# Client SDKs¶
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Official SDKs for building with the Claude API in Python, TypeScript, Java, Go, Ruby, C#, PHP, and the command line.¶
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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.¶
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<Card title="CLI" href="/docs/en/api/sdks/cli">¶
Shell scripting, typed flags, response transforms¶
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<Card title="Python" href="/docs/en/api/sdks/python">¶
Sync and async clients, Pydantic models¶
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<Card title="TypeScript" href="/docs/en/api/sdks/typescript">¶
Node.js, Deno, Bun, and browser support¶
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<Card title="Java" href="/docs/en/api/sdks/java">¶
Builder pattern, CompletableFuture async¶
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<Card title="Go" href="/docs/en/api/sdks/go">¶
Context-based cancellation, functional options¶
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<Card title="Ruby" href="/docs/en/api/sdks/ruby">¶
Sorbet types, streaming helpers¶
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<Card title="C#" href="/docs/en/api/sdks/csharp">¶
.NET Standard 2.0+, IChatClient integration¶
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<Card title="PHP" href="/docs/en/api/sdks/php">¶
Value objects, builder pattern¶
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## Quick installation¶
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<Tabs>¶
<Tab title="CLI">¶
```bash¶
brew install anthropics/tap/ant¶
```¶
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<Tab title="Python">¶
```bash¶
pip install anthropic¶
```¶
</Tab>¶
<Tab title="TypeScript">¶
```bash¶
npm install @anthropic-ai/sdk¶
```¶
</Tab>¶
<Tab title="C#">¶
```bash¶
dotnet add package Anthropic¶
```¶
</Tab>¶
<Tab title="Go">¶
```bash¶
go get github.com/anthropics/anthropic-sdk-go¶
```¶
</Tab>¶
<Tab title="Java">¶
<CodeGroup>¶
```groovy Gradle¶
implementation("com.anthropic:anthropic-java:2.20.0")¶
```¶
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```xml Maven¶
<dependency>¶
<groupId>com.anthropic</groupId>¶
<artifactId>anthropic-java</artifactId>¶
<version>2.20.0</version>¶
</dependency>¶
```¶
</CodeGroup>¶
</Tab>¶
<Tab title="PHP">¶
```bash¶
composer require anthropic-ai/sdk¶
```¶
</Tab>¶
<Tab title="Ruby">¶
```bash¶
bundler add anthropic¶
```¶
</Tab>¶
</Tabs>¶
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## Quick start¶
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<CodeGroup>¶
```bash CLI¶
ant messages create \¶
--model claude-opus-4-6 \¶
--max-tokens 1024 \¶
--message '{role: user, content: "Hello, Claude"}' \¶
--transform content¶
```¶
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```python Python¶
import anthropic¶
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client = anthropic.Anthropic()¶
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message = client.messages.create(¶
model="claude-opus-4-6",¶
max_tokens=1024,¶
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello, Claude"}],¶
)¶
print(message.content)¶
```¶
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```typescript TypeScript¶
import Anthropic from "@anthropic-ai/sdk";¶
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const client = new Anthropic();¶
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const message = await client.messages.create({¶
model: "claude-opus-4-6",¶
max_tokens: 1024,¶
messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello, Claude" }]¶
});¶
console.log(message.content);¶
```¶
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```csharp C# hidelines={2}¶
using Anthropic;¶
using Anthropic.Models.Messages;¶
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var client = new AnthropicClient();¶
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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);¶
```¶
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```go Go hidelines={1..2,10..11,-1}¶
package main¶
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import (¶
"context"¶
"fmt"¶
"log"¶
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"github.com/anthropics/anthropic-sdk-go"¶
)¶
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func main() {¶
client := anthropic.NewClient()¶
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message, err := client.Messages.New(context.Background(), anthropic.MessageNewParams{¶
Model: anthropic.ModelClaudeOpus4_6,¶
MaxTokens: 1024,¶
Messages: []anthropic.MessageParam{¶
anthropic.NewUserMessage(anthropic.NewTextBlock("Hello, Claude")),¶
},¶
})¶
if err != nil {¶
log.Fatal(err)¶
}¶
fmt.Println(message.Content)¶
}¶
```¶
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```java Java hidelines={6..8,-2..}¶
import com.anthropic.client.AnthropicClient;¶
import com.anthropic.client.okhttp.AnthropicOkHttpClient;¶
