Implementation:Roboflow Rf detr Roboflow SDK Auth

Knowledge Sources	Roboflow Python SDK RF-DETR
Domains	Deployment, Authentication
Last Updated	2026-02-08 15:00 GMT

Overview

External tool documentation for authenticating with the Roboflow platform via the Roboflow Python SDK.

Description

The Roboflow class from the roboflow package handles authentication and workspace access. It accepts an api_key parameter and provides methods to access workspaces, projects, and model versions.

Usage

Initialize the Roboflow client with your API key before calling deploy_to_roboflow on an RFDETR model.

Code Reference

Source Location

• External: roboflow Python package

Signature

from roboflow import Roboflow

rf = Roboflow(api_key="your_api_key")
workspace = rf.workspace("workspace_name")
project = workspace.project("project_id")
version = project.version("version_number")

Import

from roboflow import Roboflow

I/O Contract

Inputs

Name	Type	Required	Description
api_key	str	Yes	Roboflow API key (or set ROBOFLOW_API_KEY env var)
workspace	str	Yes	Roboflow workspace name

Outputs

Name	Type	Description
rf	Roboflow	Authenticated Roboflow client
workspace	Workspace	Workspace object for accessing projects

Usage Examples

Authenticate with Roboflow

from roboflow import Roboflow
import os

# Option 1: Direct API key
rf = Roboflow(api_key="your_api_key_here")

# Option 2: Environment variable
os.environ["ROBOFLOW_API_KEY"] = "your_api_key_here"
rf = Roboflow(api_key=os.environ["ROBOFLOW_API_KEY"])

workspace = rf.workspace("my-workspace")

Related Pages

Implements Principle

• Principle:Roboflow_Rf_detr_Roboflow_Authentication

Requires Environment

• Environment:Roboflow_Rf_detr_Roboflow_Deployment_Credentials