hinge-client

Typed, async Python client for the Hinge dating-app API — auth, recommendations, profiles, rating, preferences, content, prompts, and Sendbird chat — built on httpx and pydantic.

⚠️ Unofficial & reverse-engineered. For educational and research purposes only. Not affiliated with, authorized, or endorsed by Hinge / Match Group. Using it may violate Hinge's Terms of Service and can get your account banned. Use at your own risk.

Install

pip install hinge-client
# or
uv add hinge-client

Requires Python 3.14+.

Quickstart

import asyncio

from hinge import HingeClient, configure_logging

configure_logging()  # opt-in colored console logs (no-op until you call it)


async def main() -> None:
    client = HingeClient("+15555550123")

    # --- auth (lifecycle lives on the client) ---
    await client.initiate_login()          # sends an SMS OTP
    await client.submit_otp(input("OTP: "))
    # If Hinge requires email 2FA, it raises HingeEmail2FAError carrying the
    # case id; complete it with: await client.submit_email_code(code, case_id)

    # --- data lives in resource namespaces ---
    recs = await client.recommendations.list()
    for feed in recs.feeds:
        for subject in feed.subjects:
            print(subject.subject_id)

    me = await client.profile.me()
    prefs = await client.profile.preferences()
    limit = await client.rating.limit()

    # human-readable enum labels, resolved in memory (no DB)
    print(client.catalog.enums.label("religions", 6))   # -> "Muslim"

    # the prompt library is fetched live and cached in memory
    prompts = await client.prompts.fetch()
    print(prompts.get_prompt_display_text("5b5799a05b162c2841794201"))


asyncio.run(main())

API at a glance

Client lifecycle (auth & session): initiate_login, submit_otp, submit_email_code, ensure_fresh_token, is_session_valid, check_session_health, switch_session, list_sessions, refresh_all_sessions.

Resource namespaces (data):

Catalog (client.catalog): in-memory enum-label lookup (enums.label/ordinal/is_valid) plus the live prompt library. Logging: structlog throughout; call configure_logging(level=..., pretty=...) for the colored console renderer — the library never configures global logging on import.

Sessions persist to a per-phone JSON file under ./hinge_sessions/ (override with the HINGE_SESSIONS_DIR env var).

Development

uv sync                # install
uv run pre-commit install
make check             # ruff + format + ty + leak-canary
make cov               # tests with the 100% branch-coverage gate

License

MIT — see LICENSE.md.

Disclaimer

For educational and research purposes only. Don't be a creep. Don't use this for malicious purposes. Not responsible if you get banned, cursed, ghosted into oblivion, or matched with your cousin. If Hinge sends a C&D, they should also send a job offer.