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425425 
426426 ```python Python
427427 import base64
428 import httpx
428 import httpx2
429429 
430430 # First, load and encode the PDF
431431 pdf_url = "https://assets.anthropic.com/m/1cd9d098ac3e6467/original/Claude-3-Model-Card-October-Addendum.pdf"
432432 pdf_data = base64.standard_b64encode(
433 httpx.get(pdf_url, follow_redirects=True).content
433 httpx2.get(pdf_url, follow_redirects=True).content
434434 ).decode("utf-8")
435435 
436436 # Alternative: Load from a local file
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941941 ```
942942 
943943 ```php PHP
944 // The PHP SDK exposes the Files API under the beta namespace; field names can differ from other SDKs.
945 // The PHP SDK supports file_id document and image sources only through $client->beta->messages with the files beta.
946944 use Anthropic\Core\FileParam;
947945 
948946 $client = new Client();
949947 
950948 // Upload the PDF file
951 $file_upload = $client->beta->files->upload(
949 $file_upload = $client->files->upload(
952950 file: FileParam::fromResource(fopen('/path/to/document.pdf', 'r'), contentType: 'application/pdf'),
953951 );
954952 
955953 // Use the uploaded file in a message
956 $message = $client->beta->messages->create(
954 $message = $client->messages->create(
957955 maxTokens: 1024,
958 betas: ['files-api-2025-04-14'],
959956 messages: [
960957 [
961958 'role' => 'user',
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964961 'type' => 'document',
965962 'source' => [
966963 'type' => 'file',
967 'file_id' => $file_upload->id,
964 'fileID' => $file_upload->id,
968965 ],
969966 ],
970967 [
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11231120 
11241121 ```python Python
11251122 import base64
1126 import httpx
1123 import httpx2
11271124 
11281125 # First, load and encode the PDF
11291126 pdf_url = "https://assets.anthropic.com/m/1cd9d098ac3e6467/original/Claude-3-Model-Card-October-Addendum.pdf"
11301127 pdf_data = base64.standard_b64encode(
1131 httpx.get(pdf_url, follow_redirects=True).content
1128 httpx2.get(pdf_url, follow_redirects=True).content
11321129 ).decode("utf-8")
11331130 
11341131 # Create a message with the cached document
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14911488 
14921489 ```python Python
14931490 import base64
1494 import httpx
1491 import httpx2
14951492 
14961493 # First, load and encode the PDF
14971494 pdf_url = "https://assets.anthropic.com/m/1cd9d098ac3e6467/original/Claude-3-Model-Card-October-Addendum.pdf"
14981495 pdf_data = base64.standard_b64encode(
1499 httpx.get(pdf_url, follow_redirects=True).content
1496 httpx2.get(pdf_url, follow_redirects=True).content
15001497 ).decode("utf-8")
15011498 
15021499 # Create a batch of requests that use the document
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