ActionAnthropicUpdated September 2026

How do I send an image to Claude for vision analysis?

Short answer: You can analyze image in Anthropic by hand from its own interface, but it won’t repeat itself. On TinyCommand, add the Anthropic Analyze Image action to a workflow, map its 5 inputs from any upstream app, and it runs automatically every time the trigger fires. No code, and a free tier to start.

Analyze Image in Anthropic — start free All 21 Anthropic actions

Analyze Image in Anthropic — start free

Inputs

The fields this action accepts.

Every field can be mapped from an upstream trigger, AI step, table row, or hard-coded literal.

Field	Type	Required	Description
Model model	options	Required	Model. Options: Claude Sonnet 4.6, Claude Opus 4.6, Claude Haiku 4.5
Image (base64) image_data	string	Required	Base64-encoded image data (PNG, JPEG, GIF, or WebP)
Image Format media_type	options	Optional	Image Format. Options: PNG, JPEG, GIF, WebP
Prompt prompt	string	Required	Prompt. e.g. "What do you see in this image?"
Max Tokens max_tokens	string	Optional	Max Tokens

Sample request

{
  "model": "{{trigger.model}}",
  "image_data": "{{trigger.image_data}}",
  "media_type": "{{trigger.media_type}}",
  "prompt": "What do you see in this image?",
  "max_tokens": "{{trigger.max_tokens}}"
}

Returns

{
  "id": "msg_123",
  "type": "message",
  "model": "claude-sonnet-4-6-20250514",
  "usage": {
    "input_tokens": 1200,
    "output_tokens": 150
  },
  "content": [
    {
      "text": "The image shows a golden retriever sitting on a green lawn...",
      "type": "text"
    }
  ]
}

Use these fields in downstream nodes for routing, logging, or error handling.

Triggered by

Apps that pair well as the trigger for Analyze Image.

Any of these apps can fire this action as part of a workflow.

Google Sheets → Anthropic

2 Google Sheets triggers

HubSpot → Anthropic

18 HubSpot triggers

FAQ

Questions about Analyze Image.

What does the Analyze Image action do in Anthropic?

Sends an image to Claude for analysis (vision), via URL or base64 bytes alongside a text prompt. Use for OCR, chart extraction, accessibility alt-text, or visual QA flows.

What inputs does Analyze Image require?

Required: Model, Image (base64), Prompt. Every input accepts a static value or a variable from any upstream node in your workflow.

Can I use dynamic inputs from earlier workflow nodes?

Yes. Any field on this action can pull values from upstream nodes, whether that's a form response, a trigger payload, an AI output, or a lookup result.

What happens if Anthropic returns an error?

The run history shows the failed step with its input and the error message Anthropic returned, so you can fix the input and run the workflow again. Automatic retries are built into HTTP steps only, where you can also set your own retry count and delay.

Does Analyze Image support batch operations?

Run Analyze Image inside a loop to process each item in an array. TinyCommand does not throttle calls for you, so for large arrays add a Delay step if you need to stay within Anthropic's rate limits.

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