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Get Started with Anthropic SDK
Quick Summary
“TypeScript SDK for accessing Anthropic's safety-first language model APIs.”
Best for: Developers building AI applications in TypeScript
Time to first integration: 10 minutes
📋Prerequisites
- ✓Node.js 18+ installed
- ✓A Anthropic SDK account — sign up here
- ✓An existing project (Next.js, React, or Node.js recommended)
Setup Steps
3 steps1
1
Install SDK
Install the Anthropic SDK via npm.
bash
npm install anthropic-sdk2
2
Import SDK
Import the SDK into your TypeScript project.
typescript
import { Anthropic } from 'anthropic-sdk';3
3
Initialize SDK
Initialize the SDK with your API key.
typescript
const anthropic = new Anthropic('your-api-key');Common Gotchas
Watch out for these issues in your first week.
API key not recognized
Fix: Ensure the API key is correctly set and has the necessary permissions.
TypeScript type errors
Fix: Check TypeScript version compatibility and update types if necessary.