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

# Vertex AI PDF Input Bytes

> Summarize a PDF passed as raw bytes to Claude Sonnet 4 on Vertex AI.

```python pdf_input_bytes.py theme={null}
"""
Vertexai Pdf Input Bytes
========================

Cookbook example for `vertexai/claude/pdf_input_bytes.py`.
"""

from pathlib import Path

from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.media import File
from agno.models.vertexai.claude import Claude
from agno.utils.media import download_file

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

pdf_path = Path(__file__).parent.joinpath("ThaiRecipes.pdf")

# Download the file using the download_file function
download_file(
    "https://agno-public.s3.amazonaws.com/recipes/ThaiRecipes.pdf", str(pdf_path)
)

agent = Agent(
    model=Claude(id="claude-sonnet-4@20250514"),
    markdown=True,
)

agent.print_response(
    "Summarize the contents of the attached file.",
    files=[
        File(
            content=pdf_path.read_bytes(),
        ),
    ],
)

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 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[vertex]"
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Export environment variables">
    <CodeGroup>
      ```bash Mac/Linux theme={null}
      export ANTHROPIC_VERTEX_PROJECT_ID="your_anthropic_vertex_project_id_here"
      export CLOUD_ML_REGION="your_cloud_ml_region_here"
      ```

      ```bash Windows theme={null}
      $Env:ANTHROPIC_VERTEX_PROJECT_ID="your_anthropic_vertex_project_id_here"
      $Env:CLOUD_ML_REGION="your_cloud_ml_region_here"
      ```
    </CodeGroup>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Authenticate with Google Cloud">
    Sign in with Application Default Credentials:

    ```bash theme={null}
    gcloud auth application-default login
    ```
  </Step>

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

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

Full source: [cookbook/90\_models/vertexai/claude/pdf\_input\_bytes.py](https://github.com/agno-agi/agno/blob/main/cookbook/90_models/vertexai/claude/pdf_input_bytes.py)