# Connecting to the Hyperspace Server

The following describes how to create a local instance of the Hyperspace client, which will enable you to connect to the database through the Hyperspace API. Hyperspace provides you with a username, password and the address of the cloud machine to which you will connect using the Hyperspace API.

**To create a local instance of the Hyperspace client –**

Copy the following code snippet to enable a connection to the database through the Hyperspace API.

```python
hyperspace_client = hyperspace.HyperspaceClientApi(host=host_address,
                                                   username=username,
                                                   password=password)
```

Make the following two modifications before running it.

* Replace <mark style="color:purple;">host\_address</mark> with the address of the Hyperspace cloud machine that you will access. This will be provided to you by Hyperspace.
* Replace <mark style="color:purple;">username</mark> and <mark style="color:purple;">password</mark> with the user name and password provided to you by Hyperspace.

To check that the client is live, run the following command -

```
print(hyperspace_client.collections_info())
```

A status message similar to the following should appear –

*\[{'Collections size': {'GeneratedData': 0,* \
&#x20;                                  *'Number of total vectors': 98792},*\
&#x20;                                  *{'Number of data nodes': 1}]*

If no status message appears, then contact support for assistance.