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Pulsar currently has client libraries available for three languages:

* [Java](#java-client)
* [Python](#python-client)
* [C++](#c-client)

## Java client

For a tutorial on using the Pulsar Java client to produce and consume messages, see [The Pulsar Java client](../../clients/Java).

There are also two independent sets of Javadoc API docs available:

Library | Purpose
:-------|:-------
[`org.apache.pulsar.client.api`](/api/client) | The [Pulsar Java client](../../clients/Java) for producing and consuming messages on Pulsar {% popover topics %}
[`org.apache.pulsar.client.admin`](/api/admin) | The Java client for the [Pulsar admin interface](../../admin-api/overview)

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## Python client

For a tutorial on using the Pulsar Python client, see [The Pulsar Python client](../../clients/Python).

There are also [pdoc](https://github.com/BurntSushi/pdoc)-generated API docs for the Python client [here](/api/python).

## C++ client

For a tutorial on using the Pulsar C++ clent, see [The Pulsar C++ client](../../clients/Cpp).

There are also [Doxygen](http://www.stack.nl/~dimitri/doxygen/)-generated API docs for the C++ client [here]({{ site.baseurl }}api/cpp).