Juicebox Install & Auth

Overview

Set up Juicebox SDK and configure authentication credentials for the AI-powered people search platform.

Prerequisites

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

Instructions

Step 1: Install SDK

set -euo pipefail
# Node.js
npm install @juicebox/sdk

# Python
pip install juicebox-sdk

Step 2: Configure Authentication

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

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

Step 3: Verify Connection

import { JuiceboxClient } from '@juicebox/sdk';

const client = new JuiceboxClient({
  apiKey: process.env.JUICEBOX_API_KEY
});

const result = await client.search.test();
console.log(result.success ? 'OK' : 'Failed');

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 Juicebox dashboard
Rate Limited	Exceeded quota	Check quota at https://juicebox.ai/docs
Network Error	Firewall blocking	Ensure outbound HTTPS allowed
Module Not Found	Installation failed	Run npm install or pip install again

Examples

TypeScript Setup

import { JuiceboxClient } from '@juicebox/sdk';

const client = new JuiceboxClient({
  apiKey: process.env.JUICEBOX_API_KEY,
  timeout: 30000  # 30000: 30 seconds in ms
});

Python Setup

from juicebox import JuiceboxClient
import os

client = JuiceboxClient(
    api_key=os.environ.get('JUICEBOX_API_KEY')
)

Resources

• Juicebox Documentation
• Juicebox Dashboard
• API Reference

Next Steps

After successful auth, proceed to juicebox-hello-world for your first people search.