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id: asusrouter
version: "1.21.3"
license: Apache-2.0
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
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# asusrouter — API wrapper for communication with ASUSWRT-powered routers using HTTP protocol

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Downloads: 73.7K/mo

## What it is and what it does

Asusrouter is a Python library that wraps the HTTP API of ASUSWRT-powered routers, enabling programmatic access to router configuration, status, and control functions. It uses async/await patterns via aiohttp to communicate with routers over HTTP or HTTPS, parsing responses with xmltodict. The library is designed primarily for Home Assistant integrations but can be used standalone in any async Python application that needs to interact with ASUS routers.

The package supports a wide range of ASUS router models across WiFi standards (WiFi 6, 6e, and 7), with both stock ASUSWRT and AsusWRT-Merlin firmware. It abstracts away the low-level HTTP protocol details and XML parsing, exposing a simple async API for querying network data and managing router settings. Installation is straightforward with minimal dependencies, and the codebase is actively maintained.

Use it for:

- Monitor network status and connected device information from an ASUS router in a Home Assistant automation.
- Query WiFi performance metrics and signal strength data for reporting or alerting systems.
- Programmatically reboot or reconfigure ASUS router settings from a custom network management tool.
- Build a dashboard that aggregates real-time router statistics and client connection logs.
- Integrate ASUS router telemetry into a broader IoT monitoring platform using async Python.

## Worth the install?

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

Asynchronous API wrapper for querying and controlling ASUSWRT-powered routers over HTTP(S), supporting both stock firmware and AsusWRT-Merlin variants.

Yes, if you own an ASUS router and need programmatic access to it from Python. Low install friction, active maintenance, permissive license, and no known vulnerabilities make it a safe choice. The async design fits well into modern Python applications. Verify that your specific router model and firmware version are supported before relying on it for production automation.

## Install

pip install asusrouter
uv add asusrouter
poetry add asusrouter

## Installing asusrouter

Before you install: Low install friction; pure Python wheel with three common async/HTTP dependencies (aiohttp, urllib3, xmltodict). Actively maintained with recent commits; requires Python 3.11 or later.

License in practice: Apache-2.0 permissive license allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions; suitable for most integration and automation scenarios.

Quickstart:

pip install asusrouter

import aiohttp
import asyncio
from asusrouter import AsusRouter, AsusData

loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
session = aiohttp.ClientSession(loop=loop)
router = AsusRouter(hostname="router.my.address", username="admin", password="password", session=session)
loop.run_until_complete(router.async_connect())
data = loop.run_until_complete(router.async_get_data(AsusData.NETWORK))
loop.run_until_complete(router.async_disconnect())
loop.run_until_complete(session.close())

Requires Python 3.11 or later; must provide valid router hostname, username, and password; aiohttp event loop and session management required.

Verify before relying:

- Whether all ASUSWRT device models are actually supported or only those explicitly listed in documentation.
- Performance characteristics and timeout behavior under high-frequency polling or large data queries.
- Compatibility with custom firmware versions beyond the tested firmware versions shown in the device tables.

## Package facts

- License: Apache-2.0 (permissive)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: active
- Downloads: 73.7K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

asus router api wrapper, asuswrt http client, router network management, async asus router control, asuswrt device communication, home automation router integration, asus wifi router api, home-automation, async-http, network-management

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