error"default: web_search_tool_result_error
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error_code: BetaWebSearchToolResultErrorCode-
"invalid_tool_input" -
"unavailable" -
"max_uses_exceeded" -
"too_many_requests" -
"query_too_long" -
"request_too_large"
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-
-
array of BetaWebSearchResultBlock-
type: "web_search_result"default: web_search_result
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encrypted_content: string -
page_age: string or null -
title: string -
url: string
-
-
-
tool_use_id: stringpattern: ^srvtoolu_[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$
-
caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120-
BetaDirectCaller objectTool invocation directly from the model.
-
BetaServerToolCaller objectTool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
-
BetaServerToolCaller20260120 object
-
-
-
BetaWebFetchToolResultBlock object-
type: "web_fetch_tool_result"default: web_fetch_tool_result
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content: BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorBlock or BetaWebFetchBlock-
BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorBlock object-
type: "web_fetch_tool_result_error"default: web_fetch_tool_result_error
-
error_code: BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorCode-
"invalid_tool_input" -
"url_too_long" -
"url_not_allowed" -
"url_not_in_prior_context" -
"url_not_accessible" -
"unsupported_content_type" -
"too_many_requests" -
"max_uses_exceeded" -
"unavailable" -
"content_too_large"
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-
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BetaWebFetchBlock object-
type: "web_fetch_result"default: web_fetch_result
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content: BetaDocumentBlock-
type: "document"default: document
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citations: BetaCitationConfig or nullCitation configuration for the document
-
enabled: booleandefault: false
-
-
source: BetaBase64PDFSource or BetaPlainTextSource-
BetaBase64PDFSource object-
type: "base64" -
data: stringformat: byte
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media_type: "application/pdf"
-
-
BetaPlainTextSource object-
type: "text" -
data: string -
media_type: "text/plain"
-
-
-
title: string or nullThe title of the document
-
-
retrieved_at: string or nullISO 8601 timestamp when the content was retrieved
-
url: stringFetched content URL
-
-
-
tool_use_id: stringpattern: ^srvtoolu_[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$
-
caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120-
BetaDirectCaller objectTool invocation directly from the model.
-
BetaServerToolCaller objectTool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
-
BetaServerToolCaller20260120 object
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-
-
BetaAdvisorToolResultBlock object-
type: "advisor_tool_result"default: advisor_tool_result
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content: BetaAdvisorToolResultError or BetaAdvisorResultBlock or BetaAdvisorRedactedResultBlock-
BetaAdvisorToolResultError object-
type: "advisor_tool_result_error"default: advisor_tool_result_error
-
error_code: "max_uses_exceeded" or "prompt_too_long" or "too_many_requests" or 4 more-
"max_uses_exceeded" -
"prompt_too_long" -
"too_many_requests" -
"overloaded" -
"unavailable" -
"execution_time_exceeded" -
"model_not_found"
-
-
-
BetaAdvisorResultBlock object-
type: "advisor_result"default: advisor_result
-
stop_reason: string or nullThe advisor sub-inference's stop reason (same values as the top-level message
stop_reason).max_tokensindicates the advisor's output was truncated at the tool'smax_tokensvalue or the advisor model's policy cap. -
text: string
-
-
BetaAdvisorRedactedResultBlock object-
type: "advisor_redacted_result"default: advisor_redacted_result
-
encrypted_content: stringOpaque blob containing the advisor's output. Round-trip verbatim; do not inspect or modify.
-
stop_reason: string or nullThe advisor sub-inference's stop reason (same values as the top-level message
stop_reason).
-
-
-
tool_use_id: stringpattern: ^srvtoolu_[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$
-
-
BetaCodeExecutionToolResultBlock object-
type: "code_execution_tool_result"default: code_execution_tool_result
-
content: BetaCodeExecutionToolResultBlockContent-
BetaCodeExecutionToolResultError object-
type: "code_execution_tool_result_error"default: code_execution_tool_result_error
-
error_code: BetaCodeExecutionToolResultErrorCode-
"invalid_tool_input" -
"unavailable" -
"too_many_requests" -
"execution_time_exceeded"
-
-
-
BetaCodeExecutionResultBlock object-
type: "code_execution_result"default: code_execution_result
-
content: array of BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlock-
type: "code_execution_output"default: code_execution_output
-
file_id: string
-
-
return_code: number -
stderr: string -
stdout: string
-
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BetaEncryptedCodeExecutionResultBlock objectCode execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.
-
type: "encrypted_code_execution_result"default: encrypted_code_execution_result
-
content: array of BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlock-
type: "code_execution_output"default: code_execution_output
-
file_id: string
-
-
encrypted_stdout: string -
return_code: number -
stderr: string
-
-
-
tool_use_id: stringpattern: ^srvtoolu_[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$
-
-
BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultBlock object-
type: "bash_code_execution_tool_result"default: bash_code_execution_tool_result
-
content: BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultError or BetaBashCodeExecutionResultBlock-
BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultError object-
type: "bash_code_execution_tool_result_error"default: bash_code_execution_tool_result_error
-
error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or 2 more-
"invalid_tool_input" -
"unavailable" -
"too_many_requests" -
"execution_time_exceeded" -
"output_file_too_large"
-
-
-
BetaBashCodeExecutionResultBlock object-
type: "bash_code_execution_result"default: bash_code_execution_result
-
content: array of BetaBashCodeExecutionOutputBlock-
type: "bash_code_execution_output"default: bash_code_execution_output
-
file_id: string
-
-
return_code: number -
stderr: string -
stdout: string
-
-
-
tool_use_id: stringpattern: ^srvtoolu_[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$
-
-
BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultBlock object-
type: "text_editor_code_execution_tool_result"default: text_editor_code_execution_tool_result
-
content: BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultError or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlock or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlock or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlock-
BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultError object-
type: "text_editor_code_execution_tool_result_error"default: text_editor_code_execution_tool_result_error
-
error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or 2 more-
"invalid_tool_input" -
"unavailable" -
"too_many_requests" -
"execution_time_exceeded" -
"file_not_found"
-
-
error_message: string or null
-
-
BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlock object-
type: "text_editor_code_execution_view_result"default: text_editor_code_execution_view_result
-
content: string -
file_type: "text" or "image" or "pdf"-
"text" -
"image" -
"pdf"
-
-
num_lines: number or null -
start_line: number or null -
total_lines: number or null
-
-
BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlock object-
type: "text_editor_code_execution_create_result"default: text_editor_code_execution_create_result
-
is_file_update: boolean
-
-
BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlock object-
type: "text_editor_code_execution_str_replace_result"default: text_editor_code_execution_str_replace_result
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lines: array of string or null -
new_lines: number or null -
new_start: number or null -
old_lines: number or null -
old_start: number or null
-
-
-
tool_use_id: stringpattern: ^srvtoolu_[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$
-
-
BetaToolSearchToolResultBlock object-
type: "tool_search_tool_result"default: tool_search_tool_result
-
content: BetaToolSearchToolResultError or BetaToolSearchToolSearchResultBlock-
BetaToolSearchToolResultError object-
type: "tool_search_tool_result_error"default: tool_search_tool_result_error
-
error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or "execution_time_exceeded"-
"invalid_tool_input" -
"unavailable" -
"too_many_requests" -
"execution_time_exceeded"
-
-
error_message: string or null
-
-
BetaToolSearchToolSearchResultBlock object-
type: "tool_search_tool_search_result"default: tool_search_tool_search_result
-
tool_references: array of BetaToolReferenceBlock-
type: "tool_reference"default: tool_reference
-
tool_name: stringmaxLength: 256, minLength: 1, pattern: [31]{1,256}$
-
-
-
-
tool_use_id: stringpattern: ^srvtoolu_[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$
-
-
BetaMCPToolUseBlock object-
type: "mcp_tool_use"default: mcp_tool_use
-
id: stringpattern: [32]+$
-
input: map[unknown] -
name: stringThe name of the MCP tool
-
server_name: stringThe name of the MCP server
-
-
BetaMCPToolResultBlock object-
type: "mcp_tool_result"default: mcp_tool_result
-
content: string or array of BetaTextBlock-
string -
BetaMCPToolResultBlockContent = array of BetaTextBlock-
type: "text"default: text
-
citations: array of BetaTextCitation or nullCitations supporting the text block.
The type of citation returned will depend on the type of document being cited. Citing a PDF results in
page_location, plain text results inchar_location, and content document results incontent_block_location. -
text: stringminLength: 0
-
-
-
is_error: booleandefault: false
-
tool_use_id: stringpattern: [33]+$
-
-
BetaContainerUploadBlock objectResponse model for a file uploaded to the container.
-
type: "container_upload"default: container_upload
-
file_id: string
-
-
BetaCompactionBlock objectA compaction block returned when autocompact is triggered.
When content is None, it indicates the compaction failed to produce a valid summary (e.g., malformed output from the model). Clients may round-trip compaction blocks with null content; the server treats them as no-ops.
-
type: "compaction"default: compaction
-
content: string or nullSummary of compacted content, or null if compaction failed
-
encrypted_content: string or nullOpaque metadata from prior compaction, to be round-tripped verbatim
-
signature: optional string or nullSignature over the summary, to be sent back with the block verbatim
-
-
BetaFallbackBlock objectMarks the point in
contentwhere one model's output gives way to the next.One block appears per hop where a preceding model actually ran this turn and declined. A turn where no preceding model ran and declined has no such boundary and carries no block — the signal for whether a fallback model served the response is the presence of a
fallback_messageentry inusage.iterations, not this block.The block is treated like a server-tool content block for streaming: it arrives via the standard
content_block_start/content_block_stoppair and carries no deltas.-
type: "fallback"default: fallback
-
from: BetaFallbackInfoThe model whose output ends at this point — the model that declined at this hop. When the declining hop is the requested model, its
modelechoes the top-levelmodelstring the caller sent (alias or canonical); when the declining hop is a fallback model, itsmodelis that model's canonical id.-
model: ModelThe model that will complete your prompt.
See models for additional details and options.
-
"claude-fable-5-1" or "claude-mythos-5-1" or "claude-sonnet-5" or 14 moreThe model that will complete your prompt.
See models for additional details and options.
-
"claude-fable-5-1"Frontier intelligence for ambitious tasks across coding, scientific discovery, and enterprise workflows
-
"claude-mythos-5-1"Our most capable model for cybersecurity and biology research, available through trusted access programs
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"claude-sonnet-5"High-performance model for coding and agents
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"claude-fable-5"Next generation of intelligence for the hardest knowledge work and coding problems
-
"claude-mythos-5"Most capable model for cybersecurity and biology research
-
"claude-opus-5"Powerful intelligence for long-running agents and coding
-
"claude-opus-4-8"Powerful intelligence for long-running agents and coding
-
"claude-opus-4-7"Powerful intelligence for long-running agents and coding
-
"claude-mythos-preview"New class of intelligence, strongest in coding and cybersecurity
-
"claude-opus-4-6"Powerful intelligence for long-running agents and coding
-
"claude-sonnet-4-6"Best combination of speed and intelligence
-
"claude-haiku-4-5"Fastest model with near-frontier intelligence
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"claude-haiku-4-5-20251001"Fastest model with near-frontier intelligence
-
"claude-opus-4-5"Powerful intelligence for long-running agents and coding
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"claude-opus-4-5-20251101"Powerful intelligence for long-running agents and coding
-
"claude-sonnet-4-5"High-performance model for agents and coding
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"claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929"High-performance model for agents and coding
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string
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to: BetaFallbackInfoThe fallback model producing the content that follows this block. Its
modelis always the canonical id. -
trigger: BetaFallbackRefusalTriggerWhat caused the
frommodel to hand over at this hop.-
type: "refusal"default: refusal
-
category: "cyber" or "bio" or "frontier_llm" or 2 more or nullThe policy category that triggered a refusal.
-
"cyber"The request could enable cyber harm, such as malware or exploit development. Benign cybersecurity work can also trigger this category.
-
"bio"The request could enable biological harm, such as dangerous lab methods. Beneficial life sciences work can also trigger this category.
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"frontier_llm"The request could assist the development of competing AI models, which is restricted under Anthropic's commercial terms. Benign machine learning work can also trigger this category.
-
"reasoning_extraction"The request asks the model to reproduce its internal reasoning in the response text. To get reasoning in a structured form instead, use adaptive thinking.
-
"general_harms"The request could be related to an area that was determined as harmful. Benign work might sometimes trigger this category.
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-
-
-
-
context_management: BetaContextManagementResponse or nullContext management response.
Information about context management strategies applied during the request.
-
applied_edits: array of BetaClearToolUses20250919EditResponse or BetaClearThinking20251015EditResponseList of context management edits that were applied.
