Coding generative AI solutions

Use the watsonx.ai Python library from a notebook or the watsonx.ai REST API directly to leverage foundation models in your generative AI applications.

Tasks that you can do programmatically

The following table describes the tasks that you can perform by using a notebook, the REST API, or both. A checkmark (✓) indicates that the task is supported for the coding method.

Table 1. Tasks you can do programmatically in watsonx.ai
Task	Notebook	REST API
Get details about the available foundation models	✓	✓
Check the tokens a model calculates for a prompt	✓	✓
Get a list of available custom foundation models	✓	✓
Inference a foundation model	✓	✓
Prompt-tune a foundation model	✓	✓
List available prompt templates	✓	✓
Inference a foundation model with a prompt template	✓	✓
Integrate with LangChain	✓

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Authenticating for programmatic access to a project or space
Python library
REST API

Parent topic: Developing generative AI solutions