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id: alibabacloud-dingtalk
version: "2.2.56"
license: Apache License 2.0
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
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# alibabacloud-dingtalk — Alibaba Cloud Dingtalk SDK Library for Python

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Downloads: 639.0K/mo

## What it is and what it does

This is Alibaba Cloud's official Python SDK for DingTalk, an enterprise collaboration platform. It wraps DingTalk's REST APIs behind Python client classes, allowing you to programmatically send messages, manage contacts, trigger workflows, access calendar and document features, and interact with other DingTalk services from your Python application.

The SDK is built on Alibaba's standard gateway and OpenAPI utility libraries, which handle HTTP transport, request signing, and response parsing. It targets Python 3.6 and later and is actively maintained, with recent updates indicating ongoing support for new DingTalk features.

Use it for:

- Send automated notifications or alerts to DingTalk groups or individuals from a Python backend service.
- Sync employee contact data from DingTalk into your internal directory or HR system.
- Trigger DingTalk workflows or approvals from external business logic or scheduled tasks.
- Query DingTalk calendar, meeting, or attendance data for reporting or integration with other tools.
- Build a chatbot or automation layer that listens to and responds within DingTalk conversations.

## Worth the install?

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

Python SDK for integrating with Alibaba Cloud's DingTalk platform, providing access to DingTalk's APIs for messaging, contacts, workflows, and other enterprise collaboration features.

Yes, if you need to integrate with DingTalk from Python. The SDK is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, installs cleanly, and carries a permissive license. It is the official client library for the platform. Install it only if your application actually requires DingTalk integration; it is not a general-purpose utility.

## Install

pip install alibabacloud-dingtalk
uv add alibabacloud-dingtalk
poetry add alibabacloud-dingtalk

## Installing alibabacloud-dingtalk

Before you install: Low friction: pure Python wheel with six Alibaba Cloud gateway and utility dependencies. Actively maintained with a release 3 days ago. Supports Python 3.6 and later.

License in practice: Apache License 2.0 (permissive): you can use, modify, and distribute this package freely in commercial and private projects, provided you include the license notice and state significant changes.

Quickstart:

pip install alibabacloud_dingtalk

from alibabacloud_dingtalk import Client
# Initialize with your DingTalk app credentials and call API methods

Requires DingTalk app credentials (app ID and app secret) from your DingTalk enterprise account to authenticate API calls.

Verify before relying:

- Whether the SDK covers all current DingTalk API endpoints or only a subset of the platform's capabilities
- Real-world latency and throughput characteristics when calling DingTalk APIs through this SDK
- Whether authentication credentials (app ID, app secret) can be injected via environment variables or only programmatically

## Package facts

- License: Apache License 2.0 (permissive)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: active
- Downloads: 639.0K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

dingtalk api python, alibaba cloud dingtalk sdk, dingtalk integration python, enterprise messaging api, dingtalk enterprise collaboration, alibaba dingtalk client, dingtalk workflow automation, alibaba-cloud, enterprise-messaging, workflow-automation

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