gocardless-pro
A client library for the GoCardless API.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes. The package is actively maintained (released 1 day ago), has low install friction, no known vulnerabilities, and a permissive MIT license. Install it if you need to integrate GoCardless direct debit payments into a Python application. The single dependency (requests) and broad Python version support make it straightforward to adopt.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires a GoCardless account and valid ACCESS_TOKEN environment variable to authenticate with the API.
- Low install friction with a single dependency (requests).
- Active maintenance with a release just 1 day ago and commits through 2026-08-13.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license is permissive, allowing commercial and private use with minimal restrictions—suitable for most projects.
last release 2026-08-13 (1 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-13 · 42 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 249,160 downloads/mo, #8,654 on PyPI
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pip install gocardless_pro
import gocardless_pro
import os
token = os.environ['ACCESS_TOKEN']
client = gocardless_pro.Client(access_token=token, environment='live')
customer = client.customers.create(params={'email': 'jane@example.com'})
payment = client.payments.get("PA123")- Whether rate limiting is enforced by the API and how the client handles backoff or retry logic.
- Support for async/await patterns or if the client is synchronous-only.
What it is and what it does
gocardless-pro is a Python client for the GoCardless payment API, which specializes in direct debit processing across SEPA and BACS schemes. It wraps the GoCardless REST API, providing object-oriented access to customers, payments, mandates, billing requests, and related resources. The client automatically adds idempotency keys to resource-creation requests to prevent accidental duplicates if network failures occur.
Beyond basic CRUD operations, the library includes webhook handling with cryptographic signature validation—you can parse incoming webhook notifications, verify they genuinely came from GoCardless, and extract event objects for automatic actions (e.g., suspending a membership when a mandate is cancelled). Rate limit headers are also exposed so you can monitor your quota. The package is actively maintained, supports modern Python versions (3.9–3.12, back-compatible to 3.6), and has only one external dependency (requests).
Use it for
- Build a subscription billing system that collects recurring payments via direct debit mandates.
- Validate and process webhook events from GoCardless to update local payment records and trigger business logic.
- Create and manage customer bank account details and billing requests through the GoCardless API.
- Fetch payment history and reconcile transactions by querying payments and balances.
- Implement mandate PDF generation in multiple languages for customer sign-off.
Worth the install?
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Yes.
The package is actively maintained (released 1 day ago), has low install friction, no known vulnerabilities, and a permissive MIT license. Install it if you need to integrate GoCardless direct debit payments into a Python application. The single dependency (requests) and broad Python version support make it straightforward to adopt.
Install
gocardless-pro on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a single dependency (requests). Active maintenance with a release just 1 day ago and commits through 2026-08-13. Tested against Python 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, and 3.12, with support back to Python 3.6.
Requires a GoCardless account and valid ACCESS_TOKEN environment variable to authenticate with the API.
License in practice
MIT license is permissive, allowing commercial and private use with minimal restrictions—suitable for most projects.
Quickstart
pip install gocardless_pro
import gocardless_pro
import os
token = os.environ['ACCESS_TOKEN']
client = gocardless_pro.Client(access_token=token, environment='live')
customer = client.customers.create(params={'email': 'jane@example.com'})
payment = client.payments.get("PA123")Verify before relying
- Whether rate limiting is enforced by the API and how the client handles backoff or retry logic.
- Support for async/await patterns or if the client is synchronous-only.
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.6 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 1 packagerequests |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 1 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 249,160 / month, #8,654 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
Evidence: gocardless_pro-3.6.3-py3-none-any.whl
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