azure-communication-identity
Microsoft Azure Communication Identity Service Client Library for Python
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes. This is a stable, actively maintained library with no known vulnerabilities, low install friction, and permissive licensing. Install it if you are building on Azure Communication Services and need to manage identities and tokens from Python. It is a required foundation for using other Azure communication client packages.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires an active Azure subscription and a deployed Communication Services resource with endpoint and credentials configured.
- Low install friction with three lightweight runtime dependencies (msrest, azure-core, typing-extensions).
- The package is actively maintained with a recent release and no known vulnerabilities.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT License (permissive) — MIT License permits commercial and private use with minimal restrictions, requiring only attribution and inclusion of the license text.
last release 2024-02-15 (911 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-14 · 5,588 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 311,037 downloads/mo, #7,742 on PyPI
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pip install azure-communication-identity
from azure.communication.identity import CommunicationIdentityClient
from azure.identity import DefaultAzureCredential
identity_client = CommunicationIdentityClient(endpoint, DefaultAzureCredential())
user = identity_client.create_user()- Whether token expiration can be configured beyond the documented 1–24 hour range.
- Performance characteristics when managing large numbers of identities or tokens.
- Specific error handling and retry behavior for transient failures.
What it is and what it does
Azure Communication Identity is a Python client library for managing user identities and access tokens within Azure Communication Services. It provides a straightforward API to create and delete communication identities, issue scoped access tokens for services like chat and calling, and revoke tokens when needed. The library wraps Azure's REST API and handles authentication via connection strings or Azure Active Directory credentials.
The package is designed as a foundational component for applications that need to integrate Azure Communication Services. You use it to bootstrap identity management before calling other Azure communication client libraries (chat, calling, SMS). It supports token scoping to limit permissions, custom token expiration times, and Teams user token exchange for hybrid scenarios.
Use it for
- Bootstrap identity setup for a multi-user chat or calling application backed by Azure Communication Services.
- Issue short-lived access tokens with specific scopes (CHAT, VOIP, CHAT_JOIN) for client applications.
- Revoke all tokens for a user when they log out or their account is disabled.
- Exchange Azure AD tokens from Teams users to Communication Identity tokens for interoperability.
- Create and manage communication identities programmatically in a backend service.
Worth the install?
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Yes.
This is a stable, actively maintained library with no known vulnerabilities, low install friction, and permissive licensing. Install it if you are building on Azure Communication Services and need to manage identities and tokens from Python. It is a required foundation for using other Azure communication client packages.
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azure-communication-identity on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with three lightweight runtime dependencies (msrest, azure-core, typing-extensions). The package is actively maintained with a recent release and no known vulnerabilities.
Requires an active Azure subscription and a deployed Communication Services resource with endpoint and credentials configured.
License in practice
MIT License permits commercial and private use with minimal restrictions, requiring only attribution and inclusion of the license text.
Quickstart
pip install azure-communication-identity
from azure.communication.identity import CommunicationIdentityClient
from azure.identity import DefaultAzureCredential
identity_client = CommunicationIdentityClient(endpoint, DefaultAzureCredential())
user = identity_client.create_user()Verify before relying
- Whether token expiration can be configured beyond the documented 1–24 hour range.
- Performance characteristics when managing large numbers of identities or tokens.
- Specific error handling and retry behavior for transient failures.
Package facts
| License | MIT License permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.7 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 3 packagesmsrestazure-coretyping-extensions |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 911 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 311,037 / month, #7,742 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 :: 3.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8 |
Evidence: azure_communication_identity-1.5.0-py3-none-any.whl
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