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Informations about the package claude-3-api

Claude 3 API PHP Package

A robust PHP package for interacting with Anthropic's Claude 3 API, supporting both text and vision capabilities.

Features

Installation

You can install the package via composer:

Usage

Basic Chat Usage

For simple text-based interactions, you can use the chat method:

Basic Chat Usage

For simple text-based interactions, you can use the chat method in several ways:

  1. Send a single string message:

  2. Send a single message as an array:

  3. Continue a conversation with multiple messages:

  4. Specify a model or max tokens (optional):

The chat method is flexible and can handle various input formats, making it easy to interact with Claude in different scenarios.

Streaming

Stream with text message

Stream with Array

OpenAI

There is only limited support for OpenAI API for Chat Completion and Streaming.

DeepSeek

There is only limited support for DeepSeek API for Chat Completion and Streaming.

Other Compatible Providers

There is the flexibility to use other providers, but the API is not fully supported.

Advanced Usage

For more complex scenarios, you can still use the sendMessage method with a MessageRequest object:

Vision Capabilities

Stream with MessageRequest

Using Tools

Using Prompt Caching

Prompt caching is a powerful feature that optimizes API usage by allowing resuming from specific prefixes in your prompts, reducing token costs and response times.

Cache Control Methods

The library provides helper methods to work with prompt caching:

Prompt Caching Requirements

Using Beta Features

The package supports configurable beta features provided by Anthropic's API.

128k Token Output for Claude 3.7 Sonnet

Claude 3.7 Sonnet supports an extended output token limit of up to 128k tokens. Here's how to enable it:

This feature is particularly useful for generating or processing large amounts of content in a single API call.

Testing

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

Maintainer

This package is maintained by Dale Hurley.

Support Dale's Work

You can support Dale by checking out his other solutions:

License

This Claude 3 API Package is open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license.

Support

If you encounter any problems or have any questions, please open an issue in the GitHub repository.

Disclaimer

This package is not officially associated with Anthropic. Make sure to comply with Anthropic's terms of service when using this package.

Recent Changes

Version 0.1.23

Version 0.1.22

Version 0.1.21

Version 0.1.20

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