# Workbench is now playground in the Claude Console

By Steven Van · 2026-08-18

Workbench is now playground in the Claude Console.

[**Anthropic**](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/tools/anthropic>) announced [**Workbench is now playground in the Claude Console**](<https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/release-notes/overview#august-18-2026>) on August 18, 2026.

## What changed

Workbench is now playground in the Claude Console. Playground supports every Messages API parameter and includes templates that demonstrate API features such as code execution and web search. It shows the full SDK request and the API response for each run, to help you understand the API and build with it. For more, see the Claude Help Center or try it at platform.claude.com/playground.

[![](<https://platform.claude.com/web-api/og/docs/en/release-notes/overview?design-rev=2>)](<https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/release-notes/overview#august-18-2026>)

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Sources

[Original source](<https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/release-notes/overview#august-18-2026>)

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