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# Client SDKs¶

Official SDKs for building with the Claude API in Python, TypeScript, Java, Go, Ruby, C#, and PHP.¶

---¶

Anthropic provides official client SDKs in multiple languages to make it easier to work with the Claude API. Each SDK provides idiomatic interfaces, type safety, and built-in support for features like streaming, retries, and error handling.¶

<CardGroup cols={3}>¶
<Card title="Python" href="/docs/en/api/sdks/python">¶
Sync and async clients, Pydantic models¶
</Card>¶
<Card title="TypeScript" href="/docs/en/api/sdks/typescript">¶
Node.js, Deno, Bun, and browser support¶
</Card>¶
<Card title="Java" href="/docs/en/api/sdks/java">¶
Builder pattern, CompletableFuture async¶
</Card>¶
<Card title="Go" href="/docs/en/api/sdks/go">¶
Context-based cancellation, functional options¶
</Card>¶
<Card title="Ruby" href="/docs/en/api/sdks/ruby">¶
Sorbet types, streaming helpers¶
</Card>¶
<Card title="C#" href="/docs/en/api/sdks/csharp">¶
.NET Standard 2.0+, IChatClient integration¶
</Card>¶
<Card title="PHP" href="/docs/en/api/sdks/php">¶
Value objects, builder pattern¶
</Card>¶
</CardGroup>¶

## Quick installation¶

<Tabs>¶
<Tab title="Python">¶
```bash¶
pip install anthropic¶
```¶
</Tab>¶
<Tab title="TypeScript">¶
```bash¶
npm install @anthropic-ai/sdk¶
```¶
</Tab>¶
<Tab title="Java">¶
<CodeGroup>¶
```groovy Gradle¶
implementation("com.anthropic:anthropic-java:2.11.1")¶
```¶

```xml Maven¶
<dependency>¶
<groupId>com.anthropic</groupId>¶
<artifactId>anthropic-java</artifactId>¶
<version>2.11.1</version>¶
</dependency>¶
```¶
</CodeGroup>¶
</Tab>¶
<Tab title="Go">¶
```bash¶
go get github.com/anthropics/anthropic-sdk-go¶
```¶
</Tab>¶
<Tab title="Ruby">¶
```bash¶
bundler add anthropic¶
```¶
</Tab>¶
<Tab title="C#">¶
```bash¶
dotnet add package Anthropic¶
```¶
</Tab>¶
<Tab title="PHP">¶
```bash¶
composer require anthropic-ai/sdk¶
```¶
</Tab>¶
</Tabs>¶

## Quick start¶

<CodeGroup>¶
```python Python¶
import anthropic¶

client = anthropic.Anthropic()¶

message = client.messages.create(¶
model="claude-opus-4-6",¶
max_tokens=1024,¶
messages=[
{"role": "user", "content": "Hello, Claude"}
],
)¶
print(message.content)¶
```¶

```typescript TypeScript¶
import Anthropic from "@anthropic-ai/sdk";¶

const client = new Anthropic();¶

const message = await client.messages.create({¶
model: "claude-opus-4-6",¶
max_tokens: 1024,¶
messages: [¶
{ role: "user", content: "Hello, Claude" }¶
],
});¶
console.log(message.content);¶
```¶

```java Java¶
AnthropicClient client = AnthropicOkHttpClient.fromEnv();¶

MessageCreateParams params = MessageCreateParams.builder()¶
.model(Model.CLAUDE_OPUS_4_6)¶
.maxTokens(1024L)¶
.addUserMessage("Hello, Claude")¶
.build();¶

Message message = client.messages().create(params);¶
System.out.println(message.content());¶
```¶

```go Go¶
client := anthropic.NewClient()¶

message, _ := client.Messages.New(context.Background(), anthropic.MessageNewParams{¶
 Model: anthropic.ModelClaudeOpus4_6,¶
 MaxTokens: 1024,¶
 Messages: []anthropic.MessageParam{¶
 anthropic.NewUserMessage(anthropic.NewTextBlock("Hello, Claude")),¶
 },¶
})¶
fmt.Println(message.Content)¶
```¶

```ruby Ruby¶
client = Anthropic::Client.new¶

message = client.messages.create(¶
model: "claude-opus-4-6",¶
max_tokens: 1024,¶
messages: [¶
{ role: "user", content: "Hello, Claude" }¶
]¶
)¶
puts message.content¶
```¶

```csharp C#¶
using Anthropic;¶

var client = new AnthropicClient();¶

var message = await client.Messages.Create(new MessageCreateParams¶
{¶
Model = "claude-opus-4-6",¶
MaxTokens = 1024,¶
Messages = [new() { Role = Role.User, Content = "Hello, Claude" }]¶
});¶
Console.WriteLine(message.Content);¶
```¶

```php PHP¶
use Anthropic\Client;¶

$client = new Client(apiKey: getenv('ANTHROPIC_API_KEY'));¶

$message = $client->messages->create(¶
model: 'claude-opus-4-6',¶
maxTokens: 1024,¶
messages: [¶
['role' => 'user', 'content' => 'Hello, Claude']¶
],¶
);¶
echo $message->content[0]->text;¶
```¶
</CodeGroup>¶

