Class AnthropicCitationDocument

java.lang.Object

org.springframework.ai.anthropic.AnthropicCitationDocument

public final class AnthropicCitationDocument
extends Object

Builder class for creating citation-enabled documents using the Anthropic Java SDK. Produces SDK DocumentBlockParam objects directly.

Citations allow Claude to reference specific parts of provided documents in its responses. When a citation document is included in a prompt, Claude can cite the source material, and citation metadata (character ranges, page numbers, or content blocks) is returned in the response.

Usage Examples

Plain Text Document:

AnthropicCitationDocument document = AnthropicCitationDocument.builder()
    .plainText("The Eiffel Tower was completed in 1889 in Paris, France.")
    .title("Eiffel Tower Facts")
    .citationsEnabled(true)
    .build();

PDF Document:

AnthropicCitationDocument document = AnthropicCitationDocument.builder()
    .pdfFile("path/to/document.pdf")
    .title("Technical Specification")
    .citationsEnabled(true)
    .build();

Custom Content Blocks:

AnthropicCitationDocument document = AnthropicCitationDocument.builder()
    .customContent(
        "Fact 1: The Great Wall spans 21,196 kilometers.",
        "Fact 2: Construction began in the 7th century BC.",
        "Fact 3: It was built to protect Chinese states."
    )
    .title("Great Wall Facts")
    .citationsEnabled(true)
    .build();

Since:

1.1.0

Author:

Soby Chacko

See Also:

• Citation
• AnthropicChatOptions.getCitationDocuments()

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	AnthropicCitationDocument.Builder	Builder class for AnthropicCitationDocument.
static enum	AnthropicCitationDocument.DocumentType	Document types supported by Anthropic Citations API.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static AnthropicCitationDocument.Builder	builder()
boolean	isCitationsEnabled()
com.anthropic.models.messages.DocumentBlockParam	toDocumentBlockParam()	Convert this citation document to an SDK DocumentBlockParam.

Methods inherited from class Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Details

builder

public static AnthropicCitationDocument.Builder builder()

toDocumentBlockParam

public com.anthropic.models.messages.DocumentBlockParam toDocumentBlockParam()

Convert this citation document to an SDK DocumentBlockParam.

Returns:

configured DocumentBlockParam for the Anthropic API

isCitationsEnabled

public boolean isCitationsEnabled()