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BetaClearToolUses20250919EditResponse object-
type: "clear_tool_uses_20250919"The type of context management edit applied.
default: clear_tool_uses_20250919
-
cleared_input_tokens: numberNumber of input tokens cleared by this edit.
minimum: 0
-
cleared_tool_uses: numberNumber of tool uses that were cleared.
minimum: 0
-
-
BetaClearThinking20251015EditResponse object-
type: "clear_thinking_20251015"The type of context management edit applied.
default: clear_thinking_20251015
-
cleared_input_tokens: numberNumber of input tokens cleared by this edit.
minimum: 0
-
cleared_thinking_turns: numberNumber of thinking turns that were cleared.
minimum: 0
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-
-
diagnostics: BetaDiagnostics or nullResponse envelope for request-level diagnostics. Present (possibly null) whenever the caller supplied
diagnosticson the request.-
cache_miss_reason: BetaCacheMissModelChanged or BetaCacheMissSystemChanged or BetaCacheMissToolsChanged or 3 more or nullExplains why the prompt cache could not fully reuse the prefix from the request identified by
diagnostics.previous_message_id.nullmeans diagnosis is still pending — the response was serialized before the background comparison completed.-
BetaCacheMissModelChanged object-
type: "model_changed"default: model_changed
-
cache_missed_input_tokens: numberApproximate number of input tokens that would have been read from cache had the prefix matched the previous request.
-
-
BetaCacheMissSystemChanged object-
type: "system_changed"default: system_changed
-
cache_missed_input_tokens: numberApproximate number of input tokens that would have been read from cache had the prefix matched the previous request.
-
-
BetaCacheMissToolsChanged object-
type: "tools_changed"default: tools_changed
-
cache_missed_input_tokens: numberApproximate number of input tokens that would have been read from cache had the prefix matched the previous request.
-
-
BetaCacheMissMessagesChanged object-
type: "messages_changed"default: messages_changed
-
cache_missed_input_tokens: numberApproximate number of input tokens that would have been read from cache had the prefix matched the previous request.
-
-
BetaCacheMissPreviousMessageNotFound object-
type: "previous_message_not_found"default: previous_message_not_found
-
-
BetaCacheMissUnavailable object-
type: "unavailable"default: unavailable
-
-
-
-
model: ModelThe model that will complete your prompt.
See models for additional details and options.
-
role: "assistant"Conversational role of the generated message.
This will always be
"assistant".default: assistant
-
stop_details: BetaRefusalStopDetails or nullStructured information about a refusal.
-
type: "refusal"default: refusal
-
category: "cyber" or "bio" or "frontier_llm" or 2 more or nullThe policy category that triggered a refusal.
-
"cyber"The request could enable cyber harm, such as malware or exploit development. Benign cybersecurity work can also trigger this category.
-
"bio"The request could enable biological harm, such as dangerous lab methods. Beneficial life sciences work can also trigger this category.
-
"frontier_llm"The request could assist the development of competing AI models, which is restricted under Anthropic's commercial terms. Benign machine learning work can also trigger this category.
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"reasoning_extraction"The request asks the model to reproduce its internal reasoning in the response text. To get reasoning in a structured form instead, use adaptive thinking.
-
"general_harms"The request could be related to an area that was determined as harmful. Benign work might sometimes trigger this category.
-
-
explanation: string or nullHuman-readable explanation of the refusal.
This text is not guaranteed to be stable.
nullwhen no explanation is available for the category. -
fallback_credit_token: string or nullOpaque code that refunds the cache-miss cost when retrying this refused request on the fallback model. Pass it as
fallback_credit_tokenon the retry request. Expires 5 minutes after the refusal.The retry is sent either with the same request body (
system,messages,tools, and other render-shaping fields), or with the same body plus one appendedassistantmessage whose content is the partial text (with any trailing whitespace stripped from the final text block) and paired server-tool blocks from this refusal — which also authorizes that appended turn as an assistant-prefill continuation on models that otherwise disallow prefill. A token minted mid-server-tool-loop whose partial content was continuable may only be redeemed the second way — if a same-body retry is rejected with a 400 saying the token must be redeemed by continuing the partial response, retry the second way instead. Either way: same workspace, same platform; a mismatch is a 400. Resending a token for an already-warm prefix is permitted but yields no additional credit.nullwhen the refused model isn't eligible for a fallback credit. -
fallback_has_prefill_claim: boolean or nullWhether the accompanying
fallback_credit_tokenmay be redeemed with the appended-assistant retry form. Only set whenfallback_credit_tokenis present.true: retry by resending the same request body plus one appendedassistantmessage whose content is this response'scontentwith any trailing whitespace stripped from the final text block and unpairedtool_useblocks omitted (the same appended-turn shape described onfallback_credit_token), with the token attached.false: retry by resending the original request body unchanged, with the token attached — the appended-assistant form is not available for this refusal (no continuable partial content, or the request usesoutput_formator atool_choicethat forces tool use). One exception: when the request usedoutput_formator a forcedtool_choiceand the refusal arrived after server tools (including MCP connector tools) had already executed, the token may not be redeemable by either retry form; if the exact-body retry is then rejected with a 400 saying the token must be redeemed by continuing the partial response, discard the token and retry without it.Advisory: if an appended-assistant retry is rejected with a 400 despite
true, fall back to resending the original request body with the token. -
recommended_model: string or nullThe server's suggested retry target for this refusal. Populated when a fallback attempt could not be made (the fallback model's rate limit was exhausted, or it was overloaded); names the fallback model the caller can retry directly. Null otherwise.
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stop_reason: BetaStopReason or nullThe reason that we stopped.
This may be one the following values:
"end_turn": the model reached a natural stopping point"max_tokens": we exceeded the requestedmax_tokensor the model's maximum"stop_sequence": one of your provided customstop_sequenceswas generated"tool_use": the model invoked one or more tools"pause_turn": we paused a long-running turn. You may provide the response back as-is in a subsequent request to let the model continue."refusal": when streaming classifiers intervene to handle potential policy violations"model_context_window_exceeded": we exceeded the model's context window
In non-streaming mode this value is always non-null. In streaming mode, it is null in the
message_startevent and non-null otherwise.-
"end_turn" -
"max_tokens" -
"stop_sequence" -
"tool_use" -
"pause_turn" -
"compaction" -
"refusal" -
"model_context_window_exceeded"
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stop_sequence: string or nullWhich custom stop sequence was generated, if any.
This value will be a non-null string if one of your custom stop sequences was generated.
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usage: BetaUsageBilling and rate-limit usage.
Anthropic's API bills and rate-limits by token counts, as tokens represent the underlying cost to our systems.
Under the hood, the API transforms requests into a format suitable for the model. The model's output then goes through a parsing stage before becoming an API response. As a result, the token counts in
usagewill not match one-to-one with the exact visible content of an API request or response.For example,
output_tokenswill be non-zero, even for an empty string response from Claude.Total input tokens in a request is the summation of
input_tokens,cache_creation_input_tokens, andcache_read_input_tokens.-
cache_creation: BetaCacheCreation or nullBreakdown of cached tokens by TTL
-
ephemeral_1h_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the 1 hour cache entry.
default: 0, minimum: 0
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ephemeral_5m_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the 5 minute cache entry.
default: 0, minimum: 0
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-
cache_creation_input_tokens: number or nullThe number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
minimum: 0
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cache_read_input_tokens: number or nullThe number of input tokens read from the cache.
minimum: 0
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fallback_credit: BetaFallbackCreditUsage or nullOutcome of the
fallback_credit_tokenpresented on this request.-
status: BetaFallbackCreditRedeemed or BetaFallbackCreditNotAppliedWhether the fallback-credit reprice was applied to this response's billing.
A union discriminated on
type.redeemed: the retry is billed as if the conversation had been on the retry model all along — including when the resulting shift is zero because there was nothing to move.not_applied: no reprice was applied; the arm'sreasonsays why.-
BetaFallbackCreditRedeemed objectThe reprice was applied: the retry is billed as if the conversation had been on the retry model all along.
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type: "redeemed"default: redeemed
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BetaFallbackCreditNotApplied objectNo reprice was applied;
reasonsays why.-
type: "not_applied"default: not_applied
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reason: "body_mismatch" or "continuation_excluded" or "continuation_only" or 9 moreWhy the reprice was not applied.
A closed enum; additions to the redemption-check vocabulary arrive as deliberate schema updates.
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"body_mismatch" -
"continuation_excluded" -
"continuation_only" -
"expired" -
"invalid_target_model" -
"not_enabled" -
"reprice_unavailable" -
"temporarily_unavailable" -
"variant_fields_present" -
"wrong_organization" -
"wrong_platform" -
"wrong_workspace"
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remove_to_redeem: optional array of string or nullRequest fields to remove before retrying, so the retry can redeem this token.
Present exactly when
reasonisvariant_fields_present— never null, never an empty array; absent otherwise. Fields are named only from your own request, and only after the sealed variant hash matched. A served best-effort retry has already been billed at normal price; nothing redeems retroactively, but a corrected re-send inside the token's five-minute window can still redeem.
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inference_geo: string or nullThe geographic region where inference was performed for this request.
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input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens which were used.
minimum: 0
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iterations: BetaIterationsUsage or nullPer-iteration token usage breakdown.
Each entry represents one sampling iteration, with its own input/output token counts and cache statistics, discriminated by
type. Formessageentries (model sampling iterations, such as the turns of a server-side tool use loop), this allows you to:- Determine which iterations exceeded long context thresholds (>=200k tokens)
- Calculate the context window size from the last
messageentry - Understand token accumulation across server-side tool use loops
A
compactionentry reports the token usage of the compaction operation itself — the server-side request that summarizes the context being closed — NOT the size of the context that was compacted away, and its token counts can be much smaller than that closed context (for example, a compaction that closes a ~200k-token context can report only a few thousand tokens). Do not derive the context window size from acompactionentry, even when it is the last entry. Acompactionentry's tokens are not included in the top-levelusagefields. When an input-token trigger is in effect (the default — 150,000 tokens unless configured otherwise), eachcompactionentry closes a context that had reached at least that threshold, though the context can exceed it by the final iteration's output and tool results.-
BetaMessageIterationUsage objectToken usage for a sampling iteration.
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type: "message"Usage for a sampling iteration
default: message
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cache_creation: BetaCacheCreation or nullBreakdown of cached tokens by TTL
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cache_creation_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
default: 0, minimum: 0
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cache_read_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens read from the cache.
default: 0, minimum: 0
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input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens which were used.
minimum: 0
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model: Model or nullThe model that will complete your prompt.
See models for additional details and options.
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output_tokens: numberThe number of output tokens which were used.
minimum: 0
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BetaCompactionIterationUsage objectToken usage for a compaction iteration.
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type: "compaction"Usage for a compaction iteration
default: compaction
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cache_creation: BetaCacheCreation or nullBreakdown of cached tokens by TTL
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cache_creation_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
default: 0, minimum: 0
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cache_read_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens read from the cache.
default: 0, minimum: 0
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input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens which were used.
minimum: 0
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output_tokens: numberThe number of output tokens which were used.
minimum: 0
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BetaAdvisorMessageIterationUsage objectToken usage for an advisor sub-inference iteration.
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type: "advisor_message"Usage for an advisor sub-inference iteration
default: advisor_message
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cache_creation: BetaCacheCreation or nullBreakdown of cached tokens by TTL
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cache_creation_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
default: 0, minimum: 0
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cache_read_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens read from the cache.
default: 0, minimum: 0
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input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens which were used.
minimum: 0
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model: ModelThe model that will complete your prompt.
See models for additional details and options.
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output_tokens: numberThe number of output tokens which were used.
minimum: 0
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BetaFallbackMessageIterationUsage objectToken usage for the fallback-model attempt of a server-side fallback request.
The terminal entry of a fallback-served turn: when a fallback hop's output is the returned message, the entry for the iteration that completed it carries this type in place of
message. A declined hop and the serving hop's earlier tool-loop iterations producemessageentries. Whether a fallback model served the response is signalled by the presence of this entry inusage.iterations.-
type: "fallback_message"Usage for the fallback-model attempt that served the response
default: fallback_message
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cache_creation: BetaCacheCreation or nullBreakdown of cached tokens by TTL
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cache_creation_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
default: 0, minimum: 0
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cache_read_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens read from the cache.
default: 0, minimum: 0
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input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens which were used.
minimum: 0
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model: ModelThe model that will complete your prompt.
See models for additional details and options.
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output_tokens: numberThe number of output tokens which were used.
minimum: 0
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output_tokens: numberThe number of output tokens which were used.
minimum: 0
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output_tokens_details: BetaOutputTokensDetails or nullBreakdown of output tokens by category.
output_tokensremains the inclusive, authoritative total used for billing. This object provides a read-only decomposition for observability — for example, how many of the billed output tokens were spent on internal reasoning that may have been summarized before being returned to you.-
thinking_tokens: numberNumber of output tokens the model generated as internal reasoning, including the thinking-block delimiter tokens.
Reflects the raw reasoning the model produced, not the (possibly shorter) summarized thinking text returned in the response body. Computed by re-tokenizing the raw reasoning text, so it may differ from the model's exact generation count by a small number of tokens. Always ≤
output_tokens;output_tokens - thinking_tokensapproximates the non-reasoning output.default: 0, minimum: 0
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server_tool_use: BetaServerToolUsage or nullThe number of server tool requests.
