WooCommerce
A Python wrapper for the WooCommerce REST API
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you need to automate WooCommerce store operations and can accept dormant maintenance. The package is stable, has no known vulnerabilities, and a single lightweight dependency. However, verify that it works with your current WooCommerce version—the last release was in 2021, so if your store runs a significantly newer WooCommerce API, test compatibility first.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires valid WooCommerce store URL and API credentials (Consumer Key and Consumer Secret) generated from your WooCommerce admin.
- Low install friction with a single runtime dependency (requests).
- Maintenance is dormant—last release was in 2021 and the last commit in 2024, so while not abandoned, the package receives minimal updates.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT License (permissive) — MIT License (permissive) means you can use, modify, and distribute this package freely in commercial and private projects with minimal restrictions.
last release 2021-03-13 (1980 days) · last repo commit 2024-06-07 · 216 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 162,779 downloads/mo, #10,588 on PyPI
Alternatives
Verify before relying
pip install woocommerce
from woocommerce import API
wcapi = API(
url="http://example.com",
consumer_key="ck_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
consumer_secret="cs_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
version="wc/v3"
)
products = wcapi.get("products", params={"per_page": 20}).json()- Whether the package works reliably with current WooCommerce versions (no releases since 2021).
- Compatibility with Python versions beyond 3.9 (classifiers only list up to 3.9).
What it is and what it does
This package provides a thin Python client for the WooCommerce REST API, abstracting away HTTP mechanics so you can interact with your store's data using simple method calls. It wraps the requests library to handle authentication (OAuth1.0a and Basic Auth), SSL verification, and response parsing, letting you GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, and OPTIONS any WooCommerce endpoint—products, orders, customers, and more—by passing endpoint names and data dictionaries.
You instantiate an API object with your store URL and credentials, then call methods like `.get("products")` or `.post("orders", data)` to interact with your store. All methods return requests Response objects, so you work with familiar HTTP status codes, headers, and JSON parsing. It's designed for straightforward store automation and integration tasks where you need programmatic access to WooCommerce data.
Use it for
- Bulk import or export products, orders, or customer data from a WooCommerce store into your application.
- Automate order fulfillment workflows by fetching new orders and updating their status or metadata.
- Sync inventory levels between WooCommerce and an external system or warehouse management tool.
- Build custom reporting dashboards that pull sales, customer, or product data from multiple stores.
- Programmatically create or update products with dynamic pricing, descriptions, or attributes.
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
Yes, if you need to automate WooCommerce store operations and can accept dormant maintenance.
The package is stable, has no known vulnerabilities, and a single lightweight dependency. However, verify that it works with your current WooCommerce version—the last release was in 2021, so if your store runs a significantly newer WooCommerce API, test compatibility first.
Install
woocommerce on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a single runtime dependency (requests). Maintenance is dormant—last release was in 2021 and the last commit in 2024, so while not abandoned, the package receives minimal updates. It remains marked Production/Stable and supports Python 3.6 through 3.9.
Requires valid WooCommerce store URL and API credentials (Consumer Key and Consumer Secret) generated from your WooCommerce admin.
License in practice
MIT License (permissive) means you can use, modify, and distribute this package freely in commercial and private projects with minimal restrictions.
Quickstart
pip install woocommerce
from woocommerce import API
wcapi = API(
url="http://example.com",
consumer_key="ck_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
consumer_secret="cs_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
version="wc/v3"
)
products = wcapi.get("products", params={"per_page": 20}).json()Verify before relying
- Whether the package works reliably with current WooCommerce versions (no releases since 2021).
- Compatibility with Python versions beyond 3.9 (classifiers only list up to 3.9).
Package facts
| License | MIT License permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.6 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 1 packagerequests |
| Maintenance | Dormant 1,980 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 162,779 / month, #10,588 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 :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseNatural Language :: EnglishProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.6Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules |
Evidence: WooCommerce-3.0.0-py3-none-any.whl
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