grpcio-health-checking

Standard Health Checking Service for gRPC

grpcio-health-checking Permissive license Apache-2.0 Active v1.83.0 released 2026-07-23

Install

grpcio-health-checking on PyPI

pip

pip install grpcio-health-checking

uv

uv add grpcio-health-checking

poetry

poetry add grpcio-health-checking

Package facts

License	Apache-2.0 (permissive)
Python support	supports the current Python release (>=3.10)
Install friction	low — pure-Python wheel
Runtime dependencies	2 — protobuf, grpcio
Maintenance	actively maintained — 21 days since the last release
First released	2016-07-20
Popularity	one of the top 1,000 most-downloaded packages on PyPI (30-day window, as of 2026-08-13)
Known vulnerabilities	none known (OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-13)

Evidence: grpcio_health_checking-1.83.0-py3-none-any.whl

Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14

About grpcio-health-checking

from the package's own PyPI description — quoted content, verbatim

gRPC Python Health Checking

Reference package for GRPC Python health checking.

Dependencies

Depends on the grpcio package, available from PyPI via pip install grpcio.

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Provides a standard health checking service implementation for gRPC Python applications, enabling servers to report their readiness and liveness status to clients and load balancers.

Active maintenance with a release 21 days ago. Low install friction: pure Python wheel with only two runtime dependencies (protobuf and grpcio), both widely used in the gRPC ecosystem.

Apache-2.0 permissive license allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions, making it suitable for most production deployments.

Usage

pip install grpcio-health-checking

import grpcio_health_checking

Requires Python 3.10 or later; grpcio and protobuf must be installed separately.

Verdict: Production-ready reference implementation for gRPC health checking with active maintenance, no known vulnerabilities, and minimal dependencies. Suitable for any gRPC Python service needing standard health probe support.

Needs verification

Specific API surface and usage patterns beyond the package's role as a reference implementation
Performance characteristics or overhead of the health checking service under load
Whether the package is maintained by the official gRPC project or community-supported

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