apache-airflow-providers-hashicorp

What it is and what it does

This is an Apache Airflow provider package that bridges Airflow workflows with HashiCorp services, primarily Vault. It supplies hooks, operators, and authentication mechanisms so Airflow DAGs can securely retrieve secrets, manage credentials, and interact with HashiCorp infrastructure as part of task execution.

The package depends on apache-airflow (the core orchestration framework), apache-airflow-providers-common-compat (shared provider utilities), and hvac (the HashiCorp Vault Python client). It's designed for teams running Airflow who need centralized secret management through Vault or other HashiCorp tools, and it supports Python 3.10 through 3.14. Optional dependencies like boto3 and google providers extend functionality for cross-cloud scenarios.

Use it for:

• Retrieve database credentials from Vault in Airflow tasks without storing them in DAG code or environment variables.
• Authenticate Airflow connections to external systems using secrets managed in HashiCorp Vault.
• Integrate Airflow workflows with HashiCorp Consul for service discovery and configuration management.
• Implement dynamic secret rotation in Airflow by fetching fresh credentials from Vault on each task run.

Worth the install?

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Integrates Apache Airflow with HashiCorp Vault and other HashiCorp services, enabling Airflow workflows to authenticate, retrieve secrets, and interact with HashiCorp infrastructure.

Yes, if you run Apache Airflow and use HashiCorp Vault for secrets management. The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, installs with low friction, and is licensed permissively. It's a standard integration for teams already invested in both Airflow and HashiCorp infrastructure. Not necessary if you don't use Vault or HashiCorp services.

Install

apache-airflow-providers-hashicorp on PyPI

pip install apache-airflow-providers-hashicorp

uv add apache-airflow-providers-hashicorp

poetry add apache-airflow-providers-hashicorp

Installing apache-airflow-providers-hashicorp

Before you install

Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel. Actively maintained with a release 6 days old. Requires apache-airflow >=2.11.0, apache-airflow-providers-common-compat >=1.8.0, and hvac >=1.1.0.

License in practice

Apache-2.0 license is permissive; you can use, modify, and distribute this package freely in commercial and private projects with minimal restrictions.

Quickstart

pip install apache-airflow-providers-hashicorp

from airflow.providers.hashicorp.hooks.vault import VaultHook

hook = VaultHook()
secret = hook.get_secret(path='secret/data/my-secret')

Requires an existing Apache Airflow installation (>=2.11.0) and a running or accessible HashiCorp Vault instance.

Verify before relying

• Specific HashiCorp services beyond Vault supported by this provider version
• Whether optional extras (boto3, google) are required for core Vault functionality or only for advanced features

Package facts

Evidence: apache_airflow_providers_hashicorp-4.8.0-py3-none-any.whl

Keywords: airflow-provider, hashicorp, airflow, integration

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