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# portkey.Client

> Portkey client implementation for API interactions and model integration.

[View module source on GitHub](https://github.com/maximhq/maxim-py/blob/main/maxim/logger/portkey/client.py)

This module is a wrapper around the Portkey client that allows for easy integration with [Maxim](/sdk/python/references/maxim).

It instruments the Portkey client to log to [Maxim](/sdk/python/references/maxim).

It also provides a wrapper around the Portkey chat-completions client that allows for easy integration with [Maxim](/sdk/python/references/maxim).

#### instrument\_portkey

```python theme={null}
def instrument_portkey(client: PortkeyClient,
                       logger: Logger) -> MaximPortkeyClient
```

Attach [Maxim](/sdk/python/references/maxim) OpenAI wrappers to a Portkey client.

This helper patches the `openai_client` attribute of a `Portkey` or
`AsyncPortkey` instance so that all OpenAI-compatible calls are logged
via [Maxim](/sdk/python/references/maxim).

**Arguments**:

| Name     | Description                                                                                      |
| -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `client` | Instance of Portkey or AsyncPortkey client.                                                      |
| `logger` | [Maxim](/sdk/python/references/maxim) `[Logger](/sdk/python/references/logger/logger)` instance. |

**Returns**:

The same client instance with its `openai_client` patched.