microsoft-kiota-serialization-form

What it is and what it does

This package provides form-encoded serialization support for Kiota, Microsoft's code generator for API clients. It implements the application/x-www-form-urlencoded serialization format, which is commonly used for HTML form submissions and API requests. The library is a specialized component designed to be pulled in automatically by Kiota-generated client libraries when they need to handle form-encoded request or response bodies.

The package depends on microsoft-kiota-abstractions and is actively maintained with support for Python 3.10 through 3.14. It carries no known security vulnerabilities and uses a permissive MIT license. The library is part of Microsoft's broader Kiota ecosystem for generating strongly-typed API clients from OpenAPI specifications.

Use it for:

• Handling form-encoded payloads in Kiota-generated clients calling APIs that accept application/x-www-form-urlencoded data
• Serializing form data for OAuth token requests or similar authentication flows in generated API clients
• Supporting legacy or standard HTTP form submission patterns in modern API client code

Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying

Handles serialization of data into application/x-www-form-urlencoded format for use with Kiota-generated API client libraries.

Yes, if you are using a Kiota-generated API client that needs to work with form-encoded endpoints. Install it as a dependency of your generated client code. It is actively maintained, has no vulnerabilities, and carries minimal install friction. If you are not using Kiota-generated clients, you likely do not need this package directly.

Install

microsoft-kiota-serialization-form on PyPI

pip install microsoft-kiota-serialization-form

uv add microsoft-kiota-serialization-form

poetry add microsoft-kiota-serialization-form

Installing microsoft-kiota-serialization-form

Before you install

Low install friction with a single runtime dependency. Active maintenance with a recent release and no known vulnerabilities.

License in practice

Licensed under MIT (permissive), allowing use in proprietary and open-source projects with minimal restrictions.

Quickstart

pip install microsoft-kiota-serialization-form

from microsoft_kiota_serialization_form import FormSerializationWriterFactory

factory = FormSerializationWriterFactory()

Requires Python 3.10 or later; intended for use within Kiota-generated API client projects.

Verify before relying

• Whether this package can be used standalone or only as part of a Kiota-generated project
• Specific API surface and method signatures beyond factory instantiation
• Performance characteristics with large form payloads

Package facts

Evidence: microsoft_kiota_serialization_form-1.11.9-py3-none-any.whl

Keywords: kiota, openAPI, Microsoft, Graph

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