polar-sdk
Polar SDK for Python
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes. The SDK is actively maintained, has low install friction, carries no known vulnerabilities, uses a permissive MIT license, and provides a well-structured interface to Polar's API with both sync and async support. Install it if you're integrating with Polar's platform.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python >= 3.9.2; bearer token authentication required for API access.
- Low install friction with a pure-wheel distribution.
- Actively maintained with a release within the last month and recent commits.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license permits commercial and private use with minimal restrictions; you must include a copy of the license and copyright notice in distributions.
last release 2026-07-20 (25 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-14 · 62 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 143,017 downloads/mo, #11,188 on PyPI
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pip install polar-sdk
from polar_sdk import Polar
with Polar(access_token="<YOUR_BEARER_TOKEN_HERE>") as polar:
res = polar.organizations.list_organizations(page=1, limit=10)- Whether all resource operations (benefits, checkouts, subscriptions, etc.) are fully implemented and stable in version 0.32.0.
- Rate limiting, retry behavior, and timeout defaults for API calls.
- Whether webhook validation works with frameworks other than Flask.
What it is and what it does
Polar-sdk is a Python client library for the Polar API, generated to provide type-safe access to Polar's resources and operations. It supports both synchronous and asynchronous request patterns, allowing you to list, create, update, and delete resources like organizations, benefits, and checkout links. The SDK includes built-in webhook signature validation to safely process incoming events.
The package depends on httpx for HTTP transport, pydantic for data validation, and standardwebhooks for webhook verification. It's designed for modern Python versions (3.9.2 and later) and includes pagination support, custom error handling, and configurable server selection. The SDK is actively maintained and suitable for integrating Polar's payment and subscription platform into Python applications.
Use it for
- Automate organization and benefit management in a Polar-powered SaaS platform.
- Process incoming webhook events from Polar with built-in signature verification.
- Build async-first applications that interact with Polar's checkout and subscription APIs.
- Validate and handle unknown webhook event types safely across SDK version upgrades.
- Manage paginated API responses when listing large sets of organizations or benefits.
Worth the install?
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Yes.
The SDK is actively maintained, has low install friction, carries no known vulnerabilities, uses a permissive MIT license, and provides a well-structured interface to Polar's API with both sync and async support. Install it if you're integrating with Polar's platform.
Install
polar-sdk on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure-wheel distribution. Actively maintained with a release within the last month and recent commits. Depends on standard HTTP and validation libraries (httpx, pydantic, httpcore).
Requires Python >= 3.9.2; bearer token authentication required for API access.
License in practice
MIT license permits commercial and private use with minimal restrictions; you must include a copy of the license and copyright notice in distributions.
Quickstart
pip install polar-sdk
from polar_sdk import Polar
with Polar(access_token="<YOUR_BEARER_TOKEN_HERE>") as polar:
res = polar.organizations.list_organizations(page=1, limit=10)Verify before relying
- Whether all resource operations (benefits, checkouts, subscriptions, etc.) are fully implemented and stable in version 0.32.0.
- Rate limiting, retry behavior, and timeout defaults for API calls.
- Whether webhook validation works with frameworks other than Flask.
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.9.2 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 5 packageshttpcorehttpxjsonpath-pythonpydanticstandardwebhooks |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 25 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 143,017 / month, #11,188 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | License :: 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 :: 3.14 |
Evidence: polar_sdk-0.32.0-py3-none-any.whl
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