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

set -euo pipefail

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

Error Cause Solution

Invalid API Key Incorrect or expired key Verify key in Fireflies.ai dashboard

Rate Limited Exceeded quota Check quota at https://docs.fireflies.com

Network Error Firewall blocking Ensure outbound HTTPS allowed

Module Not Found Installation failed Run 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

• Fireflies.ai Documentation

• Fireflies.ai Dashboard

• Fireflies.ai Status

Next Steps

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