AI engineering glossary · Web APIs HTTP
What is SDK (client library)?
Client library (also called SDK, Software development kit): Also called an SDK, a package published by an API provider that wraps its endpoints in functions for a specific language, handling authentication, retries and data parsing so developers write less HTTP code.
Client library: an example
pip install openai lets Python code call client.chat.completions.create(...) instead of building the request by hand.
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Where you learn it
Client library is part of the AI Engineering Program, which teaches it with notes, a hands-on lab and an exam. The first lesson is free.