Al crear un Mensaje, puedes establecer "stream": true para transmitir la respuesta de forma incremental usando eventos enviados por el servidor (SSE).

Streaming con SDKs

Nuestros SDKs de Python y TypeScript ofrecen múltiples formas de streaming. El SDK de Python permite streams tanto síncronos como asíncronos. Consulta la documentación en cada SDK para más detalles.

Tipos de eventos

Cada evento enviado por el servidor incluye un tipo de evento nombrado y datos JSON asociados. Cada evento utilizará un nombre de evento SSE (por ejemplo, event: message_stop), e incluirá el type de evento correspondiente en sus datos.

Cada stream utiliza el siguiente flujo de eventos:

  1. message_start: contiene un objeto Message con content vacío.
  2. Una serie de bloques de contenido, cada uno de los cuales tiene un content_block_start, uno o más eventos content_block_delta, y un evento content_block_stop. Cada bloque de contenido tendrá un index que corresponde a su índice en el array final de content del Mensaje.
  3. Uno o más eventos message_delta, indicando cambios de nivel superior en el objeto Message final.
  4. Un evento final message_stop.

Eventos ping

Los streams de eventos también pueden incluir cualquier número de eventos ping.

Eventos de error

Ocasionalmente podemos enviar errores en el stream de eventos. Por ejemplo, durante períodos de alto uso, puedes recibir un overloaded_error, que normalmente correspondería a un HTTP 529 en un contexto sin streaming:

Example error
event: error
data: {"type": "error", "error": {"type": "overloaded_error", "message": "Overloaded"}}

Otros eventos

De acuerdo con nuestra política de versionado, podemos agregar nuevos tipos de eventos, y tu código debe manejar los tipos de eventos desconocidos de manera elegante.

Tipos de delta

Cada evento content_block_delta contiene un delta de un tipo que actualiza el bloque de content en un index dado.

Delta de texto

Un delta de bloque de contenido text se ve así:

Text delta
event: content_block_delta
data: {"type": "content_block_delta","index": 0,"delta": {"type": "text_delta", "text": "ello frien"}}

Delta de JSON de entrada

Los deltas para bloques de contenido tool_use corresponden a actualizaciones para el campo input del bloque. Para admitir la máxima granularidad, los deltas son cadenas JSON parciales, mientras que el tool_use.input final es siempre un objeto.

Puedes acumular los deltas de cadena y analizar el JSON una vez que recibas un evento content_block_stop, usando una biblioteca como Pydantic para hacer análisis JSON parcial, o usando nuestros SDKs, que proporcionan ayudantes para acceder a valores incrementales analizados.

Un delta de bloque de contenido tool_use se ve así:

Input JSON delta
event: content_block_delta
data: {"type": "content_block_delta","index": 1,"delta": {"type": "input_json_delta","partial_json": "{\"location\": \"San Fra"}}}

Nota: Nuestros modelos actuales solo admiten la emisión de una propiedad completa de clave y valor de input a la vez. Por lo tanto, al usar herramientas, puede haber retrasos entre los eventos de streaming mientras el modelo está trabajando. Una vez que se acumulan una clave y valor de input, los emitimos como múltiples eventos content_block_delta con JSON parcial fragmentado para que el formato pueda admitir automáticamente una granularidad más fina en futuros modelos.

Delta de pensamiento

Cuando se usa pensamiento extendido con streaming habilitado, recibirás contenido de pensamiento a través de eventos thinking_delta. Estos deltas corresponden al campo thinking de los bloques de contenido thinking.

Para el contenido de pensamiento, se envía un evento especial signature_delta justo antes del evento content_block_stop. Esta firma se usa para verificar la integridad del bloque de pensamiento.

Un delta de pensamiento típico se ve así:

Thinking delta
event: content_block_delta
data: {"type": "content_block_delta", "index": 0, "delta": {"type": "thinking_delta", "thinking": "Let me solve this step by step:\n\n1. First break down 27 * 453"}}

El delta de firma se ve así:

Signature delta
event: content_block_delta
data: {"type": "content_block_delta", "index": 0, "delta": {"type": "signature_delta", "signature": "EqQBCgIYAhIM1gbcDa9GJwZA2b3hGgxBdjrkzLoky3dl1pkiMOYds..."}}

Respuesta HTTP Stream sin procesar

Recomendamos encarecidamente que uses nuestros SDKs de cliente cuando uses el modo streaming. Sin embargo, si estás construyendo una integración directa con la API, necesitarás manejar estos eventos por tu cuenta.

