# Lisk Rust - API Client > Rust API Client for accessing Lisk Blockchain [![CircleCI](https://circleci.com/gh/ManuGowda/lisk-api-rust-client/tree/master.svg?style=svg&circle-token=2e6f0f19e6e3b0b3eda9dde759d4251eeb8961bd)](https://circleci.com/gh/ManuGowda/lisk-api-rust-client/tree/master) ## Prerequisites Follow the official RUST docs and install [RUST](https://www.rust-lang.org/tools/install) ## Contribution Setup ``` git clone https://github.com/ManuGowda/lisk-api-rust-client.git cd lisk-api-rust-client cargo build cargo test -- --nocapture ``` ## Using the dependencies Edit `Cargo.toml` file under `dependencies` section ``` lisk_api_rust_client = "0.1.0" ``` ## Library usage ``` use lisk_api_rust_client::{Connection, Manager}; const HOST: &str = "https://node.lisk.io/api/"; let connection = Connection::new(HOST); ```