anthropic.claude-sonnet-4-20250514-v1:0model is their most capable model (Claude Sonnet 4).anthropic.claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022-v2:0model is good for most use-cases and supports image input.anthropic.claude-3-5-haiku-20241022-v2:0model is their fastest model.
Authentication
AWS Claude supports three authentication methods:Method 1: API Key Authentication (Recommended)
Use the AWS Bedrock API key for simplified authentication:Method 2: Access Key and Secret Key
Set yourAWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID, AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY and AWS_REGION environment variables.
Get your keys from here.
Method 3: Boto3 Session
Use a pre-configured boto3 Session for advanced authentication scenarios:The authentication methods are checked in this order: Session → API Key → Access Key/Secret Key. The first available method will be used.
Example
UseClaude with your Agent:
View more examples here.
Parameters
Claude (AWS) extends the Anthropic Claude model with AWS Bedrock integration and has access to most of the same parameters.