Claude's vision capabilities allow it to process images. Which of the following is a supported image input method in the Claude API?
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Claude accepts images as base64 data baked right into the API request, or as a public URL it can fetch. No special upload step required.
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Full Explanation
Claude's vision API accepts images in the messages array as content blocks of type 'image'. Two formats are supported: (1) base64-encoded image data with a specified media type (jpeg, png, gif, webp), or (2) a URL pointing to a publicly accessible image. Option A is wrong — Claude processes static images, not live video streams. Option C describes a separate file upload API pattern (used by some other providers), not how Anthropic's API works. Option D is wrong — PDF conversion is not required; images are sent directly.