egnyte
Egnyte Public API SDK
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
No. The package is abandoned (last release 2017) with no maintenance or security updates. Egnyte's Public API may have evolved since then, risking incompatibility. Unless you are maintaining a legacy Python 2.7 system already bound to this SDK, use Egnyte's current official client or REST API directly. If you must use it, verify compatibility with your Egnyte domain and Python version first.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires valid Egnyte domain and OAuth access token; obtain API key from https://developers.egnyte.com/member/register first.
- Low install friction with no runtime dependencies.
- However, the package is abandoned—last release was 2017-05-23, over 3370 days ago.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license (permissive) allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions, though abandoned status means no legal support or updates.
last release 2017-05-23 (3370 days)
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 78,596 downloads/mo, #14,422 on PyPI
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Verify before relying
pip install egnyte
import egnyte
client = egnyte.EgnyteClient({"domain": "example.egnyte.com", "access_token": "token"})
folder = client.folder("/Shared/new").create(ignore_if_exists=True)- Whether Egnyte's current Public API remains compatible with this 0.5.3 SDK released in 2017.
- Status of Egnyte's authentication flow and whether implicit/resource grant types still work as documented.
- Python 3.5+ compatibility; classifiers list only 3.3 and 3.4 support.
What it is and what it does
Egnyte is the official Python SDK for Egnyte's cloud storage Public APIs. It wraps HTTP endpoints to provide object-oriented access to files, folders, search, and event streams on an Egnyte domain. You authenticate with an API key and access token, then use a client object to create, delete, list, upload, and download files and folders, perform bulk operations, search for content, and stream server events.
The library is designed for straightforward cloud storage integration—typical workflows include folder creation, file upload/download, bulk recursive operations, and event monitoring. It requires no runtime dependencies beyond the standard library, making installation frictionless. However, the package has been abandoned since 2017 with no active maintenance, security updates, or compatibility verification for modern Python versions or current Egnyte API changes.
Use it for
- Automate file uploads and downloads to Egnyte cloud storage from Python applications.
- Build folder hierarchies and manage file organization programmatically on Egnyte domains.
- Search Egnyte for files by content and metadata, filtering by folder and modification date.
- Monitor Egnyte events (file changes, user actions) in real time via server polling.
- Perform bulk recursive uploads or downloads of entire directory trees to/from Egnyte.
- Integrate Egnyte storage into legacy Python 2.7 applications (original support).
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
No.
The package is abandoned (last release 2017) with no maintenance or security updates. Egnyte's Public API may have evolved since then, risking incompatibility. Unless you are maintaining a legacy Python 2.7 system already bound to this SDK, use Egnyte's current official client or REST API directly. If you must use it, verify compatibility with your Egnyte domain and Python version first.
Install
egnyte on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with no runtime dependencies. However, the package is abandoned—last release was 2017-05-23, over 3370 days ago. No active maintenance or security updates.
Requires valid Egnyte domain and OAuth access token; obtain API key from https://developers.egnyte.com/member/register first.
License in practice
MIT license (permissive) allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions, though abandoned status means no legal support or updates.
Quickstart
pip install egnyte
import egnyte
client = egnyte.EgnyteClient({"domain": "example.egnyte.com", "access_token": "token"})
folder = client.folder("/Shared/new").create(ignore_if_exists=True)
Verify before relying
- Whether Egnyte's current Public API remains compatible with this 0.5.3 SDK released in 2017.
- Status of Egnyte's authentication flow and whether implicit/resource grant types still work as documented.
- Python 3.5+ compatibility; classifiers list only 3.3 and 3.4 support.
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 3,370 days since the last release |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 78,596 / month, #14,422 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 4 - BetaIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: Python :: 2.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3.3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules |
Evidence: egnyte-0.5.3-py2.py3-none-any.whl
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