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Cancel a Message Batch

POST /v1/messages/batches/{message_batch_id}/cancel?beta=true
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https://api.anthropic.com

Batches may be canceled any time before processing ends. Once cancellation is initiated, the batch enters a canceling state, at which time the system may complete any in-progress, non-interruptible requests before finalizing cancellation.

The number of canceled requests is specified in request_counts. To determine which requests were canceled, check the individual results within the batch. Note that cancellation may not result in any canceled requests if they were non-interruptible.

Learn more about the Message Batches API in our user guide

Parameters

path Path Parameters

Name Type
message_batch_id required

ID of the Message Batch.

string

header Header Parameters

Name Type
anthropic-beta

Optional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.

To use multiple betas, use a comma separated list like beta1,beta2 or specify the header multiple times for each beta.

string
anthropic-version

The version of the Claude API you want to use.

Read more about versioning and our version history here.

string

Responses

200 application/json

Successful Response

interface BetaMessageBatch {
archived_at: string | null;
cancel_initiated_at: string | null;
created_at: string;
ended_at: string | null;
expires_at: string;
id: string;
processing_status: "in_progress" | "canceling" | "ended";
request_counts: BetaRequestCounts
interface BetaRequestCounts {
canceled: number;
errored: number;
expired: number;
processing: number;
succeeded: number;
}
;
results_url: string | null;
type: "message_batch";
}

Client Errors

4XX application/json

Error response.

See our errors documentation for more details.

interface BetaErrorResponse {
error: BetaInvalidRequestError
interface BetaInvalidRequestError {
message: string;
type: "invalid_request_error";
}
| BetaAuthenticationError
interface BetaAuthenticationError {
message: string;
type: "authentication_error";
}
| BetaBillingError
interface BetaBillingError {
message: string;
type: "billing_error";
}
| BetaPermissionError
interface BetaPermissionError {
message: string;
type: "permission_error";
}
| BetaNotFoundError
interface BetaNotFoundError {
message: string;
type: "not_found_error";
}
| BetaRateLimitError
interface BetaRateLimitError {
message: string;
type: "rate_limit_error";
}
| BetaGatewayTimeoutError
interface BetaGatewayTimeoutError {
message: string;
type: "timeout_error";
}
| BetaAPIError
interface BetaAPIError {
message: string;
type: "api_error";
}
| BetaOverloadedError
interface BetaOverloadedError {
message: string;
type: "overloaded_error";
}
;
request_id: string | null;
type: "error";
}