create() — anthropic-sdk-python Function Reference

Source Code

src/anthropic/resources/messages/messages.py lines 1520–1792

    async def create(
        self,
        *,
        max_tokens: int,
        messages: Iterable[MessageParam],
        model: ModelParam,
        inference_geo: Optional[str] | Omit = omit,
        metadata: MetadataParam | Omit = omit,
        output_config: OutputConfigParam | Omit = omit,
        service_tier: Literal["auto", "standard_only"] | Omit = omit,
        stop_sequences: SequenceNotStr[str] | Omit = omit,
        stream: Literal[False] | Omit = omit,
        system: Union[str, Iterable[TextBlockParam]] | Omit = omit,
        temperature: float | Omit = omit,
        thinking: ThinkingConfigParam | Omit = omit,
        tool_choice: ToolChoiceParam | Omit = omit,
        tools: Iterable[ToolUnionParam] | Omit = omit,
        top_k: int | Omit = omit,
        top_p: float | 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,
    ) -> Message:
        """
        Send a structured list of input messages with text and/or image content, and the
        model will generate the next message in the conversation.

        The Messages API can be used for either single queries or stateless multi-turn
        conversations.

        Learn more about the Messages API in our
        [user guide](https://docs.claude.com/en/docs/initial-setup)

        Args:
          max_tokens: The 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.

              Different models have different maximum values for this parameter. See
              [models](https://docs.claude.com/en/docs/models-overview) for details.

          messages: Input messages.

              Our models are trained to operate on alternating `user` and `assistant`
              conversational turns. When creating a new `Message`, you specify the prior
              conversational turns with the `messages` parameter, and the model then generates
              the next `Message` in the conversation. Consecutive `user` or `assistant` turns
              in your request will be combined into a single turn.

              Each input message must be an object with a `role` and `content`. You can
              specify a single `user`-role message, or you can include multiple `user` and
              `assistant` messages.

              If the final message uses the `assistant` role, 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 `user` message:

              ```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
              [