---
id: authy
version: "2.2.6"
license: unclear
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: abandoned
---

# authy — Authy API Client

License: permissive · Maintenance: abandoned · Downloads: 389.6K/mo

## What it is and what it does

Authy is a Python wrapper around Twilio's Authy two-factor authentication API. It lets you programmatically create users, send one-time passwords via SMS or voice, verify those passwords, and trigger push authentication requests through the Authy mobile app. The package supports multiple 2FA channels: SMS/voice OTPs, TOTP soft tokens, and push notifications.

However, the repository has been archived and unmaintained since May 2022, with no updates for over two years. The codebase includes Python 2 classifiers and shows no active development. Twilio's own documentation suggests evaluating the Verify API as an alternative for new projects, particularly if you only need SMS and voice support.

Use it for:

- Add two-factor authentication to a web application using SMS or voice one-time passwords
- Integrate push-based authentication via the Authy mobile app for user verification
- Generate and verify TOTP soft tokens for users who prefer authenticator apps
- Manage user enrollment and authentication state in a legacy system already using Authy

## Worth the install?

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

Python client for the Twilio Authy two-factor authentication API, supporting one-time passwords via SMS/voice, soft tokens (TOTP), and push authentication.

No. The repository is archived and abandoned since May 2022. While the MIT license is permissive and there are no known vulnerabilities, the lack of maintenance, Python 2 support in classifiers, and Twilio's own recommendation to evaluate Verify API for new projects make this unsuitable for new development. Use only if maintaining an existing system already locked into this client.

## Install

pip install authy
uv add authy
poetry add authy

## Installing authy

Before you install: Repository is archived and unmaintained since May 2022 (over 2 years without updates). The package carries Python 2 classifiers and shows no active development. High install friction due to lack of maintenance support.

License in practice: Licensed under MIT (permissive), which allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions. No licensing barriers to adoption.

Quickstart:

pip install authy

from authy.api import AuthyApiClient
authy_api = AuthyApiClient('your_api_key')
# Create user, send OTP, or trigger push authentication via API methods

Requires a valid Twilio Authy API key from the Twilio Console; repository is archived and no longer maintained.

Verify before relying:

- Current compatibility with modern Python versions (3.9+) and contemporary Twilio API endpoints
- Whether Twilio recommends this package or directs users to Verify API for new projects
- Status of any breaking changes in the Authy API since the last release in April 2020

## Package facts

- License: not declared (permissive)
- Python support: unspecified
- Install friction: high
- Maintenance: abandoned
- Downloads: 389.6K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

twilio authy 2fa client, two factor authentication python, totp soft token api, push authentication python, authy api wrapper, sms otp verification, authy python sdk, abandoned, legacy-maintained

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