# Getting started

## Installation

The redivis library is [hosted on NPM](https://www.npmjs.com/package/redivis). Use npm to install, or specify `redivis-js` in your package.json

```bash
npm install --save redivis
```

## Authentication

The redivis-js library supports two forms of authentication: API token and OAuth

### OAuth (recommended)

The OAuth flow is recommended for interactive sessions, and will automatically prompt you (or the end user) to authenticate with their Redivis credentials. If you're using the redivis-js library in a browser, a popup will appear when authorization is required. If using it in a Node.js environment, a URL will be printed 

### API Token

For non-interactive usage of the redivis-js library (in a Node.js environment), you can use an API token stored as an environment variable for authorization. 

First, follow the steps to [generate an API Token](https://apidocs.redivis.com/authorization). This API token must then be set as the `REDIVIS_API_TOKEN` environment variable before executing your script. You can set the variable for your current session by running the following in your terminal:

```bash
export REDIVIS_API_TOKEN=YOUR_TOKEN
```

## Usage

```python
import * as redivis from redivis

data = await redivis
  .organization('demo')
  .dataset('nyt covid us cases_deaths')
  .table('covid_us states')
  .listRows({ maxResults: 100 })
```

When referencing datasets, workflows, and tables on Redivis, you should be familiar with the [resource reference syntax](https://apidocs.redivis.com/referencing-resources).


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