## Software development kits (SDKs)

URL: https://docs.atlan.com/get-started/how-tos/getting-started-with-the-apis

> Learn about software development kits (sdks).

You can integrate with Atlan in several ways. Consider using one of the [software development kits (SDKs)](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/platform/python/set-up-sdk/llms.txt), if possible, which:

- encode best practices,
- are built for performance,
- and add validations and simplifications not found in the raw REST APIs themselves.

:::info **Did you know?** 
 The SDKs are nothing more than client libraries that wrap the underlying REST APIs. They prevent you from needing to reinvent the wheel by wrapping the REST APIs yourself.

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