Count Tokens
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.app.shinzo.ai/spotlight/anthropic/v1/messages/count_tokens \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"model": "<string>",
"messages": [
{}
]
}
'Spotlight
Count Tokens
Count tokens for a request without sending it to the model.
POST
/
spotlight
/
anthropic
/
v1
/
messages
/
count_tokens
Count Tokens
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.app.shinzo.ai/spotlight/anthropic/v1/messages/count_tokens \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"model": "<string>",
"messages": [
{}
]
}
'Count Tokens
Count the number of input tokens that a request would use without actually sending it to the model. Useful for estimating costs and managing context windows.Authentication
Requires JWT token or Platform API key. Same format as the Messages API, but the request is not executed:string
required
Model to use for tokenization
array
required
Array of message objects
Example Request
curl -X POST https://api.app.shinzo.ai/spotlight/anthropic/v1/messages/count_tokens \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <jwt_token>" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "claude-sonnet-4-20250514",
"messages": [
{"role": "user", "content": "What is the capital of France?"}
]
}'
Response
{
"input_tokens": 14
}
Caching
Token counts support caching with the following TTLs:- Ephemeral 5m: Cached for 5 minutes
- Ephemeral 1h: Cached for 1 hour
Timeout
Request timeout is 30 seconds.Status Codes
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
200 | Success |
400 | Invalid request |
401 | Invalid authentication |
403 | Provider key not found |