pysnow
ServiceNow HTTP client library
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you are maintaining or extending an existing pysnow codebase or need a simple synchronous ServiceNow client for a legacy system. No, if you are starting a new project—the author explicitly recommends aiosnow for new development. The package is dormant (last release 2021-03-06) but has no known vulnerabilities and low install friction. Evaluate whether async support and active maintenance are important for your use case.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires a ServiceNow instance with API access credentials (host, user, password or OAuth tokens).
- Installation is straightforward with low friction—seven common dependencies (requests, oauthlib, requests-oauthlib, six, ijson, python-magic, pytz).
- However, the package is dormant: last release was 2021-03-06, over 1987 days ago, and the author has moved new development to aiosnow.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license (permissive) means you can use, modify, and distribute pysnow freely with minimal restrictions, provided you include the license notice.
last release 2021-03-06 (1987 days) · last repo commit 2024-07-09 · 216 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 294,796 downloads/mo, #7,941 on PyPI
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Verify before relying
pip install pysnow
from pysnow import Client
client = Client(host='instance.service-now.com', user='username', password='password')
records = client.query(table='incident', query={'state': 'open'})- Whether pysnow works reliably with current ServiceNow API versions and authentication methods.
- Performance characteristics and rate-limiting behavior when handling large result sets.
- Compatibility with Python 3.10+ (classifiers only list up to 3.9).
What it is and what it does
pysnow is a synchronous Python client for ServiceNow's REST API, built on top of requests and requests-oauthlib. It abstracts the HTTP layer and provides a query-builder interface to fetch, create, update, and delete records from ServiceNow tables. The library supports both basic authentication and OAuth, and uses ijson for efficient JSON streaming when handling large responses.
The package is in stable maintenance mode: the author has stated that no new features will be added, and development has shifted to aiosnow, an async alternative. If you are working with an existing ServiceNow integration or maintaining legacy code, pysnow remains functional, but for new projects you may want to evaluate aiosnow or direct REST calls depending on your async requirements.
Use it for
- Automate incident or change ticket creation and updates from Python scripts or workflows.
- Query ServiceNow tables programmatically to extract data for reporting or integration with other systems.
- Build Python-based automation tools that interact with ServiceNow without writing raw HTTP requests.
- Sync ServiceNow records with external databases or applications via scheduled Python jobs.
- Implement custom ServiceNow integrations in legacy or synchronous Python applications.
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
Yes, if you are maintaining or extending an existing pysnow codebase or need a simple synchronous ServiceNow client for a legacy system.
No, if you are starting a new project—the author explicitly recommends aiosnow for new development. The package is dormant (last release 2021-03-06) but has no known vulnerabilities and low install friction. Evaluate whether async support and active maintenance are important for your use case.
Install
pysnow on PyPI
Before you install
Installation is straightforward with low friction—seven common dependencies (requests, oauthlib, requests-oauthlib, six, ijson, python-magic, pytz). However, the package is dormant: last release was 2021-03-06, over 1987 days ago, and the author has moved new development to aiosnow. Maintenance is stated as stable but no new features will be added.
Requires a ServiceNow instance with API access credentials (host, user, password or OAuth tokens).
License in practice
MIT license (permissive) means you can use, modify, and distribute pysnow freely with minimal restrictions, provided you include the license notice.
Quickstart
pip install pysnow
from pysnow import Client
client = Client(host='instance.service-now.com', user='username', password='password')
records = client.query(table='incident', query={'state': 'open'})Verify before relying
- Whether pysnow works reliably with current ServiceNow API versions and authentication methods.
- Performance characteristics and rate-limiting behavior when handling large result sets.
- Compatibility with Python 3.10+ (classifiers only list up to 3.9).
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=2.7, !=3.0.*, !=3.1.*, !=3.2.*, !=3.3.*, !=3.4.* |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 7 packagesrequestsoauthlibpython-magicrequests-oauthlibsixijsonpytz |
| Maintenance | Dormant 1,987 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 294,796 / month, #7,941 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 :: 2Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9 |
Evidence: pysnow-0.7.17-py2.py3-none-any.whl
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