requests-oauthlib

OAuthlib authentication support for Requests.

requests-oauthlib Permissive license ISC AGING ★ 1,775 v2.0.0 released 2024-03-22

Install

requests-oauthlib on PyPI

pip

pip install requests-oauthlib

uv

uv add requests-oauthlib

poetry

poetry add requests-oauthlib

Package facts

License	ISC (permissive)
Python support	supports the current Python release (>=3.4)
Install friction	low — pure-Python wheel
Runtime dependencies	2 — oauthlib, requests
Maintenance	aging — 874 days since the last release
Last repo commit	2025-06-18
First released	2012-11-23
Popularity	one of the top 1,000 most-downloaded packages on PyPI (30-day window, as of 2026-08-13)
Known vulnerabilities	none known (OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-13)

Evidence: requests_oauthlib-2.0.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl

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About requests-oauthlib

from the package's own PyPI description — quoted content, verbatim

Requests-OAuthlib |build-status| |coverage-status| |docs|

This project provides first-class OAuth library support for Requests <https://requests.readthedocs.io>_.

The OAuth 1 workflow

OAuth 1 can seem overly complicated and it sure has its quirks. Luckily, requests_oauthlib hides most of these and let you focus at the task at hand.

Accessing protected resources using requests_oauthlib is as simple as:

.. code-block:: pycon

&gt;&gt;&gt; from requests_oauthlib import OAuth1Session
&gt;&gt;&gt; twitter = OAuth1Session('client_key',
                            client_secret='client_secret',
                            resource_owner_key='resource_owner_key',
                            resource_owner_secret='resource_owner_secret')
&gt;&gt;&gt; url = 'https://api.twitter.com/1/account/settings.json'
&gt;&gt;&gt; r = twitter.get(url)

Before accessing resources you will need to obtain a few credentials from your provider (e.g. Twitter) and authorization from the user for whom you wish to retrieve resources for. You can read all about this in the full `OAuth 1 workflow guide on RTD...

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Provides OAuth 1 and OAuth 2 authentication support for the Requests HTTP library, enabling seamless integration with OAuth-protected APIs and services.

Low friction: pure-Python wheel with only two runtime dependencies (oauthlib and requests). Maintenance status is aging—874 days since the last release (v2.0.0 on 2024-03-22)—though the repository remains active with recent commits and is not archived.

Licensed under ISC (permissive), allowing commercial and private use with minimal restrictions; suitable for most projects.

Usage

pip install requests-oauthlib
from requests_oauthlib import OAuth1Session
twitter = OAuth1Session('client_key', client_secret='client_secret',
                        resource_owner_key='resource_owner_key',
                        resource_owner_secret='resource_owner_secret')
r = twitter.get('https://api.twitter.com/1/account/settings.json')

Verdict: Production-stable OAuth library (Development Status 5) with broad Python 3 support (3.4–3.12) and no known vulnerabilities. Install friction is low and dependencies are minimal. The aging maintenance status (874 days since release) warrants monitoring, but the active repository and top-1000 popularity suggest continued viability for OAuth workflows.

Needs verification

Whether the 874-day release gap reflects deliberate stability or reduced maintenance capacity
Compatibility status with the latest oauthlib versions and whether any breaking changes are expected

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