CCDV-F Claude API Mechanics — All Questions With Answers

POST /v1/messages
{
  "model": "claude-3-5-sonnet-20240620",
  "max_tokens": 1024,
  "messages": [
    {"role": "user", "content": "Hello, Claude!"}
  ]
}

{
  "type": "error",
  "error": {
    "type": "invalid_request_error",
    "message": "messages: roles must alternate between 'user' and 'assistant', but found 'user' followed by 'user'"
  }
}

{
  "type": "error",
  "error": {
    "type": "rate_limit_error",
    "message": "Number of requests has exceeded your rate limit."
  }
}

{
  "model": "claude-3-5-sonnet-20240620",
  "max_tokens": 1024,
  "tools": [
    {
      "name": "get_weather",
      "description": "Get the current weather in a location",
      "input_schema": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "location": {"type": "string"}
        },
        "required": ["location"]
      }
    }
  ],
  "tool_choice": {"type": "tool", "name": "get_weather"},
  "messages": [
    {"role": "user", "content": "What is the weather in London?"}
  ]
}