---
id: fathom-python
version: "0.0.43"
license: unclear
license_treatment: unclear
maintenance: active
---

# fathom-python — Fathom's official Python SDK.

License: unclear · Maintenance: active · Downloads: 103.7K/mo

## What it is and what it does

fathom-python is the official Python SDK for Fathom's External API, providing a typed client to query meeting recordings, team metadata, and user permissions. It wraps HTTP calls to Fathom's backend using httpx and pydantic for request/response validation, supporting both synchronous and asynchronous usage patterns.

The SDK lets you list meetings with filters (by domain, team, meeting type, or recorder), fetch summaries and transcripts for recordings, request and monitor download jobs, and manage webhooks to receive notifications when new meeting content is ready. It handles pagination automatically via a `.next()` method on list responses. Authentication is API-key or bearer-token based, configured at client initialization.

Use it for:

- Sync meeting data from Fathom into your internal database or CRM on a schedule using list_meetings with domain and team filters.
- Retrieve meeting transcripts and summaries programmatically to feed into downstream NLP or analysis pipelines.
- Set up webhooks to trigger actions (e.g., notifications, integrations) when new meeting recordings are processed and ready.
- Audit user permissions and team membership across your Fathom workspace via list_users and list_team_members.
- Request and monitor recording downloads for archival or compliance workflows using create_recording_download and get_recording_download.

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

A Python SDK for the Fathom External API that lets you query meetings, teams, and team members, and manage webhooks for meeting content notifications.

Yes, if you need to integrate Fathom meeting data into a Python application. The SDK is actively maintained, has low install friction, and supports modern Python versions. However, verify the license terms before use—the metadata does not declare an SPDX license, which is unusual for an official SDK. No known security vulnerabilities.

## Install

pip install fathom-python
uv add fathom-python
poetry add fathom-python

## Installing fathom-python

Before you install: Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel distribution. Active maintenance with a release within the last 16 days. Supports current Python versions (3.9.2 and above, including 3.10–3.14).

License in practice: License status is unclear—no SPDX identifier or raw license text is available in the package metadata. Verify the actual license terms before use in proprietary or copyleft-sensitive projects.

Quickstart:

pip install fathom-python

from fathom_python import Fathom, models
import os

with Fathom(
    security=models.Security(
        api_key_auth=os.getenv("FATHOM_API_KEY_AUTH", ""),
    ),
) as fathom:
    res = fathom.list_meetings()
    while res is not None:
        # Handle items
        res = res.next()

Requires a valid Fathom API key set in the FATHOM_API_KEY_AUTH environment variable or passed explicitly via the security parameter.

Verify before relying:

- Whether the package includes type stubs or inline type hints for full IDE support beyond PyCharm.
- Actual webhook delivery guarantees and retry behavior when receiving meeting-ready notifications.
- Rate limiting and pagination cursor behavior for large result sets across list operations.
- Whether async operations are fully non-blocking or if they wrap synchronous calls.

## Package facts

- License: not declared (unclear)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: active
- Downloads: 103.7K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

fathom api client, meeting data sdk, meeting recording api, team and meeting management, webhook integration for meetings, meeting transcript and summary api, fathom python sdk, api-client, meeting-data, webhook-support

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