pypd
A python client for PagerDuty API
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
No. The package is explicitly deprecated and abandoned. Although it has low install friction and a permissive MIT license, the last release was in 2018 and the repository has been archived since 2020. Installing an unmaintained package for a critical service like incident management introduces security and compatibility risks with no path forward for updates.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires a valid PagerDuty API key; package is unmaintained and may not work with current PagerDuty API versions
- Low install friction with only two runtime dependencies (requests and six), but the package is abandoned as of 2020 with no maintenance since June 2020.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license permits commercial and private use with minimal restrictions, requiring only license and copyright notice retention.
last release 2018-03-26 (3063 days) · last repo commit 2020-06-23 · 81 stars · archived
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 545,801 downloads/mo, #6,074 on PyPI
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Verify before relying
pip install pypd
import pypd
pypd.api_key = "SOMESECRETAPIKEY"
incidents = pypd.Incident.find(maximum=10)
ep = pypd.EscalationPolicy.find_one()
print(ep['id'])- Current compatibility with modern PagerDuty API versions and Python 3.x
- Security implications of using an unmaintained package in production
- Whether the recommended successor is a direct replacement
What it is and what it does
pypd is a Python wrapper around PagerDuty's v2 API that lets you query and manipulate incidents, escalation policies, users, and events programmatically. You set an API key and then use object-oriented methods like Incident.find(), User.find_one(), and incident.snooze() to interact with your PagerDuty account. The library handles HTTP communication via requests and provides convenient access to nested resources—for example, fetching log entries or alerts attached to an incident.
However, this project has been deprecated. The repository is archived, with the last commit on 2020-06-23 and no releases since 2018-03-26. Installing pypd means accepting an unmaintained codebase that will not receive security patches, bug fixes, or API updates.
Use it for
- Automate incident response workflows by querying and updating incidents programmatically
- Create events and alerts in PagerDuty from monitoring or logging systems
- Build internal dashboards or reports that pull incident and escalation policy data
- Integrate PagerDuty on-call rotations with other tools via the API
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
No.
The package is explicitly deprecated and abandoned. Although it has low install friction and a permissive MIT license, the last release was in 2018 and the repository has been archived since 2020. Installing an unmaintained package for a critical service like incident management introduces security and compatibility risks with no path forward for updates.
Install
pypd on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with only two runtime dependencies (requests and six), but the package is abandoned as of 2020 with no maintenance since June 2020.
Requires a valid PagerDuty API key; package is unmaintained and may not work with current PagerDuty API versions
License in practice
MIT license permits commercial and private use with minimal restrictions, requiring only license and copyright notice retention.
Quickstart
pip install pypd
import pypd
pypd.api_key = "SOMESECRETAPIKEY"
incidents = pypd.Incident.find(maximum=10)
ep = pypd.EscalationPolicy.find_one()
print(ep['id'])Verify before relying
- Current compatibility with modern PagerDuty API versions and Python 3.x
- Security implications of using an unmaintained package in production
- Whether the recommended successor is a direct replacement
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 2 packagesrequestssix |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 3,063 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | repository archived |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 545,801 / month, #6,074 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Programming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 2Programming Language :: Python :: 3Topic :: Software DevelopmentTopic :: Software Development :: LibrariesTopic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules |
Evidence: pypd-1.1.0-py2-none-any.whl
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