Anthropic

Provider Guide

Anthropic

Hrida.ai supports Anthropic's Claude models natively through their OpenAI-compatible endpoint. Just plug in your API key and start chatting — no middleware, no pipes, no extra setup required.

Hrida.ai includes a built-in compatibility layer that automatically detects Anthropic URLs, handles model discovery, and translates requests. Chat completions, streaming, and tool calling all work correctly out of the box.

OpenAI-Compatible Guide →Pipe Functions →

⚠️ Anthropic's Compatibility Disclaimer

Anthropic states that their OpenAI-compatible API is intended for evaluation and testing, not production workloads. In practice, everything — including tool calling — works as intended, but be aware of this official stance. For full Claude-native features (PDF processing, citations, extended thinking, prompt caching), Anthropic recommends their native /v1/messages API, which can be accessed via a pipe function or a proxy like LiteLLM.

1 Get Your API Key

API Console

console.anthropic.com

https://console.anthropic.com/

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1. 1Go to console.anthropic.com.
2. 2Create an account or sign in.
3. 3Navigate to API Keys and generate a new key.

2 Add the Connection in Hrida.ai

1. 1Open Hrida.ai in your browser.
2. 2Go to ⚙️ Admin Settings → Connections → OpenAI.
3. 3Click ➕ Add Connection.
4. 4Enter the following:

Setting	Value
URL	https://api.anthropic.com/v1
API Key	Your Anthropic API key

 5. Click Save.

Tip

The URL field will suggest common provider endpoints as you type — just select the Anthropic URL from the dropdown.

3 Start Chatting!

That's it! Hrida.ai automatically detects the Anthropic endpoint and fetches available models. Select a Claude model from the model dropdown and you're good to go.

Streaming, multi-turn conversations, and tool calling all work seamlessly.

ℹ️ Optional: Filter Models

If you want only specific models to appear, you can add model IDs to the Model IDs (Filter) allowlist in the connection settings. Common model IDs:

Model	ID
Claude Opus 4.6	claude-opus-4-6
Claude Sonnet 4.6	claude-sonnet-4-6
Claude Haiku 4.5	claude-haiku-4-5

Check Anthropic's model documentation for the latest available model IDs.

Managing Your Connection

Enable or Disable Anytime

You can enable or disable your Anthropic connection at any time using the toggle switch next to the connection entry. This lets you temporarily deactivate a provider without deleting the connection or losing your configuration.

You're connected to Claude!

Streaming, tool calling, and multi-turn conversations all work out of the box. Ready to explore more? See OpenAI-Compatible Providers or unlock the full native API via Pipe Functions.

Learn More

OpenAI-Compatible Providers

Protocol design philosophy and setup for other providers.

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Pipe Functions

Use Anthropic's native API with full feature support via a pipe function.

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