Scikit-Learn Python API Docs | dltHub

Scikit‑Learn is a Python machine‑learning library providing estimator classes, transformers and dataset loader functions accessible via a Python API (sklearn.*). The REST API base URL is `` and .

dlt is an open-source Python library that handles authentication, pagination, and schema evolution automatically. dlthub provides AI context files that enable code assistants to generate production-ready pipelines. Install with uv pip install "dlt[workspace]" and start loading Scikit-Learn data in under 10 minutes.

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What data can I load from Scikit-Learn?

Here are some of the endpoints you can load from Scikit-Learn:

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How do I authenticate with the Scikit-Learn API?

Scikit‑Learn does not use HTTP authentication because it is a local Python library; use it by installing the package and importing sklearn in Python.

1. Get your credentials

Not applicable — Scikit‑Learn has no credentials or API key for REST access. Install via pip: pip install scikit-learn and import with import sklearn.

2. Add them to .dlt/secrets.toml

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[sources.scikit_learn_source]

dlt reads this automatically at runtime — never hardcode tokens in your pipeline script. For production environments, see setting up credentials with dlt for environment variable and vault-based options.

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How do I set up and run the pipeline?

Set up a virtual environment and install dlt:

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uv venv && source .venv/bin/activate
uv pip install "dlt[workspace]"

1. Install the dlt AI Workbench:

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dlt ai init --agent <your-agent> # <agent>: claude | cursor | codex

This installs project rules, a secrets management skill, appropriate ignore files, and configures the dlt MCP server for your agent. Learn more →

2. Install the rest-api-pipeline toolkit:

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dlt ai toolkit rest-api-pipeline install

This loads the skills and context about dlt the agent uses to build the pipeline iteratively, efficiently, and safely. The agent uses MCP tools to inspect credentials — it never needs to read your secrets.toml directly. Learn more →

3. Start LLM-assisted coding:

Use /find-source to load data from the Scikit-Learn API into DuckDB.

The rest-api-pipeline toolkit takes over from here — it reads relevant API documentation, presents you with options for which endpoints to load, and follows a structured workflow to scaffold, debug, and validate the pipeline step by step.

4. Run the pipeline:

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python scikit_learn_pipeline.py

If everything is configured correctly, you'll see output like this:

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Pipeline scikit_learn_pipeline load step completed in 0.26 seconds
1 load package(s) were loaded to destination duckdb and into dataset scikit_learn_data
The duckdb destination used duckdb:/scikit_learn.duckdb location to store data
Load package 1749667187.541553 is LOADED and contains no failed jobs

Inspect your pipeline and data:

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dlt pipeline scikit_learn_pipeline show

This opens the Pipeline Dashboard where you can verify pipeline state, load metrics, schema (tables, columns, types), and query the loaded data directly.

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Python pipeline example

This example loads from the Scikit-Learn API into DuckDB. It mirrors the endpoint and data selector configuration from the table above:

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import dlt
from dlt.sources.rest_api import RESTAPIConfig, rest_api_resources

@dlt.source
def scikit_learn_source(=dlt.secrets.value):
    config: RESTAPIConfig = {
        "client": {
            "base_url": "",
            "auth": {
                "type": "",
                "": ,
            },
        },
        "resources": [
            
        ],
    }
    yield from rest_api_resources(config)


def get_data() -> None:
    pipeline = dlt.pipeline(
        pipeline_name="scikit_learn_pipeline",
        destination="duckdb",
        dataset_name="scikit_learn_data",
    )
    load_info = pipeline.run(scikit_learn_source())
    print(load_info)

To add more endpoints, append entries from the resource table to the "resources" list using the same name, path, and data_selector pattern.

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How do I query the loaded data?

Once the pipeline runs, dlt creates one table per resource. You can query with Python or SQL.

Python (pandas DataFrame):

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import dlt

data = dlt.pipeline("scikit_learn_pipeline").dataset()
sessions_df = data..df()
print(sessions_df.head())

SQL (DuckDB example):

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SELECT * FROM scikit_learn_data. LIMIT 10;

In a marimo or Jupyter notebook:

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import dlt

data = dlt.pipeline("scikit_learn_pipeline").dataset()
data..df().head()

See how to explore your data in marimo Notebooks and how to query your data in Python with dataset.

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What destinations can I load Scikit-Learn data to?

dlt supports loading into any of these destinations — only the destination parameter changes:

Change the destination in dlt.pipeline(destination="snowflake") and add credentials in .dlt/secrets.toml. See the full destinations list.

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Troubleshooting

No REST API available

Scikit‑Learn is a Python library and does not offer an HTTP/REST API. Attempts to call HTTP endpoints will fail — there is no base URL, endpoints, or authentication to configure. Use scikit‑learn by installing the package and calling its Python API.

Common integration approaches

• Install the package with pip install scikit-learn and import import sklearn.
• If you need an HTTP interface, wrap your trained model in a custom service (e.g., FastAPI, Flask, BentoML) and document that service’s own API separately.

Model‑serving considerations

• When you create a serving layer, document its base_url, authentication, endpoints, and the JSON response shape (e.g., a top‑level predictions array) so that dlt can select records correctly.

Ensure that the API key is valid to avoid 401 Unauthorized errors. Also, verify endpoint paths and parameters to avoid 404 Not Found errors.

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Next steps

Continue your data engineering journey with the other toolkits of the dltHub AI Workbench:

• data-exploration — Build custom notebooks, charts, and dashboards for deeper analysis with marimo notebooks.
• dlthub-runtime — Deploy, schedule, and monitor your pipeline in production.

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dlt ai toolkit data-exploration install
dlt ai toolkit dlthub-runtime install

• How to deploy a pipeline
• How to explore your data in marimo Notebooks
• How to query your data in Python with dataset
• Join the dlt community on Slack