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# Introduction

The Northern Trust Small Business API gives you programmatic access to core banking services for your business — including account balances, transaction history, payments, and payroll.

## SDKs

Install our official SDKs to get started quickly:

#### TypeScript

```bash
npm install @northern-trust/small-business
```

#### Python

```bash
pip install northern-trust-small-business
```

## Quick Example

#### TypeScript

```typescript
import { NorthernTrustClient } from "@northern-trust/small-business";

const client = new NorthernTrustClient({ apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY" });

const accounts = await client.accounts.list();
console.log(accounts);
```

#### Python

```python
from northern_trust_small_business import NorthernTrustClient

client = NorthernTrustClient(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")

accounts = client.accounts.list()
print(accounts)
```