azure-applicationinsights
Microsoft Azure Application Insights Client Library for Python
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
No. The package is explicitly unmaintained as of 2022-02-11 and Microsoft directs all users to migrate to azure-monitor-query. While it has low install friction and no known vulnerabilities, its inactive status means no future support, security updates, or compatibility fixes. Install only if you are maintaining legacy code that cannot yet be refactored; otherwise use azure-monitor-query.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires valid Azure Application Insights credentials (API key and application ID) and the msrest authentication module to be properly configured.
- Low install friction, but the package has not been updated since 2022-02-11 and is explicitly marked as no longer maintained.
- The repository remains active, but this package itself is inactive per its Development Status classifier.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT License (permissive) — MIT License permits free use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions, making licensing a non-concern for adoption decisions.
last release 2022-02-11 (1645 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-14 · 5,588 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 1,625,030 downloads/mo, #3,707 on PyPI
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pip install azure-applicationinsights
from azure.applicationinsights import ApplicationInsightsDataClient
from msrest.authentication import BasicAuthentication
# Requires Application Insights API key and app ID
client = ApplicationInsightsDataClient(credentials)- Whether the package still works reliably with current versions of its runtime dependencies (msrest, azure-common, azure-nspkg) despite being unmaintained.
- Whether existing code using this package can be safely migrated to azure-monitor-query without breaking changes.
What it is and what it does
azure-applicationinsights is a deprecated Python client library for the Azure Application Insights service. It was designed to enable querying and retrieving telemetry data from Application Insights instances, but Microsoft stopped maintaining it in early 2022 and explicitly recommends migrating to the azure-monitor-query package instead.
The package depends on msrest, azure-common, and azure-nspkg for authentication and Azure SDK integration. While it carries low install friction and has no known vulnerabilities, its unmaintained status means it will not receive bug fixes, security patches, or compatibility updates for newer Python versions or Azure service changes. New projects should avoid it in favor of the recommended replacement.
Use it for
- Querying historical Application Insights telemetry data from legacy Python applications that cannot yet migrate to azure-monitor-query.
- Retrieving application performance metrics and custom events from Azure Application Insights in older codebases.
- Accessing Application Insights analytics results programmatically in Python 2.7 or early Python 3 environments where newer SDKs may not be compatible.
Worth the install?
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No.
The package is explicitly unmaintained as of 2022-02-11 and Microsoft directs all users to migrate to azure-monitor-query. While it has low install friction and no known vulnerabilities, its inactive status means no future support, security updates, or compatibility fixes. Install only if you are maintaining legacy code that cannot yet be refactored; otherwise use azure-monitor-query.
Install
azure-applicationinsights on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction, but the package has not been updated since 2022-02-11 and is explicitly marked as no longer maintained. The repository remains active, but this package itself is inactive per its Development Status classifier.
Requires valid Azure Application Insights credentials (API key and application ID) and the msrest authentication module to be properly configured.
License in practice
MIT License permits free use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions, making licensing a non-concern for adoption decisions.
Quickstart
pip install azure-applicationinsights
from azure.applicationinsights import ApplicationInsightsDataClient
from msrest.authentication import BasicAuthentication
# Requires Application Insights API key and app ID
client = ApplicationInsightsDataClient(credentials)Verify before relying
- Whether the package still works reliably with current versions of its runtime dependencies (msrest, azure-common, azure-nspkg) despite being unmaintained.
- Whether existing code using this package can be safely migrated to azure-monitor-query without breaking changes.
Package facts
| License | MIT License permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 3 packagesmsrestazure-commonazure-nspkg |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 1,645 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 1,625,030 / month, #3,707 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 7 - InactiveLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 2Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7 |
Evidence: azure_applicationinsights-0.1.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl
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