Messages API
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.gregapi.com/v1/messages \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'anthropic-version: <anthropic-version>' \
--data '
{
"model": "claude-opus-4-6",
"max_tokens": 1024,
"messages": [
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Hello, please introduce yourself in one sentence."
}
]
}
'import requests
url = "https://api.gregapi.com/v1/messages"
payload = {
"model": "claude-opus-4-6",
"max_tokens": 1024,
"messages": [
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Hello, please introduce yourself in one sentence."
}
]
}
headers = {
"anthropic-version": "<anthropic-version>",
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {
'anthropic-version': '<anthropic-version>',
Authorization: 'Bearer <token>',
'Content-Type': 'application/json'
},
body: JSON.stringify({
model: 'claude-opus-4-6',
max_tokens: 1024,
messages: [{role: 'user', content: 'Hello, please introduce yourself in one sentence.'}]
})
};
fetch('https://api.gregapi.com/v1/messages', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.gregapi.com/v1/messages",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'model' => 'claude-opus-4-6',
'max_tokens' => 1024,
'messages' => [
[
'role' => 'user',
'content' => 'Hello, please introduce yourself in one sentence.'
]
]
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json",
"anthropic-version: <anthropic-version>"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.gregapi.com/v1/messages"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"model\": \"claude-opus-4-6\",\n \"max_tokens\": 1024,\n \"messages\": [\n {\n \"role\": \"user\",\n \"content\": \"Hello, please introduce yourself in one sentence.\"\n }\n ]\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("anthropic-version", "<anthropic-version>")
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.gregapi.com/v1/messages")
.header("anthropic-version", "<anthropic-version>")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"model\": \"claude-opus-4-6\",\n \"max_tokens\": 1024,\n \"messages\": [\n {\n \"role\": \"user\",\n \"content\": \"Hello, please introduce yourself in one sentence.\"\n }\n ]\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.gregapi.com/v1/messages")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["anthropic-version"] = '<anthropic-version>'
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"model\": \"claude-opus-4-6\",\n \"max_tokens\": 1024,\n \"messages\": [\n {\n \"role\": \"user\",\n \"content\": \"Hello, please introduce yourself in one sentence.\"\n }\n ]\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_bodyLarge Language Models (LLM)
Messages API
Call Claude models using the Anthropic Messages API protocol.
POST
/
v1
/
messages
Messages API
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.gregapi.com/v1/messages \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'anthropic-version: <anthropic-version>' \
--data '
{
"model": "claude-opus-4-6",
"max_tokens": 1024,
"messages": [
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Hello, please introduce yourself in one sentence."
}
]
}
'import requests
url = "https://api.gregapi.com/v1/messages"
payload = {
"model": "claude-opus-4-6",
"max_tokens": 1024,
"messages": [
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Hello, please introduce yourself in one sentence."
}
]
}
headers = {
"anthropic-version": "<anthropic-version>",
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {
'anthropic-version': '<anthropic-version>',
Authorization: 'Bearer <token>',
'Content-Type': 'application/json'
},
body: JSON.stringify({
model: 'claude-opus-4-6',
max_tokens: 1024,
messages: [{role: 'user', content: 'Hello, please introduce yourself in one sentence.'}]
})
};
fetch('https://api.gregapi.com/v1/messages', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.gregapi.com/v1/messages",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'model' => 'claude-opus-4-6',
'max_tokens' => 1024,
'messages' => [
[
'role' => 'user',
'content' => 'Hello, please introduce yourself in one sentence.'
]
]
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json",
"anthropic-version: <anthropic-version>"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.gregapi.com/v1/messages"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"model\": \"claude-opus-4-6\",\n \"max_tokens\": 1024,\n \"messages\": [\n {\n \"role\": \"user\",\n \"content\": \"Hello, please introduce yourself in one sentence.\"\n }\n ]\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("anthropic-version", "<anthropic-version>")
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.gregapi.com/v1/messages")
.header("anthropic-version", "<anthropic-version>")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"model\": \"claude-opus-4-6\",\n \"max_tokens\": 1024,\n \"messages\": [\n {\n \"role\": \"user\",\n \"content\": \"Hello, please introduce yourself in one sentence.\"\n }\n ]\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.gregapi.com/v1/messages")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["anthropic-version"] = '<anthropic-version>'
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"model\": \"claude-opus-4-6\",\n \"max_tokens\": 1024,\n \"messages\": [\n {\n \"role\": \"user\",\n \"content\": \"Hello, please introduce yourself in one sentence.\"\n }\n ]\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_bodyGregAPI is compatible with the Anthropic Messages API and can be used directly with the official SDK or cURL.
Requests must carry the
anthropic-version header:
Authorization: Bearer <TOKEN>
anthropic-version: 2023-06-01
Content-Type: application/json
Request examples
cURL
curl -X POST "https://api.gregapi.com/v1/messages" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
-H "anthropic-version: 2023-06-01" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "claude-opus-4-6",
"max_tokens": 1024,
"messages": [
{"role": "user", "content": "Hi, please introduce yourself in one sentence."}
]
}'
Python SDK
pip install anthropic
import os
import anthropic
client = anthropic.Anthropic(
api_key=os.environ["TOKEN"],
base_url="https://api.gregapi.com",
)
message = client.messages.create(
model="claude-opus-4-6",
max_tokens=1024,
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hi, please introduce yourself in one sentence."}],
)
print(message)
TypeScript SDK
npm install @anthropic-ai/sdk
import Anthropic from "@anthropic-ai/sdk";
const client = new Anthropic({
apiKey: process.env.TOKEN!,
baseURL: "https://api.gregapi.com",
});
const message = await client.messages.create({
model: "claude-opus-4-6",
max_tokens: 1024,
messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hi, please introduce yourself in one sentence." }],
});
console.log(message);
Building approaches
| Messages API | Claude Managed Agents | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Call models directly and orchestrate conversations and tools yourself | A configurable agent form on managed infrastructure |
| Better for | Custom agent loops and fine-grained control over each call | Long-running, async-style tasks |
Recommended development path
- Make your first call: configure environment variables and send the first request with cURL or an SDK.
- Understand the Messages API: learn the
messagesstructure, multi-turn conversations, andstop_reason. - Choose a model: confirm available models via
GET /v1/modelsor the console. - Extend capabilities: tool calling, vision, and structured output follow the official Anthropic documentation.
Resources
- GregAPI console: create and manage API keys, and review usage and quotas.
- GregAPI documentation: platform capabilities and multi-product navigation.
Authorizations
Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.
Headers
Anthropic API version
Example:
"2023-06-01"
Body
application/json
Response
200
Successful message response