kagglesdk
Bindings to access kaggle's external-facing APIs
What it is and what it does
Kagglesdk is a Python client library that wraps Kaggle's external-facing REST APIs. It is automatically generated from Kaggle's API specifications, meaning the bindings stay synchronized with the backend but external contributions are limited to documentation improvements. The package depends on protobuf for serialization and requests for HTTP communication, providing a straightforward way to interact with Kaggle services from Python code.
The library is maintained by Kaggle and actively developed, with regeneration handled by internal tooling. It targets modern Python (3.11+) and is positioned as the official way to access Kaggle's external endpoints programmatically, though the fact sheet does not specify which endpoints or services are currently exposed.
Use it for:
- Download datasets or submit solutions to Kaggle competitions programmatically from a Python script
- Integrate Kaggle data or competition workflows into automated data pipelines or machine learning workflows
- Query Kaggle's public APIs to retrieve competition metadata, leaderboards, or dataset information
- Build applications that interact with Kaggle services without manually constructing HTTP requests
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Kagglesdk provides Python bindings to Kaggle's external-facing APIs, allowing programmatic access to Kaggle's services through automatically-generated client code.
Yes, if you need to access Kaggle's APIs from Python. The package has low install friction, permissive licensing, no known vulnerabilities, and active maintenance. The main constraint is the Python 3.11+ requirement. External contributions are limited to documentation, so customization is not an option—you are using Kaggle's official bindings as-is.
Install
kagglesdk on PyPI
pip
pip install kagglesdkuv
uv add kagglesdkpoetry
poetry add kagglesdkInstalling kagglesdk
Before you install
Low install friction with only two runtime dependencies (protobuf and requests). The package is actively maintained with a recent release 8 days ago and an active repository, though it remains early in its lifecycle with first release in July 2025.
License in practice
Licensed under Apache License 2.0 (permissive), which allows free use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions—suitable for both open-source and commercial projects.
Quickstart
pip install kagglesdk
import kagglesdk
# Use the client to call Kaggle's external-facing endpoints
Requires Python 3.11 or later.
Verify before relying
- Specific API endpoints and methods available in this version of the SDK
- Authentication mechanism and credential requirements for accessing Kaggle APIs
- Rate limiting or usage quotas imposed by Kaggle's external endpoints
Package facts
| License | Apache License Version 2.0, January 2004 http://www.apache.org/licenses/ TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR USE, REPRODUCTION, AND DISTRIBUTION 1. Definitions. "License" shall mean the terms and conditions for… (full text in the JSON record) (permissive) |
| Python support | supports the current Python release (>=3.11) |
| Install friction | low — pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 2 — protobuf, requests |
| Maintenance | actively maintained — 8 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 2,618,554/month — #2,969 on PyPI (30-day window, as of 2026-08-14) |
| Known vulnerabilities | none known (OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14) |
Evidence: kagglesdk-0.1.37-py3-none-any.whl
Keywords: API, Kaggle
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