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Get the number of tokens required for creating a message, including tools, images, and documents, without creating it.
External DocumentationTo learn more, visit the Anthropic documentation.

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Basic Parameters

ParameterDescription
Disable Parallel Tool UseWhen checked - restrict the model to use at most one tool at a time and preventing parallel tool usage.
MessagesThe content of the current conversation with the model.

For example:
[
  {“role”: “user”, “content”: “Hello there.”},
  {“role”: “assistant”, “content”: “Hi, I’m Claude. How can I help you?”},
  {“role”: “user”, “content”: “Can you explain LLMs in plain English?”}
]
For more information about the Messages parameter, visit Anthropic documentation for more details.
ModelThe model that will complete your prompt.
ThinkingWhen set to enabled, responses include thinking content blocks showing the model’s thinking process before the final answer.

Note: Requires a minimum budget of 1024 tokens.

For more information about the Thinking parameter, visit Anthropic documentation.
Thinking Budget TokensThe number of tokens the model can use for its internal reasoning process. Larger budgets can enable more thorough analysis for complex problems which improves response quality.

Note: Must be higher than 1024 and less than the Max Tokens value.
Tool ChoiceDefine how the model should use the provided tools.

The model can:
* auto - Decide by itself.
* any - Use any available tool.
* tool - Use a specific tool.
* none - Not use tools at all.

Note: This parameter may only be specified while providing Tools.
Tool Choice NameThe name of the tool to use.
ToolsDefinitions of tools that the model may use.

Each tool definition includes:
* name - Name of the tool.
* description - Optional, but strongly-recommended description of the tool.
* input_schema - JSON schema for the tool input shape that the model will produce in tool_use output content blocks.

For example:
[
  {
    “name”: “get_stock_price”,
    “description”: “Get the current stock price for a given ticker symbol.”,
    “input_schema”: {
      “type”: “object”,
      “properties”: {
        “ticker”: {
          “type”: “string”,
          “description”: “The stock ticker symbol, e.g. AAPL for Apple Inc.”
        }
      },
      “required”: [“ticker”]
    }
  }
]
For more information about the Tools parameter, visit Anthropic documentation.

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Advanced Parameters

ParameterDescription
System InstructionsContext and instructions to provide to the model, such as specifying a particular goal or role.

For example:
You are a seasoned data scientist at a Fortune 500 company.
For more information about the System parameter, visit Anthropic documentation.

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Example Output

{
	"input_tokens": 2095
}

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