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Fireflies.ai Install & Auth

fireflies-install-auth

Install and configure Fireflies.ai SDK/CLI authentication. Use when setting up a new Fireflies.ai integration, configuring API keys, or initializing Fireflies.ai in your project. Trigger with phrases like "install fireflies", "setup fireflies", "fireflies auth", "configure fireflies API key".

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Fireflies.ai Install & Auth

Overview

Set up Fireflies.ai SDK/​CLI and configure authentication credentials.

Prerequisites

  • Node.js 18+ or Python 3.10+
  • Package manager (npm, pnpm, or pip)
  • Fireflies.ai account with API access
  • API key from Fireflies.ai dashboard

Instructions

Step 1: Install SDK

# Node.js
npm install @fireflies/​sdk

# Python
pip install fireflies

Step 2: Configure Authentication

# Set environment variable
export FIREFLIES_API_KEY="your-api-key"

# Or create .env file
echo 'FIREFLIES_API_KEY=your-api-key' >> .env

Step 3: Verify Connection

// Test connection code here

Output

  • Installed SDK package in node_modules or site-packages
  • Environment variable or .env file with API key
  • Successful connection verification output

Error Handling

ErrorCauseSolution
Invalid API KeyIncorrect or expired keyVerify key in Fireflies.ai dashboard
Rate LimitedExceeded quotaCheck quota at https://docs.fireflies.com
Network ErrorFirewall blockingEnsure outbound HTTPS allowed
Module Not FoundInstallation failedRun npm install or pip install again

Examples

TypeScript Setup

import { Fireflies.aiClient } from '@fireflies/​sdk';

const client = new Fireflies.aiClient({
  apiKey: process.env.FIREFLIES_API_KEY,
});

Python Setup

from fireflies import Fireflies.aiClient

client = Fireflies.aiClient(
    api_key=os.environ.get('FIREFLIES_API_KEY')
)

Resources

Next Steps

After successful auth, proceed to fireflies-hello-world for your first API call.