vonage-messages
Vonage messages package
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes. vonage-messages is actively maintained, has low install friction, carries a permissive Apache license, and provides a clean, typed interface to Vonage's multi-channel messaging API. Install it if you need to send messages across SMS, MMS, RCS, WhatsApp, Messenger, or Viber from Python. It is best used as part of the main vonage package rather than standalone.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.9 or later.
- Vonage API credentials (application_id and private_key) are needed to authenticate and send messages.
- Low install friction with pure Python wheel distribution.
License · maintenance · safety
permissive license (permissive) — Licensed under Apache Software License (permissive), allowing commercial and private use with minimal restrictions.
last release 2026-05-29 (77 days) · last repo commit 2026-07-20 · 213 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 337,961 downloads/mo, #7,441 on PyPI
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Verify before relying
pip install vonage-messages
from vonage_messages import Sms
from vonage import Vonage, Auth
auth = Auth(application_id='my-app-id', private_key='my-key')
vonage_client = Vonage(auth)
message = Sms(from_='Vonage', to='1234567890', text='Hello')
vonage_client.messages.send(message)- Rate limits or quota restrictions on message sending through the Vonage API
- Delivery guarantees or retry behavior for failed message sends
- Regional API endpoint availability and latency characteristics
What it is and what it does
vonage-messages is a Python package that provides typed message models and integration helpers for Vonage's Messages API. It lets you construct and send messages across multiple channels—SMS, MMS, RCS, WhatsApp, Messenger, and Viber—by instantiating the appropriate message class (Sms, WhatsappText, MessengerImage, etc.) and passing it to a Vonage client's send method. The package is designed to be used as part of the main vonage package and relies on vonage-http-client for API communication and pydantic for message validation.
The package abstracts away API endpoint details and request formatting, letting you work with strongly-typed message objects instead of raw JSON. It supports message-type-specific options through submodels (e.g., MessengerOptions, MessengerResource) and provides convenience methods for channel-specific operations like marking WhatsApp messages as read or revoking RCS messages. It requires Python 3.9+ and depends on three runtime packages: vonage-http-client, vonage-utils, and pydantic.
Use it for
- Send SMS notifications or alerts from a Python application using the Sms message model
- Build multi-channel messaging workflows that route messages to WhatsApp, Messenger, or Viber based on user preference
- Send rich media messages (images, audio, video, files) via MMS, RCS, or WhatsApp with typed message models
- Manage WhatsApp message state by marking messages as read or revoking RCS messages via Vonage API methods
- Integrate Vonage messaging into a larger application using the main vonage package with pre-built message types
Worth the install?
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Yes.
vonage-messages is actively maintained, has low install friction, carries a permissive Apache license, and provides a clean, typed interface to Vonage's multi-channel messaging API. Install it if you need to send messages across SMS, MMS, RCS, WhatsApp, Messenger, or Viber from Python. It is best used as part of the main vonage package rather than standalone.
Install
vonage-messages on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with pure Python wheel distribution. Active maintenance as of late July 2026, with recent release activity and 213 repository stars.
Requires Python 3.9 or later. Vonage API credentials (application_id and private_key) are needed to authenticate and send messages.
License in practice
Licensed under Apache Software License (permissive), allowing commercial and private use with minimal restrictions.
Quickstart
pip install vonage-messages
from vonage_messages import Sms
from vonage import Vonage, Auth
auth = Auth(application_id='my-app-id', private_key='my-key')
vonage_client = Vonage(auth)
message = Sms(from_='Vonage', to='1234567890', text='Hello')
vonage_client.messages.send(message)Verify before relying
- Rate limits or quota restrictions on message sending through the Vonage API
- Delivery guarantees or retry behavior for failed message sends
- Regional API endpoint availability and latency characteristics
Package facts
| License | permissive license permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.9 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 3 packagesvonage-http-clientvonage-utilspydantic |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 77 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 337,961 / month, #7,441 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 :: 3.8Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9 |
Evidence: vonage_messages-1.7.1-py3-none-any.whl
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