> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.agno.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Image Input File Upload

> In this example, we upload a PDF file to Anthropic directly and then use it as an input to an agent.

```python image_input_file_upload.py theme={null}
"""
In this example, we upload a PDF file to Anthropic directly and then use it as an input to an agent.
"""

from pathlib import Path

from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.media import Image
from agno.models.anthropic import Claude
from agno.utils.media import download_file
from anthropic import Anthropic

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Create Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

img_path = Path(__file__).parent.joinpath("agno-intro.png")

# Download the file using the download_file function
download_file(
    "https://agno-public.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/agno-intro.png",
    str(img_path),
)

# Initialize Anthropic client
client = Anthropic()

# Upload the file to Anthropic
uploaded_file = client.beta.files.upload(
    file=Path(img_path),
)

if uploaded_file is not None:
    agent = Agent(
        model=Claude(
            id="claude-opus-4-20250514",
            betas=["files-api-2025-04-14"],
        ),
        markdown=True,
    )

    agent.print_response(
        "What does the attached image say.",
        images=[Image(content=uploaded_file)],
    )

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Run Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

if __name__ == "__main__":
    pass
```

## Run the Example

<Steps>
  <Snippet file="create-venv-step.mdx" />

  <Step title="Install dependencies">
    ```bash theme={null}
    uv pip install -U agno anthropic
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Export your Anthropic API key">
    <CodeGroup>
      ```bash Mac/Linux theme={null}
      export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="your_anthropic_api_key_here"
      ```

      ```bash Windows theme={null}
      $Env:ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="your_anthropic_api_key_here"
      ```
    </CodeGroup>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Run the example">
    Save the code above as `image_input_file_upload.py`, then run:

    ```bash theme={null}
    python image_input_file_upload.py
    ```
  </Step>
</Steps>

Full source: [cookbook/90\_models/anthropic/image\_input\_file\_upload.py](https://github.com/agno-agi/agno/blob/main/cookbook/90_models/anthropic/image_input_file_upload.py)