Appwrite Python SDK
This SDK is compatible with Appwrite server version 1.9.x. For older versions, please check previous releases.
Appwrite is an open-source backend as a service server that abstracts and simplifies complex and repetitive development tasks behind a very simple to use REST API. Appwrite aims to help you develop your apps faster and in a more secure way. Use the Python SDK to integrate your app with the Appwrite server to easily start interacting with all of Appwrite backend APIs and tools. For full API documentation and tutorials go to https://appwrite.io/docs
Installation
To install via PyPI:
pip install appwrite
Or with uv:
uv add appwrite
Getting Started
Init your SDK
Initialize your SDK with your Appwrite server API endpoint and project ID which can be found on your project settings page and your new API secret Key from project's API keys section.
from appwrite.client import Client
from appwrite.services.users import Users
client = Client()
(client
.set_endpoint('https://[HOSTNAME_OR_IP]/v1') # Your API Endpoint
.set_project('5df5acd0d48c2') # Your project ID
.set_key('919c2d18fb5d4...a2ae413da83346ad2') # Your secret API key
.set_self_signed() # Use only on dev mode with a self-signed SSL cert
)
Make Your First Request
Once your SDK object is set, create any of the Appwrite service objects and choose any request to send. Full documentation for any service method you would like to use can be found in your SDK documentation or in the API References section.
All service methods return typed Pydantic models, so you can access response fields as attributes:
users = Users(client)
user = users.create(ID.unique(), email = "[email protected]", phone = "+123456789", password = "password", name = "Walter O'Brien")
print(user.name) # "Walter O'Brien"
print(user.email) # "[email protected]"
print(user.id) # The generated user ID
Full Example
from appwrite.client import Client
from appwrite.services.users import Users
from appwrite.id import ID
client = Client()
(client
.set_endpoint('https://[HOSTNAME_OR_IP]/v1') # Your API Endpoint
.set_project('5df5acd0d48c2') # Your project ID
.set_key('919c2d18fb5d4...a2ae413da83346ad2') # Your secret API key
.set_self_signed() # Use only on dev mode with a self-signed SSL cert
)
users = Users(client)
user = users.create(ID.unique(), email = "[email protected]", phone = "+123456789", password = "password", name = "Walter O'Brien")
print(user.name) # Access fields as attributes
print(user.to_dict()) # Convert to dictionary if needed
Type Safety with Models
The Appwrite Python SDK provides type safety when working with database rows through generic methods. Methods like get_row, list_rows, and others accept a model_type parameter that allows you to specify your custom Pydantic model for full type safety.
from pydantic import BaseModel
from datetime import datetime
from typing import Optional
from appwrite.client import Client
from appwrite.services.tables_db import TablesDB
# Define your custom model matching your table schema
class Post(BaseModel):
postId: int
authorId: int
title: str
content: str
createdAt: datetime
updatedAt: datetime
isPublished: bool
excerpt: Optional[str] = None
client = Client()
# ... configure your client ...
tables_db = TablesDB(client)
# Fetch a single row with type safety
row = tables_db.get_row(
database_id="your-database-id",
table_id="your-table-id",
row_id="your-row-id",
model_type=Post # Pass your custom model type
)
print(row.data.title) # Fully typed - IDE autocomplete works
print(row.data.postId) # int type, not Any
print(row.data.createdAt) # datetime type
# Fetch multiple rows with type safety
result = tables_db.list_rows(
database_id="your-database-id",
table_id="your-table-id",
model_type=Post
)
for row in result.rows:
print(f"{row.data.title} by {row.data.authorId}")
Error Handling
The Appwrite Python SDK raises AppwriteException object with message, code and response properties. You can handle any errors by catching AppwriteException and present the message to the user or handle it yourself based on the provided error information. Below is an example.
users = Users(client)
try:
user = users.create(ID.unique(), email = "[email protected]", phone = "+123456789", password = "password", name = "Walter O'Brien")
print(user.name)
except AppwriteException as e:
print(e.message)
Learn more
You can use the following resources to learn more and get help
- 🚀 Getting Started Tutorial
- 📜 Appwrite Docs
- 💬 Discord Community
- 🚂 Appwrite Python Playground
Contribution
This library is auto-generated by Appwrite custom SDK Generator. To learn more about how you can help us improve this SDK, please check the contribution guide before sending a pull-request.
License
Please see the BSD-3-Clause license file for more information.
