opentok
OpenTok server-side SDK
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you are actively using the Tokbox/OpenTok platform and need server-side session and token management. The package is stable, actively maintained, has low install friction, and carries no known vulnerabilities. However, if you are starting a new project, verify whether you should use the newer Vonage Server SDK for Python instead, which supports the unified Vonage Video API platform.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires valid Tokbox/OpenTok API credentials (api_key and api_secret) to authenticate with the platform.
- Low install friction with five lightweight runtime dependencies (requests, six, pytz, pyjwt, rsa).
- Package is actively maintained with recent releases and a stable codebase.
License · maintenance · safety
LICENSE.txt (permissive) — MIT license (permissive) allows use in commercial and proprietary projects with minimal restrictions.
last release 2026-06-25 (50 days) · last repo commit 2026-06-26 · 73 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 1,023,853 downloads/mo, #4,488 on PyPI
Alternatives
Verify before relying
pip install opentok
from opentok import Client
opentok = Client(api_key, api_secret)
session = opentok.create_session()
token = session.generate_token()- Whether the package works with Python versions older than 3.9 despite classifiers listing 3.9–3.13.
- Current status of Tokbox platform relative to the newer Vonage unified platform and whether migration is recommended for new projects.
What it is and what it does
The OpenTok Python SDK is a server-side library for interacting with the Tokbox/OpenTok platform, which provides real-time video and audio communication infrastructure. It lets you programmatically create sessions, generate access tokens for clients, start and manage session recordings (archives), and configure session parameters like media routing and end-to-end encryption. The library wraps HTTP calls to the OpenTok API using standard dependencies like requests and JWT signing via pyjwt and rsa.
You use it in a backend service to provision sessions and tokens that your client applications (web, mobile, desktop) then use to connect to video rooms. It handles the server-side orchestration—session creation, token generation with role-based access control, archive management—while the actual media streaming happens client-side. The package is designed specifically for the Tokbox platform; the description notes that new projects should consider the Vonage Server SDK for Python instead, which supports the newer unified Vonage Video API.
Use it for
- Generate secure session tokens in a backend API to provision video rooms for client applications.
- Start and manage session recordings (archives) with configurable output modes and resolution settings.
- Create sessions with specific media routing and archiving modes for different application requirements.
- Add or remove individual streams from an active archive during a session.
- Implement role-based access control by generating tokens with different roles (moderator, subscriber) for session participants.
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
Yes, if you are actively using the Tokbox/OpenTok platform and need server-side session and token management.
The package is stable, actively maintained, has low install friction, and carries no known vulnerabilities. However, if you are starting a new project, verify whether you should use the newer Vonage Server SDK for Python instead, which supports the unified Vonage Video API platform.
Install
opentok on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with five lightweight runtime dependencies (requests, six, pytz, pyjwt, rsa). Package is actively maintained with recent releases and a stable codebase.
Requires valid Tokbox/OpenTok API credentials (api_key and api_secret) to authenticate with the platform.
License in practice
MIT license (permissive) allows use in commercial and proprietary projects with minimal restrictions.
Quickstart
pip install opentok
from opentok import Client
opentok = Client(api_key, api_secret)
session = opentok.create_session()
token = session.generate_token()Verify before relying
- Whether the package works with Python versions older than 3.9 despite classifiers listing 3.9–3.13.
- Current status of Tokbox platform relative to the newer Vonage unified platform and whether migration is recommended for new projects.
Package facts
| License | LICENSE.txt permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 5 packagesrequestssixpytzpyjwtrsa |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 50 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 1,023,853 / month, #4,488 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableIntended Audience :: DevelopersIntended Audience :: Telecommunications IndustryLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9Topic :: CommunicationsTopic :: Communications :: ChatTopic :: Communications :: ConferencingTopic :: Multimedia :: Sound/Audio :: Capture/RecordingTopic :: Multimedia :: Sound/Audio :: PlayersTopic :: Multimedia :: Video :: CaptureTopic :: Multimedia :: Video :: DisplayTopic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules |
Evidence: opentok-3.14.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl
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