azure-communication-chat
Microsoft Azure Communication Chat Client Library for Python
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Yes. This is a production-stable, actively maintained official SDK from Microsoft with no known vulnerabilities, low install friction, and permissive licensing. Install it if you are building on Azure Communication Services and need Python chat functionality; it is the standard choice for that use case.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.8 or later and a deployed Azure Communication Services resource with a valid access token.
- Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel.
- Actively maintained with recent commits and production-stable status.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT License (permissive) — MIT License permits free use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions, suitable for both open-source and commercial projects.
last release 2024-04-11 (855 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-14 · 5,588 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 134,063 downloads/mo, #11,488 on PyPI
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pip install azure-communication-chat
from azure.communication.chat import ChatClient, CommunicationTokenCredential
endpoint = "https://<RESOURCE_NAME>.communicationservices.azure.com"
chat_client = ChatClient(endpoint, CommunicationTokenCredential(token))
create_chat_thread_result = chat_client.create_chat_thread(topic)
chat_thread_client = chat_client.get_chat_thread_client(create_chat_thread_result.chat_thread.id)- Performance characteristics and rate limits for concurrent chat operations
- Real-time notification delivery guarantees and latency expectations
- Whether typing notifications and read receipts are delivered in near real-time as described
What it is and what it does
This is the official Python client library for Azure Communication Services Chat, a managed cloud service for building real-time chat applications. It provides abstractions for creating chat threads, sending and receiving messages, managing thread participants, and handling typing notifications and read receipts. The library handles authentication via Azure tokens and manages HTTP communication with Azure's backend services.
You use it by instantiating a ChatClient with an Azure endpoint and credentials, then creating or accessing chat threads through ChatThreadClient instances. The library supports one-to-one and group conversations, with features like message history sharing, participant management, and typing indicators. It depends on azure-core for common Azure SDK patterns and isodate for timestamp handling.
Use it for
- Build a web or mobile application with integrated real-time chat between users
- Create a customer support chat interface backed by Azure infrastructure
- Implement group messaging in a collaborative application with participant management
- Add typing indicators and read receipts to a messaging feature
- Manage chat thread lifecycle for a multi-tenant SaaS platform
Worth the install?
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Yes.
This is a production-stable, actively maintained official SDK from Microsoft with no known vulnerabilities, low install friction, and permissive licensing. Install it if you are building on Azure Communication Services and need Python chat functionality; it is the standard choice for that use case.
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azure-communication-chat on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel. Actively maintained with recent commits and production-stable status.
Requires Python 3.8 or later and a deployed Azure Communication Services resource with a valid access token.
License in practice
MIT License permits free use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions, suitable for both open-source and commercial projects.
Quickstart
pip install azure-communication-chat
from azure.communication.chat import ChatClient, CommunicationTokenCredential
endpoint = "https://<RESOURCE_NAME>.communicationservices.azure.com"
chat_client = ChatClient(endpoint, CommunicationTokenCredential(token))
create_chat_thread_result = chat_client.create_chat_thread(topic)
chat_thread_client = chat_client.get_chat_thread_client(create_chat_thread_result.chat_thread.id)Verify before relying
- Performance characteristics and rate limits for concurrent chat operations
- Real-time notification delivery guarantees and latency expectations
- Whether typing notifications and read receipts are delivered in near real-time as described
Package facts
| License | MIT License permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.8 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 3 packagesisodateazure-coretyping-extensions |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 855 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 134,063 / month, #11,488 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: OnlyProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9 |
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