notifications-python-client
Python API client for GOV.UK Notify.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you are building a service that uses GOV.UK Notify. The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, low install friction, and a permissive license. It is the official client and integrates cleanly with standard Python tooling. Not relevant outside the GOV.UK Notify ecosystem.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires a GOV.UK Notify account and API key to send notifications; the service is specific to UK government use.
- Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel distribution.
- The package is actively maintained with a recent release and depends on three stable, widely-used libraries: requests, PyJWT, and docopt.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license is permissive and places no significant restrictions on use, modification, or distribution in commercial or private projects.
last release 2026-05-26 (80 days) · last repo commit 2026-06-30 · 25 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 209,804 downloads/mo, #9,508 on PyPI
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pip install notifications-python-client
from notifications_python_client.notifications import NotificationsAPIClient
client = NotificationsAPIClient(api_key='your-api-key')
response = client.send_email_notification(email_address='user@example.com', template_id='template-id')- Whether the package supports rate limiting or retry logic for production workloads.
- Whether async/await patterns are supported for concurrent notification sending.
- Specific rate limits or quotas imposed by the GOV.UK Notify service itself.
What it is and what it does
This is an official Python client for GOV.UK Notify, a UK government service that handles transactional communications. It wraps the Notify API to let you send emails, SMS text messages, and physical letters from Python code without managing SMTP servers or carrier integrations yourself. The client handles authentication via PyJWT, makes HTTP requests through requests, and provides a command-line interface via docopt.
The package is maintained by the UK government's digital service (alphagov) and is actively developed. It targets modern Python versions (3.9 through 3.14) and is classified as Beta maturity. Use it when your application needs to send notifications through an official government channel or when you're building services that integrate with GOV.UK infrastructure.
Use it for
- Send confirmation emails and SMS alerts from a UK government service or citizen-facing application.
- Notify users of application events (password resets, appointment reminders, status updates) via email or text.
- Dispatch physical letters for formal communications or official correspondence.
- Integrate transactional notifications into a larger government digital service without managing mail infrastructure.
- Batch-send notifications to multiple recipients using the Notify API from a Python backend.
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you are building a service that uses GOV.UK Notify.
The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, low install friction, and a permissive license. It is the official client and integrates cleanly with standard Python tooling. Not relevant outside the GOV.UK Notify ecosystem.
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notifications-python-client on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel distribution. The package is actively maintained with a recent release and depends on three stable, widely-used libraries: requests, PyJWT, and docopt.
Requires a GOV.UK Notify account and API key to send notifications; the service is specific to UK government use.
License in practice
MIT license is permissive and places no significant restrictions on use, modification, or distribution in commercial or private projects.
Quickstart
pip install notifications-python-client
from notifications_python_client.notifications import NotificationsAPIClient
client = NotificationsAPIClient(api_key='your-api-key')
response = client.send_email_notification(email_address='user@example.com', template_id='template-id')Verify before relying
- Whether the package supports rate limiting or retry logic for production workloads.
- Whether async/await patterns are supported for concurrent notification sending.
- Specific rate limits or quotas imposed by the GOV.UK Notify service itself.
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.9 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 3 packagesrequestsPyJWTdocopt |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 80 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 209,804 / month, #9,508 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 4 - BetaIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseProgramming Language :: Python :: 3 :: OnlyProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14 |
Evidence: notifications_python_client-12.1.0-py3-none-any.whl
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