Claude API · Errors and configuration

Set a timeout and retries for one call

Override client settings for a single request without changing the client.

client.with_options(timeout=30.0, max_retries=5).messages.create(
    model="claude-opus-5-5",
    max_tokens=1024,
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],
)

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More errors and configuration commands

Handle API errors
Log the request ID
Turn on SDK logging

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