appwrite 20.1.0

Appwrite is an open-source self-hosted backend server that abstracts and simplifies complex and repetitive development tasks behind a very simple REST API

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 = "[e-mail]", phone = "[phone]", password = "password", name = "Walter O'Brien")

print(user.name)   # "Walter O'Brien"
print(user.email)  # "[e-mail]"
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 = "[e-mail]", phone = "[phone]", 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 = "[e-mail]", phone = "[phone]", 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.