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web_fetch_requests: numberThe number of web fetch tool requests.
default: 0, minimum: 0
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web_search_requests: numberThe number of web search tool requests.
default: 0, minimum: 0
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service_tier: "standard" or "priority" or "batch" or nullIf the request used the priority, standard, or batch tier.
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"standard" -
"priority" -
"batch"
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speed: "standard" or "fast" or nullInference speed mode.
fastprovides significantly faster output token generation at premium pricing. Not all models supportfast; invalid combinations are rejected at create time.-
"standard" -
"fast"
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input_transformations: optional array of BetaInputTransformation or nullChanges the API made to the request's input before showing it to the model, and blocks that failed a binding check but were left unchanged: one entry per block, in request order. Two entry types today.
thinking_dropped— athinking,redacted_thinkingorconnector_textblock from the request'smessagesthat was removed from the prompt instead of being shown to the model because it failed a binding check.thinking_mismatch_allowed— athinkingorredacted_thinkingblock that failed the conversation check (the conversation before it differs from the one it was created in, or it carries no record of one on a model that requires it) and was shown to the model all the same, because that check is not enforced for this request. More entry types may be added over time; ignore types you do not recognize.Requires
anthropic-beta: thinking-binding-controls-2026-08-01. Present on every such response from a model that supports extended thinking, as[]when there is no entry to report; without the beta, blocks are removed or left in place all the same but nothing is reported. Removed blocks contribute nothing tousage.input_tokens; blocks left in place count as sent. When streaming, the array is final inmessage_start; the finalmessage_deltaevent carries it only when a server-side model fallback happened mid-stream, in which case it holds the serving model's entries and replaces the one inmessage_start.-
BetaThinkingDroppedInputTransformation object-
type: "thinking_dropped"Always
thinking_droppedfor this entry type.default: thinking_dropped
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path: stringWhere the removed block was in your request, as
messages.{i}.content.{j}:iindexes themessagesarray you sent andjthat message'scontentarray — the same form error messages use. -
reason: "model_binding_mismatch" or "prefix_binding_mismatch" or "organization_binding_mismatch" or "end_user_binding_mismatch"Which binding check removed the block:
model_binding_mismatch— it was created by a model whose reasoning the requested model may not read;prefix_binding_mismatch— the conversation before it differs from the conversation it was created in (the rest of that turn's consecutive thinking blocks are removed with it, each with this reason);organization_binding_mismatch— it was created under a different organization (an Anthropic organization, AWS account or Google Cloud project) and this organization is not one of its additional organizations;end_user_binding_mismatch— it was created for a different end user, or was removed by the consumer-organization binding. A block that would fail several checks reports one reason, in this order of precedence:organization_binding_mismatch,end_user_binding_mismatch,model_binding_mismatch,prefix_binding_mismatch.-
"model_binding_mismatch" -
"prefix_binding_mismatch" -
"organization_binding_mismatch" -
"end_user_binding_mismatch"
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BetaThinkingMismatchAllowedInputTransformation object-
type: "thinking_mismatch_allowed"Always
thinking_mismatch_allowedfor this entry type.default: thinking_mismatch_allowed
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path: stringWhere the block is in your request, as
messages.{i}.content.{j}:iindexes themessagesarray you sent andjthat message'scontentarray — the same form error messages use. -
reason: "model_binding_mismatch" or "prefix_binding_mismatch" or "organization_binding_mismatch" or "end_user_binding_mismatch"Which binding check the block failed; the block was shown to the model all the same. Always
prefix_binding_mismatchtoday — the conversation before the block differs from the conversation it was created in, or the block carries no record of one on a model that requires it. Were the check enforced for this request, the block would have been removed or the request rejected (thinking.block_binding.prefix_mismatch_behavior). A removal also takes the rest of that turn's consecutive thinking blocks, whereas here each block is checked on its own, sothinking_mismatch_allowedentries are a lower bound on what enforcement would remove.-
"model_binding_mismatch" -
"prefix_binding_mismatch" -
"organization_binding_mismatch" -
"end_user_binding_mismatch"
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BetaMessageBatchErroredResult object-
type: "errored"default: errored
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error: BetaErrorResponse-
type: "error"default: error
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error: BetaError-
BetaInvalidRequestError object-
type: "invalid_request_error"default: invalid_request_error
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message: stringdefault: Invalid request
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BetaAuthenticationError object-
type: "authentication_error"default: authentication_error
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message: stringdefault: Authentication error
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BetaBillingError object-
type: "billing_error"default: billing_error
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message: stringdefault: Billing error
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BetaPermissionError object-
type: "permission_error"default: permission_error
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message: stringdefault: Permission denied
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BetaNotFoundError object-
type: "not_found_error"default: not_found_error
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message: stringdefault: Not found
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BetaRateLimitError object-
type: "rate_limit_error"default: rate_limit_error
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message: stringdefault: Rate limited
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BetaGatewayTimeoutError object-
type: "timeout_error"default: timeout_error
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message: stringdefault: Request timeout
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BetaAPIError object-
type: "api_error"default: api_error
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message: stringdefault: Internal server error
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BetaOverloadedError object-
type: "overloaded_error"default: overloaded_error
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message: stringdefault: Overloaded
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request_id: string or null
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BetaMessageBatchCanceledResult object-
type: "canceled"default: canceled
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BetaMessageBatchExpiredResult object-
type: "expired"default: expired
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Beta Message Batch Request Counts
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BetaMessageBatchRequestCounts object-
canceled: numberNumber of requests in the Message Batch that have been canceled.
This is zero until processing of the entire Message Batch has ended.
default: 0
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errored: numberNumber of requests in the Message Batch that encountered an error.
This is zero until processing of the entire Message Batch has ended.
default: 0
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expired: numberNumber of requests in the Message Batch that have expired.
This is zero until processing of the entire Message Batch has ended.
default: 0
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processing: numberNumber of requests in the Message Batch that are processing.
default: 0
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succeeded: numberNumber of requests in the Message Batch that have completed successfully.
This is zero until processing of the entire Message Batch has ended.
default: 0
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Beta Message Batch Result
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BetaMessageBatchResult = BetaMessageBatchSucceededResult or BetaMessageBatchErroredResult or BetaMessageBatchCanceledResult or BetaMessageBatchExpiredResultProcessing result for this request.
Contains a Message output if processing was successful, an error response if processing failed, or the reason why processing was not attempted, such as cancellation or expiration.
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BetaMessageBatchSucceededResult object-
type: "succeeded"default: succeeded
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message: BetaMessage-
type: "message"Object type.
For Messages, this is always
"message".default: message
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id: stringUnique object identifier.
The format and length of IDs may change over time.
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container: BetaContainer or nullInformation about the container used in the request (for the code execution tool)
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id: stringIdentifier for the container used in this request
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expires_at: stringThe time at which the container will expire.
format: date-time
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skills: array of BetaContainerSkill or nullSkills loaded in the container
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type: "anthropic" or "custom"Type of skill - either 'anthropic' (built-in) or 'custom' (user-defined)
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"anthropic" -
"custom"
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skill_id: stringSkill ID
maxLength: 64, minLength: 1
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version: stringThe resolved version: a skill version ID for custom skills.
maxLength: 64, minLength: 1
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content: array of BetaContentBlockContent generated by the model.
This is an array of content blocks, each of which has a
typethat determines its shape.Example:
json[{"type": "text", "text": "Hi, I'm Claude."}]If the request input
messagesended with anassistantturn, then the responsecontentwill continue directly from that last turn. You can use this to constrain the model's output.For example, if the input
messageswere: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
contentmight be:json[{"type": "text", "text": "B)"}]-
BetaTextBlock object-
type: "text"default: text
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citations: array of BetaTextCitation or nullCitations supporting the text block.
The type of citation returned will depend on the type of document being cited. Citing a PDF results in
page_location, plain text results inchar_location, and content document results incontent_block_location.-
BetaCitationCharLocation object-
type: "char_location"default: char_location
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cited_text: string -
document_index: numberminimum: 0
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document_title: string or null -
end_char_index: number -
file_id: string or null -
start_char_index: numberminimum: 0
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BetaCitationPageLocation object-
type: "page_location"default: page_location
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cited_text: string -
document_index: numberminimum: 0
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document_title: string or null -
end_page_number: number -
file_id: string or null -
start_page_number: numberminimum: 1
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BetaCitationContentBlockLocation object-
type: "content_block_location"default: content_block_location
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cited_text: stringThe full text of the cited block range, concatenated.
Always equals the contents of
content[start_block_index:end_block_index]joined together. The text block is the minimal citable unit; this field is never a substring of a single block. Not counted toward output tokens, and not counted toward input tokens when sent back in subsequent turns. -
document_index: numberminimum: 0
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document_title: string or null -
end_block_index: numberExclusive 0-based end index of the cited block range in the source's
contentarray.Always greater than
start_block_index; a single-block citation hasend_block_index = start_block_index + 1. -
file_id: string or null -
start_block_index: number0-based index of the first cited block in the source's
contentarray.minimum: 0
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BetaCitationsWebSearchResultLocation object-
type: "web_search_result_location"default: web_search_result_location
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cited_text: string -
encrypted_index: string -
title: string or nullmaxLength: 512
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url: string
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BetaCitationSearchResultLocation object-
type: "search_result_location"default: search_result_location
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cited_text: stringThe full text of the cited block range, concatenated.
Always equals the contents of
content[start_block_index:end_block_index]joined together. The text block is the minimal citable unit; this field is never a substring of a single block. Not counted toward output tokens, and not counted toward input tokens when sent back in subsequent turns. -
end_block_index: numberExclusive 0-based end index of the cited block range in the source's
contentarray.Always greater than
start_block_index; a single-block citation hasend_block_index = start_block_index + 1. -
search_result_index: number0-based index of the cited search result among all
search_resultcontent blocks in the request, in the order they appear across messages and tool results.Counted separately from
document_index; server-side web search results are not included in this count.minimum: 0
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source: string -
start_block_index: number0-based index of the first cited block in the source's
contentarray.minimum: 0
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title: string or null
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text: stringminLength: 0
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BetaThinkingBlock object-
type: "thinking"default: thinking
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signature: stringA value used to verify that this thinking block was generated by Claude when it is passed back to the API.
This is an opaque field and should not be interpreted or parsed. When passing thinking blocks back to the API (required when using tools with extended thinking), pass them back exactly as received, with this field intact.
See extended thinking for details.
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thinking: stringThe text of Claude's thinking process for this block.
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BetaRedactedThinkingBlock object-
type: "redacted_thinking"default: redacted_thinking
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data: stringThe contents of this redacted thinking block, returned when portions of the model's thinking were safety-redacted. This field is opaque and encrypted, with no readable content.
Pass
redacted_thinkingblocks back to the API unchanged when continuing a multi-turn conversation.See extended thinking for details.
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BetaToolUseBlock object-
type: "tool_use"default: tool_use
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id: stringpattern: [34]+$
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input: map[unknown] -
name: stringminLength: 1
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caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120-
BetaDirectCaller objectTool invocation directly from the model.
type: "direct"
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BetaServerToolCaller objectTool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
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type: "code_execution_20250825" -
tool_id: stringpattern: ^srvtoolu_[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$
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BetaServerToolCaller20260120 object-
type: "code_execution_20260120" -
tool_id: stringpattern: ^srvtoolu_[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$
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toolset_name: optional string or nullFor a toolset member tool_use, the toolset family.
maxLength: 64, minLength: 1, pattern: [35]+$
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BetaServerToolUseBlock object-
type: "server_tool_use"default: server_tool_use
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id: stringpattern: ^srvtoolu_[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$
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input: map[unknown] -
name: "advisor" or "web_search" or "web_fetch" or 5 more-
"advisor" -
"web_search" -
"web_fetch" -
"code_execution" -
"bash_code_execution" -
"text_editor_code_execution" -
"tool_search_tool_regex" -
"tool_search_tool_bm25"
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caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120-
BetaDirectCaller objectTool invocation directly from the model.
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BetaServerToolCaller objectTool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
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BetaServerToolCaller20260120 object
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BetaWebSearchToolResultBlock object-
type: "web_search_tool_result"default: web_search_tool_result
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content: BetaWebSearchToolResultBlockContent-
BetaWebSearchToolResultError object-
type: "web_search_tool_result_error"default: web_search_tool_result_error
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error_code: BetaWebSearchToolResultErrorCode-
"invalid_tool_input" -
"unavailable" -
"max_uses_exceeded" -
"too_many_requests" -
"query_too_long" -
"request_too_large"
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array of BetaWebSearchResultBlock-
type: "web_search_result"default: web_search_result
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encrypted_content: string -
page_age: string or null -
title: string -
url: string
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tool_use_id: stringpattern: ^srvtoolu_[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$
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caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120-
BetaDirectCaller objectTool invocation directly from the model.