Una respuesta de stream está compuesta por:

  1. Un evento message_start
  2. Potencialmente múltiples bloques de contenido, cada uno de los cuales contiene: a. Un evento content_block_start b. Potencialmente múltiples eventos content_block_delta c. Un evento content_block_stop
  3. Un evento message_delta
  4. Un evento message_stop

También puede haber eventos ping dispersos a lo largo de la respuesta. Consulta Tipos de eventos para más detalles sobre el formato.

Solicitud básica de streaming

Request
curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages \
     --header "anthropic-version: 2023-06-01" \
     --header "content-type: application/json" \
     --header "x-api-key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" \
     --data \
'{
  "model": "claude-3-7-sonnet-20250219",
  "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],
  "max_tokens": 256,
  "stream": true
}'
Response
event: message_start
data: {"type": "message_start", "message": {"id": "msg_1nZdL29xx5MUA1yADyHTEsnR8uuvGzszyY", "type": "message", "role": "assistant", "content": [], "model": "claude-3-7-sonnet-20250219", "stop_reason": null, "stop_sequence": null, "usage": {"input_tokens": 25, "output_tokens": 1}}}

event: content_block_start
data: {"type": "content_block_start", "index": 0, "content_block": {"type": "text", "text": ""}}

event: ping
data: {"type": "ping"}

event: content_block_delta
data: {"type": "content_block_delta", "index": 0, "delta": {"type": "text_delta", "text": "Hello"}}

event: content_block_delta
data: {"type": "content_block_delta", "index": 0, "delta": {"type": "text_delta", "text": "!"}}

event: content_block_stop
data: {"type": "content_block_stop", "index": 0}

event: message_delta
data: {"type": "message_delta", "delta": {"stop_reason": "end_turn", "stop_sequence":null}, "usage": {"output_tokens": 15}}

event: message_stop
data: {"type": "message_stop"}

Solicitud de streaming con uso de herramientas

En esta solicitud, le pedimos a Claude que use una herramienta para decirnos el clima.

Request
  curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages \
    -H "content-type: application/json" \
    -H "x-api-key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" \
    -H "anthropic-version: 2023-06-01" \
    -d '{
      "model": "claude-3-7-sonnet-20250219",
      "max_tokens": 1024,
      "tools": [
        {
          "name": "get_weather",
          "description": "Get the current weather in a given location",
          "input_schema": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "location": {
                "type": "string",
                "description": "The city and state, e.g. San Francisco, CA"
              }
            },
            "required": ["location"]
          }
        }
      ],
      "tool_choice": {"type": "any"},
      "messages": [
        {
          "role": "user",
          "content": "What is the weather like in San Francisco?"
        }
      ],
      "stream": true
    }'
Response
event: message_start
data: {"type":"message_start","message":{"id":"msg_014p7gG3wDgGV9EUtLvnow3U","type":"message","role":"assistant","model":"claude-3-haiku-20240307","stop_sequence":null,"usage":{"input_tokens":472,"output_tokens":2},"content":[],"stop_reason":null}}

event: content_block_start
data: {"type":"content_block_start","index":0,"content_block":{"type":"text","text":""}}

event: ping
data: {"type": "ping"}

event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":0,"delta":{"type":"text_delta","text":"Okay"}}

event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":0,"delta":{"type":"text_delta","text":","}}

event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":0,"delta":{"type":"text_delta","text":" let"}}

event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":0,"delta":{"type":"text_delta","text":"'s"}}

event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":0,"delta":{"type":"text_delta","text":" check"}}

event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":0,"delta":{"type":"text_delta","text":" the"}}

event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":0,"delta":{"type":"text_delta","text":" weather"}}

event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":0,"delta":{"type":"text_delta","text":" for"}}

event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":0,"delta":{"type":"text_delta","text":" San"}}

event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":0,"delta":{"type":"text_delta","text":" Francisco"}}

event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":0,"delta":{"type":"text_delta","text":","}}

event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":0,"delta":{"type":"text_delta","text":" CA"}}

event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":0,"delta":{"type":"text_delta","text":":"}}

