Actions
Count Message Tokens
Actions
Count Message Tokens
Get the number of tokens required for creating a message, including tools, images, and documents, without creating it.
External Documentation
To learn more, visit the Anthropic documentation.
Basic Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Disable Parallel Tool Use | When checked - restrict the model to use at most one tool at a time and preventing parallel tool usage. |
| Messages | The 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. |
| Model | The model that will complete your prompt. |
| Thinking | When set to enabled, responses include thinking content blocks showing the model’s thinking process before the final answer.Note: Requires a minimum budget of 1,024 tokens.For more information about the Thinking parameter, visit Anthropic documentation. |
| Thinking Budget Tokens | The 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 Choice | Define 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 Name | The name of the tool to use. |
| Tools | Definitions 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. |
Advanced Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| System Instructions | Context 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. |
Example Output
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