vonage-jwt
Tooling for working with JWTs for Vonage APIs in Python.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you are building against Vonage APIs and need JWT authentication. The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, installs with low friction, and is permissively licensed. It is most useful as a standalone tool when you do not want the full Vonage SDK; if you are already using the SDK, JWT generation happens automatically.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Low friction installation with a pure-Python wheel.
- Actively maintained as of 2026-07-20 with no known vulnerabilities.
License · maintenance · safety
permissive license (permissive) — Licensed under Apache Software License (permissive), allowing free use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions.
last release 2024-11-29 (623 days) · last repo commit 2026-07-20 · 213 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 399,351 downloads/mo, #6,948 on PyPI
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pip install vonage-jwt
from vonage_jwt import JwtClient
jwt_client = JwtClient(application_id, private_key)
token = jwt_client.generate_application_jwt()- Performance characteristics when generating JWTs at scale or with large custom claim sets.
- Stability and maintenance status of runtime dependencies vonage-utils and pyjwt.
What it is and what it does
vonage-jwt is a lightweight JWT generator and verifier designed for Vonage API authentication. It wraps the standard JWT workflow into a simple JwtClient interface that accepts an application ID and private key, then generates signed tokens with optional custom claims. The package is primarily used internally by the Vonage Python SDK but can also be used standalone for any Vonage API call that requires JWT authentication.
The package handles cryptographic signing via its runtime dependencies and provides both token generation and signature verification. It supports Python 3.9 through 3.13 and requires no system-level dependencies beyond Python itself, making it straightforward to integrate into existing authentication flows.
Use it for
- Generate JWTs for Vonage API calls when using the package independently or building custom integrations.
- Verify incoming JWT signatures to validate that tokens were signed by a trusted Vonage application.
- Add custom claims (jti, nbf, etc.) to generated tokens for fine-grained control over token validity.
- Embed JWT generation in a microservice that needs to authenticate with Vonage APIs without the full SDK.
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you are building against Vonage APIs and need JWT authentication.
The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, installs with low friction, and is permissively licensed. It is most useful as a standalone tool when you do not want the full Vonage SDK; if you are already using the SDK, JWT generation happens automatically.
Install
vonage-jwt on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction installation with a pure-Python wheel. Actively maintained as of 2026-07-20 with no known vulnerabilities.
License in practice
Licensed under Apache Software License (permissive), allowing free use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions.
Quickstart
pip install vonage-jwt
from vonage_jwt import JwtClient
jwt_client = JwtClient(application_id, private_key)
token = jwt_client.generate_application_jwt()Verify before relying
- Performance characteristics when generating JWTs at scale or with large custom claim sets.
- Stability and maintenance status of runtime dependencies vonage-utils and pyjwt.
Package facts
| License | permissive license permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.9 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 2 packagesvonage-utilspyjwt |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 623 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 399,351 / month, #6,948 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software LicenseProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9 |
Evidence: vonage_jwt-1.1.5-py3-none-any.whl
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