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id: salesforce-fuelsdk-sans
version: "1.3.1"
license: MIT
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: aging
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# Salesforce-FuelSDK-Sans — Salesforce Marketing Cloud Fuel SDK for Python

License: permissive · Maintenance: aging · Downloads: 685.5K/mo

## What it is and what it does

Salesforce-FuelSDK-Sans is a maintained fork of the original Salesforce Marketing Cloud Fuel SDK for Python, providing access to both REST and SOAP APIs for Salesforce Marketing Cloud services. It wraps the Fuel API Family behind a Python object model, exposing Marketing Cloud functionality through common collection types. The package supports multiple authentication modes including OAuth2 (with refresh token and web/public app support) and legacy authentication, allowing developers to interact with Marketing Cloud resources like lists, subscribers, and campaigns.

The SDK depends on PyJWT for token handling, requests for HTTP communication, and suds-community for SOAP operations. Configuration is handled through environment variables or a config file, with support for multiple Salesforce service endpoints (production, sandbox, and tenant-specific). The package is classified as Beta and requires Python 3 or later, though it has not received updates since its initial release in June 2022.

Use it for:

- Integrate Salesforce Marketing Cloud subscriber and list management into Python applications via REST API.
- Automate campaign creation, scheduling, and monitoring using the Fuel SDK's object-oriented interface.
- Retrieve and update Marketing Cloud data (contacts, segments, journeys) programmatically with OAuth2 authentication.
- Build server-side applications that interact with Marketing Cloud SOAP endpoints for legacy system integration.
- Implement web or public app authentication flows to allow end-user access to Marketing Cloud resources.

## Worth the install?

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

Provides Python bindings to Salesforce Marketing Cloud's Fuel API, supporting both REST and SOAP APIs for accessing Marketing Cloud functionality through OAuth2 and legacy authentication.

Yes, with conditions. The package is suitable for integrating Salesforce Marketing Cloud into Python applications and has low install friction. However, the aging maintenance status (no updates in 1516 days, minimal repository activity) and lack of recent compatibility verification with current Salesforce endpoints mean you should verify that the SDK's authentication and API endpoints align with your target Marketing Cloud environment before committing to production use. No known security vulnerabilities are reported.

## Install

pip install salesforce-fuelsdk-sans
uv add salesforce-fuelsdk-sans
poetry add salesforce-fuelsdk-sans

## Installing Salesforce-FuelSDK-Sans

Before you install: Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel. Maintenance is aging—last release was 1516 days ago and the repository shows minimal activity (3 stars, last commit 2025-07-16), though it remains unarchived and the fork was created to maintain the original unmaintained project.

License in practice: MIT license is permissive, allowing commercial and private use with minimal restrictions, making it suitable for most integration scenarios.

Quickstart:

pip install Salesforce-FuelSDK-Sans

import FuelSDK
myClient = FuelSDK.ET_Client()
list_obj = FuelSDK.ET_List()
list_obj.auth_stub = myClient
response = list_obj.get()

Requires FUELSDK_CLIENT_ID and FUELSDK_CLIENT_SECRET environment variables or a config.python file in ~/.fuelsdk/ or the module directory; WSDL file path must be configured for SOAP operations.

Verify before relying:

- Whether OAuth2 refresh token support and web/public app authentication are production-ready or have known limitations.
- Current compatibility with modern Salesforce Marketing Cloud API versions and endpoint changes.
- Whether the suds-community SOAP dependency is actively maintained and compatible with current Python versions.

## Package facts

- License: MIT (permissive)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: aging
- Downloads: 685.5K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

salesforce marketing cloud api python, fuel sdk python client, salesforce exacttarget api, marketing cloud rest soap, salesforce oauth2 authentication, exacttarget python integration, salesforce marketing cloud sdk, salesforce-integration, marketing-automation, oauth2

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