webexteamssdk
Community-developed Python SDK for the Webex Teams APIs
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, with conditions. Install if you need a stable, production-grade Webex Python client and are on Python 2 or Python 3 up to v3.10. The package is actively maintained, permissively licensed, and has zero known vulnerabilities. However, v1.7 is explicitly the final release; if you are on Python v3.10+ or planning to upgrade, migrate to WebexPythonSDK instead to avoid future maintenance burden.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires a valid Webex access token in your environment; the SDK sources it transparently from local environment variables.
- High install friction due to no runtime dependencies, but the package is in active maintenance with recent commits (last commit 2026-05-24) and marked Production/Stable.
- However, v1.7 is explicitly the final release supporting Python 2 and Python 3 up to v3.10; users on newer Python versions should plan migration to WebexPythonSDK.
License · maintenance · safety
permissive license (permissive) — MIT license (permissive) with Cisco copyright (2016-2024) means you can use, modify, and distribute freely with attribution; no restrictions on commercial use.
last release 2024-06-14 (791 days) · last repo commit 2026-05-24 · 256 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 628,511 downloads/mo, #5,673 on PyPI
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pip install webexteamssdk
from webexteamssdk import WebexTeamsAPI
api = WebexTeamsAPI()
all_rooms = api.rooms.list()
demo_rooms = [room for room in all_rooms if 'Demo' in room.title]- Exact Python version support boundaries for v1.7 (description says 'up to Python v3.10' but requires_python field is unspecified)
- Whether high install_friction reflects actual dependency complexity or is a metadata artifact given zero runtime dependencies listed
What it is and what it does
webexteamssdk is a community-developed Python client library for the Webex APIs that abstracts away HTTP details, authentication, and pagination. It wraps Webex API interactions into hierarchically organized Python methods on a WebexTeamsAPI connection object, returning native Python objects instead of raw JSON. The library automatically sources your Webex access token from your environment, handles pagination transparently, retries on rate limits, and supports multipart file uploads—all with minimal boilerplate.
The package is in its final release cycle (v1.7 is the last version supporting Python 2 and Python 3 up to v3.10). Going forward, users on Python v3.10+ should migrate to WebexPythonSDK. For teams currently on Python 2 or early Python 3 versions who need a stable, production-grade Webex client, this package is mature and actively maintained, but represents a legacy integration path.
Use it for
- Automate Webex room and membership management—create rooms, add users, delete rooms—without manually constructing HTTP requests.
- Build chatbots or integrations that post messages and upload files to Webex spaces with automatic pagination and rate-limit handling.
- Query and filter Webex resources (rooms, messages, people) using Python list comprehensions instead of raw API pagination loops.
- Migrate legacy Cisco Spark integrations to Webex without rewriting API call logic, leveraging the SDK's native Python abstractions.
- Prototype Webex workflows in Python with IDE auto-completion and descriptive exceptions for faster development and debugging.
Worth the install?
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Yes, with conditions.
Install if you need a stable, production-grade Webex Python client and are on Python 2 or Python 3 up to v3.10. The package is actively maintained, permissively licensed, and has zero known vulnerabilities. However, v1.7 is explicitly the final release; if you are on Python v3.10+ or planning to upgrade, migrate to WebexPythonSDK instead to avoid future maintenance burden.
Install
webexteamssdk on PyPI
Before you install
High install friction due to no runtime dependencies, but the package is in active maintenance with recent commits (last commit 2026-05-24) and marked Production/Stable. However, v1.7 is explicitly the final release supporting Python 2 and Python 3 up to v3.10; users on newer Python versions should plan migration to WebexPythonSDK.
Requires a valid Webex access token in your environment; the SDK sources it transparently from local environment variables.
License in practice
MIT license (permissive) with Cisco copyright (2016-2024) means you can use, modify, and distribute freely with attribution; no restrictions on commercial use.
Quickstart
pip install webexteamssdk
from webexteamssdk import WebexTeamsAPI
api = WebexTeamsAPI()
all_rooms = api.rooms.list()
demo_rooms = [room for room in all_rooms if 'Demo' in room.title]Verify before relying
- Exact Python version support boundaries for v1.7 (description says 'up to Python v3.10' but requires_python field is unspecified)
- Whether high install_friction reflects actual dependency complexity or is a metadata artifact given zero runtime dependencies listed
Package facts
| License | permissive license permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | High. Source build required |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 791 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 628,511 / month, #5,673 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 :: DevelopersIntended Audience :: EducationIntended Audience :: System AdministratorsIntended Audience :: Telecommunications IndustryLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseNatural Language :: EnglishProgramming Language :: Python :: 2Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Topic :: CommunicationsTopic :: Communications :: Chat |
Evidence: webexteamssdk-1.7.tar.gz
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