# Installation instructions

Zulip's REST API is easy to work with directly, but there are API
libraries available for various popular languages.

The Python library is the most advanced (and has tools for easily
writing interactive bots that react to messages), so we recommend it
if you're trying to decide.

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<ul class="nav">
<li data-language="curl">curl</li>
<li data-language="python">Python</li>
<li data-language="zulip-send">zulip-send</li>
<li data-language="javascript">JavaScript</li>
</ul>
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No download required!
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<div data-language="zulip-send" markdown="1">
Included with the Python bindings:

```
pip install zulip
```

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Install the Python API with [pip](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/zulip/):

```
pip install zulip
```

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<div data-language="javascript" markdown="1">
Install the JavaScript API with [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/package/zulip-js):

```
npm install zulip-js
```

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</div>
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