django-esi
Django app for accessing the EVE Stable Interface (ESI).
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you are building a Django application that needs to interact with EVE Online's API. The package is actively maintained, has low install friction, and handles the complexity of ESI authentication and versioning. The GPLv3 license is a hard blocker for proprietary projects; open-source and internal tools are a good fit. No known security vulnerabilities.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Django 5.2 or 6.0, Python 3.10–3.14, and EVE Online API credentials (client ID/secret) registered at https://developers.eveonline.com/
- Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel distribution.
- Actively maintained as of 10 days ago with support for current Django (5.2, 6.0) and Python versions (3.10–3.14).
License · maintenance · safety
copyleft license (copyleft) — Licensed under GPLv3 (copyleft). Any derivative work or application bundling this package must also be open-source under a compatible license; proprietary or closed-source projects cannot use it without negotiating alternative licensing.
last release 2026-08-04 (10 days)
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 337,438 downloads/mo, #7,448 on PyPI
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pip install django-esi
# In your Django settings, add 'esi' to INSTALLED_APPS
# Configure ESI credentials and EVE SSO details
from esi.clients import EsiClientFactory
client = EsiClientFactory()
# Use client to call ESI endpoints- Whether EVE Online API credentials or account setup is required before the package becomes functional
- Performance characteristics under high-volume ESI request loads
- Whether the celery and django-redis dependencies are optional or required for all use cases
What it is and what it does
Django-ESI is a Django application that bridges your Django site to EVE Online's official API (the EVE Stable Interface). It generates API clients dynamically from OpenAPI specifications, handles both public and private ESI endpoints, and integrates EVE Single Sign-On for character authentication. The package is maintained by the Alliance Auth project and is built on aiopenapi3, a Pydantic-based OpenAPI client library.
The package handles the complexity of EVE's API versioning, token management, and authentication flow so you don't have to. It's designed for applications that need to interact with EVE Online data—whether that's character information, corporation assets, market data, or other in-game resources. It requires Django 5.2 or 6.0 and Python 3.10 or later, and integrates with celery for async tasks and django-redis for caching.
Use it for
- Build a Django web app that displays EVE Online character or corporation data by authenticating users via EVE SSO
- Fetch and cache EVE market prices, asset lists, or character skill queues in a Django admin dashboard
- Integrate EVE Online data into an existing Django application without writing raw HTTP clients
- Manage multiple ESI endpoint versions in a single Django deployment
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you are building a Django application that needs to interact with EVE Online's API.
The package is actively maintained, has low install friction, and handles the complexity of ESI authentication and versioning. The GPLv3 license is a hard blocker for proprietary projects; open-source and internal tools are a good fit. No known security vulnerabilities.
Install
django-esi on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel distribution. Actively maintained as of 10 days ago with support for current Django (5.2, 6.0) and Python versions (3.10–3.14). Depends on 9 runtime packages including celery, django-redis, and httpx, which are all standard ecosystem choices.
Requires Django 5.2 or 6.0, Python 3.10–3.14, and EVE Online API credentials (client ID/secret) registered at https://developers.eveonline.com/
License in practice
Licensed under GPLv3 (copyleft). Any derivative work or application bundling this package must also be open-source under a compatible license; proprietary or closed-source projects cannot use it without negotiating alternative licensing.
Quickstart
pip install django-esi
# In your Django settings, add 'esi' to INSTALLED_APPS
# Configure ESI credentials and EVE SSO details
from esi.clients import EsiClientFactory
client = EsiClientFactory()
# Use client to call ESI endpointsVerify before relying
- Whether EVE Online API credentials or account setup is required before the package becomes functional
- Performance characteristics under high-volume ESI request loads
- Whether the celery and django-redis dependencies are optional or required for all use cases
Package facts
| License | copyleft license copyleft |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release <3.15,>=3.10 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 9 packagesaiopenapi3celerydjangodjango-redishttpxpython-joserequestsrequests-oauthlibtenacity |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 10 days since the last release |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 337,438 / month, #7,448 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Environment :: Web EnvironmentFramework :: DjangoFramework :: Django :: 5.2Framework :: Django :: 6.0Intended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License v3 (GPLv3)Operating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3 :: OnlyProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14Topic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTPTopic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP :: Dynamic Content |
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