---
id: lusid-sdk
version: "2.3.186"
license: MIT
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# lusid-sdk — LUSID API

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Downloads: 119.9K/mo

## What it is and what it does

lusid-sdk is an auto-generated Python client for LUSID, a financial data and portfolio management platform. It wraps the LUSID REST API, exposing endpoints for creating and managing portfolios, accounting records (Abors), valuations, returns calculations, and address key definitions. The SDK uses standard HTTP libraries (requests, aiohttp, urllib3) and data validation (pydantic) to handle API communication and response parsing.

The package is maintained by Finbourne and released frequently. It targets Python 3.11 and later, and includes support for both synchronous and asynchronous workflows through its aiohttp dependency. Many endpoints are marked early-access or experimental, indicating they may change. The SDK is suitable for applications that need to integrate LUSID data or operations into Python workflows, such as portfolio analytics, reporting, or automation.

Use it for:

- Retrieve portfolio valuations and trial balances from LUSID for reporting or analysis
- Automate portfolio creation and management operations via the LUSID API
- Calculate aggregated returns for portfolios or entities stored in LUSID
- Manage accounting diary entries and close/reopen accounting periods programmatically
- Build Python applications that query LUSID's address key definitions and aliases

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

Python client library for the LUSID API, providing programmatic access to portfolio management, accounting, and valuation endpoints.

Yes, if you are a LUSID customer or integrator. The SDK is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, low install friction, and permissive licensing. However, confirm that your use case aligns with the early-access and experimental status of many endpoints, and ensure you have valid LUSID credentials before attempting to use it.

## Install

pip install lusid-sdk
uv add lusid-sdk
poetry add lusid-sdk

## Installing lusid-sdk

Before you install: Low install friction with a wheel distribution. Active maintenance as of 2026-08-14 with recent releases. Supports modern Python versions (3.11–3.14). Six runtime dependencies are all widely-used, standard libraries.

License in practice: MIT license permits commercial and private use with minimal restrictions. Permissive treatment means you can integrate this into proprietary applications without copyleft obligations.

Quickstart:

pip install lusid-sdk

from lusid_sdk import ApiClient, Configuration
from lusid_sdk.api import AborApi

config = Configuration()
config.api_key['Authorization'] = 'your-api-key'
api_client = ApiClient(config)
abor_api = AborApi(api_client)
# Example: list_abors()
abors = abor_api.list_abors()

Valid LUSID API credentials and account access are required; the SDK will not function without proper authentication configuration.

Verify before relying:

- Whether LUSID API credentials and account setup are required before the SDK can be used
- Rate limiting or quota policies enforced by the LUSID service itself
- Whether early-access and experimental endpoints are stable enough for production use

## Package facts

- License: MIT (permissive)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: active
- Downloads: 119.9K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

LUSID API client, portfolio management SDK, financial data API, accounting API client, investment portfolio API, valuation engine API, LUSID Python wrapper, financial-api, portfolio-management, auto-generated-client

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