Quick Start Guide

Get up and running with LH42 in under 5 minutes. This guide will walk you through setting up your first project, uploading documents, and making your first search query.

Prerequisites

A LH42 account (sign up here)
Python 3.8+ or Node.js 18+
Your API key from the dashboard

Step 1: Install the SDK

Choose your preferred language:

bash

# Python
pip install lakehouse42-sdk

# Node.js
npm install @lakehouse42/sdk

Step 2: Initialize the Client

python

from lakehouse42 import LakehouseClient

# Initialize with your API key
client = LakehouseClient(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")

typescript

import { LakehouseClient } from '@lakehouse42/sdk';

const client = new LakehouseClient({
  apiKey: 'YOUR_API_KEY'
});

Step 3: Upload Your First Document

python

# Upload a document
with open("document.pdf", "rb") as f:
    doc = client.documents.upload(file=f)
    print(f"Uploaded: {doc.id}")

Step 4: Search Your Knowledge Base

python

# Perform a search
results = client.search(
    query="What is our return policy?",
    limit=5
)

for result in results:
    print(f"{result.title}: {result.score}")

Next Steps

Authentication - Learn about API keys and OAuth
Hybrid Retrieval - Understand how search works
API Reference - Explore all endpoints