launchdarkly-api
LaunchDarkly REST API
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you need to automate LaunchDarkly feature flag management or integrate LaunchDarkly with backend systems. The package is actively maintained, has low install friction, carries a permissive license, and has no known vulnerabilities. Do not use it to embed flags in web or mobile applications—use LaunchDarkly's SDKs for that instead. Requires Python 3.9+ and a valid API access token.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.9 or later.
- Requires a valid LaunchDarkly personal or service access token for authentication.
- Low friction installation with four stable runtime dependencies (pydantic, python-dateutil, typing-extensions, urllib3).
License · maintenance · safety
Apache 2.0 (permissive) — Licensed under Apache 2.0 (permissive), allowing commercial use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions.
last release 2026-08-03 (11 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-03 · 5 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 700,791 downloads/mo, #5,292 on PyPI
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pip install launchdarkly-api
from launchdarkly_api import ApiClient, Configuration
from launchdarkly_api.api.feature_flags_api import FeatureFlagsApi
config = Configuration(api_key='your-access-token')
client = ApiClient(config)
api = FeatureFlagsApi(client)
flags = api.get_feature_flags('project-key')- Whether the package supports all current LaunchDarkly REST API endpoints or if some are missing from the generated client.
- Performance characteristics when managing large numbers of feature flags or making bulk operations.
- Whether there are any known compatibility issues with specific LaunchDarkly account configurations or API versions.
What it is and what it does
This is an auto-generated Python client for LaunchDarkly's REST API, built from their OpenAPI specification. It provides programmatic access to feature flag management, custom integrations, and data export workflows—but is explicitly not intended for embedding feature flags in applications (use LaunchDarkly's SDKs for that instead). The library wraps HTTP calls to LaunchDarkly's API with typed Python objects, handling authentication via personal or service access tokens.
The client depends on pydantic for data validation, python-dateutil for timestamp handling, typing-extensions for type hints, and urllib3 for HTTP transport. It requires Python 3.9 or later and is actively maintained, with the latest release from 2026-08-03. The library is suitable for backend automation, CI/CD integration, and administrative tooling around feature flag management.
Use it for
- Automate feature flag creation, updates, and deletion as part of deployment pipelines or infrastructure-as-code workflows.
- Export feature flag configurations and audit logs for compliance, reporting, or backup purposes.
- Build custom integrations between LaunchDarkly and internal tools, dashboards, or monitoring systems.
- Programmatically manage feature flag targeting rules and user segments across multiple environments.
- Sync feature flag state with external systems or trigger downstream workflows based on flag changes.
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you need to automate LaunchDarkly feature flag management or integrate LaunchDarkly with backend systems.
The package is actively maintained, has low install friction, carries a permissive license, and has no known vulnerabilities. Do not use it to embed flags in web or mobile applications—use LaunchDarkly's SDKs for that instead. Requires Python 3.9+ and a valid API access token.
Install
launchdarkly-api on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction installation with four stable runtime dependencies (pydantic, python-dateutil, typing-extensions, urllib3). Actively maintained with recent releases; last commit 2026-08-03.
Requires Python 3.9 or later. Requires a valid LaunchDarkly personal or service access token for authentication.
License in practice
Licensed under Apache 2.0 (permissive), allowing commercial use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions.
Quickstart
pip install launchdarkly-api
from launchdarkly_api import ApiClient, Configuration
from launchdarkly_api.api.feature_flags_api import FeatureFlagsApi
config = Configuration(api_key='your-access-token')
client = ApiClient(config)
api = FeatureFlagsApi(client)
flags = api.get_feature_flags('project-key')Verify before relying
- Whether the package supports all current LaunchDarkly REST API endpoints or if some are missing from the generated client.
- Performance characteristics when managing large numbers of feature flags or making bulk operations.
- Whether there are any known compatibility issues with specific LaunchDarkly account configurations or API versions.
Package facts
| License | Apache 2.0 permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.9 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 4 packagespydanticpython-dateutiltyping-extensionsurllib3 |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 11 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 700,791 / month, #5,292 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
Evidence: launchdarkly_api-24.0.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl
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