---
id: webdav4
version: "0.11.0"
license: MIT
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# webdav4 — WebDAV client library with an fsspec-based filesystem and a CLI

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Downloads: 532.8K/mo

## What it is and what it does

webdav4 is a Python library for interacting with WebDAV servers. It provides a straightforward client API for common operations like checking file existence, listing directories, uploading, and downloading files. The library wraps these operations with httpx for HTTP communication and python-dateutil for timestamp handling.

Beyond the core client, webdav4 offers two optional interfaces: an fsspec integration that presents WebDAV storage as a standard filesystem abstraction (useful for code that expects a generic file-system-like API), and a command-line tool for direct server interaction. The package is actively maintained, supports Python 3.8 through 3.14, and carries no known security vulnerabilities.

Use it for:

- Automate file uploads and downloads to a WebDAV-enabled server from Python scripts or applications
- Integrate WebDAV storage with tools expecting an fsspec-compatible filesystem backend
- Build server-side file management workflows that check existence, list, and manipulate remote documents
- Use the CLI for ad-hoc WebDAV operations without writing Python code
- Sync or mirror files between local storage and a WebDAV server in batch processes

## Worth the install?

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

A WebDAV client library that provides a Python API, optional fsspec filesystem integration, and a CLI tool for interacting with WebDAV servers.

Yes. webdav4 is actively maintained, carries no security vulnerabilities, has low install friction, and provides a clean API for WebDAV operations. The optional fsspec integration and CLI add flexibility. It is suitable for projects needing reliable WebDAV client functionality in Python.

## Install

pip install webdav4
uv add webdav4
poetry add webdav4

## Installing webdav4

Before you install: Low friction install with only two runtime dependencies (httpx and python-dateutil). Active maintenance with recent commits and a stable release history since 2021.

License in practice: MIT license permits unrestricted use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions, making it suitable for both open-source and commercial projects.

Quickstart:

pip install webdav4

from webdav4.client import Client

client = Client("https://webdav.com", auth=("username", "password"))
client.exists("Documents/Readme.md")
client.upload_file("Gorilla.jpg", "Photos/Gorilla.jpg")

Verify before relying:

- Whether WebDAV server compatibility covers all common implementations (e.g., Nextcloud, OwnCloud, Apache, Sharepoint)
- Performance characteristics for large file transfers or operations on servers with many files
- Whether authentication methods beyond basic auth (e.g., OAuth, certificate-based) are supported

## Package facts

- License: MIT (permissive)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: active
- Downloads: 532.8K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

webdav client library, webdav file operations, fsspec webdav backend, webdav command line tool, remote file access webdav, webdav upload download, webdav filesystem api, webdav, file-sync, fsspec-backend

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