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title: "AnthropicImageBlockParam"
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## Fields

| Field                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Type                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Required                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Example                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
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| `cache_control`                                                                                                                                                                                             | [Optional[components.AnthropicCacheControlDirective]](../components/anthropiccachecontroldirective.mdx)                                                                                                      | :heavy_minus_sign:                                                                                                                                                                                          | Enable automatic prompt caching. When set at the top level, the system automatically applies cache breakpoints to the last cacheable block in the request. Currently supported for Anthropic Claude models. | \{<br/>"type": "ephemeral"<br/>}                                                                                                                                                                             |
| `source`                                                                                                                                                                                                    | [components.AnthropicImageBlockParamSource](../components/anthropicimageblockparamsource.mdx)                                                                                                                | :heavy_check_mark:                                                                                                                                                                                          | N/A                                                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| `type`                                                                                                                                                                                                      | [components.AnthropicImageBlockParamType](../components/anthropicimageblockparamtype.mdx)                                                                                                                    | :heavy_check_mark:                                                                                                                                                                                          | N/A                                                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                                             |