Claude APIs with AWS Bedrock

Example configuration for using Claude APIs via AWS Bedrock.

Setup

1. Configure AWS credentials (if not already done):

aws configure

Enter your AWS credentials:

AWS Access Key ID: your-access-key-id
AWS Secret Access Key: your-secret-access-key
Default region name: eu-west-1
Default output format: json

2. Copy the example environment file:

cp .env.example .env

3. Edit .env with your AWS configuration

4. Load environment variables:

export $(cat .env | grep -v '^#' | xargs)

5. Install Python dependencies:

uv venv
uv pip install boto3 python-dotenv

6. Run the example:

uv run python bedrock_example.py "Your prompt here"

Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Example
AWS_REGION	AWS region for Bedrock	eu-west-1
ANTHROPIC_MODEL	Claude model ID	anthropic.claude-3-haiku-20240307-v1:0
AWS_PROFILE	AWS profile name (optional)	default

Usage Examples

# Basic query
uv run python bedrock_example.py "List 3 AWS services"

# Technical question
uv run python bedrock_example.py "Explain what Bedrock is"

# Code help
uv run python bedrock_example.py "Write a Python function to reverse a string"

Troubleshooting

Credentials not found:

• Check AWS credentials: aws configure list
• Verify env vars are loaded: echo $AWS_REGION

Model not available:

• Verify Bedrock is enabled in your AWS region
• Check model access in AWS Console > Bedrock > Model access

Permission denied:

• Ensure IAM permissions include bedrock:InvokeModel