# initialize_client

> **Function** in `langchain_perplexity`

📖 [View in docs](https://reference.langchain.com/python/langchain-perplexity/_utils/initialize_client)

Initialize the Perplexity client.

## Signature

```python
initialize_client(
    values: dict[str, Any],
) -> dict[str, Any]
```

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[View source on GitHub](https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain/blob/51e954877efd2d2c3c5bf09364dcfec8794eadb0/libs/partners/perplexity/langchain_perplexity/_utils.py#L8)