# Step 4: Set up the AWS CLI and AWS SDKs
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You can use Amazon Rekognition Custom Labels with the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI) and AWS SDKs. If you need to run Amazon Rekognition Custom Labels operations from the terminal, install the AWS CLI. If you are creating an application, download the AWS SDK for the programming language that you are using. 

**Topics**
+ [Install the AWS SDKS](#sdk-install-sdk)
+ [Grant programmatic access](su-sdk-programmatic-access.md)
+ [Set up SDK permissions](su-sdk-permissions.md)
+ [Call an Amazon Rekognition Custom Labels operation](su-sdk-list-projects.md)

## Install the AWS SDKS
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Follow the steps to download and configure the AWS SDKs.

**To set up the AWS CLI and the AWS SDKs**
+ Download and install the [AWS CLI](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/getting-started-install.html) and the AWS SDKs that you want to use. This guide provides examples for the AWS CLI, [Java](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-java/latest/developer-guide/setup.html), and [Python](https://boto3.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/guide/quickstart.html#installation). For information about installing AWS SDKs, see [Tools for Amazon Web Services](https://aws.amazon.com/tools/).