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BetaServerToolCaller objectTool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
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BetaServerToolCaller20260120 object
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BetaWebFetchToolResultBlock object-
type: "web_fetch_tool_result"default: web_fetch_tool_result
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content: BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorBlock or BetaWebFetchBlock-
BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorBlock object-
type: "web_fetch_tool_result_error"default: web_fetch_tool_result_error
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error_code: BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorCode-
"invalid_tool_input" -
"url_too_long" -
"url_not_allowed" -
"url_not_in_prior_context" -
"url_not_accessible" -
"unsupported_content_type" -
"too_many_requests" -
"max_uses_exceeded" -
"unavailable" -
"content_too_large"
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BetaWebFetchBlock object-
type: "web_fetch_result"default: web_fetch_result
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content: BetaDocumentBlock-
type: "document"default: document
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citations: BetaCitationConfig or nullCitation configuration for the document
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enabled: booleandefault: false
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source: BetaBase64PDFSource or BetaPlainTextSource-
BetaBase64PDFSource object-
type: "base64" -
data: stringformat: byte
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media_type: "application/pdf"
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BetaPlainTextSource object-
type: "text" -
data: string -
media_type: "text/plain"
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-
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title: string or nullThe title of the document
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retrieved_at: string or nullISO 8601 timestamp when the content was retrieved
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url: stringFetched content URL
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tool_use_id: stringpattern: ^srvtoolu_[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$
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caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120-
BetaDirectCaller objectTool invocation directly from the model.
-
BetaServerToolCaller objectTool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
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BetaServerToolCaller20260120 object
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BetaAdvisorToolResultBlock object-
type: "advisor_tool_result"default: advisor_tool_result
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content: BetaAdvisorToolResultError or BetaAdvisorResultBlock or BetaAdvisorRedactedResultBlock-
BetaAdvisorToolResultError object-
type: "advisor_tool_result_error"default: advisor_tool_result_error
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error_code: "max_uses_exceeded" or "prompt_too_long" or "too_many_requests" or 4 more-
"max_uses_exceeded" -
"prompt_too_long" -
"too_many_requests" -
"overloaded" -
"unavailable" -
"execution_time_exceeded" -
"model_not_found"
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BetaAdvisorResultBlock object-
type: "advisor_result"default: advisor_result
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stop_reason: string or nullThe advisor sub-inference's stop reason (same values as the top-level message
stop_reason).max_tokensindicates the advisor's output was truncated at the tool'smax_tokensvalue or the advisor model's policy cap. -
text: string
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BetaAdvisorRedactedResultBlock object-
type: "advisor_redacted_result"default: advisor_redacted_result
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encrypted_content: stringOpaque blob containing the advisor's output. Round-trip verbatim; do not inspect or modify.
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stop_reason: string or nullThe advisor sub-inference's stop reason (same values as the top-level message
stop_reason).
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-
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tool_use_id: stringpattern: ^srvtoolu_[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$
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BetaCodeExecutionToolResultBlock object-
type: "code_execution_tool_result"default: code_execution_tool_result
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content: BetaCodeExecutionToolResultBlockContent-
BetaCodeExecutionToolResultError object-
type: "code_execution_tool_result_error"default: code_execution_tool_result_error
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error_code: BetaCodeExecutionToolResultErrorCode-
"invalid_tool_input" -
"unavailable" -
"too_many_requests" -
"execution_time_exceeded"
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BetaCodeExecutionResultBlock object-
type: "code_execution_result"default: code_execution_result
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content: array of BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlock-
type: "code_execution_output"default: code_execution_output
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file_id: string
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return_code: number -
stderr: string -
stdout: string
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BetaEncryptedCodeExecutionResultBlock objectCode execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.
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type: "encrypted_code_execution_result"default: encrypted_code_execution_result
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content: array of BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlock-
type: "code_execution_output"default: code_execution_output
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file_id: string
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encrypted_stdout: string -
return_code: number -
stderr: string
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tool_use_id: stringpattern: ^srvtoolu_[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$
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BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultBlock object-
type: "bash_code_execution_tool_result"default: bash_code_execution_tool_result
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content: BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultError or BetaBashCodeExecutionResultBlock-
BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultError object-
type: "bash_code_execution_tool_result_error"default: bash_code_execution_tool_result_error
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error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or 2 more-
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"unavailable" -
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"output_file_too_large"
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BetaBashCodeExecutionResultBlock object-
type: "bash_code_execution_result"default: bash_code_execution_result
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content: array of BetaBashCodeExecutionOutputBlock-
type: "bash_code_execution_output"default: bash_code_execution_output
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file_id: string
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return_code: number -
stderr: string -
stdout: string
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tool_use_id: stringpattern: ^srvtoolu_[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$
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BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultBlock object-
type: "text_editor_code_execution_tool_result"default: text_editor_code_execution_tool_result
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content: BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultError or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlock or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlock or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlock-
BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultError object-
type: "text_editor_code_execution_tool_result_error"default: text_editor_code_execution_tool_result_error
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error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or 2 more-
"invalid_tool_input" -
"unavailable" -
"too_many_requests" -
"execution_time_exceeded" -
"file_not_found"
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error_message: string or null
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BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlock object-
type: "text_editor_code_execution_view_result"default: text_editor_code_execution_view_result
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content: string -
file_type: "text" or "image" or "pdf"-
"text" -
"image" -
"pdf"
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num_lines: number or null -
start_line: number or null -
total_lines: number or null
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BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlock object-
type: "text_editor_code_execution_create_result"default: text_editor_code_execution_create_result
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is_file_update: boolean
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BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlock object-
type: "text_editor_code_execution_str_replace_result"default: text_editor_code_execution_str_replace_result
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lines: array of string or null -
new_lines: number or null -
new_start: number or null -
old_lines: number or null -
old_start: number or null
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tool_use_id: stringpattern: ^srvtoolu_[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$
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BetaToolSearchToolResultBlock object-
type: "tool_search_tool_result"default: tool_search_tool_result
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content: BetaToolSearchToolResultError or BetaToolSearchToolSearchResultBlock-
BetaToolSearchToolResultError object-
type: "tool_search_tool_result_error"default: tool_search_tool_result_error
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error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or "execution_time_exceeded"-
"invalid_tool_input" -
"unavailable" -
"too_many_requests" -
"execution_time_exceeded"
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error_message: string or null
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BetaToolSearchToolSearchResultBlock object-
type: "tool_search_tool_search_result"default: tool_search_tool_search_result
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tool_references: array of BetaToolReferenceBlock-
type: "tool_reference"default: tool_reference
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tool_name: stringmaxLength: 256, minLength: 1, pattern: [36]{1,256}$
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tool_use_id: stringpattern: ^srvtoolu_[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$
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BetaMCPToolUseBlock object-
type: "mcp_tool_use"default: mcp_tool_use
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id: stringpattern: [37]+$
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input: map[unknown] -
name: stringThe name of the MCP tool
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server_name: stringThe name of the MCP server
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BetaMCPToolResultBlock object-
type: "mcp_tool_result"default: mcp_tool_result
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content: string or array of BetaTextBlock-
string -
BetaMCPToolResultBlockContent = array of BetaTextBlock-
type: "text"default: text
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citations: array of BetaTextCitation or nullCitations supporting the text block.
The type of citation returned will depend on the type of document being cited. Citing a PDF results in
page_location, plain text results inchar_location, and content document results incontent_block_location. -
text: stringminLength: 0
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is_error: booleandefault: false
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tool_use_id: stringpattern: [38]+$
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BetaContainerUploadBlock objectResponse model for a file uploaded to the container.
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type: "container_upload"default: container_upload
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file_id: string
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BetaCompactionBlock objectA compaction block returned when autocompact is triggered.
When content is None, it indicates the compaction failed to produce a valid summary (e.g., malformed output from the model). Clients may round-trip compaction blocks with null content; the server treats them as no-ops.
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type: "compaction"default: compaction
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content: string or nullSummary of compacted content, or null if compaction failed
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encrypted_content: string or nullOpaque metadata from prior compaction, to be round-tripped verbatim
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signature: optional string or nullSignature over the summary, to be sent back with the block verbatim
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BetaFallbackBlock objectMarks the point in
contentwhere one model's output gives way to the next.One block appears per hop where a preceding model actually ran this turn and declined. A turn where no preceding model ran and declined has no such boundary and carries no block — the signal for whether a fallback model served the response is the presence of a
fallback_messageentry inusage.iterations, not this block.The block is treated like a server-tool content block for streaming: it arrives via the standard
content_block_start/content_block_stoppair and carries no deltas.-
type: "fallback"default: fallback
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from: BetaFallbackInfoThe model whose output ends at this point — the model that declined at this hop. When the declining hop is the requested model, its
modelechoes the top-levelmodelstring the caller sent (alias or canonical); when the declining hop is a fallback model, itsmodelis that model's canonical id.-
model: ModelThe model that will complete your prompt.
See models for additional details and options.
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"claude-fable-5-1" or "claude-mythos-5-1" or "claude-sonnet-5" or 14 moreThe model that will complete your prompt.
See models for additional details and options.
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"claude-fable-5-1"Frontier intelligence for ambitious tasks across coding, scientific discovery, and enterprise workflows
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"claude-mythos-5-1"Our most capable model for cybersecurity and biology research, available through trusted access programs
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"claude-sonnet-5"High-performance model for coding and agents
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"claude-fable-5"Next generation of intelligence for the hardest knowledge work and coding problems
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"claude-mythos-5"Most capable model for cybersecurity and biology research
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"claude-opus-5"Powerful intelligence for long-running agents and coding
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"claude-opus-4-8"Powerful intelligence for long-running agents and coding
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"claude-opus-4-7"Powerful intelligence for long-running agents and coding
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"claude-mythos-preview"New class of intelligence, strongest in coding and cybersecurity
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"claude-opus-4-6"Powerful intelligence for long-running agents and coding
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"claude-sonnet-4-6"Best combination of speed and intelligence
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"claude-haiku-4-5"Fastest model with near-frontier intelligence
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"claude-haiku-4-5-20251001"Fastest model with near-frontier intelligence
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"claude-opus-4-5"Powerful intelligence for long-running agents and coding
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"claude-opus-4-5-20251101"Powerful intelligence for long-running agents and coding
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"claude-sonnet-4-5"High-performance model for agents and coding
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"claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929"High-performance model for agents and coding
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string
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to: BetaFallbackInfoThe fallback model producing the content that follows this block. Its
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trigger: BetaFallbackRefusalTriggerWhat caused the
frommodel to hand over at this hop.-
type: "refusal"default: refusal
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category: "cyber" or "bio" or "frontier_llm" or 2 more or nullThe policy category that triggered a refusal.
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"cyber"The request could enable cyber harm, such as malware or exploit development. Benign cybersecurity work can also trigger this category.
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"bio"The request could enable biological harm, such as dangerous lab methods. Beneficial life sciences work can also trigger this category.
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"frontier_llm"The request could assist the development of competing AI models, which is restricted under Anthropic's commercial terms. Benign machine learning work can also trigger this category.
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"reasoning_extraction"The request asks the model to reproduce its internal reasoning in the response text. To get reasoning in a structured form instead, use adaptive thinking.
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"general_harms"The request could be related to an area that was determined as harmful. Benign work might sometimes trigger this category.
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context_management: BetaContextManagementResponse or nullContext management response.
Information about context management strategies applied during the request.
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applied_edits: array of BetaClearToolUses20250919EditResponse or BetaClearThinking20251015EditResponseList of context management edits that were applied.
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BetaClearToolUses20250919EditResponse object-
type: "clear_tool_uses_20250919"The type of context management edit applied.
default: clear_tool_uses_20250919
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cleared_input_tokens: numberNumber of input tokens cleared by this edit.
minimum: 0
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cleared_tool_uses: numberNumber of tool uses that were cleared.
minimum: 0
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BetaClearThinking20251015EditResponse object-
type: "clear_thinking_20251015"The type of context management edit applied.
default: clear_thinking_20251015
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cleared_input_tokens: numberNumber of input tokens cleared by this edit.
minimum: 0
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cleared_thinking_turns: numberNumber of thinking turns that were cleared.
minimum: 0
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diagnostics: BetaDiagnostics or nullResponse envelope for request-level diagnostics. Present (possibly null) whenever the caller supplied
diagnosticson the request.-
cache_miss_reason: BetaCacheMissModelChanged or BetaCacheMissSystemChanged or BetaCacheMissToolsChanged or 3 more or nullExplains why the prompt cache could not fully reuse the prefix from the request identified by
diagnostics.previous_message_id.nullmeans diagnosis is still pending — the response was serialized before the background comparison completed.-
BetaCacheMissModelChanged object-
type: "model_changed"default: model_changed
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cache_missed_input_tokens: numberApproximate number of input tokens that would have been read from cache had the prefix matched the previous request.
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BetaCacheMissSystemChanged object-
type: "system_changed"default: system_changed
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cache_missed_input_tokens: numberApproximate number of input tokens that would have been read from cache had the prefix matched the previous request.
