Authenticate to the Runloop API and initialize the Python or TypeScript SDK
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Documented steps
Create a Runloop account at https://platform.runloop.ai/auth/register, then generate an API key in the Runloop Dashboard Settings page.
Store the key in the environment variable RUNLOOP_API_KEY.
REST API base URL is https://api.runloop.ai; authenticate every request with header 'Authorization: Bearer <RUNLOOP_API_KEY>' (OpenAPI security scheme 'bearerAuth', type http, scheme bearer).
Python: pip install runloop_api_client, then `from runloop_api_client import Runloop; client = Runloop(bearer_token=os.environ.get('RUNLOOP_API_KEY'))` (or AsyncRunloop for async).
TypeScript: npm install @runloop/api-client, then `import { RunloopSDK } from '@runloop/api-client'; const runloop = new RunloopSDK();` (auto-loads RUNLOOP_API_KEY from env).
Optionally override the API base URL via env var RUNLOOP_BASE_URL or by passing base_url to the client constructor.
Docs: https://docs.runloop.ai/docs/tutorials/quickstart and https://docs.runloop.ai/api-reference
Known gotchas
Docs note a secret key with full access is fine for local development — implying scoped keys for production; scoping details are not documented on the quickstart page.
The quickstart page does not restate the base URL; it is on the API reference page (https://api.runloop.ai).
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