sanic-jwt
JWT oauth flow for Sanic
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, with conditions. The package is stable, has low install friction, carries a permissive MIT license, and has no known vulnerabilities. However, it is dormant—last updated in June 2022—so it is best suited for mature Sanic applications that do not require frequent framework upgrades. If you are using a recent Sanic version or expect active maintenance and updates, verify compatibility first or consider alternatives.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Low install friction with a single runtime dependency (pyjwt).
- Maintenance is dormant—last release was 2022-06-28, though the repository remains active with a recent commit on 2024-10-13 and 246 stars.
- The package is marked Production/Stable but has not received updates in years.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license (permissive) places no restrictions on use, modification, or distribution in proprietary or open-source projects.
last release 2022-06-28 (1508 days) · last repo commit 2024-10-13 · 246 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 259,207 downloads/mo, #8,416 on PyPI
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pip install sanic-jwt
from sanic import Sanic
from sanic_jwt import Initialize
def my_authenticate(request, *args, **kwargs):
# Your authentication logic
pass
app = Sanic()
Initialize(app, authenticate=my_authenticate)- Whether the package works with Sanic versions released after 2022 or Python versions beyond 3.9.
- Current state of community support or whether security patches would be applied if vulnerabilities were discovered.
- Compatibility with async/await patterns in recent Sanic releases.
What it is and what it does
Sanic JWT is an authentication library for the Sanic web framework that wraps JWT tokens to protect endpoints and enforce authentication scopes. It depends on pyjwt for token handling and is designed to be both quick to set up—requiring only initialization with an authenticate callback—and extensible for custom authorization logic.
The package provides a standard OAuth flow pattern: developers define an authenticate function, initialize the library with a Sanic app instance, and gain automatic protection on endpoints plus a built-in /auth endpoint for token issuance. It has been stable since its early releases but has not received updates since 2022-06-28, making it suitable for mature Sanic applications that do not require frequent framework upgrades.
Use it for
- Protect Sanic API endpoints with JWT tokens and enforce role-based or scope-based access control.
- Add OAuth-style authentication to existing Sanic applications without writing custom token middleware.
- Customize authentication logic by defining your own authenticate callback to integrate with external identity providers.
- Manage session-like authentication in microservices using JWT tokens instead of server-side sessions.
Worth the install?
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Yes, with conditions.
The package is stable, has low install friction, carries a permissive MIT license, and has no known vulnerabilities. However, it is dormant—last updated in June 2022—so it is best suited for mature Sanic applications that do not require frequent framework upgrades. If you are using a recent Sanic version or expect active maintenance and updates, verify compatibility first or consider alternatives.
Install
sanic-jwt on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a single runtime dependency (pyjwt). Maintenance is dormant—last release was 2022-06-28, though the repository remains active with a recent commit on 2024-10-13 and 246 stars. The package is marked Production/Stable but has not received updates in years.
License in practice
MIT license (permissive) places no restrictions on use, modification, or distribution in proprietary or open-source projects.
Quickstart
pip install sanic-jwt
from sanic import Sanic
from sanic_jwt import Initialize
def my_authenticate(request, *args, **kwargs):
# Your authentication logic
pass
app = Sanic()
Initialize(app, authenticate=my_authenticate)Verify before relying
- Whether the package works with Sanic versions released after 2022 or Python versions beyond 3.9.
- Current state of community support or whether security patches would be applied if vulnerabilities were discovered.
- Compatibility with async/await patterns in recent Sanic releases.
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 1 packagepyjwt |
| Maintenance | Dormant 1,508 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 259,207 / month, #8,416 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9 |
Evidence: sanic_jwt-1.8.0-py3-none-any.whl
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