---
id: requests-oauthlib
version: "2.0.0"
license: ISC
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: aging
---

# requests-oauthlib — OAuthlib authentication support for Requests.

License: permissive · Maintenance: aging · Popularity: top 1,000 on PyPI

## Install

pip install requests-oauthlib
uv add requests-oauthlib
poetry add requests-oauthlib

## Description

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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

    >>> 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')
    >>> url = 'https://api.twitter.com/1/account/settings.json'
    >>> 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...

## AI interpretation — verify before relying

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

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.

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