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Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have:
  1. Installed the SDK
  2. Set up your API key

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Initialize the Client

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Synchronous Client

Create a new client instance for synchronous operations: 
from brew_sdk import BrewSDK

client = BrewSDK()

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Async Client

For async applications, use AsyncBrewSDK: 
from brew_sdk import AsyncBrewSDK

client = AsyncBrewSDK()
The client automatically uses the BREW_SDK_API_KEY environment variable for authentication.

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Import Contacts

Import contacts into your Brew audience: 
from brew_sdk import BrewSDK

client = BrewSDK()

result = client.contacts.import_.create(
    contacts=[
        {
            "email": "[email protected]",
            "first_name": "John",
            "last_name": "Doe",
            "subscribed": True,
            "custom_fields": {
                "company": "Acme Inc",
                "role": "Developer",
            },
        },
        {
            "email": "[email protected]",
            "first_name": "Jane",
            "last_name": "Smith",
        },
    ],
)

print("Import results:", result.data.stats)
# Stats(total=2, valid=2, invalid=0)
Note that the import resource is accessed via import_ (with underscore) because import is a reserved keyword in Python.

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Update a Contact

Update an existing contact’s information: 
updated = client.contacts.update(
    email="[email protected]",
    first_name="Johnny",
    custom_fields={
        "role": "Senior Developer",
        "department": "Engineering",
    },
)

print("Contact updated:", updated.data)

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Send a Transactional Email

Send a transactional email using a published template: 
response = client.send.transactional.send(
    chat_id="your-template-id",
    to="[email protected]",
    variables={
        "firstName": "John",
        "orderNumber": "ORD-12345",
        "trackingUrl": "https://example.com/track/xyz",
    },
)

print("Email sent:", response.data)
# Data(sent=1, failed=0, results=[...])
You can also send to multiple recipients: 
response = client.send.transactional.send(
    chat_id="your-template-id",
    to=["[email protected]", "[email protected]"],
    variables={
        "announcement": "New feature released!",
    },
)

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Delete a Contact

Remove a contact from your audience: 
deleted = client.contacts.delete(email="[email protected]")

print("Contact deleted:", deleted.data)
# Data(deleted=True, email='[email protected]')

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Working with Types

The SDK uses Pydantic models for type-safe responses: 
from brew_sdk import BrewSDK
from brew_sdk.types.contacts import ImportCreateResponse

client = BrewSDK()

result: ImportCreateResponse = client.contacts.import_.create(
    contacts=[{"email": "[email protected]", "first_name": "John"}],
    trigger_automations=True,
)

# Access typed data
print(result.data.stats.total if result.data.stats else None)
print(result.data.import_id)

# Convert to dict
data_dict = result.to_dict()

# Convert to JSON
json_str = result.to_json()

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Handling Responses

All SDK methods return Pydantic models with helper methods: 
result = client.contacts.import_.create(
    contacts=[{"email": "[email protected]"}],
)

# Check success
if result.success:
    print("Import ID:", result.data.import_id)
    print("Stats:", result.data.stats)
    
    # Handle validation errors
    if result.data.errors:
        for error in result.data.errors:
            print(f"Error at index {error.index}: {error.error}")

# Access metadata
print("Request ID:", result.meta.request_id if result.meta else None)

# Serialize response
print(result.to_json(indent=2))

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Error Handling

Wrap API calls in try-except to handle errors: 
import brew_sdk
from brew_sdk import BrewSDK

client = BrewSDK()

try:
    result = client.contacts.import_.create(
        contacts=[{"email": "invalid-email"}],
    )
except brew_sdk.BadRequestError as e:
    print(f"Invalid request: {e}")
except brew_sdk.AuthenticationError as e:
    print("Authentication failed - check your API key")
except brew_sdk.RateLimitError as e:
    print("Rate limited - slow down requests")
except brew_sdk.APIStatusError as e:
    print(f"API error: {e.status_code} - {e.message}")
See Error Handling for more details.

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Complete Example

Here’s a complete example putting it all together: 
import brew_sdk
from brew_sdk import BrewSDK

def main():
    client = BrewSDK()

    try:
        # Import a new contact
        import_result = client.contacts.import_.create(
            contacts=[
                {
                    "email": "[email protected]",
                    "first_name": "New",
                    "last_name": "User",
                    "custom_fields": {
                        "source": "api-quickstart",
                    },
                },
            ],
            trigger_automations=True,
        )

        print("Imported:", import_result.data.stats)

        # Send welcome email
        email_result = client.send.transactional.send(
            chat_id="welcome-email-template",
            to="[email protected]",
            variables={
                "firstName": "New",
                "dashboardUrl": "https://app.example.com/dashboard",
            },
        )

        print("Welcome email sent:", email_result.data.sent)

    except brew_sdk.APIStatusError as e:
        print(f"API Error: {e.status_code} - {e.message}")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

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Next Steps

Contacts

Learn more about managing contacts

Transactional Emails

Send transactional emails

Error Handling

Handle errors and configure retries

API Reference

View the full API documentation

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