Once you have created your integration with Pinecone, specify a **source tag** when instantiating clients with Pinecone SDKs, or pass a source tag as part of the `User-Agent` header when using the API directly.

:::callout{intent="note"}
Anyone can create an integration, but [becoming an official Pinecone partner](/guides/build-an-integration-integration-ecosystem) can help accelerate your go-to-market and add value to your customers.
:::

### Source tag naming conventions

Your source tag must follow these conventions:

- Clearly identify your integration.
- Use only lowercase letters, numbers, underscores, and colons.

For example, for an integration called "New Framework", `"new_framework"` is valid, but `"new framework"` and `"New_framework"` aren't valid.

### Specify a source tag

| Pinecone SDK                           | Required version |
| -------------------------------------- | ---------------- |
| [Python](/guides/sdks-python-overview) | v3.2.1+          |
| [Node.js](/guides/sdks-node-overview)  | v2.2.0+          |
| [Java](/guides/sdks-java-overview)     | v1.0.0+          |
| [Go](/guides/sdks-go-overview)         | v0.4.1+          |

:::code-group
```python Python theme={null}
# REST client
from pinecone import Pinecone

pc = Pinecone(
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY", 
    source_tag="YOUR_SOURCE_TAG"
)

# gRPC client
from pinecone.grpc import PineconeGRPC

pc = PineconeGRPC(
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY", 
    source_tag="YOUR_SOURCE_TAG"
)
```

```javascript JavaScript theme={null}
import { Pinecone } from '@pinecone-database/pinecone';

const pc = new Pinecone({ 
    apiKey: 'YOUR_API_KEY', 
    sourceTag: 'YOUR_SOURCE_TAG' 
});
```

```java Java theme={null}
import io.pinecone.clients.Pinecone;

public class IntegrationExample {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Pinecone pc = new Pinecone.Builder("YOUR_API_KEY")
                .withSourceTag("YOUR_SOURCE_TAG")
                .build();
    }
}
```

```go Go theme={null}
import "github.com/pinecone-io/go-pinecone/v4/pinecone"

client, err := pinecone.NewClient(pinecone.NewClientParams{
	ApiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY",
	SourceTag: "YOUR_SOURCE_TAG",
})
```

```shell curl theme={null}
curl -i -X GET "https://api.pinecone.io/indexes" \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  -H "Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "User-Agent: source_tag=YOUR_SOURCE_TAG" \
  -H "X-Pinecone-Api-Version: 2025-10"
```
:::

## Related pages

- [Account management](./account-management-index.md)
- [Admin](./admin-2-index.md)
- [Admin](./admin-index.md)
- [APIs](./apis-index.md)
- [Architecture](./architecture-index.md)
- [Assistants](./assistants-index.md)
- [Bring Your Own Cloud](./bring-your-own-cloud-index.md)
- [Build an assistant](./build-an-assistant-index.md)
- [Build an integration](./build-an-integration-index.md)
- [Changelog](./changelog-index.md)

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