AsyncFiles Class — anthropic-sdk-python Architecture

Architecture documentation for the AsyncFiles class in files.py from the anthropic-sdk-python codebase.

Class python AnthropicClient

Entity Profile

AnthropicClient→ AsyncFiles Class — anthropic-sdk-python Architecture

Dependency Diagram

graph TD
  e4e596a3_8f28_361a_1681_29f79feb432d["AsyncFiles"]
  f98629a5_73f4_23f2_1f7f_c8db837848d1["AsyncAPIResource"]
  e4e596a3_8f28_361a_1681_29f79feb432d -->|extends| f98629a5_73f4_23f2_1f7f_c8db837848d1
  8eb6ac96_326e_83d2_aa95_9071b1193d06["files.py"]
  e4e596a3_8f28_361a_1681_29f79feb432d -->|defined in| 8eb6ac96_326e_83d2_aa95_9071b1193d06
  691996d4_bfc5_844e_b7b9_723fd3d0bc16["with_raw_response()"]
  e4e596a3_8f28_361a_1681_29f79feb432d -->|method| 691996d4_bfc5_844e_b7b9_723fd3d0bc16
  0ed037b5_fa5d_866b_e313_2f9b0df89e37["with_streaming_response()"]
  e4e596a3_8f28_361a_1681_29f79feb432d -->|method| 0ed037b5_fa5d_866b_e313_2f9b0df89e37
  541945f9_1688_0c69_bcd4_b1ce44c67e62["list()"]
  e4e596a3_8f28_361a_1681_29f79feb432d -->|method| 541945f9_1688_0c69_bcd4_b1ce44c67e62
  025b44d7_a99f_b2c7_74d7_3cf7d2665168["delete()"]
  e4e596a3_8f28_361a_1681_29f79feb432d -->|method| 025b44d7_a99f_b2c7_74d7_3cf7d2665168
  b4afc057_6083_1668_0f21_dfb95d7e42fd["download()"]
  e4e596a3_8f28_361a_1681_29f79feb432d -->|method| b4afc057_6083_1668_0f21_dfb95d7e42fd
  74301b64_0944_5cd9_ab2c_d26e1054093e["retrieve_metadata()"]
  e4e596a3_8f28_361a_1681_29f79feb432d -->|method| 74301b64_0944_5cd9_ab2c_d26e1054093e
  b6e7caed_07d6_372f_f216_e5a44b9dd309["upload()"]
  e4e596a3_8f28_361a_1681_29f79feb432d -->|method| b6e7caed_07d6_372f_f216_e5a44b9dd309

Relationship Graph

Source Code

src/anthropic/resources/beta/files.py lines 331–622

class AsyncFiles(AsyncAPIResource):
    @cached_property
    def with_raw_response(self) -> AsyncFilesWithRawResponse:
        """
        This property can be used as a prefix for any HTTP method call to return
        the raw response object instead of the parsed content.

        For more information, see https://www.github.com/anthropics/anthropic-sdk-python#accessing-raw-response-data-eg-headers
        """
        return AsyncFilesWithRawResponse(self)

    @cached_property
    def with_streaming_response(self) -> AsyncFilesWithStreamingResponse:
        """
        An alternative to `.with_raw_response` that doesn't eagerly read the response body.

        For more information, see https://www.github.com/anthropics/anthropic-sdk-python#with_streaming_response
        """
        return AsyncFilesWithStreamingResponse(self)

    def list(
        self,
        *,
        after_id: str | Omit = omit,
        before_id: str | Omit = omit,
        limit: int | Omit = omit,
        betas: List[AnthropicBetaParam] | Omit = omit,
        # Use the following arguments if you need to pass additional parameters to the API that aren't available via kwargs.
        # The extra values given here take precedence over values defined on the client or passed to this method.
        extra_headers: Headers | None = None,
        extra_query: Query | None = None,
        extra_body: Body | None = None,
        timeout: float | httpx.Timeout | None | NotGiven = not_given,
    ) -> AsyncPaginator[FileMetadata, AsyncPage[FileMetadata]]:
        """List Files

        Args:
          after_id: ID of the object to use as a cursor for pagination.

        When provided, returns the
              page of results immediately after this object.

          before_id: ID of the object to use as a cursor for pagination. When provided, returns the
              page of results immediately before this object.

          limit: Number of items to return per page.

              Defaults to `20`. Ranges from `1` to `1000`.

          betas: Optional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.

          extra_headers: Send extra headers

          extra_query: Add additional query parameters to the request

          extra_body: Add additional JSON properties to the request

          timeout: Override the client-level default timeout for this request, in seconds
        """
        extra_headers = {
            **strip_not_given(
                {
                    "anthropic-beta": ",".join(chain((str(e) for e in betas), ["files-api-2025-04-14"]))
                    if is_given(betas)
                    else not_given
                }
            ),
            **(extra_headers or {}),
        }
        extra_headers = {"anthropic-beta": "files-api-2025-04-14", **(extra_headers or {})}
        return self._get_api_list(
            "/v1/files?beta=true",
            page=AsyncPage[FileMetadata],
            options=make_request_options(
                extra_headers=extra_headers,
                extra_query=extra_query,
                extra_body=extra_body,
                timeout=timeout,
                query=maybe_transform(
                    {
                        "after_id": after_id,