## Platform support¶

All SDKs support multiple deployment options:¶

| Platform | Description |¶
|----------|-------------|¶
| Claude API | Connect directly to Claude API endpoints |¶
| [Amazon Bedrock](/docs/en/build-with-claude/claude-on-amazon-bedrock) | Use Claude through AWS |¶
| [Google Vertex AI](/docs/en/build-with-claude/claude-on-vertex-ai) | Use Claude through Google Cloud |¶
| [Microsoft Foundry](/docs/en/build-with-claude/claude-in-microsoft-foundry) | Use Claude through Microsoft Azure |¶

See individual SDK pages for platform-specific setup instructions.¶

## Beta features¶

Access beta features using the `beta` namespace in any SDK:¶

<CodeGroup>¶
```python Python¶
message = client.beta.messages.create(¶
model="claude-opus-4-6",¶
max_tokens=1024,¶
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],¶
betas=["feature-name"],
)¶
```¶

```typescript TypeScript¶
const message = await client.beta.messages.create({¶
model: "claude-opus-4-6",¶
max_tokens: 1024,¶
messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello" }],¶
betas: ["feature-name"],
});¶
```¶

```java Java¶
import com.anthropic.models.beta.messages.MessageCreateParams;¶
import com.anthropic.models.messages.Model;¶

MessageCreateParams params = MessageCreateParams.builder()¶
.model(Model.CLAUDE_OPUS_4_6)¶
.maxTokens(1024L)¶
.addUserMessage("Hello")¶
.addBeta("feature-name")¶
.build();¶

client.beta().messages().create(params);¶
```¶

```go Go¶
message, _ := client.Beta.Messages.New(context.Background(), anthropic.BetaMessageNewParams{¶
 Model: anthropic.ModelClaudeOpus4_6,¶
 MaxTokens: 1024,¶
 Messages: []anthropic.BetaMessageParam{¶
 anthropic.NewBetaUserMessage(anthropic.NewBetaTextBlock("Hello")),¶
 },¶
 },¶
Betas: []anthropic.AnthropicBeta{anthropic.AnthropicBeta("feature-name")},¶
})¶
```¶

```ruby Ruby¶
message = anthropic.beta.messages.create(¶
model: "claude-opus-4-6",¶
max_tokens: 1024,¶
messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello" }],¶
betas: ["feature-name"]¶
)¶
```¶

```csharp C#¶
var message = await client.Beta.Messages.Create(new MessageCreateParams¶
{¶
Model = "claude-opus-4-6",¶
MaxTokens = 1024,¶
Messages = [new() { Role = Role.User, Content = "Hello" }],¶
Betas = ["feature-name"],¶
});¶
```¶

```php PHP¶
$message = $client->beta->messages->create(¶
model: 'claude-opus-4-6',¶
maxTokens: 1024,¶
messages: [['role' => 'user', 'content' => 'Hello']],¶
betas: ['feature-name'],¶
);¶
```¶
</CodeGroup>¶

