---
title: "Get Zia Instance"
url: https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/sdk/python/v1/zia-services/get-component-instance/
description: "This page describes the method to use the Barcode Scanner feature to scan certain data formats in your Python application with sample code snippets"
last_updated: 2023-12-18T10:50:08Z
service: Zia Services
type: general
related_links:
  - name: "Catalyst Zia"
    url: /en/zia-services/getting-started/introduction
---

# Catalyst Zia

[Catalyst Zia](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/zia-services/getting-started/introduction) is a suite of fully managed AI/ML powered components that can be readily incorporated to build smart and reliable applications. These components help you detect, process, or predict data that can be highly beneficial in various aspects of your business.

You can use a Catalyst Zia service in your application by implementing its component specific SDK snippet in your source code.

# Get component instance

A component instance is an object that can be used to access the predefined configurations specific to a particular component. This process will not fire a server-side call. Also note that this component instance will be used in multiple scenarios while implementing Zia services in your application.

The `app` reference used in the code below is the [Python object](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/sdk/python/v1/setup/#initializing-the-sdk) returned as a response during SDK initialization. You can create a new `zia`instance as shown below :

```python
#Get Zia component instance 
zia = app.zia()

```