import com.anthropic.models.messages.Message;¶
import com.anthropic.models.messages.MessageCreateParams;¶
import com.anthropic.models.messages.Model;¶
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public class Main {¶
public static void main(String[] args) {¶
AnthropicClient client = AnthropicOkHttpClient.fromEnv();¶
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MessageCreateParams params = MessageCreateParams.builder()¶
.model(Model.CLAUDE_OPUS_4_6)¶
.maxTokens(1024L)¶
.addUserMessage("Hello, Claude")¶
.build();¶
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Message message = client.messages().create(params);¶
System.out.println(message.content());¶
}¶
}¶
```¶
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```php PHP hidelines={1}¶
<?php¶
use Anthropic\Client;¶
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$client = new Client(apiKey: getenv('ANTHROPIC_API_KEY'));¶
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$message = $client->messages->create(¶
model: 'claude-opus-4-6',¶
maxTokens: 1024,¶
messages: [¶
['role' => 'user', 'content' => 'Hello, Claude']¶
],¶
);¶
echo $message->content[0]->text;¶
```¶
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```ruby Ruby¶
client = Anthropic::Client.new¶
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message = client.messages.create(¶
model: "claude-opus-4-6",¶
max_tokens: 1024,¶
messages: [¶
{ role: "user", content: "Hello, Claude" }¶
]¶
)¶
puts message.content¶
```¶
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## Platform support¶
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All SDKs support multiple deployment options:¶
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| Platform | Description |¶
|----------|-------------|¶
| Claude API | Connect directly to Claude API endpoints |¶
| [Amazon Bedrock](/docs/en/build-with-claude/claude-ion-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 |¶
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See individual SDK pages for platform-specific setup instructions.¶
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## Beta features¶
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Access beta features using the `beta` namespace in any SDK:¶
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```bash CLI nocheck¶
ant beta:messages create \¶
--model claude-opus-4-6 \¶
--max-tokens 1024 \¶
--message '{role: user, content: "Hello"}' \¶
--beta feature-name¶
```¶
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```python Python nocheck¶
message = client.beta.messages.create(¶
model="claude-opus-4-6",¶
max_tokens=1024,¶
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],¶
betas=["feature-name"],¶
)¶
```¶
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```typescript TypeScript nocheck¶
const message = await client.beta.messages.create({¶
model: "claude-opus-4-6",¶
max_tokens: 1024,¶
messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello" }],¶
betas: ["feature-name"]¶
});¶
```¶
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```csharp C# nocheck¶
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"],¶
});¶
```¶
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```go Go nocheck hidelines={9}¶
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")},¶
})¶
fmt.Println(message)¶
```¶
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```java Java nocheck¶
import com.anthropic.models.beta.messages.MessageCreateParams;¶
import com.anthropic.models.messages.Model;¶
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MessageCreateParams params = MessageCreateParams.builder()¶
.model(Model.CLAUDE_OPUS_4_6)¶
.maxTokens(1024L)¶
.addUserMessage("Hello")¶
.addBeta("feature-name")¶
.build();¶
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client.beta().messages().create(params);¶
```¶
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```php PHP nocheck¶
$message = $client->beta->messages->create(¶
model: 'claude-opus-4-6',¶
maxTokens: 1024,¶
messages: [['role' => 'user', 'content' => 'Hello']],¶
betas: ['feature-name'],¶
);¶
```¶
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```ruby Ruby nocheck¶
message = client.beta.messages.create(¶
model: "claude-opus-4-6",¶
max_tokens: 1024,¶
messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello" }],¶
betas: ["feature-name"]¶
)¶
```¶
</CodeGroup>¶
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See [Beta headers](/docs/en/api/beta-headers) for available beta features.¶
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## Requirements¶
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| SDK | Minimum Version |¶
|-----|-----------------|¶
| Python | 3.9+ |¶
| TypeScript | 4.9+ (Node.js 20+) |¶
| Java | 8+ |¶
| Go | 1.23+ |¶
| Ruby | 3.2.0+ |¶
| C# | .NET Standard 2.0 |¶
| PHP | 8.1.0+ |¶
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## GitHub repositories¶
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- [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)