See [Beta headers](/docs/en/api/beta-headers) for available beta features.¶

## Requirements¶

| SDK | Minimum Version |¶
|-----|-----------------|¶
| Python | 3.9+ |¶
| TypeScript | 4.9+ (Node.js 20+) |¶
| Java | 8+ |¶
| Go | 1.22+ |¶
| Ruby | 3.2.0+ |¶
| C# | .NET Standard 2.0 |¶
| PHP | 8.1.0+ |¶

## GitHub repositories¶

- [anthropic-sdk-python](https://github.com/anthropics/anthropic-sdk-python)¶
- [anthropic-sdk-typescript](https://github.com/anthropics/anthropic-sdk-typescript)¶
- [anthropic-sdk-java](https://github.com/anthropics/anthropic-sdk-java)¶
- [anthropic-sdk-go](https://github.com/anthropics/anthropic-sdk-go)¶
- [anthropic-sdk-ruby](https://github.com/anthropics/anthropic-sdk-ruby)¶
- [anthropic-sdk-csharp](https://github.com/anthropics/anthropic-sdk-csharp)¶
- [anthropic-sdk-php](https://github.com/anthropics/anthropic-sdk-php)

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--- a/api/client-sdks.md
+++ b/api/client-sdks.md
@@ -91,9 +91,7 @@
 message = client.messages.create(
     model="claude-opus-4-6",
     max_tokens=1024,
-    messages=[
-        {"role": "user", "content": "Hello, Claude"}
-    ]
+    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello, Claude"}],
 )
 print(message.content)
 ```
@@ -108,7 +106,7 @@
   max_tokens: 1024,
   messages: [
     { role: "user", content: "Hello, Claude" }
-  ],
+  ]
 });
 console.log(message.content);
 ```
@@ -130,11 +128,11 @@
 client := anthropic.NewClient()
 
 message, _ := client.Messages.New(context.Background(), anthropic.MessageNewParams{
-    Model:     anthropic.ModelClaudeOpus4_6,
-    MaxTokens: 1024,
-    Messages: []anthropic.MessageParam{
-        anthropic.NewUserMessage(anthropic.NewTextBlock("Hello, Claude")),
-    },
+	Model:     anthropic.ModelClaudeOpus4_6,
+	MaxTokens: 1024,
+	Messages: []anthropic.MessageParam{
+		anthropic.NewUserMessage(anthropic.NewTextBlock("Hello, Claude")),
+	},
 })
 fmt.Println(message.Content)
 ```
@@ -205,7 +203,7 @@
     model="claude-opus-4-6",
     max_tokens=1024,
     messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],
-    betas=["feature-name"]
+    betas=["feature-name"],
 )
 ```
 
@@ -214,7 +212,7 @@
   model: "claude-opus-4-6",
   max_tokens: 1024,
   messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello" }],
-  betas: ["feature-name"],
+  betas: ["feature-name"]
 });
 ```
 
@@ -234,12 +232,12 @@
 
 ```go Go
 message, _ := client.Beta.Messages.New(context.Background(), anthropic.BetaMessageNewParams{
-    Model:     anthropic.ModelClaudeOpus4_6,
-    MaxTokens: 1024,
-    Messages: []anthropic.BetaMessageParam{
-        anthropic.NewBetaUserMessage(anthropic.NewBetaTextBlock("Hello")),
-    },
-    Betas: []anthropic.AnthropicBeta{anthropic.AnthropicBeta("feature-name")},
+	Model:     anthropic.ModelClaudeOpus4_6,
+	MaxTokens: 1024,
+	Messages: []anthropic.BetaMessageParam{
+		anthropic.NewBetaUserMessage(anthropic.NewBetaTextBlock("Hello")),
+	},
+	Betas: []anthropic.AnthropicBeta{anthropic.AnthropicBeta("feature-name")},
 })
 ```