---
id: airbyte-source-declarative-manifest
version: "6.5.2"
license: MIT
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# airbyte-source-declarative-manifest — Base source implementation for low-code sources.

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Downloads: 327.8K/mo

## What it is and what it does

This package is a special Airbyte source connector that reads a declarative manifest file and dynamically creates a working data source from it, eliminating the need to write custom connector code. It acts as an interface to the Airbyte Python CDK's low-code capabilities, allowing you to define data extraction logic declaratively rather than imperatively.

The connector is designed to run in Docker or PyAirbyte environments and accepts a configuration file containing both the manifest definition and any credentials or parameters the manifest requires. It exposes standard Airbyte connector commands (spec, check, discover, read) and is versioned in lockstep with the underlying CDK—meaning you should use matching versions of both packages.

Use it for:

- Define a data source from a REST API using only a manifest file, without writing Python connector code.
- Rapidly prototype new data integrations by iterating on manifest configuration rather than redeploying code.
- Run Airbyte connectors in containerized environments where you want to inject connector logic via configuration.
- Test and validate data extraction logic before committing to a full custom connector implementation.

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

Builds source connectors from declarative manifest files without requiring code, enabling low-code data integration through the Airbyte Python CDK.

Yes, if you are building or using Airbyte integrations and want to create sources declaratively. Install it as part of an Airbyte deployment or PyAirbyte workflow, not as a standalone library. Verify that your use case aligns with the documented scope (Docker/PyAirbyte, not yet platform-level) and that you have matching airbyte-cdk version available.

## Install

pip install airbyte-source-declarative-manifest
uv add airbyte-source-declarative-manifest
poetry add airbyte-source-declarative-manifest

## Installing airbyte-source-declarative-manifest

Before you install: Low friction install with a single runtime dependency on airbyte-cdk. Active maintenance status with recent releases, though the package is explicitly tied to CDK versioning and not yet intended for platform-level standalone use.

License in practice: MIT license permits unrestricted use, modification, and distribution with minimal legal friction.

Quickstart:

pip install airbyte-source-declarative-manifest

# Run connector commands via CLI (typically in Docker or PyAirbyte context)
# poetry run source-declarative-manifest spec
# poetry run source-declarative-manifest check --config config.json

Requires Python 3.10 or 3.11 (not 3.12+). Intended for Docker or PyAirbyte environments; not yet supported as a standalone platform connector. Requires airbyte-cdk version matching this package version.

Verify before relying:

- Whether the connector works reliably outside Docker and PyAirbyte environments despite the documentation caveat about platform support.
- What specific manifest schema versions are supported and how breaking changes are communicated.

## Package facts

- License: MIT (permissive)
- Python support: capped_below_current
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: active
- Downloads: 327.8K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

low-code data connector, declarative manifest source, airbyte source connector, no-code data integration, connector from config file, data-integration, low-code, airbyte

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