Anthropic Claude

aid: anthropic-claude
name: Anthropic Claude
description: Anthropic Claude is a family of frontier large language models (Opus, Sonnet, Haiku) accessible via the Anthropic
  API for building AI assistants, agents, and integrations. The API supports streaming chat completions, tool use, vision,
  prompt caching, batch processing, the Files API, computer use, and the Model Context Protocol, with authentication via x-api-key
  headers and a base URL at api.anthropic.com.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/anthropic-claude.png
tags:
- Artificial Intelligence
- Large Language Models
- LLM
- Generative AI
- Chat
- Agents
- Claude
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/anthropic-claude/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-11'
modified: '2026-05-29'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: anthropic-claude:anthropic-claude-message-batches-api
  name: Anthropic Claude Message Batches API
  description: Submit and manage asynchronous Message Batches.
  humanURL: https://docs.anthropic.com/en/api/messages
  baseURL: https://api.anthropic.com
  tags:
  - Message Batches
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/anthropic-claude-message-batches-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.anthropic.com/en/api/messages
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.anthropic.com/en/api/getting-started
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: asyncapi/anthropic-claude-asyncapi.yml
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.anthropic.com/en/api/getting-started
- aid: anthropic-claude:anthropic-claude-messages-api
  name: Anthropic Claude Messages API
  description: Create messages with Claude models.
  humanURL: https://docs.anthropic.com/en/api/messages
  baseURL: https://api.anthropic.com
  tags:
  - Messages
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/anthropic-claude-messages-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.anthropic.com/en/api/messages
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.anthropic.com/en/api/getting-started
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: asyncapi/anthropic-claude-asyncapi.yml
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.anthropic.com/en/api/getting-started
- aid: anthropic-claude:anthropic-claude-models-api
  name: Anthropic Claude Models API
  description: List and inspect available Claude models.
  humanURL: https://docs.anthropic.com/en/api/messages
  baseURL: https://api.anthropic.com
  tags:
  - Models
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/anthropic-claude-models-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.anthropic.com/en/api/messages
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.anthropic.com/en/api/getting-started
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: asyncapi/anthropic-claude-asyncapi.yml
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.anthropic.com/en/api/getting-started
- aid: anthropic-claude:anthropic-claude-token-counting-api
  name: Anthropic Claude Token Counting API
  description: Count tokens for a prospective Messages request.
  humanURL: https://docs.anthropic.com/en/api/messages
  baseURL: https://api.anthropic.com
  tags:
  - Token Counting
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/anthropic-claude-token-counting-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.anthropic.com/en/api/messages
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.anthropic.com/en/api/getting-started
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: asyncapi/anthropic-claude-asyncapi.yml
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.anthropic.com/en/api/getting-started
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/anthropic-claude-agentic-access.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/anthropic-claude-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/anthropic-claude-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/anthropic-claude-authentication.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.anthropic.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.anthropic.com
- type: APIReference
  url: https://docs.anthropic.com/en/api/getting-started
- type: Console
  url: https://console.anthropic.com
- type: Signup
  url: https://console.anthropic.com/login
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.anthropic.com/pricing
- type: Models
  url: https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/about-claude/models
- type: Authentication
  url: https://docs.anthropic.com/en/api/getting-started
- type: RateLimits
  url: https://docs.anthropic.com/en/api/rate-limits
- type: ErrorCodes
  url: https://docs.anthropic.com/en/api/errors
- type: Versioning
  url: https://docs.anthropic.com/en/api/versioning
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.anthropic.com
- type: Support
  url: https://support.anthropic.com
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.anthropic.com/legal/privacy
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.anthropic.com/legal/commercial-terms
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/anthropics
- type: Python SDK
  url: https://github.com/anthropics/anthropic-sdk-python
- type: TypeScript SDK
  url: https://github.com/anthropics/anthropic-sdk-typescript
- type: Cookbook
  url: https://github.com/anthropics/anthropic-cookbook
- type: Claude Code
  url: https://www.anthropic.com/claude-code
- type: ModelContextProtocol
  url: https://modelcontextprotocol.io
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.anthropic.com/news
- type: X (Twitter)
  url: https://x.com/AnthropicAI
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/anthropicresearch
- type: YouTube
  url: https://www.youtube.com/@anthropic-ai
- name: MCP Server
  url: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-ai-mcp
  type: MCPServer
features:
- name: Frontier Models
  description: Access to Claude Opus, Sonnet, and Haiku families of large language models with industry-leading reasoning,
    coding, and agentic capabilities.
- name: Tool Use
  description: Define custom tools that Claude can invoke during conversations to call external APIs, query databases, or
    execute code.
- name: Vision
  description: Multi-modal input supports images alongside text for analysis, OCR, diagrams, and document understanding.
- name: Prompt Caching
  description: Cache large prompts (system instructions, documents, examples) to reduce cost and latency on subsequent requests.
- name: Streaming
  description: Server-sent events stream responses token-by-token for low-latency interactive experiences.
- name: Batch API
  description: Submit large batches of asynchronous requests at 50 percent discount with results delivered within 24 hours.
- name: Files API
  description: Upload and reference files for use across Messages, batches, and computer-use sessions.
- name: Computer Use
  description: Allow Claude to control a virtual computer (screenshots, mouse, keyboard) to complete multi-step tasks autonomously.
- name: Extended Thinking
  description: Enable extended reasoning steps for harder problems with transparent thinking traces.
useCases:
- name: AI Assistants and Chatbots
  description: Build conversational assistants for customer support, productivity, and knowledge work powered by Claude models.
- name: Coding Agents
  description: Power software engineering agents that read, edit, run, and test code across large repositories.
- name: Document Processing
  description: Extract, summarize, and analyze long documents using large context windows and vision capabilities.
- name: Content Generation
  description: Generate marketing copy, technical writing, translations, and creative content at scale.
- name: Agentic Workflows
  description: Orchestrate multi-step agent workflows using tool use, MCP servers, and computer use for end-to-end task automation.
integrations:
- name: Amazon Bedrock
  description: Access Claude models via the AWS Bedrock API
- name: Google Cloud Vertex AI
  description: Access Claude models via Google Cloud Vertex AI
- name: Model Context Protocol
  description: Open protocol for connecting Claude to external tools and data sources
- name: LangChain
  description: First-class LangChain integration for chains and agents
- name: LlamaIndex
  description: Use Claude as the LLM for RAG and indexing workflows
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com