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Get Messages Usage Report
Claude Developer Platform · title
api/admin/usage_report/retrieve_messages
Messages
Claude Developer Platform · title
api/beta/messages
Cancel a Message Batch
Claude Developer Platform · title
api/beta/messages/batches/cancel
Create a Message Batch
Claude Developer Platform · title
api/beta/messages/batches/create
Delete a Message Batch
Claude Developer Platform · title
api/beta/messages/batches/delete
List Message Batches
Claude Developer Platform · title
api/beta/messages/batches/list
Retrieve Message Batch results
Claude Developer Platform · title
api/beta/messages/batches/results
Retrieve a Message Batch
Claude Developer Platform · title
api/beta/messages/batches/retrieve
Count tokens in a Message
Claude Developer Platform · title
api/beta/messages/count_tokens
Create a Message
Claude Developer Platform · title
api/beta/messages/create
Messages
Claude Developer Platform · title
api/compliance/apps/chats/messages
Get chat messages
Claude Developer Platform · title
api/compliance/apps/chats/messages/list
Messages
Claude Developer Platform · title
api/compliance/apps/sessions/local/messages
Retrieve local session messages
Claude Developer Platform · title
api/compliance/apps/sessions/local/messages/list
Messages
Claude Developer Platform · title
api/compliance/apps/sessions/remote/messages
Retrieve remote session messages
Claude Developer Platform · title
api/compliance/apps/sessions/remote/messages/list
Messages
Claude Developer Platform · title
api/messages
Cancel a Message Batch
Claude Developer Platform · title
api/messages/batches/cancel
Create a Message Batch
Claude Developer Platform · title
api/messages/batches/create
Delete a Message Batch
Claude Developer Platform · title
api/messages/batches/delete
List Message Batches
Claude Developer Platform · title
api/messages/batches/list
Retrieve Message Batch results
Claude Developer Platform · title
api/messages/batches/results
Retrieve a Message Batch
Claude Developer Platform · title
api/messages/batches/retrieve
Count tokens in a Message
Claude Developer Platform · title
api/messages/count_tokens
Create a Message
Claude Developer Platform · title
api/messages/create
Message Batches API
Claude Developer Platform · title
build-with-claude/batch-processing
mid-conversation-system-messages
Claude Developer Platform · title
build-with-claude/mid-conversation-system-messages
working-with-messages
Claude Developer Platform · title
build-with-claude/working-with-messages
WARNING: This operation PERMANENTLY deletes the chat, all of its messages,
Claude Developer Platform · title
manage-claude/compliance-content-data
Message your other Claude Code sessions
Claude Code CLI · title
cross-session-messaging
Messages
Model Context Protocol · title
specification/2024-11-05/basic/messages
Batches
Claude Developer Platform · path
api/beta/messages/batches
Batches
Claude Developer Platform · path
api/messages/batches
glossary
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
about-claude/glossary
…ure that allows API users to connect to MCP servers directly from the Messages API without building an MCP client. This enables seamless integration with MCP-compatible tools and services through the…
choosing-a-model
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
about-claude/models/choosing-a-model
…n Claude Opus 5 and Claude Opus 4.8, including in Claude Code and the Messages API. On Claude Opus 5, start at the default and step up to `xhigh` for the most demanding coding and agentic work. On Cla…
Or, for the model with the same capabilities and no access approval requirement:
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
about-claude/models/migration-guide
…m previous Claude versions --- <Note> This guide covers migrating [Messages API](https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/build-with-claude/working-with-messages) code. If you use [Claude Managed Agents…
optimizing-for-cost-and-intelligence
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
about-claude/models/optimizing-for-cost-and-intelligence
…ral"} to the system block. Since the API renders tools -> system -> messages, this one breakpoint caches the entire static prefix -- the full tool array plus the system prompt. - apply_moving_ca…
pricing
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
about-claude/pricing
…al tokens are consumed by: * Command outputs (stdout/stderr) * Error messages * Large file contents See [tool use pricing](https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/about-claude/pricing#tool-use-pricing)…
content-moderation
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
about-claude/use-case-guides/content-moderation
…tokens: 28.6B (assuming 1 token per 3.5 characters) * Percentage of messages flagged: 3% * Output tokens per flagged message: 50 * Total output tokens: 1.5B * **Claude Haiku 4.5 estimated cost*…
customer-support-chat
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
about-claude/use-case-guides/customer-support-chat
…ss should have two main methods: one that calls the API to generate a message, and one that processes each incoming user input. <CodeGroup exclude="shell"> ```python Python # In your chatbot.py,…
Create the full URL from the GitHub repository
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
about-claude/use-case-guides/legal-summarization
…Sublease agreement text: {text} """ response = client.messages.create( model=model, max_tokens=max_tokens, system="You are a legal analyst specializing in real…
Create an instance of the Claude API client
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
about-claude/use-case-guides/ticket-routing
…# Send the prompt to the API to classify the support request. message = client.messages.create( model=DEFAULT_MODEL, max_tokens=500, messages=[{"role": "user", "content…
PDF Processing
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
agents-and-tools/agent-skills/best-practices
…mit Helper skill:** ```yaml description: Generate descriptive commit messages by analyzing git diffs. Use when the user asks for help writing commit messages or reviewing staged changes. ``` Avoid v…
claude-api-skill
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
agents-and-tools/agent-skills/claude-api-skill
…ce material for building applications on two Anthropic surfaces: * **Messages API:** The primary surface for single requests, streaming chat, tool use, batch processing, prompt caching, structured ou…
PDF Processing
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
agents-and-tools/agent-skills/overview
…dow. Only its output (such as "Validation passed" or a specific error message) consumes tokens, which makes scripts far more efficient than having Claude generate equivalent code on the fly. * **No pr…
quickstart
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
agents-and-tools/agent-skills/quickstart
…newable energy. Specify Skills using the `container` parameter in the Messages API: <CodeGroup> ```bash cURL # Create a message with the PowerPoint Skill response=$( curl --fail-with-body -…
mcp-connector
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
agents-and-tools/mcp-connector
…onnector description: Connect to remote MCP servers directly from the Messages API without an MCP client, and allowlist, denylist, or configure individual tools. --- ## Compatibility - Status: Beta -…
console
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
agents-and-tools/mcp-tunnels/console
…server to a Managed Agent session. To call the same servers from the Messages API instead, see [Use the tunneled MCP servers](https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/agents-and-tools/mcp-tunnels/overview…
Edit docker-compose.yaml: increment the integer in the setup service's
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
agents-and-tools/mcp-tunnels/deploy-compose
…servers"> Attach an upstream MCP server to a Managed Agent or the Messages API. </Card> <Card title="Security" icon="lock" href="https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/agents-and-tools/mcp-tunne…
deploy-helm
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
agents-and-tools/mcp-tunnels/deploy-helm
…/<route>.<your-tunnel-domain>/<path>` in a Managed Agent session or a Messages API request, where `<route>` is a key from `gateway.config.routes` and `<path>` is whatever the upstream MCP server serve…