_validate_headers() — anthropic-sdk-python Function Reference

Architecture documentation for the _validate_headers() function in _client.py from the anthropic-sdk-python codebase.

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  0517492b_78c2_27e9_22ae_aae3b5f0e93e["Anthropic"]
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  5e0238dc_6349_2bf4_d30e_5166a92c3219["_validate_headers()"]
  5e0238dc_6349_2bf4_d30e_5166a92c3219 -->|calls| 0372babc_e638_749f_3e24_5996dba8d7fa
  5e0238dc_6349_2bf4_d30e_5166a92c3219["_validate_headers()"]
  0372babc_e638_749f_3e24_5996dba8d7fa -->|calls| 5e0238dc_6349_2bf4_d30e_5166a92c3219
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Source Code

src/anthropic/_client.py lines 185–198

    def _validate_headers(self, headers: Headers, custom_headers: Headers) -> None:
        if headers.get("Authorization") or headers.get("X-Api-Key"):
            # valid
            return

        if headers.get("X-Api-Key") or isinstance(custom_headers.get("X-Api-Key"), Omit):
            return

        if headers.get("Authorization") or isinstance(custom_headers.get("Authorization"), Omit):
            return

        raise TypeError(
            '"Could not resolve authentication method. Expected either api_key or auth_token to be set. Or for one of the `X-Api-Key` or `Authorization` headers to be explicitly omitted"'
        )