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The SDKs and toolkits are designed to help you work with CDF more effectively, whether you’re building applications, integrating data, or developing custom solutions.

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Support and maintenance

The general Python and JavaScript SDKs for CDF are supported by Cognite.
Other SDKs and toolkits are actively developed and are community-supported with contributions from Cognite engineers. They are provided as-is, without any support or warranties from Cognite.

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General SDKs

Python

Targeted towards general usage of CDF for Python developers. Supports high-throughput jobs and data scientist tasks. Supported by Cognite

JavaScript

For web developers building frontend applications. Supports React and Angular with GraphQL API integration. Supported by Cognite

Java

For backend developers and data engineers building high-throughput applications. Community-supported

Scala

Used in CDF’s transformation engine, focused on moving large amounts of data. Community-supported

.NET

Asynchronous SDK for .NET developers, used in CDF’s OData service and Power BI integration. Community-supported

Rust

Supports core CDF resource types and data modeling. Community-supported

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Specialized SDKs

Reveal 3D viewer

Embeddable JavaScript library for visualizing large 3D models on the web. Community-supported

Spark Data Source

Read and write data from/to CDF in parallel using Apache Spark. Community-supported

Geospatial SDK

Operate on geospatial APIs in CDF using Python. Community-supported

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Toolkits

Cognite CLI

Create, build, deploy, and manage Flows custom apps from your terminal with @cognite/cli. Supported by Cognite

Extractor utils

Build extractors for CDF with built-in support for caching, batch ingestion, monitoring, and logging. Community-supported

Data Modeling SDK Generator

Generate Python SDKs for your CDF data models with Pygen. Community-supported

Simulator utils

Build simulator connectors for CDF with .NET, handling model reading and result processing. Community-supported
Last modified on September 24, 2026