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You can use the VLM Run Python SDK to interact with the VLM Run API.

Installation

Basic Installation

You can install the basic Python SDK using pip:
Need specific features? Choose an optional dependency pack:

Set Up Authentication

Grab your API key from the VLM Run dashboard and set it as an environment variable:

Your First API Call

Let’s process an image to extract structured data:

What’s Next?

With the client initialized, you can now:
  • Process other media types (documents, audio, video)
  • Use different domains for specialized extraction
  • Upload and manage files
  • Create custom extraction schemas
Check out the SDK Overview for key concepts or jump into the Client Reference for detailed examples.

Quick Examples

Process a Document

Transcribe Audio

Process a Local Image