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BetaCacheMissToolsChanged object-
type: "tools_changed"default: tools_changed
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cache_missed_input_tokens: numberApproximate number of input tokens that would have been read from cache had the prefix matched the previous request.
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BetaCacheMissMessagesChanged object-
type: "messages_changed"default: messages_changed
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cache_missed_input_tokens: numberApproximate number of input tokens that would have been read from cache had the prefix matched the previous request.
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BetaCacheMissPreviousMessageNotFound object-
type: "previous_message_not_found"default: previous_message_not_found
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BetaCacheMissUnavailable object-
type: "unavailable"default: unavailable
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model: ModelThe model that will complete your prompt.
See models for additional details and options.
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role: "assistant"Conversational role of the generated message.
This will always be
"assistant".default: assistant
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stop_details: BetaRefusalStopDetails or nullStructured information about a refusal.
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type: "refusal"default: refusal
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category: "cyber" or "bio" or "frontier_llm" or 2 more or nullThe policy category that triggered a refusal.
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"cyber"The request could enable cyber harm, such as malware or exploit development. Benign cybersecurity work can also trigger this category.
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"bio"The request could enable biological harm, such as dangerous lab methods. Beneficial life sciences work can also trigger this category.
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"frontier_llm"The request could assist the development of competing AI models, which is restricted under Anthropic's commercial terms. Benign machine learning work can also trigger this category.
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"reasoning_extraction"The request asks the model to reproduce its internal reasoning in the response text. To get reasoning in a structured form instead, use adaptive thinking.
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"general_harms"The request could be related to an area that was determined as harmful. Benign work might sometimes trigger this category.
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explanation: string or nullHuman-readable explanation of the refusal.
This text is not guaranteed to be stable.
nullwhen no explanation is available for the category. -
fallback_credit_token: string or nullOpaque code that refunds the cache-miss cost when retrying this refused request on the fallback model. Pass it as
fallback_credit_tokenon the retry request. Expires 5 minutes after the refusal.The retry is sent either with the same request body (
system,messages,tools, and other render-shaping fields), or with the same body plus one appendedassistantmessage whose content is the partial text (with any trailing whitespace stripped from the final text block) and paired server-tool blocks from this refusal — which also authorizes that appended turn as an assistant-prefill continuation on models that otherwise disallow prefill. A token minted mid-server-tool-loop whose partial content was continuable may only be redeemed the second way — if a same-body retry is rejected with a 400 saying the token must be redeemed by continuing the partial response, retry the second way instead. Either way: same workspace, same platform; a mismatch is a 400. Resending a token for an already-warm prefix is permitted but yields no additional credit.nullwhen the refused model isn't eligible for a fallback credit. -
fallback_has_prefill_claim: boolean or nullWhether the accompanying
fallback_credit_tokenmay be redeemed with the appended-assistant retry form. Only set whenfallback_credit_tokenis present.true: retry by resending the same request body plus one appendedassistantmessage whose content is this response'scontentwith any trailing whitespace stripped from the final text block and unpairedtool_useblocks omitted (the same appended-turn shape described onfallback_credit_token), with the token attached.false: retry by resending the original request body unchanged, with the token attached — the appended-assistant form is not available for this refusal (no continuable partial content, or the request usesoutput_formator atool_choicethat forces tool use). One exception: when the request usedoutput_formator a forcedtool_choiceand the refusal arrived after server tools (including MCP connector tools) had already executed, the token may not be redeemable by either retry form; if the exact-body retry is then rejected with a 400 saying the token must be redeemed by continuing the partial response, discard the token and retry without it.Advisory: if an appended-assistant retry is rejected with a 400 despite
true, fall back to resending the original request body with the token. -
recommended_model: string or nullThe server's suggested retry target for this refusal. Populated when a fallback attempt could not be made (the fallback model's rate limit was exhausted, or it was overloaded); names the fallback model the caller can retry directly. Null otherwise.
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stop_reason: BetaStopReason or nullThe reason that we stopped.
This may be one the following values:
"end_turn": the model reached a natural stopping point"max_tokens": we exceeded the requestedmax_tokensor the model's maximum"stop_sequence": one of your provided customstop_sequenceswas generated"tool_use": the model invoked one or more tools"pause_turn": we paused a long-running turn. You may provide the response back as-is in a subsequent request to let the model continue."refusal": when streaming classifiers intervene to handle potential policy violations"model_context_window_exceeded": we exceeded the model's context window
In non-streaming mode this value is always non-null. In streaming mode, it is null in the
message_startevent and non-null otherwise.-
"end_turn" -
"max_tokens" -
"stop_sequence" -
"tool_use" -
"pause_turn" -
"compaction" -
"refusal" -
"model_context_window_exceeded"
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stop_sequence: string or nullWhich custom stop sequence was generated, if any.
This value will be a non-null string if one of your custom stop sequences was generated.
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usage: BetaUsageBilling and rate-limit usage.
Anthropic's API bills and rate-limits by token counts, as tokens represent the underlying cost to our systems.
Under the hood, the API transforms requests into a format suitable for the model. The model's output then goes through a parsing stage before becoming an API response. As a result, the token counts in
usagewill not match one-to-one with the exact visible content of an API request or response.For example,
output_tokenswill be non-zero, even for an empty string response from Claude.Total input tokens in a request is the summation of
input_tokens,cache_creation_input_tokens, andcache_read_input_tokens.-
cache_creation: BetaCacheCreation or nullBreakdown of cached tokens by TTL
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ephemeral_1h_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the 1 hour cache entry.
default: 0, minimum: 0
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ephemeral_5m_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the 5 minute cache entry.
default: 0, minimum: 0
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cache_creation_input_tokens: number or nullThe number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
minimum: 0
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cache_read_input_tokens: number or nullThe number of input tokens read from the cache.
minimum: 0
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fallback_credit: BetaFallbackCreditUsage or nullOutcome of the
fallback_credit_tokenpresented on this request.-
status: BetaFallbackCreditRedeemed or BetaFallbackCreditNotAppliedWhether the fallback-credit reprice was applied to this response's billing.
A union discriminated on
type.redeemed: the retry is billed as if the conversation had been on the retry model all along — including when the resulting shift is zero because there was nothing to move.not_applied: no reprice was applied; the arm'sreasonsays why.-
BetaFallbackCreditRedeemed objectThe reprice was applied: the retry is billed as if the conversation had been on the retry model all along.
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type: "redeemed"default: redeemed
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BetaFallbackCreditNotApplied objectNo reprice was applied;
reasonsays why.-
type: "not_applied"default: not_applied
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reason: "body_mismatch" or "continuation_excluded" or "continuation_only" or 9 moreWhy the reprice was not applied.
A closed enum; additions to the redemption-check vocabulary arrive as deliberate schema updates.
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"body_mismatch" -
"continuation_excluded" -
"continuation_only" -
"expired" -
"invalid_target_model" -
"not_enabled" -
"reprice_unavailable" -
"temporarily_unavailable" -
"variant_fields_present" -
"wrong_organization" -
"wrong_platform" -
"wrong_workspace"
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remove_to_redeem: optional array of string or nullRequest fields to remove before retrying, so the retry can redeem this token.
Present exactly when
reasonisvariant_fields_present— never null, never an empty array; absent otherwise. Fields are named only from your own request, and only after the sealed variant hash matched. A served best-effort retry has already been billed at normal price; nothing redeems retroactively, but a corrected re-send inside the token's five-minute window can still redeem.
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inference_geo: string or nullThe geographic region where inference was performed for this request.
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input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens which were used.
minimum: 0
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iterations: BetaIterationsUsage or nullPer-iteration token usage breakdown.
Each entry represents one sampling iteration, with its own input/output token counts and cache statistics, discriminated by
type. Formessageentries (model sampling iterations, such as the turns of a server-side tool use loop), this allows you to:- Determine which iterations exceeded long context thresholds (>=200k tokens)
- Calculate the context window size from the last
messageentry - Understand token accumulation across server-side tool use loops
A
compactionentry reports the token usage of the compaction operation itself — the server-side request that summarizes the context being closed — NOT the size of the context that was compacted away, and its token counts can be much smaller than that closed context (for example, a compaction that closes a ~200k-token context can report only a few thousand tokens). Do not derive the context window size from acompactionentry, even when it is the last entry. Acompactionentry's tokens are not included in the top-levelusagefields. When an input-token trigger is in effect (the default — 150,000 tokens unless configured otherwise), eachcompactionentry closes a context that had reached at least that threshold, though the context can exceed it by the final iteration's output and tool results.-
BetaMessageIterationUsage objectToken usage for a sampling iteration.
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type: "message"Usage for a sampling iteration
default: message
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cache_creation: BetaCacheCreation or nullBreakdown of cached tokens by TTL
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cache_creation_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
default: 0, minimum: 0
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cache_read_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens read from the cache.
default: 0, minimum: 0
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input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens which were used.
minimum: 0
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model: Model or nullThe model that will complete your prompt.
See models for additional details and options.
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output_tokens: numberThe number of output tokens which were used.
minimum: 0
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BetaCompactionIterationUsage objectToken usage for a compaction iteration.
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type: "compaction"Usage for a compaction iteration
default: compaction
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cache_creation: BetaCacheCreation or nullBreakdown of cached tokens by TTL
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cache_creation_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
default: 0, minimum: 0
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cache_read_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens read from the cache.
default: 0, minimum: 0
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input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens which were used.
minimum: 0
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output_tokens: numberThe number of output tokens which were used.
minimum: 0
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BetaAdvisorMessageIterationUsage objectToken usage for an advisor sub-inference iteration.
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type: "advisor_message"Usage for an advisor sub-inference iteration
default: advisor_message
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cache_creation: BetaCacheCreation or nullBreakdown of cached tokens by TTL
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cache_creation_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
default: 0, minimum: 0
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cache_read_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens read from the cache.
default: 0, minimum: 0
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input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens which were used.
minimum: 0
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model: ModelThe model that will complete your prompt.
See models for additional details and options.
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output_tokens: numberThe number of output tokens which were used.
minimum: 0
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BetaFallbackMessageIterationUsage objectToken usage for the fallback-model attempt of a server-side fallback request.
The terminal entry of a fallback-served turn: when a fallback hop's output is the returned message, the entry for the iteration that completed it carries this type in place of
message. A declined hop and the serving hop's earlier tool-loop iterations producemessageentries. Whether a fallback model served the response is signalled by the presence of this entry inusage.iterations.-
type: "fallback_message"Usage for the fallback-model attempt that served the response
default: fallback_message
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cache_creation: BetaCacheCreation or nullBreakdown of cached tokens by TTL
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cache_creation_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
default: 0, minimum: 0
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cache_read_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens read from the cache.
default: 0, minimum: 0
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input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens which were used.
minimum: 0
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model: ModelThe model that will complete your prompt.
See models for additional details and options.
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output_tokens: numberThe number of output tokens which were used.
minimum: 0
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output_tokens: numberThe number of output tokens which were used.
minimum: 0
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output_tokens_details: BetaOutputTokensDetails or nullBreakdown of output tokens by category.
output_tokensremains the inclusive, authoritative total used for billing. This object provides a read-only decomposition for observability — for example, how many of the billed output tokens were spent on internal reasoning that may have been summarized before being returned to you.-
thinking_tokens: numberNumber of output tokens the model generated as internal reasoning, including the thinking-block delimiter tokens.
Reflects the raw reasoning the model produced, not the (possibly shorter) summarized thinking text returned in the response body. Computed by re-tokenizing the raw reasoning text, so it may differ from the model's exact generation count by a small number of tokens. Always ≤
output_tokens;output_tokens - thinking_tokensapproximates the non-reasoning output.default: 0, minimum: 0
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server_tool_use: BetaServerToolUsage or nullThe number of server tool requests.
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web_fetch_requests: numberThe number of web fetch tool requests.
default: 0, minimum: 0
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web_search_requests: numberThe number of web search tool requests.
default: 0, minimum: 0
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service_tier: "standard" or "priority" or "batch" or nullIf the request used the priority, standard, or batch tier.
