---
title: "Cygnal Anthropic Messages"
method: POST
path: "/cygnal/v1/messages"
---

# Cygnal Anthropic Messages

`POST /cygnal/v1/messages`

Create Anthropic-compatible messages with Cygnal protection.

Docs: [Guide](https://docs.grayswan.ai/cygnal/creating-completions) |
[API Reference](https://docs.grayswan.ai/api-reference/cygnal/anthropic-messages-v1)

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- ApiTypesResponsesAnthropicResponseCreateChatCompletionResponse — Anthropic message response
  - `id` string, required
  - `type` 'message', required
  - `role` 'assistant', required
  - `content` union[], required
    - union
      - ContentBlockOutput — Base content block for Anthropic responses
        - `type` 'text', required
        - `text` string, required
      - ToolUseBlock — Tool use block for Anthropic responses
        - `type` 'tool_use', required
        - `id` string, required
        - `name` string, required
        - `input` object, required
  - `model` string, required
  - `stop_reason` 'end_turn' | 'max_tokens' | 'stop_sequence' | 'tool_use' | 'content_filter', nullable
  - `usage` AnthropicUsage — Usage information for Anthropic API
    - `input_tokens` integer, required
    - `output_tokens` integer, required

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `422` — Unprocessable Content
- `500` — Internal Server Error

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