dvc-http
http plugin for dvc
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you use DVC and need to store or retrieve data over HTTP. The plugin is actively maintained, has low install friction, carries no security vulnerabilities, and uses a permissive license. Install it only if HTTP is your actual remote storage backend; it's not needed for local or cloud-native workflows.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires DVC to be installed and configured; the HTTP remote must be set up in DVC's configuration before use.
- Low install friction with only two runtime dependencies (fsspec and aiohttp-retry).
- Actively maintained with recent commits; last release was 975 days ago but the repository remains active and not archived.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache License 2.0 (permissive) — Licensed under Apache License 2.0 (permissive), which allows commercial use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions—suitable for most projects.
last release 2023-12-13 (975 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-10 · 2 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 1,885,864 downloads/mo, #3,463 on PyPI
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Verify before relying
pip install dvc-http
import dvc.api
data = dvc.api.get_url('path/to/data', repo='.')- Whether this plugin supports HTTP authentication (basic auth, bearer tokens, or custom headers) for private endpoints.
- Performance characteristics when handling large files or high-latency HTTP connections.
- Whether the plugin supports HTTP range requests for partial file retrieval.
What it is and what it does
dvc-http is a plugin that extends DVC (Data Version Control) to use HTTP and HTTPS endpoints as remote storage backends. It allows you to store versioned data on any HTTP server and retrieve it as part of your DVC workflow, integrating with DVC's existing remote storage abstraction layer through fsspec.
The plugin sits between DVC and HTTP servers, handling the mechanics of pushing and pulling data over HTTP. It depends on fsspec for the storage abstraction and aiohttp-retry for resilient asynchronous HTTP requests. This is useful when your data lives on a web server or HTTP-compatible storage service and you want DVC to manage versions and access patterns.
Use it for
- Store DVC-tracked datasets on a company HTTP server or web host without needing cloud provider SDKs.
- Access versioned data from HTTP endpoints in CI/CD pipelines where only HTTP access is available.
- Use DVC with legacy or custom HTTP-based data repositories that don't have native cloud storage support.
- Retrieve specific versions of data from HTTP remotes in reproducible machine learning workflows.
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you use DVC and need to store or retrieve data over HTTP.
The plugin is actively maintained, has low install friction, carries no security vulnerabilities, and uses a permissive license. Install it only if HTTP is your actual remote storage backend; it's not needed for local or cloud-native workflows.
Install
dvc-http on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with only two runtime dependencies (fsspec and aiohttp-retry). Actively maintained with recent commits; last release was 975 days ago but the repository remains active and not archived.
Requires DVC to be installed and configured; the HTTP remote must be set up in DVC's configuration before use.
License in practice
Licensed under Apache License 2.0 (permissive), which allows commercial use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions—suitable for most projects.
Quickstart
pip install dvc-http
import dvc.api
data = dvc.api.get_url('path/to/data', repo='.')Verify before relying
- Whether this plugin supports HTTP authentication (basic auth, bearer tokens, or custom headers) for private endpoints.
- Performance characteristics when handling large files or high-latency HTTP connections.
- Whether the plugin supports HTTP range requests for partial file retrieval.
Package facts
| License | Apache License 2.0 permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.8 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 2 packagesfsspecaiohttp-retry |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 975 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 1,885,864 / month, #3,463 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 4 - BetaProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9 |
Evidence: dvc_http-2.32.0-py3-none-any.whl
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