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Supabase Install & Auth

supabase-install-auth

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

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Supabase Install & Auth

Overview

Set up Supabase SDK/​CLI and configure authentication credentials.

Prerequisites

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

Instructions

Step 1: Install SDK

# Node.js
npm install @supabase/​supabase-js

# Python
pip install supabase

Step 2: Configure Authentication

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

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

Step 3: Verify Connection

const result = await supabase.from('_test').select('*').limit(1); console.log(result.error ? 'Failed' : 'OK');

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 Supabase dashboard
Rate LimitedExceeded quotaCheck quota at https://supabase.com/docs
Network ErrorFirewall blockingEnsure outbound HTTPS allowed
Module Not FoundInstallation failedRun npm install or pip install again

Examples

TypeScript Setup

import { SupabaseClient } from '@supabase/​supabase-js';

const client = new SupabaseClient({
  apiKey: process.env.SUPABASE_API_KEY,
});

Python Setup

from supabase import SupabaseClient

client = SupabaseClient(
    api_key=os.environ.get('SUPABASE_API_KEY')
)

Resources

Next Steps

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