POST
/
v1
/
messages
/
batches
cURL
curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages/batches \
     --header "x-api-key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" \
     --header "anthropic-version: 2023-06-01" \
     --header "content-type: application/json" \
     --data \
'{
    "requests": [
        {
            "custom_id": "my-first-request",
            "params": {
                "model": "claude-3-7-sonnet-20250219",
                "max_tokens": 1024,
                "messages": [
                    {"role": "user", "content": "Hello, world"}
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "custom_id": "my-second-request",
            "params": {
                "model": "claude-3-7-sonnet-20250219",
                "max_tokens": 1024,
                "messages": [
                    {"role": "user", "content": "Hi again, friend"}
                ]
            }
        }
    ]
}'
{
  "archived_at": "2024-08-20T18:37:24.100435Z",
  "cancel_initiated_at": "2024-08-20T18:37:24.100435Z",
  "created_at": "2024-08-20T18:37:24.100435Z",
  "ended_at": "2024-08-20T18:37:24.100435Z",
  "expires_at": "2024-08-20T18:37:24.100435Z",
  "id": "msgbatch_013Zva2CMHLNnXjNJJKqJ2EF",
  "processing_status": "in_progress",
  "request_counts": {
    "canceled": 10,
    "errored": 30,
    "expired": 10,
    "processing": 100,
    "succeeded": 50
  },
  "results_url": "https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages/batches/msgbatch_013Zva2CMHLNnXjNJJKqJ2EF/results",
  "type": "message_batch"
}

​
Feature Support

The Message Batches API supports the following models: Claude Haiku 3, Claude Opus 3, Claude Sonnet 3.5, Claude Sonnet 3.5 v2, Claude Sonnet 3.7, Claude Sonnet 4, and Claude Opus 4. All features available in the Messages API, including beta features, are available through the Message Batches API. Batches may contain up to 100,000 requests and be up to 256 MB in total size.

Headers

​
anthropic-beta
string[]

Optional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.

To use multiple betas, use a comma separated list like beta1,beta2 or specify the header multiple times for each beta.

​
anthropic-version
string
required

The version of the Anthropic API you want to use.

Read more about versioning and our version history here.

​
x-api-key
string
required

Your unique API key for authentication.

This key is required in the header of all API requests, to authenticate your account and access Anthropic's services. Get your API key through the Console. Each key is scoped to a Workspace.

Body

application/json

Response

200
application/json

Successful Response

The response is of type object.