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This guide will help you get started with Apify client for Python by setting it up on your computer. Follow the steps below to ensure a smooth installation process.

Prerequisites

Before installing apify-client itself, make sure that your system meets the following requirements:

  • Python 3.10 or higher: apify-client requires Python 3.10 or a newer version. You can download Python from the official website.
  • Python package manager: While this guide uses Pip (the most common package manager), you can also use any package manager you want. You can download Pip from the official website.

Verifying prerequisites

To check if Python and the Pip package manager are installed, run the following commands:

python --version
pip --version

If these commands return the respective versions, you're ready to continue.

Installation

Apify client for Python is available as the apify-client package on PyPI. To install it, run:

pip install apify-client

After installation, verify that apify-client is installed correctly by checking its version:

python -c 'import apify_client; print(apify_client.__version__)'

Authentication and initialization

To use the client, you need an API token. You can find your token under Integrations tab in Apify Console. Copy the token and initialize the client by providing the token (MY-APIFY-TOKEN) as a parameter to the ApifyClient constructor.

{AsyncExample} {SyncExample}

:::warning Secure access

The API token is used to authorize your requests to the Apify API. You can be charged for the usage of the underlying services, so do not share your API token with untrusted parties or expose it on the client side of your applications.

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