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"standard" -
"priority" -
"batch"
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speed: "standard" or "fast" or nullInference speed mode.
fastprovides significantly faster output token generation at premium pricing. Not all models supportfast; invalid combinations are rejected at create time.-
"standard" -
"fast"
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input_transformations: optional array of BetaInputTransformation or nullChanges the API made to the request's input before showing it to the model, and blocks that failed a binding check but were left unchanged: one entry per block, in request order. Two entry types today.
thinking_dropped— athinking,redacted_thinkingorconnector_textblock from the request'smessagesthat was removed from the prompt instead of being shown to the model because it failed a binding check.thinking_mismatch_allowed— athinkingorredacted_thinkingblock that failed the conversation check (the conversation before it differs from the one it was created in, or it carries no record of one on a model that requires it) and was shown to the model all the same, because that check is not enforced for this request. More entry types may be added over time; ignore types you do not recognize.Requires
anthropic-beta: thinking-binding-controls-2026-08-01. Present on every such response from a model that supports extended thinking, as[]when there is no entry to report; without the beta, blocks are removed or left in place all the same but nothing is reported. Removed blocks contribute nothing tousage.input_tokens; blocks left in place count as sent. When streaming, the array is final inmessage_start; the finalmessage_deltaevent carries it only when a server-side model fallback happened mid-stream, in which case it holds the serving model's entries and replaces the one inmessage_start.-
BetaThinkingDroppedInputTransformation object-
type: "thinking_dropped"Always
thinking_droppedfor this entry type.default: thinking_dropped
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path: stringWhere the removed block was in your request, as
messages.{i}.content.{j}:iindexes themessagesarray you sent andjthat message'scontentarray — the same form error messages use. -
reason: "model_binding_mismatch" or "prefix_binding_mismatch" or "organization_binding_mismatch" or "end_user_binding_mismatch"Which binding check removed the block:
model_binding_mismatch— it was created by a model whose reasoning the requested model may not read;prefix_binding_mismatch— the conversation before it differs from the conversation it was created in (the rest of that turn's consecutive thinking blocks are removed with it, each with this reason);organization_binding_mismatch— it was created under a different organization (an Anthropic organization, AWS account or Google Cloud project) and this organization is not one of its additional organizations;end_user_binding_mismatch— it was created for a different end user, or was removed by the consumer-organization binding. A block that would fail several checks reports one reason, in this order of precedence:organization_binding_mismatch,end_user_binding_mismatch,model_binding_mismatch,prefix_binding_mismatch.-
"model_binding_mismatch" -
"prefix_binding_mismatch" -
"organization_binding_mismatch" -
"end_user_binding_mismatch"
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BetaThinkingMismatchAllowedInputTransformation object-
type: "thinking_mismatch_allowed"Always
thinking_mismatch_allowedfor this entry type.default: thinking_mismatch_allowed
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path: stringWhere the block is in your request, as
messages.{i}.content.{j}:iindexes themessagesarray you sent andjthat message'scontentarray — the same form error messages use. -
reason: "model_binding_mismatch" or "prefix_binding_mismatch" or "organization_binding_mismatch" or "end_user_binding_mismatch"Which binding check the block failed; the block was shown to the model all the same. Always
prefix_binding_mismatchtoday — the conversation before the block differs from the conversation it was created in, or the block carries no record of one on a model that requires it. Were the check enforced for this request, the block would have been removed or the request rejected (thinking.block_binding.prefix_mismatch_behavior). A removal also takes the rest of that turn's consecutive thinking blocks, whereas here each block is checked on its own, sothinking_mismatch_allowedentries are a lower bound on what enforcement would remove.-
"model_binding_mismatch" -
"prefix_binding_mismatch" -
"organization_binding_mismatch" -
"end_user_binding_mismatch"
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BetaMessageBatchErroredResult object-
type: "errored"default: errored
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error: BetaErrorResponse-
type: "error"default: error
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error: BetaError-
BetaInvalidRequestError object-
type: "invalid_request_error"default: invalid_request_error
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message: stringdefault: Invalid request
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BetaAuthenticationError object-
type: "authentication_error"default: authentication_error
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message: stringdefault: Authentication error
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BetaBillingError object-
type: "billing_error"default: billing_error
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message: stringdefault: Billing error
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BetaPermissionError object-
type: "permission_error"default: permission_error
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message: stringdefault: Permission denied
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BetaNotFoundError object-
type: "not_found_error"default: not_found_error
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message: stringdefault: Not found
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BetaRateLimitError object-
type: "rate_limit_error"default: rate_limit_error
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message: stringdefault: Rate limited
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BetaGatewayTimeoutError object-
type: "timeout_error"default: timeout_error
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message: stringdefault: Request timeout
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BetaAPIError object-
type: "api_error"default: api_error
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message: stringdefault: Internal server error
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BetaOverloadedError object-
type: "overloaded_error"default: overloaded_error
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message: stringdefault: Overloaded
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request_id: string or null
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BetaMessageBatchCanceledResult object-
type: "canceled"default: canceled
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BetaMessageBatchExpiredResult object-
type: "expired"default: expired
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Beta Message Batch Succeeded Result
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BetaMessageBatchSucceededResult object-
type: "succeeded"default: succeeded
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message: BetaMessage-
type: "message"Object type.
For Messages, this is always
"message".default: message
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id: stringUnique object identifier.
The format and length of IDs may change over time.
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container: BetaContainer or nullInformation about the container used in the request (for the code execution tool)
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id: stringIdentifier for the container used in this request
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expires_at: stringThe time at which the container will expire.
format: date-time
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skills: array of BetaContainerSkill or nullSkills loaded in the container
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type: "anthropic" or "custom"Type of skill - either 'anthropic' (built-in) or 'custom' (user-defined)
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"anthropic" -
"custom"
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skill_id: stringSkill ID
maxLength: 64, minLength: 1
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version: stringThe resolved version: a skill version ID for custom skills.
maxLength: 64, minLength: 1
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content: array of BetaContentBlockContent generated by the model.
This is an array of content blocks, each of which has a
typethat determines its shape.Example:
json[{"type": "text", "text": "Hi, I'm Claude."}]If the request input
messagesended with anassistantturn, then the responsecontentwill continue directly from that last turn. You can use this to constrain the model's output.For example, if the input
messageswere: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
contentmight be:json[{"type": "text", "text": "B)"}]-
BetaTextBlock object-
type: "text"default: text
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citations: array of BetaTextCitation or nullCitations supporting the text block.
The type of citation returned will depend on the type of document being cited. Citing a PDF results in
page_location, plain text results inchar_location, and content document results incontent_block_location.-
BetaCitationCharLocation object-
type: "char_location"default: char_location
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cited_text: string -
document_index: numberminimum: 0
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document_title: string or null -
end_char_index: number -
file_id: string or null -
start_char_index: numberminimum: 0
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BetaCitationPageLocation object-
type: "page_location"default: page_location
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cited_text: string -
document_index: numberminimum: 0
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document_title: string or null -
end_page_number: number -
file_id: string or null -
start_page_number: numberminimum: 1
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BetaCitationContentBlockLocation object-
type: "content_block_location"default: content_block_location
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cited_text: stringThe full text of the cited block range, concatenated.
Always equals the contents of
content[start_block_index:end_block_index]joined together. The text block is the minimal citable unit; this field is never a substring of a single block. Not counted toward output tokens, and not counted toward input tokens when sent back in subsequent turns. -
document_index: numberminimum: 0
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document_title: string or null -
end_block_index: numberExclusive 0-based end index of the cited block range in the source's
contentarray.Always greater than
start_block_index; a single-block citation hasend_block_index = start_block_index + 1. -
file_id: string or null -
start_block_index: number0-based index of the first cited block in the source's
contentarray.minimum: 0
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BetaCitationsWebSearchResultLocation object-
type: "web_search_result_location"default: web_search_result_location
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cited_text: string -
encrypted_index: string -
title: string or nullmaxLength: 512
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url: string
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BetaCitationSearchResultLocation object-
type: "search_result_location"default: search_result_location
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cited_text: stringThe full text of the cited block range, concatenated.
Always equals the contents of
content[start_block_index:end_block_index]joined together. The text block is the minimal citable unit; this field is never a substring of a single block. Not counted toward output tokens, and not counted toward input tokens when sent back in subsequent turns. -
end_block_index: numberExclusive 0-based end index of the cited block range in the source's
contentarray.Always greater than
start_block_index; a single-block citation hasend_block_index = start_block_index + 1. -
search_result_index: number0-based index of the cited search result among all
search_resultcontent blocks in the request, in the order they appear across messages and tool results.Counted separately from
document_index; server-side web search results are not included in this count.minimum: 0
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source: string -
start_block_index: number0-based index of the first cited block in the source's
contentarray.minimum: 0
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title: string or null
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text: stringminLength: 0
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BetaThinkingBlock object-
type: "thinking"default: thinking
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signature: stringA value used to verify that this thinking block was generated by Claude when it is passed back to the API.
This is an opaque field and should not be interpreted or parsed. When passing thinking blocks back to the API (required when using tools with extended thinking), pass them back exactly as received, with this field intact.
See extended thinking for details.
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thinking: stringThe text of Claude's thinking process for this block.
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BetaRedactedThinkingBlock object-
type: "redacted_thinking"default: redacted_thinking
-
data: stringThe contents of this redacted thinking block, returned when portions of the model's thinking were safety-redacted. This field is opaque and encrypted, with no readable content.
Pass
redacted_thinkingblocks back to the API unchanged when continuing a multi-turn conversation.See extended thinking for details.
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BetaToolUseBlock object-
type: "tool_use"default: tool_use
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id: stringpattern: [39]+$
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input: map[unknown] -
name: stringminLength: 1
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caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120-
BetaDirectCaller objectTool invocation directly from the model.
type: "direct"
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BetaServerToolCaller objectTool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
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type: "code_execution_20250825" -
tool_id: stringpattern: ^srvtoolu_[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$
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BetaServerToolCaller20260120 object-
type: "code_execution_20260120" -
tool_id: stringpattern: ^srvtoolu_[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$
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toolset_name: optional string or nullFor a toolset member tool_use, the toolset family.
maxLength: 64, minLength: 1, pattern: [40]+$
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BetaServerToolUseBlock object-
type: "server_tool_use"default: server_tool_use
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id: stringpattern: ^srvtoolu_[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$
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input: map[unknown] -
name: "advisor" or "web_search" or "web_fetch" or 5 more-
"advisor" -
"web_search" -
"web_fetch" -
"code_execution" -
"bash_code_execution" -
"text_editor_code_execution" -
"tool_search_tool_regex" -
"tool_search_tool_bm25"
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-
caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120-
BetaDirectCaller objectTool invocation directly from the model.
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BetaServerToolCaller objectTool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
-
BetaServerToolCaller20260120 object
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BetaWebSearchToolResultBlock object-
type: "web_search_tool_result"default: web_search_tool_result
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content: BetaWebSearchToolResultBlockContent-
BetaWebSearchToolResultError object-
type: "web_search_tool_result_error"default: web_search_tool_result_error
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error_code: BetaWebSearchToolResultErrorCode-
"invalid_tool_input" -
"unavailable" -
"max_uses_exceeded" -
"too_many_requests" -
"query_too_long" -
"request_too_large"
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array of BetaWebSearchResultBlock-
type: "web_search_result"default: web_search_result
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encrypted_content: string -
page_age: string or null -
title: string -
url: string
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-
-
tool_use_id: stringpattern: ^srvtoolu_[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$
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caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120-
BetaDirectCaller objectTool invocation directly from the model.
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BetaServerToolCaller objectTool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
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BetaServerToolCaller20260120 object
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BetaWebFetchToolResultBlock object-
type: "web_fetch_tool_result"default: web_fetch_tool_result
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content: BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorBlock or BetaWebFetchBlock-
BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorBlock object-
type: "web_fetch_tool_result_error"default: web_fetch_tool_result_error
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error_code: BetaWebFetchToolResultErrorCode-
"invalid_tool_input" -
"url_too_long" -
"url_not_allowed" -
"url_not_in_prior_context" -
"url_not_accessible" -
"unsupported_content_type" -
"too_many_requests" -
"max_uses_exceeded" -
"unavailable" -
"content_too_large"
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BetaWebFetchBlock object-
type: "web_fetch_result"default: web_fetch_result
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content: BetaDocumentBlock-
type: "document"default: document
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citations: BetaCitationConfig or nullCitation configuration for the document
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enabled: booleandefault: false
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source: BetaBase64PDFSource or BetaPlainTextSource-
BetaBase64PDFSource object-
type: "base64" -
data: stringformat: byte
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media_type: "application/pdf"
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BetaPlainTextSource object-
type: "text" -
data: string -
media_type: "text/plain"
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-
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title: string or nullThe title of the document
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retrieved_at: string or nullISO 8601 timestamp when the content was retrieved
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url: stringFetched content URL
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-
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tool_use_id: stringpattern: ^srvtoolu_[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$
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caller: optional BetaDirectCaller or BetaServerToolCaller or BetaServerToolCaller20260120-
BetaDirectCaller objectTool invocation directly from the model.
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BetaServerToolCaller objectTool invocation generated by a server-side tool.
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BetaServerToolCaller20260120 object
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BetaAdvisorToolResultBlock object-
type: "advisor_tool_result"default: advisor_tool_result
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content: BetaAdvisorToolResultError or BetaAdvisorResultBlock or BetaAdvisorRedactedResultBlock-
BetaAdvisorToolResultError object-
type: "advisor_tool_result_error"default: advisor_tool_result_error
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error_code: "max_uses_exceeded" or "prompt_too_long" or "too_many_requests" or 4 more-
"max_uses_exceeded" -
"prompt_too_long" -
"too_many_requests" -
"overloaded" -
"unavailable" -
"execution_time_exceeded" -
"model_not_found"
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BetaAdvisorResultBlock object-
type: "advisor_result"default: advisor_result
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stop_reason: string or nullThe advisor sub-inference's stop reason (same values as the top-level message
stop_reason).max_tokensindicates the advisor's output was truncated at the tool'smax_tokensvalue or the advisor model's policy cap. -
text: string
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BetaAdvisorRedactedResultBlock object-
type: "advisor_redacted_result"default: advisor_redacted_result
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encrypted_content: stringOpaque blob containing the advisor's output. Round-trip verbatim; do not inspect or modify.
