---
id: quipclient
version: "0.1"
license: apache-2.0
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: abandoned
---

# quipclient — Quip API Python Client

License: permissive · Maintenance: abandoned · Downloads: 112.0K/mo

## What it is and what it does

quipclient is a Python wrapper around the Quip Automation API, packaged for pip installation. It provides a QuipClient class that accepts an access token and exposes methods to interact with Quip documents, folders, and workspaces programmatically. The package is a repackaging of the official Quip API's Python library, reorganized for PyPI distribution with no core code changes beyond the import namespace change from `quip` to `quipclient`.

The library has been abandoned since its single release on 2020-09-17, with no maintenance or updates since then. It declares support for Python 2.7 and 3.4–3.6, and has no runtime dependencies. High install friction stems from source-only distribution (no wheel), requiring compilation on installation.

Use it for:

- Automate bulk operations on Quip documents (create, update, delete) from Python scripts
- Build integrations between Quip and other tools or workflows via the Quip API
- Programmatically query and retrieve Quip document metadata and content
- Manage Quip team collaboration spaces and permissions through automation

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

Provides a Python client library for the Quip Automation API, allowing programmatic interaction with Quip documents and workspaces.

No—unless you are maintaining legacy code already using this package. The library is abandoned (no updates since 2020-09-17), declares support only for outdated Python versions (up to 3.6), and Quip's API may have evolved since the last release. High install friction and lack of maintenance make it a poor choice for new projects.

## Install

pip install quipclient
uv add quipclient
poetry add quipclient

## Installing quipclient

Before you install: High install friction due to source distribution only (no wheel). Package is abandoned—last release was 2020-09-17 with no updates since then. No active maintenance.

License in practice: Licensed under Apache 2.0 (permissive), allowing commercial and private use with attribution. No notable restrictions for most use cases.

Quickstart:

pip install quipclient

import quipclient

client = quipclient.QuipClient(access_token="your_token")

Requires a valid Quip API access token; package has not been updated since 2020 and may not work with current Quip API versions.

Verify before relying:

- Whether the package works with current Quip API endpoints or if the API has changed since 2020
- Compatibility with Python versions beyond 3.6, given classifiers list only up to 3.6
- Whether dependencies exist that are not declared in the package metadata

## Package facts

- License: apache-2.0 (permissive)
- Python support: unspecified
- Install friction: high
- Maintenance: abandoned
- Downloads: 112.0K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

quip api client python, quip automation library, quip document api, quip workspace integration, quip api wrapper, quip collaboration api, quip python sdk, api-client, abandoned

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