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The Claude Messages API

One endpoint does everything: the request and response shapes, streaming events, the tool-use loop, prompt caching, token counting, errors, rate limits and how pricing is shaped.

What this one covers

·One endpoint
·Models and pricing shape
·The request
·The response
·Streaming events
·The tool-use loop
·Prompt caching
·Counting tokens
·Errors and rate limits

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