> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.encord.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Encord SDK Introduction

Encord is an end-to-end platform for AI-assisted annotation, quality control, and data management for computer vision and multimodal AI. It empowers teams to efficiently build high-quality datasets for training and evaluating machine learning models.

The Encord SDK provides a powerful Python interface for interacting with the Encord platform programmatically. It allows developers and data scientists to create automated pipelines and integrate Encord functionalities directly into their existing MLOps workflows.

<Tip>
  The SDK is especially recommended for customers working with large quantities of data.
</Tip>

<CardGroup>
  <Card title="Install the SDK" icon="play" href="/sdk-documentation/getting-started-sdk/installation-sdk">
    Learn how to install the Encord SDK and keep it up to date.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Authentication" icon="plug" href="/sdk-documentation/general-sdk/authentication-sdk">
    Learn how to Authenticate with Encord. Authentication differs for US customers.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Add Data" icon="plus" href="/sdk-documentation/getting-started-sdk/sdk-register-data-aws">
    Lean how to add your data to Encord.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Export Labels" icon="file-export" href="/sdk-documentation/sdk-labels/sdk-export">
    Lean how to export your labels from Encord.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>