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# AnthropicEndpoint

Namespace: **Wisej.AI.Endpoints**

Assembly: **Wisej.AI** (3.5.0.0)

* [SmartEndpoint](/ai/components/api/smartendpoint.md)
  * [SmartHttpEndpoint](/ai/components/api/smartendpoint/wisej.ai.endpoints.smarthttpendpoint.md)
    * [AnthropicEndpoint](/ai/components/api/smartendpoint/wisej.ai.endpoints.anthropicendpoint.md)

Represents an endpoint for connecting to Anthropic services.

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{% tab title="C#" %}

```csharp
public class AnthropicEndpoint : SmartHttpEndpoint
```

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{% tab title="VB.NET" %}

```visual-basic
Public Class AnthropicEndpoint
    Inherits SmartHttpEndpoint
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

This class is used to configure and manage connections to Anthropic endpoints, providing methods to send messages and handle responses. It inherits from [SmartHttpEndpoint](/ai/components/api/smartendpoint/wisej.ai.endpoints.smarthttpendpoint.md).

## Constructors

### ![](/files/ptrKjmmRoQB76pvrIqh0) AnthropicEndpoint()

Initializes a new instance of the [AnthropicEndpoint](/ai/components/api/smartendpoint/wisej.ai.endpoints.anthropicendpoint.md) class.

Sets default values for authentication, model, URL, and headers.

## Properties

### ![](/files/ptrKjmmRoQB76pvrIqh0) Authentication

[String](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string): Gets or sets the authentication method for the endpoint. (Default: `"x-api-key"`)

### ![](/files/ptrKjmmRoQB76pvrIqh0) Model

[String](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string): Gets or sets the model used by the Anthropic endpoint. (Default: `"claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022"`)

### ![](/files/ptrKjmmRoQB76pvrIqh0) URL

[String](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string): Gets or sets the URL for the Anthropic API endpoint. (Default: `"https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages"`)

## Methods

### ![](/files/KL0Ik37djZRr8a07Wopd) AddMessages(payload, session, messages)

Adds messages to the payload for the Anthropic API request.

| Parameter    | Type                                                                                        | Description                      |
| ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------- |
| **payload**  | [Object](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object)                               | The payload to be sent.          |
| **session**  | [SmartSession](/ai/components/api/smartsession.md)                                          | The current session.             |
| **messages** | [IList\<Message>](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.collections.generic.ilist-1) | The list of messages to include. |

Prepares the system message and other messages for the API request.**Throws:**

* [ArgumentNullException](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.argumentnullexception)\
  Thrown if *session* , *payload* , or *messages* is null.

### ![](/files/KL0Ik37djZRr8a07Wopd) AddOptions(message, session)

Adds options to the message before sending it to the Anthropic endpoint.

| Parameter   | Type                                                          | Description             |
| ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------- |
| **message** | [Object](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object) | The message to be sent. |
| **session** | [SmartSession](/ai/components/api/smartsession.md)            | The current session.    |

Sets default values for temperature and max tokens in the message.

### ![](/files/KL0Ik37djZRr8a07Wopd) BuildMessage(message)

Builds a message object for the Anthropic API.

| Parameter   | Type                                                                        | Description                  |
| ----------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------- |
| **message** | [Message](/ai/components/api/smartsession/wisej.ai.smartsession.message.md) | The message to be converted. |

**Returns:** [Object](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object). An object representing the message for the API.

Handles different input types, including text and images.**Throws:**

* [ArgumentNullException](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.argumentnullexception)\
  Thrown if *message* is null.

### ![](/files/KL0Ik37djZRr8a07Wopd) ReadAssistantMessage(response, message)

Reads the assistant's message from the response.

| Parameter    | Type                                                                            | Description                     |
| ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------- |
| **response** | [Response](/ai/components/api/smartendpoint/wisej.ai.smartendpoint.response.md) | The response from the API.      |
| **message**  | [Message](/ai/components/api/smartsession/wisej.ai.smartsession.message.md)     | The message object to populate. |

Parses the response content and updates the message text.**Throws:**

* [ArgumentNullException](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.argumentnullexception)\
  Thrown if *response* or *message* is null.

### ![](/files/KL0Ik37djZRr8a07Wopd) ReadUsage(message, reply)

Reads the usage information from the API reply.

| Parameter   | Type                                                                        | Description                            |
| ----------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------- |
| **message** | [Message](/ai/components/api/smartsession/wisej.ai.smartsession.message.md) | The message object to update.          |
| **reply**   | [Object](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object)               | The dynamic reply object from the API. |


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