adafruit-circuitpython-requests

What it is and what it does

This package brings a familiar requests-like interface to CircuitPython and microcontroller environments, letting you make HTTP calls from embedded boards and Raspberry Pi systems running Adafruit Blinka. It wraps the lower-level CircuitPython ConnectionManager to provide a simpler, more intuitive API for web requests—similar to the standard Python requests library but tailored for resource-constrained embedded hardware.

The library is designed as part of the Adafruit CircuitPython ecosystem and integrates with Blinka to run on GNU/Linux systems like Raspberry Pi as well as native CircuitPython boards. It handles the networking plumbing so you can focus on making HTTP calls without wrestling with socket-level code on embedded platforms.

Use it for:

• Fetch data from a REST API on a Raspberry Pi or CircuitPython board for IoT sensor projects.
• Send telemetry or logs from an embedded device to a cloud service or local server.
• Build a microcontroller-based web scraper or data collector that polls remote endpoints.
• Integrate CircuitPython hardware with web-based services or webhooks.
• Prototype IoT applications on Adafruit boards without writing low-level socket code.

Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying

A requests-like HTTP library for CircuitPython and microcontroller environments, enabling web requests on embedded systems running Adafruit Blinka or CircuitPython.

Yes, if you are developing for CircuitPython or Adafruit Blinka on Raspberry Pi and need HTTP client functionality. The library is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, and low install friction. Not applicable for standard Python applications—use the standard requests library instead.

Install

adafruit-circuitpython-requests on PyPI

pip install adafruit-circuitpython-requests

uv add adafruit-circuitpython-requests

poetry add adafruit-circuitpython-requests

Installing adafruit-circuitpython-requests

Before you install

Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel distribution. Actively maintained as of April 2026, with recent commits and no archived status. Two straightforward runtime dependencies (Adafruit-Blinka and Adafruit-Circuitpython-ConnectionManager) that are standard in the CircuitPython ecosystem.

License in practice

MIT license (permissive) means you can use, modify, and distribute this package freely in commercial and open-source projects with minimal restrictions.

Quickstart

pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-requests

import adafruit_circuitpython_requests as requests
response = requests.get('http://example.com')

Requires CircuitPython or a compatible environment (Adafruit Blinka on Linux/Raspberry Pi); not for standard CPython use.

Verify before relying

• Specific HTTP methods and features supported beyond basic GET/POST (fact sheet mentions 'requests-like' but does not detail API surface).
• Whether this works on all CircuitPython boards or only specific hardware (fact sheet does not specify supported boards).
• Performance characteristics or request size limits for embedded systems (not documented in excerpt).

Package facts

Evidence: adafruit_circuitpython_requests-4.1.17-py3-none-any.whl

Keywords: adafruit, blinka, circuitpython, micropython, requests, requests, networking

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