PDF Input File Upload
Upload a PDF through the Anthropic Files API beta and pass the file handle to a Claude agent for summarization.
In this example, we upload a PDF file to Anthropic directly and then use it as an input to an agent.
Anthropic retired the source's dated Sonnet 4 and Opus 4 models on June 15, 2026. Before running your saved copy, replace claude-sonnet-4-20250514 or claude-opus-4-20250514 with the active claude-sonnet-4-6 model. See model lifecycle status.
"""
In this example, we upload a PDF file to Anthropic directly and then use it as an input to an agent.
"""
from pathlib import Path
from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.media import File
from agno.models.anthropic import Claude
from agno.utils.media import download_file
from anthropic import Anthropic
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Create Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
pdf_path = Path(__file__).parent.joinpath("ThaiRecipes.pdf")
# Download the file using the download_file function
download_file(
"https://agno-public.s3.amazonaws.com/recipes/ThaiRecipes.pdf", str(pdf_path)
)
# Initialize Anthropic client
client = Anthropic()
# Upload the file to Anthropic
uploaded_file = client.beta.files.upload(
file=Path(pdf_path),
)
if uploaded_file is not None:
agent = Agent(
model=Claude(id="claude-opus-4-20250514", betas=["files-api-2025-04-14"]),
markdown=True,
)
agent.print_response(
"Summarize the contents of the attached file.",
files=[File(external=uploaded_file)],
)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Run Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
if __name__ == "__main__":
passRun the Example
Set up your virtual environment
uv venv --python 3.12
source .venv/bin/activateInstall dependencies
uv pip install -U agno anthropicExport your Anthropic API key
export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="your_anthropic_api_key_here"Update the source model
In your saved copy, replace claude-sonnet-4-20250514 or claude-opus-4-20250514 with claude-sonnet-4-6. Keep the other model settings.
Run the example
Save the code above as pdf_input_file_upload.py, then run:
python pdf_input_file_upload.pyFull source: cookbook/90_models/anthropic/pdf_input_file_upload.py