fireflies-install-auth

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.