event: content_block_stop
data: {"type":"content_block_stop","index":0}

event: content_block_start
data: {"type":"content_block_start","index":1,"content_block":{"type":"tool_use","id":"toolu_01T1x1fJ34qAmk2tNTrN7Up6","name":"get_weather","input":{}}}

event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":1,"delta":{"type":"input_json_delta","partial_json":""}}

event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":1,"delta":{"type":"input_json_delta","partial_json":"{\"location\":"}}

event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":1,"delta":{"type":"input_json_delta","partial_json":" \"San"}}

event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":1,"delta":{"type":"input_json_delta","partial_json":" Francisc"}}

event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":1,"delta":{"type":"input_json_delta","partial_json":"o,"}}

event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":1,"delta":{"type":"input_json_delta","partial_json":" CA\""}}

event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":1,"delta":{"type":"input_json_delta","partial_json":", "}}

event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":1,"delta":{"type":"input_json_delta","partial_json":"\"unit\": \"fah"}}

event: content_block_delta
data: {"type":"content_block_delta","index":1,"delta":{"type":"input_json_delta","partial_json":"renheit\"}"}}

event: content_block_stop
data: {"type":"content_block_stop","index":1}

event: message_delta
data: {"type":"message_delta","delta":{"stop_reason":"tool_use","stop_sequence":null},"usage":{"output_tokens":89}}

event: message_stop
data: {"type":"message_stop"}

Solicitud de streaming con pensamiento extendido

En esta solicitud, habilitamos el pensamiento extendido con streaming para ver el razonamiento paso a paso de Claude.

Request
curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages \
     --header "x-api-key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" \
     --header "anthropic-version: 2023-06-01" \
     --header "content-type: application/json" \
     --data \
'{
    "model": "claude-3-7-sonnet-20250219",
    "max_tokens": 20000,
    "stream": true,
    "thinking": {
        "type": "enabled",
        "budget_tokens": 16000
    },
    "messages": [
        {
            "role": "user",
            "content": "What is 27 * 453?"
        }
    ]
}'
Response
event: message_start
data: {"type": "message_start", "message": {"id": "msg_01...", "type": "message", "role": "assistant", "content": [], "model": "claude-3-7-sonnet-20250219", "stop_reason": null, "stop_sequence": null}}

event: content_block_start
data: {"type": "content_block_start", "index": 0, "content_block": {"type": "thinking", "thinking": ""}}

event: content_block_delta
data: {"type": "content_block_delta", "index": 0, "delta": {"type": "thinking_delta", "thinking": "Let me solve this step by step:\n\n1. First break down 27 * 453"}}

event: content_block_delta
data: {"type": "content_block_delta", "index": 0, "delta": {"type": "thinking_delta", "thinking": "\n2. 453 = 400 + 50 + 3"}}

event: content_block_delta
data: {"type": "content_block_delta", "index": 0, "delta": {"type": "thinking_delta", "thinking": "\n3. 27 * 400 = 10,800"}}

event: content_block_delta
data: {"type": "content_block_delta", "index": 0, "delta": {"type": "thinking_delta", "thinking": "\n4. 27 * 50 = 1,350"}}

event: content_block_delta
data: {"type": "content_block_delta", "index": 0, "delta": {"type": "thinking_delta", "thinking": "\n5. 27 * 3 = 81"}}

event: content_block_delta
data: {"type": "content_block_delta", "index": 0, "delta": {"type": "thinking_delta", "thinking": "\n6. 10,800 + 1,350 + 81 = 12,231"}}

event: content_block_delta
data: {"type": "content_block_delta", "index": 0, "delta": {"type": "signature_delta", "signature": "EqQBCgIYAhIM1gbcDa9GJwZA2b3hGgxBdjrkzLoky3dl1pkiMOYds..."}}

event: content_block_stop
data: {"type": "content_block_stop", "index": 0}

event: content_block_start
data: {"type": "content_block_start", "index": 1, "content_block": {"type": "text", "text": ""}}

event: content_block_delta
data: {"type": "content_block_delta", "index": 1, "delta": {"type": "text_delta", "text": "27 * 453 = 12,231"}}

event: content_block_stop
data: {"type": "content_block_stop", "index": 1}

event: message_delta
data: {"type": "message_delta", "delta": {"stop_reason": "end_turn", "stop_sequence": null}}

event: message_stop
data: {"type": "message_stop"}