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stop_reason: string or nullThe advisor sub-inference's stop reason (same values as the top-level message
stop_reason).
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-
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tool_use_id: stringpattern: ^srvtoolu_[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$
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BetaCodeExecutionToolResultBlock object-
type: "code_execution_tool_result"default: code_execution_tool_result
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content: BetaCodeExecutionToolResultBlockContent-
BetaCodeExecutionToolResultError object-
type: "code_execution_tool_result_error"default: code_execution_tool_result_error
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error_code: BetaCodeExecutionToolResultErrorCode-
"invalid_tool_input" -
"unavailable" -
"too_many_requests" -
"execution_time_exceeded"
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BetaCodeExecutionResultBlock object-
type: "code_execution_result"default: code_execution_result
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content: array of BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlock-
type: "code_execution_output"default: code_execution_output
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file_id: string
-
-
return_code: number -
stderr: string -
stdout: string
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BetaEncryptedCodeExecutionResultBlock objectCode execution result with encrypted stdout for PFC + web_search results.
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type: "encrypted_code_execution_result"default: encrypted_code_execution_result
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content: array of BetaCodeExecutionOutputBlock-
type: "code_execution_output"default: code_execution_output
-
file_id: string
-
-
encrypted_stdout: string -
return_code: number -
stderr: string
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-
-
tool_use_id: stringpattern: ^srvtoolu_[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$
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BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultBlock object-
type: "bash_code_execution_tool_result"default: bash_code_execution_tool_result
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content: BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultError or BetaBashCodeExecutionResultBlock-
BetaBashCodeExecutionToolResultError object-
type: "bash_code_execution_tool_result_error"default: bash_code_execution_tool_result_error
-
error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or 2 more-
"invalid_tool_input" -
"unavailable" -
"too_many_requests" -
"execution_time_exceeded" -
"output_file_too_large"
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BetaBashCodeExecutionResultBlock object-
type: "bash_code_execution_result"default: bash_code_execution_result
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content: array of BetaBashCodeExecutionOutputBlock-
type: "bash_code_execution_output"default: bash_code_execution_output
-
file_id: string
-
-
return_code: number -
stderr: string -
stdout: string
-
-
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tool_use_id: stringpattern: ^srvtoolu_[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$
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BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultBlock object-
type: "text_editor_code_execution_tool_result"default: text_editor_code_execution_tool_result
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content: BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultError or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlock or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlock or BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlock-
BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionToolResultError object-
type: "text_editor_code_execution_tool_result_error"default: text_editor_code_execution_tool_result_error
-
error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or 2 more-
"invalid_tool_input" -
"unavailable" -
"too_many_requests" -
"execution_time_exceeded" -
"file_not_found"
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-
error_message: string or null
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BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionViewResultBlock object-
type: "text_editor_code_execution_view_result"default: text_editor_code_execution_view_result
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content: string -
file_type: "text" or "image" or "pdf"-
"text" -
"image" -
"pdf"
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-
num_lines: number or null -
start_line: number or null -
total_lines: number or null
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BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionCreateResultBlock object-
type: "text_editor_code_execution_create_result"default: text_editor_code_execution_create_result
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is_file_update: boolean
-
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BetaTextEditorCodeExecutionStrReplaceResultBlock object-
type: "text_editor_code_execution_str_replace_result"default: text_editor_code_execution_str_replace_result
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lines: array of string or null -
new_lines: number or null -
new_start: number or null -
old_lines: number or null -
old_start: number or null
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-
-
tool_use_id: stringpattern: ^srvtoolu_[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$
-
-
BetaToolSearchToolResultBlock object-
type: "tool_search_tool_result"default: tool_search_tool_result
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content: BetaToolSearchToolResultError or BetaToolSearchToolSearchResultBlock-
BetaToolSearchToolResultError object-
type: "tool_search_tool_result_error"default: tool_search_tool_result_error
-
error_code: "invalid_tool_input" or "unavailable" or "too_many_requests" or "execution_time_exceeded"-
"invalid_tool_input" -
"unavailable" -
"too_many_requests" -
"execution_time_exceeded"
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-
error_message: string or null
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BetaToolSearchToolSearchResultBlock object-
type: "tool_search_tool_search_result"default: tool_search_tool_search_result
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tool_references: array of BetaToolReferenceBlock-
type: "tool_reference"default: tool_reference
-
tool_name: stringmaxLength: 256, minLength: 1, pattern: [41]{1,256}$
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-
-
-
tool_use_id: stringpattern: ^srvtoolu_[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$
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-
BetaMCPToolUseBlock object-
type: "mcp_tool_use"default: mcp_tool_use
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id: stringpattern: [42]+$
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input: map[unknown] -
name: stringThe name of the MCP tool
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server_name: stringThe name of the MCP server
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BetaMCPToolResultBlock object-
type: "mcp_tool_result"default: mcp_tool_result
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content: string or array of BetaTextBlock-
string -
BetaMCPToolResultBlockContent = array of BetaTextBlock-
type: "text"default: text
-
citations: array of BetaTextCitation or nullCitations supporting the text block.
The type of citation returned will depend on the type of document being cited. Citing a PDF results in
page_location, plain text results inchar_location, and content document results incontent_block_location. -
text: stringminLength: 0
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-
-
is_error: booleandefault: false
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tool_use_id: stringpattern: [43]+$
-
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BetaContainerUploadBlock objectResponse model for a file uploaded to the container.
-
type: "container_upload"default: container_upload
-
file_id: string
-
-
BetaCompactionBlock objectA compaction block returned when autocompact is triggered.
When content is None, it indicates the compaction failed to produce a valid summary (e.g., malformed output from the model). Clients may round-trip compaction blocks with null content; the server treats them as no-ops.
-
type: "compaction"default: compaction
-
content: string or nullSummary of compacted content, or null if compaction failed
-
encrypted_content: string or nullOpaque metadata from prior compaction, to be round-tripped verbatim
-
signature: optional string or nullSignature over the summary, to be sent back with the block verbatim
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BetaFallbackBlock objectMarks the point in
contentwhere one model's output gives way to the next.One block appears per hop where a preceding model actually ran this turn and declined. A turn where no preceding model ran and declined has no such boundary and carries no block — the signal for whether a fallback model served the response is the presence of a
fallback_messageentry inusage.iterations, not this block.The block is treated like a server-tool content block for streaming: it arrives via the standard
content_block_start/content_block_stoppair and carries no deltas.-
type: "fallback"default: fallback
-
from: BetaFallbackInfoThe model whose output ends at this point — the model that declined at this hop. When the declining hop is the requested model, its
modelechoes the top-levelmodelstring the caller sent (alias or canonical); when the declining hop is a fallback model, itsmodelis that model's canonical id.-
model: ModelThe model that will complete your prompt.
See models for additional details and options.
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"claude-fable-5-1" or "claude-mythos-5-1" or "claude-sonnet-5" or 14 moreThe model that will complete your prompt.
See models for additional details and options.
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"claude-fable-5-1"Frontier intelligence for ambitious tasks across coding, scientific discovery, and enterprise workflows
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"claude-mythos-5-1"Our most capable model for cybersecurity and biology research, available through trusted access programs
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"claude-sonnet-5"High-performance model for coding and agents
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"claude-fable-5"Next generation of intelligence for the hardest knowledge work and coding problems
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"claude-mythos-5"Most capable model for cybersecurity and biology research
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"claude-opus-5"Powerful intelligence for long-running agents and coding
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"claude-opus-4-8"Powerful intelligence for long-running agents and coding
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"claude-opus-4-7"Powerful intelligence for long-running agents and coding
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"claude-mythos-preview"New class of intelligence, strongest in coding and cybersecurity
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"claude-opus-4-6"Powerful intelligence for long-running agents and coding
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"claude-sonnet-4-6"Best combination of speed and intelligence
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"claude-haiku-4-5"Fastest model with near-frontier intelligence
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"claude-haiku-4-5-20251001"Fastest model with near-frontier intelligence
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"claude-opus-4-5"Powerful intelligence for long-running agents and coding
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"claude-opus-4-5-20251101"Powerful intelligence for long-running agents and coding
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"claude-sonnet-4-5"High-performance model for agents and coding
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"claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929"High-performance model for agents and coding
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string
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to: BetaFallbackInfoThe fallback model producing the content that follows this block. Its
modelis always the canonical id. -
trigger: BetaFallbackRefusalTriggerWhat caused the
frommodel to hand over at this hop.-
type: "refusal"default: refusal
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category: "cyber" or "bio" or "frontier_llm" or 2 more or nullThe policy category that triggered a refusal.
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"cyber"The request could enable cyber harm, such as malware or exploit development. Benign cybersecurity work can also trigger this category.
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"bio"The request could enable biological harm, such as dangerous lab methods. Beneficial life sciences work can also trigger this category.
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"frontier_llm"The request could assist the development of competing AI models, which is restricted under Anthropic's commercial terms. Benign machine learning work can also trigger this category.
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"reasoning_extraction"The request asks the model to reproduce its internal reasoning in the response text. To get reasoning in a structured form instead, use adaptive thinking.
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"general_harms"The request could be related to an area that was determined as harmful. Benign work might sometimes trigger this category.
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context_management: BetaContextManagementResponse or nullContext management response.
Information about context management strategies applied during the request.
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applied_edits: array of BetaClearToolUses20250919EditResponse or BetaClearThinking20251015EditResponseList of context management edits that were applied.
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BetaClearToolUses20250919EditResponse object-
type: "clear_tool_uses_20250919"The type of context management edit applied.
default: clear_tool_uses_20250919
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cleared_input_tokens: numberNumber of input tokens cleared by this edit.
minimum: 0
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cleared_tool_uses: numberNumber of tool uses that were cleared.
minimum: 0
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BetaClearThinking20251015EditResponse object-
type: "clear_thinking_20251015"The type of context management edit applied.
default: clear_thinking_20251015
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cleared_input_tokens: numberNumber of input tokens cleared by this edit.
minimum: 0
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cleared_thinking_turns: numberNumber of thinking turns that were cleared.
minimum: 0
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diagnostics: BetaDiagnostics or nullResponse envelope for request-level diagnostics. Present (possibly null) whenever the caller supplied
diagnosticson the request.-
cache_miss_reason: BetaCacheMissModelChanged or BetaCacheMissSystemChanged or BetaCacheMissToolsChanged or 3 more or nullExplains why the prompt cache could not fully reuse the prefix from the request identified by
diagnostics.previous_message_id.nullmeans diagnosis is still pending — the response was serialized before the background comparison completed.-
BetaCacheMissModelChanged object-
type: "model_changed"default: model_changed
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cache_missed_input_tokens: numberApproximate number of input tokens that would have been read from cache had the prefix matched the previous request.
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BetaCacheMissSystemChanged object-
type: "system_changed"default: system_changed
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cache_missed_input_tokens: numberApproximate number of input tokens that would have been read from cache had the prefix matched the previous request.
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BetaCacheMissToolsChanged object-
type: "tools_changed"default: tools_changed
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cache_missed_input_tokens: numberApproximate number of input tokens that would have been read from cache had the prefix matched the previous request.
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BetaCacheMissMessagesChanged object-
type: "messages_changed"default: messages_changed
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cache_missed_input_tokens: numberApproximate number of input tokens that would have been read from cache had the prefix matched the previous request.
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BetaCacheMissPreviousMessageNotFound object-
type: "previous_message_not_found"default: previous_message_not_found
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BetaCacheMissUnavailable object-
type: "unavailable"default: unavailable
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model: ModelThe model that will complete your prompt.
See models for additional details and options.
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role: "assistant"Conversational role of the generated message.
This will always be
"assistant".default: assistant
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stop_details: BetaRefusalStopDetails or nullStructured information about a refusal.
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type: "refusal"default: refusal
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category: "cyber" or "bio" or "frontier_llm" or 2 more or nullThe policy category that triggered a refusal.
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"cyber"The request could enable cyber harm, such as malware or exploit development. Benign cybersecurity work can also trigger this category.
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"bio"The request could enable biological harm, such as dangerous lab methods. Beneficial life sciences work can also trigger this category.
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"frontier_llm"The request could assist the development of competing AI models, which is restricted under Anthropic's commercial terms. Benign machine learning work can also trigger this category.
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"reasoning_extraction"The request asks the model to reproduce its internal reasoning in the response text. To get reasoning in a structured form instead, use adaptive thinking.
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"general_harms"The request could be related to an area that was determined as harmful. Benign work might sometimes trigger this category.
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explanation: string or nullHuman-readable explanation of the refusal.
