To interact with the Encord platform programmatically, you must authenticate each time you run a script that uses the Encord SDK.

  1. Ensure you have an Encord account. If not, register here.
  2. Create a public and private SSH key for authentication by following this documentation.

We recommend creating a service account to be used with agents.

  1. Set one of the following environment variables in the environment where you plan to run your agents:
    • ENCORD_SSH_KEY: The raw content of your private key file.
    • ENCORD_SSH_KEY_FILE: The absolute path to your private key file.