# Message Batches — PHP

## Message Batches API

```php
$batch = $client->messages->batches->create(requests: [
    ['customId' => 'req-1', 'params' => ['model' => 'claude-opus-4-8', 'maxTokens' => 1024, 'messages' => [...]]],
    ['customId' => 'req-2', 'params' => [...]],
]);
// Poll $client->messages->batches->retrieve($batch->id) until processingStatus === 'ended',
// then iterate $client->messages->batches->results($batch->id).
```

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