This text is not guaranteed to be stable.
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fallback_credit_token: string or nullOpaque code that refunds the cache-miss cost when retrying this refused request on the fallback model. Pass it as
fallback_credit_tokenon the retry request. Expires 5 minutes after the refusal.The retry is sent either with the same request body (
system,messages,tools, and other render-shaping fields), or with the same body plus one appendedassistantmessage whose content is the partial text (with any trailing whitespace stripped from the final text block) and paired server-tool blocks from this refusal — which also authorizes that appended turn as an assistant-prefill continuation on models that otherwise disallow prefill. A token minted mid-server-tool-loop whose partial content was continuable may only be redeemed the second way — if a same-body retry is rejected with a 400 saying the token must be redeemed by continuing the partial response, retry the second way instead. Either way: same workspace, same platform; a mismatch is a 400. Resending a token for an already-warm prefix is permitted but yields no additional credit.nullwhen the refused model isn't eligible for a fallback credit. -
fallback_has_prefill_claim: boolean or nullWhether the accompanying
fallback_credit_tokenmay be redeemed with the appended-assistant retry form. Only set whenfallback_credit_tokenis present.true: retry by resending the same request body plus one appendedassistantmessage whose content is this response'scontentwith any trailing whitespace stripped from the final text block and unpairedtool_useblocks omitted (the same appended-turn shape described onfallback_credit_token), with the token attached.false: retry by resending the original request body unchanged, with the token attached — the appended-assistant form is not available for this refusal (no continuable partial content, or the request usesoutput_formator atool_choicethat forces tool use). One exception: when the request usedoutput_formator a forcedtool_choiceand the refusal arrived after server tools (including MCP connector tools) had already executed, the token may not be redeemable by either retry form; if the exact-body retry is then rejected with a 400 saying the token must be redeemed by continuing the partial response, discard the token and retry without it.Advisory: if an appended-assistant retry is rejected with a 400 despite
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recommended_model: string or nullThe server's suggested retry target for this refusal. Populated when a fallback attempt could not be made (the fallback model's rate limit was exhausted, or it was overloaded); names the fallback model the caller can retry directly. Null otherwise.
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stop_reason: BetaStopReason or nullThe reason that we stopped.
This may be one the following values:
"end_turn": the model reached a natural stopping point"max_tokens": we exceeded the requestedmax_tokensor the model's maximum"stop_sequence": one of your provided customstop_sequenceswas generated"tool_use": the model invoked one or more tools"pause_turn": we paused a long-running turn. You may provide the response back as-is in a subsequent request to let the model continue."refusal": when streaming classifiers intervene to handle potential policy violations"model_context_window_exceeded": we exceeded the model's context window
In non-streaming mode this value is always non-null. In streaming mode, it is null in the
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stop_sequence: string or nullWhich custom stop sequence was generated, if any.
This value will be a non-null string if one of your custom stop sequences was generated.
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usage: BetaUsageBilling and rate-limit usage.
Anthropic's API bills and rate-limits by token counts, as tokens represent the underlying cost to our systems.
Under the hood, the API transforms requests into a format suitable for the model. The model's output then goes through a parsing stage before becoming an API response. As a result, the token counts in
usagewill not match one-to-one with the exact visible content of an API request or response.For example,
output_tokenswill be non-zero, even for an empty string response from Claude.Total input tokens in a request is the summation of
input_tokens,cache_creation_input_tokens, andcache_read_input_tokens.-
cache_creation: BetaCacheCreation or nullBreakdown of cached tokens by TTL
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ephemeral_1h_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the 1 hour cache entry.
default: 0, minimum: 0
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ephemeral_5m_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the 5 minute cache entry.
default: 0, minimum: 0
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cache_creation_input_tokens: number or nullThe number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
minimum: 0
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cache_read_input_tokens: number or nullThe number of input tokens read from the cache.
minimum: 0
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fallback_credit: BetaFallbackCreditUsage or nullOutcome of the
fallback_credit_tokenpresented on this request.-
status: BetaFallbackCreditRedeemed or BetaFallbackCreditNotAppliedWhether the fallback-credit reprice was applied to this response's billing.
A union discriminated on
type.redeemed: the retry is billed as if the conversation had been on the retry model all along — including when the resulting shift is zero because there was nothing to move.not_applied: no reprice was applied; the arm'sreasonsays why.-
BetaFallbackCreditRedeemed objectThe reprice was applied: the retry is billed as if the conversation had been on the retry model all along.
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type: "redeemed"default: redeemed
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BetaFallbackCreditNotApplied objectNo reprice was applied;
reasonsays why.-
type: "not_applied"default: not_applied
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reason: "body_mismatch" or "continuation_excluded" or "continuation_only" or 9 moreWhy the reprice was not applied.
A closed enum; additions to the redemption-check vocabulary arrive as deliberate schema updates.
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remove_to_redeem: optional array of string or nullRequest fields to remove before retrying, so the retry can redeem this token.
Present exactly when
reasonisvariant_fields_present— never null, never an empty array; absent otherwise. Fields are named only from your own request, and only after the sealed variant hash matched. A served best-effort retry has already been billed at normal price; nothing redeems retroactively, but a corrected re-send inside the token's five-minute window can still redeem.
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inference_geo: string or nullThe geographic region where inference was performed for this request.
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input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens which were used.
minimum: 0
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iterations: BetaIterationsUsage or nullPer-iteration token usage breakdown.
Each entry represents one sampling iteration, with its own input/output token counts and cache statistics, discriminated by
type. Formessageentries (model sampling iterations, such as the turns of a server-side tool use loop), this allows you to:- Determine which iterations exceeded long context thresholds (>=200k tokens)
- Calculate the context window size from the last
messageentry - Understand token accumulation across server-side tool use loops
A
compactionentry reports the token usage of the compaction operation itself — the server-side request that summarizes the context being closed — NOT the size of the context that was compacted away, and its token counts can be much smaller than that closed context (for example, a compaction that closes a ~200k-token context can report only a few thousand tokens). Do not derive the context window size from acompactionentry, even when it is the last entry. Acompactionentry's tokens are not included in the top-levelusagefields. When an input-token trigger is in effect (the default — 150,000 tokens unless configured otherwise), eachcompactionentry closes a context that had reached at least that threshold, though the context can exceed it by the final iteration's output and tool results.-
BetaMessageIterationUsage objectToken usage for a sampling iteration.
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type: "message"Usage for a sampling iteration
default: message
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cache_creation: BetaCacheCreation or nullBreakdown of cached tokens by TTL
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cache_creation_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
default: 0, minimum: 0
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cache_read_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens read from the cache.
default: 0, minimum: 0
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input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens which were used.
minimum: 0
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model: Model or nullThe model that will complete your prompt.
See models for additional details and options.
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output_tokens: numberThe number of output tokens which were used.
minimum: 0
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BetaCompactionIterationUsage objectToken usage for a compaction iteration.
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type: "compaction"Usage for a compaction iteration
default: compaction
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cache_creation: BetaCacheCreation or nullBreakdown of cached tokens by TTL
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cache_creation_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
default: 0, minimum: 0
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cache_read_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens read from the cache.
default: 0, minimum: 0
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input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens which were used.
minimum: 0
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output_tokens: numberThe number of output tokens which were used.
minimum: 0
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BetaAdvisorMessageIterationUsage objectToken usage for an advisor sub-inference iteration.
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type: "advisor_message"Usage for an advisor sub-inference iteration
default: advisor_message
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cache_creation: BetaCacheCreation or nullBreakdown of cached tokens by TTL
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cache_creation_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
default: 0, minimum: 0
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cache_read_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens read from the cache.
default: 0, minimum: 0
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input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens which were used.
minimum: 0
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model: ModelThe model that will complete your prompt.
See models for additional details and options.
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output_tokens: numberThe number of output tokens which were used.
minimum: 0
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BetaFallbackMessageIterationUsage objectToken usage for the fallback-model attempt of a server-side fallback request.
The terminal entry of a fallback-served turn: when a fallback hop's output is the returned message, the entry for the iteration that completed it carries this type in place of
message. A declined hop and the serving hop's earlier tool-loop iterations producemessageentries. Whether a fallback model served the response is signalled by the presence of this entry inusage.iterations.-
type: "fallback_message"Usage for the fallback-model attempt that served the response
default: fallback_message
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cache_creation: BetaCacheCreation or nullBreakdown of cached tokens by TTL
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cache_creation_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens used to create the cache entry.
default: 0, minimum: 0
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cache_read_input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens read from the cache.
default: 0, minimum: 0
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input_tokens: numberThe number of input tokens which were used.
minimum: 0
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model: ModelThe model that will complete your prompt.
See models for additional details and options.
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output_tokens: numberThe number of output tokens which were used.
minimum: 0
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output_tokens: numberThe number of output tokens which were used.
minimum: 0
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output_tokens_details: BetaOutputTokensDetails or nullBreakdown of output tokens by category.
output_tokensremains the inclusive, authoritative total used for billing. This object provides a read-only decomposition for observability — for example, how many of the billed output tokens were spent on internal reasoning that may have been summarized before being returned to you.-
thinking_tokens: numberNumber of output tokens the model generated as internal reasoning, including the thinking-block delimiter tokens.
Reflects the raw reasoning the model produced, not the (possibly shorter) summarized thinking text returned in the response body. Computed by re-tokenizing the raw reasoning text, so it may differ from the model's exact generation count by a small number of tokens. Always ≤
output_tokens;output_tokens - thinking_tokensapproximates the non-reasoning output.default: 0, minimum: 0
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server_tool_use: BetaServerToolUsage or nullThe number of server tool requests.
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web_fetch_requests: numberThe number of web fetch tool requests.
default: 0, minimum: 0
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web_search_requests: numberThe number of web search tool requests.
default: 0, minimum: 0
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service_tier: "standard" or "priority" or "batch" or nullIf the request used the priority, standard, or batch tier.
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speed: "standard" or "fast" or nullInference speed mode.
fastprovides significantly faster output token generation at premium pricing. Not all models supportfast; invalid combinations are rejected at create time.-
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input_transformations: optional array of BetaInputTransformation or nullChanges the API made to the request's input before showing it to the model, and blocks that failed a binding check but were left unchanged: one entry per block, in request order. Two entry types today.
thinking_dropped— athinking,redacted_thinkingorconnector_textblock from the request'smessagesthat was removed from the prompt instead of being shown to the model because it failed a binding check.thinking_mismatch_allowed— athinkingorredacted_thinkingblock that failed the conversation check (the conversation before it differs from the one it was created in, or it carries no record of one on a model that requires it) and was shown to the model all the same, because that check is not enforced for this request. More entry types may be added over time; ignore types you do not recognize.Requires
anthropic-beta: thinking-binding-controls-2026-08-01. Present on every such response from a model that supports extended thinking, as[]when there is no entry to report; without the beta, blocks are removed or left in place all the same but nothing is reported. Removed blocks contribute nothing tousage.input_tokens; blocks left in place count as sent. When streaming, the array is final inmessage_start; the finalmessage_deltaevent carries it only when a server-side model fallback happened mid-stream, in which case it holds the serving model's entries and replaces the one inmessage_start.-
BetaThinkingDroppedInputTransformation object-
type: "thinking_dropped"Always
thinking_droppedfor this entry type.default: thinking_dropped
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path: stringWhere the removed block was in your request, as
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reason: "model_binding_mismatch" or "prefix_binding_mismatch" or "organization_binding_mismatch" or "end_user_binding_mismatch"Which binding check removed the block:
model_binding_mismatch— it was created by a model whose reasoning the requested model may not read;prefix_binding_mismatch— the conversation before it differs from the conversation it was created in (the rest of that turn's consecutive thinking blocks are removed with it, each with this reason);organization_binding_mismatch— it was created under a different organization (an Anthropic organization, AWS account or Google Cloud project) and this organization is not one of its additional organizations;end_user_binding_mismatch— it was created for a different end user, or was removed by the consumer-organization binding. A block that would fail several checks reports one reason, in this order of precedence:organization_binding_mismatch,end_user_binding_mismatch,model_binding_mismatch,prefix_binding_mismatch.-
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BetaThinkingMismatchAllowedInputTransformation object-
type: "thinking_mismatch_allowed"Always
thinking_mismatch_allowedfor this entry type.default: thinking_mismatch_allowed
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path: stringWhere the block is in your request, as
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reason: "model_binding_mismatch" or "prefix_binding_mismatch" or "organization_binding_mismatch" or "end_user_binding_mismatch"Which binding check the block failed; the block was shown to the model all the same. Always
prefix_binding_mismatchtoday — the conversation before the block differs from the conversation it was created in, or the block carries no record of one on a model that requires it. Were the check enforced for this request, the block would have been removed or the request rejected (thinking.block_binding.prefix_mismatch_behavior). A removal also takes the rest of that turn's consecutive thinking blocks, whereas here each block is checked on its own, sothinking_mismatch_allowedentries are a lower bound on what enforcement would remove.-
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