Groq Install & Auth

Overview

Set up Groq SDK/CLI and configure authentication credentials.

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+ or Python 3.10+

• Package manager (npm, pnpm, or pip)

• Groq account with API access

• API key from Groq dashboard

Instructions

Step 1: Install SDK

set -euo pipefail

Node.js

npm install @groq/sdk

Python

pip install groq

Step 2: Configure Authentication

Set environment variable

export GROQ_API_KEY="your-api-key"

Or create .env file

echo 'GROQ_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 Groq dashboard

Rate Limited Exceeded quota Check quota at https://docs.groq.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 { GroqClient } from '@groq/sdk';

const client = new GroqClient({ apiKey: process.env.GROQ_API_KEY, });

Python Setup

from groq import GroqClient

client = GroqClient( api_key=os.environ.get('GROQ_API_KEY') )

Resources

• Groq Documentation

• Groq Dashboard

• Groq Status

Next Steps

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