vultr

What it is and what it does

Vultr is a thin Python wrapper around the Vultr.com cloud hosting API. It provides object-oriented access to Vultr's infrastructure services—servers, DNS records, snapshots, SSH keys, and account information—through a simple client initialized with an API key. The library depends only on requests and installs with minimal friction.

However, the package has been abandoned since 2018. While it has no known security vulnerabilities and the MIT license is permissive, the API surface may have diverged from Vultr's current offerings. It is suitable only for users whose workflows rely on endpoints that existed in 2018 and have not changed materially, or as a reference for building a custom client.

Use it for:

• Automate server provisioning and lifecycle management (create, reboot, destroy instances) in Vultr infrastructure.
• Manage DNS records and domains programmatically for multi-tenant or dynamic DNS workflows.
• Retrieve account and billing information, available plans, and regional availability for capacity planning.
• Integrate Vultr infrastructure operations into legacy Python applications that have not migrated to newer clients.
• Back up and restore server snapshots or manage ISO images as part of disaster recovery automation.

Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying

A Python client library for the Vultr.com API, enabling programmatic control of cloud servers, DNS, backups, and account resources via HTTP requests.

No, unless you are maintaining legacy code that already depends on this package. The library is abandoned (last release 2018), and the Vultr API has likely evolved since then. For new projects, use Vultr's official or actively maintained third-party clients. For existing deployments, evaluate whether the endpoints you use have remained stable; if so, the low install friction and permissive license make it a low-risk continuation, but do not adopt it for new work.

Install

vultr on PyPI

pip install vultr

uv add vultr

poetry add vultr

Installing vultr

Before you install

Low install friction with a single dependency (requests). However, the package is abandoned—last release was 2018-06-04, last commit 2022-12-08, and no active maintenance. Use only if the Vultr API surface you need has not changed significantly since 2018.

License in practice

MIT License (permissive). You may use, modify, and distribute this package freely, including in commercial projects, with minimal restrictions.

Quickstart

pip install vultr

from vultr import Vultr
api_key = 'your_api_key'
vultr = Vultr(api_key)
plans = vultr.plans.list()

Requires a valid Vultr API key; the Vultr API surface may have changed since the package's last update in 2018.

Verify before relying

• Whether the Vultr API endpoints exposed by this library match the current Vultr API specification.
• Compatibility with modern Python versions beyond 3.5 (last tested version in metadata).
• Whether requests library version constraints are compatible with current releases.

Package facts

Evidence: vultr-1.0.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl

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