@anthropic-ai/sdk
The official TypeScript library for the Anthropic API
About
The official TypeScript library for the Anthropic API
Live mirror of the GitHub README. Updated whenever the repo's default branch changes.
Claude SDK for TypeScript
The Claude SDK for TypeScript provides access to the Claude API from server-side TypeScript or JavaScript applications.
Documentation
Full documentation is available at platform.claude.com/docs/en/api/sdks/typescript.
Installation
npm install @anthropic-ai/sdk
Getting started
import Anthropic from '@anthropic-ai/sdk';
const client = new Anthropic({
apiKey: process.env['ANTHROPIC_API_KEY'], // This is the default and can be omitted
});
const message = await client.messages.create({
max_tokens: 1024,
messages: [{ role: 'user', content: 'Hello, Claude' }],
model: 'claude-opus-4-6',
});
console.log(message.content);
Requirements
Node.js 18+
Contributing
See CONTRIBUTING.md.
License
This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.
Quick facts
npm install @anthropic-ai/sdkCommon pairings
Packages this one expects to find in the same project. Each is also a Sourcemap Explorer detection target.
How Sourcemap Explorer detects @anthropic-ai/sdk
We catch @anthropic-ai/sdk from two complementary signals: bundled source paths and the embedded package.json. Modern bundlers (webpack, Vite, esbuild, Rollup, Turbopack) preserve the original node_modules/@anthropic-ai/sdk/ paths inside the JavaScript sourcemap's sources[] array — that's the canonical signal. When the matching package.json is also captured in sourcesContent[], we read the exact version field — patch number included. No regex guessing, no version inference.
- 1
Confirm the site exposes sourcemaps
In DevTools Network, check the response headers of any application script for `SourceMap` or `X-SourceMap`. Failing that, fetch the script's last 4 KB and look for a `//# sourceMappingURL=` comment.
- 2
Find the package in the bundle
Open DevTools → Network → reload. Click any application script and look at its sourcemap. Inside, search `sources[]` for entries matching `node_modules/@anthropic-ai/sdk/` — every match confirms the package is bundled. The matching `sourcesContent[i]` for `node_modules/@anthropic-ai/sdk/package.json` gives you the exact installed version.
- 3
Read the version directly from package.json
Run `jq -r '. as $m | $m.sources | to_entries[] | select(.value | endswith("node_modules/@anthropic-ai/sdk/package.json")) | $m.sourcesContent[.key] | fromjson | .version' bundle.js.map`. Sourcemap Explorer automates the same query in the popup.
Recent versions
FAQ
What is @anthropic-ai/sdk used for?
The official TypeScript library for the Anthropic API
How can I tell if a website is using @anthropic-ai/sdk?
Open the page in Chrome with the Sourcemap Explorer extension installed and read the Stack tab. We catch `@anthropic-ai/sdk` from two complementary signals: `node_modules/@anthropic-ai/sdk/` paths inside the JavaScript sourcemap, and the embedded `package.json` we read for exact-version detection. Without the extension you can do the same lookup manually in DevTools — the steps are listed in the "How Sourcemap Explorer detects" section above.
What is the latest version of @anthropic-ai/sdk?
0.95.1, as published on the npm registry. The "Recent versions" table on this page lists the most recent 8 releases with their release dates. Sourcemap Explorer reports the version actually bundled into a site, which can lag the latest release by months on real-world deployments.
Where can I read more?
Source code: https://github.com/anthropics/anthropic-sdk-typescript. Published on npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@anthropic-ai/sdk. Licensed as MIT.
Detected by Sourcemap Explorer
When a bundle ships sourcemaps, we read the embedded package.json for @anthropic-ai/sdk and report the precise version. Without sourcemaps, an import / require in the page's scripts is enough to flag it.