{"categories":[{"label":"Python Modules","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-libraries-python-modules/16"},{"label":"Distributed Computing","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/system-distributed-computing/2"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"VMware vAPI Runtime provides HTTP client, message serialization, and input/output validation for invoking VCF SDK APIs from Python applications.","skillfed_tags":["vmware-sdk","api-client"],"use_cases":["Installed automatically when you install VMware SDK modules that provide language bindings for specific VCF APIs","Provides HTTP transport and message handling for Python applications invoking VMware vSphere or vCenter APIs","Handles API input validation and output type conversion for VMware SDK consumers","Enables secure communication with VMware infrastructure via cryptographic and TLS support from pyOpenSSL and cryptography"],"what_it_does":"VMware vAPI Runtime is a foundational client library for the VMware VCF SDK, providing the HTTP transport layer, API message serialization, and type validation that other SDK modules depend on. It handles the low-level mechanics of communicating with VMware APIs\u2014encoding requests, deserializing responses, and converting data to native Python types\u2014so that higher-level SDK bindings can focus on API-specific logic.\n\nThe library is typically installed automatically as a transitive dependency when you install other VMware SDK modules for specific APIs (such as vSphere or vCenter bindings). It supports modern Python versions from 3.10 through 3.14 and runs on macOS, Windows, and Unix-like systems. Its core dependencies are standard cryptographic and HTTP libraries: pyOpenSSL, cryptography, setuptools, and requests.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you are using other VMware SDK modules\u2014it will be installed automatically as a required dependency. Install it directly only if you are building custom integrations with VMware APIs that do not use the higher-level SDK bindings. The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, and carries a permissive Apache license."},"id":"vmware-vapi-runtime","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/vmware-vapi-runtime","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/vmware-vapi-runtime.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/vmware-vapi-runtime/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-05-12","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"vmware-vapi-runtime","python_support":"unspecified","summary":"VMware vAPI Runtime"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":174068,"position":10290,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"9.1.0.0"}