The following code is for users using Encord with the US domain (https://api.us.encord.com) or their own private VPC (Virtual Private Cloud).

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STEP 1: Set the ENCORD_DOMAIN Environment variable

This will be the domain to the Encord API, not the front-end app. If running locally: 
export ENCORD_DOMAIN=https://api.us.encord.com
If running in a Python project: 
import os

os.environ["ENCORD_DOMAIN"] = "https://api.us.encord.com"

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STEP 2: Set the ENCORD_SSH_KEY or ENCORD_SSH_KEY_FILE Environment variables

If running locally: 
export ENCORD_SSH_KEY="<your key>"
If deploying with a GCP cloud function, create a GCP secret & pass in the Key 
import os

os.environ["ENCORD_SSH_KEY"] = "<your key>"

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STEP 3: Instantiate the Client from the Agent

This step is only required if your Task agent uses the Encord Client.
Since Encord is a separate package than Encord-Agents, when leveraging an Encord Client, you also need to use the client connected to the agent. For tasks that need the Encord client for every operation, we recommend: 
@app.post("/my-agent")
def my_agent(user_client: Anntotated[EncordUserClient, Depends(dep_user_client)]):
    # use agent to get project, dataset, etc
If you only need the client once to do batch processing or filtering, you can fetch the existing client from the agents library: 
from encord_agents.core.utils import get_user_client

encord_user_client = get_user_client()