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Anthropic /v1/messages

Pass-through endpoints for Anthropic - call provider-specific endpoint, in native format (no translation).

Just replace https://api.anthropic.com with LITELLM_PROXY_BASE_URL/anthropic 🚀

Example Usage​

curl --request POST \
  --url http://0.0.0.0:4000/anthropic/v1/messages \
  --header 'accept: application/json' \
  --header 'content-type: application/json' \
  --header "Authorization: bearer sk-anything" \
  --data '{
        "model": "claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022",
        "max_tokens": 1024,
        "messages": [
            {"role": "user", "content": "Hello, world"}
        ]
    }'

Supports ALL Anthropic Endpoints (including streaming).

See All Anthropic Endpoints

Quick Start​

Let's call the Anthropic /messages endpoint

  1. Add Anthropic API Key to your environment 
export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=""
  1. Start LiteLLM Proxy 
litellm

# RUNNING on http://0.0.0.0:4000
  1. Test it!

Let's call the Anthropic /messages endpoint

curl http://0.0.0.0:4000/anthropic/v1/messages \
     --header "x-api-key: $LITELLM_API_KEY" \
     --header "anthropic-version: 2023-06-01" \
     --header "content-type: application/json" \
     --data \
    '{
        "model": "claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022",
        "max_tokens": 1024,
        "messages": [
            {"role": "user", "content": "Hello, world"}
        ]
    }'

Examples​

Anything after http://0.0.0.0:4000/anthropic is treated as a provider-specific route, and handled accordingly.

Key Changes:

Original EndpointReplace With
https://api.anthropic.comhttp://0.0.0.0:4000/anthropic (LITELLM_PROXY_BASE_URL="http://0.0.0.0:4000")
bearer $ANTHROPIC_API_KEYbearer anything (use bearer LITELLM_VIRTUAL_KEY if Virtual Keys are setup on proxy)

Example 1: Messages endpoint​

LiteLLM Proxy Call​

curl --request POST \
  --url http://0.0.0.0:4000/anthropic/v1/messages \
  --header "x-api-key: $LITELLM_API_KEY" \
    --header "anthropic-version: 2023-06-01" \
    --header "content-type: application/json" \
  --data '{
    "model": "claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022",
    "max_tokens": 1024,
    "messages": [
        {"role": "user", "content": "Hello, world"}
    ]
  }'

Direct Anthropic API Call​

curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages \
     --header "x-api-key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" \
     --header "anthropic-version: 2023-06-01" \
     --header "content-type: application/json" \
     --data \
    '{
        "model": "claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022",
        "max_tokens": 1024,
        "messages": [
            {"role": "user", "content": "Hello, world"}
        ]
    }'

Example 2: Token Counting API​

LiteLLM Proxy Call​

curl --request POST \
    --url http://0.0.0.0:4000/anthropic/v1/messages/count_tokens \
    --header "x-api-key: $LITELLM_API_KEY" \
    --header "anthropic-version: 2023-06-01" \
    --header "anthropic-beta: token-counting-2024-11-01" \
    --header "content-type: application/json" \
    --data \
    '{
        "model": "claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022",
        "messages": [
            {"role": "user", "content": "Hello, world"}
        ]
    }'

Direct Anthropic API Call​

curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages/count_tokens \
     --header "x-api-key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" \
     --header "anthropic-version: 2023-06-01" \
     --header "anthropic-beta: token-counting-2024-11-01" \
     --header "content-type: application/json" \
     --data \
'{
    "model": "claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022",
    "messages": [
        {"role": "user", "content": "Hello, world"}
    ]
}'

Example 3: Batch Messages​

LiteLLM Proxy Call​

curl --request POST \
    --url http://0.0.0.0:4000/anthropic/v1/messages/batches \
    --header "x-api-key: $LITELLM_API_KEY" \
    --header "anthropic-version: 2023-06-01" \
    --header "anthropic-beta: message-batches-2024-09-24" \
    --header "content-type: application/json" \
    --data \
'{
    "requests": [
        {
            "custom_id": "my-first-request",
            "params": {
                "model": "claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022",
                "max_tokens": 1024,
                "messages": [
                    {"role": "user", "content": "Hello, world"}
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "custom_id": "my-second-request",
            "params": {
                "model": "claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022",
                "max_tokens": 1024,
                "messages": [
                    {"role": "user", "content": "Hi again, friend"}
                ]
            }
        }
    ]
}'

Direct Anthropic API Call​

curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages/batches \
     --header "x-api-key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" \
     --header "anthropic-version: 2023-06-01" \
     --header "anthropic-beta: message-batches-2024-09-24" \
     --header "content-type: application/json" \
     --data \
'{
    "requests": [
        {
            "custom_id": "my-first-request",
            "params": {
                "model": "claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022",
                "max_tokens": 1024,
                "messages": [
                    {"role": "user", "content": "Hello, world"}
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "custom_id": "my-second-request",
            "params": {
                "model": "claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022",
                "max_tokens": 1024,
                "messages": [
                    {"role": "user", "content": "Hi again, friend"}
                ]
            }
        }
    ]
}'

Advanced - Use with Virtual Keys​

Pre-requisites

Use this, to avoid giving developers the raw Anthropic API key, but still letting them use Anthropic endpoints.

Usage​

  1. Setup environment
export DATABASE_URL=""
export LITELLM_MASTER_KEY=""
export COHERE_API_KEY=""
litellm

# RUNNING on http://0.0.0.0:4000
  1. Generate virtual key 
curl -X POST 'http://0.0.0.0:4000/key/generate' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer sk-1234' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{}'

Expected Response 

{
    ...
    "key": "sk-1234ewknldferwedojwojw"
}
  1. Test it! 
curl --request POST \
  --url http://0.0.0.0:4000/anthropic/v1/messages \
  --header 'accept: application/json' \
  --header 'content-type: application/json' \
  --header "Authorization: bearer sk-1234ewknldferwedojwojw" \
  --data '{
    "model": "claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022",
    "max_tokens": 1024,
    "messages": [
        {"role": "user", "content": "Hello, world"}
    ]
  }'