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id: kagglesdk
version: "0.1.37"
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)
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# kagglesdk — Bindings to access kaggle's external-facing APIs

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Downloads: 2.6M/mo

## 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 above — 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

pip install kagglesdk
uv add kagglesdk
poetry add kagglesdk

## Installing 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_current
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: active
- Downloads: 2.6M/month (top 5,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

kaggle api python client, kaggle sdk bindings, access kaggle datasets programmatically, kaggle competitions api, kaggle rest api wrapper, python kaggle integration, kaggle external api, kaggle-integration, api-client

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