meetdewey 1.1.0

Python client for the Dewey API

dewey

Python client for the Dewey API. No third-party dependencies — uses only the Python standard library. See the full API reference for details on all endpoints and types.

Installation

pip install dewey

Quick start

from dewey import DeweyClient

client = DeweyClient(api_key="dwy_live_...")

# Create a collection
col = client.collections.create("My Docs")

# Upload a document
from pathlib import Path
doc = client.documents.upload(col.id, Path("report.pdf"))

# Query
results = client.retrieval.query(col.id, "What is the refund policy?")
for r in results:
    print(r.score, r.chunk.content[:100])

# Research (SSE streaming)
for event in client.research.stream(col.id, "Summarise key findings"):
    if event.type == "chunk":
        print(event.content, end="", flush=True)
    elif event.type == "done":
        print("\nSources:", event.sources)

Constructor

DeweyClient(api_key: str, base_url: str = "https://api.meetdewey.com/v1")

Resources

client.collections

Method	Description
create(name, *, visibility, chunk_size, chunk_overlap, embedding_model)	Create a collection
list()	List collections
get(collection_id)	Get by ID
update(collection_id, *, name, visibility, ...)	Update
delete(collection_id)	Delete

update() accepts: name, visibility, chunk_size, chunk_overlap, description, enable_summarization, enable_captioning, llm_model, instructions. llm_model and instructions accept None to clear the field; omit them entirely to leave unchanged.

# Set research instructions for a collection
client.collections.update(
    collection_id,
    instructions="All figures are in USD unless stated otherwise.",
)

# Clear instructions
client.collections.update(collection_id, instructions=None)

client.documents

Method	Description
upload(collection_id, file, *, filename, content_type, ...)	Multipart upload
upload_many(collection_id, files, *, concurrency, on_progress)	Bulk upload via presigned S3 URLs
request_upload_url(collection_id, filename, content_type, file_size_bytes, content_hash)	Presigned URL
confirm(collection_id, document_id)	Confirm presigned upload
list(collection_id)	List documents
get(collection_id, document_id)	Get document
get_markdown(collection_id, document_id)	Get Markdown string
retry(collection_id, document_id)	Retry failed document
delete(collection_id, document_id)	Delete document

upload() accepts a pathlib.Path, bytes, or any binary file-like object.

upload_many() is the recommended approach for large datasets. Each file is uploaded directly to S3 (bypassing the API server), so there are no payload-size limits. Files that match an existing document's hash are deduplicated automatically.

from pathlib import Path

docs = client.documents.upload_many(
    collection_id,
    list(Path("./reports").glob("**/*.pdf")),
    concurrency=10,
    on_progress=lambda doc, n, total: print(f"{n}/{total} {doc.filename}"),
)

Pass UploadManyItem instances when you need a custom filename or content type:

from dewey.resources.documents import UploadManyItem
from io import BytesIO

items = [
    UploadManyItem(file=BytesIO(data), filename="custom-name.pdf", content_type="application/pdf"),
]
docs = client.documents.upload_many(collection_id, items)

client.sections

Method	Description
list(collection_id, document_id)	List sections
get(section_id)	Get section with content
get_chunks(section_id)	Get chunks
scan(collection_id, query, *, top_k)	Full-text section scan

client.retrieval

Method	Description
query(collection_id, q, *, limit)	Hybrid search

client.research

Method	Description
stream(collection_id, q, *, depth, model)	SSE research → Generator[ResearchEvent]

depth options: "quick", "balanced" (default), "deep", "exhaustive".

client.provider_keys

Method	Description
create(project_id, provider, key, name)	Add provider key
list(project_id)	List keys
delete(project_id, key_id)	Delete key

Error handling

from dewey import DeweyClient, DeweyError

client = DeweyClient(api_key="dwy_live_...")

try:
    client.collections.get("unknown-id")
except DeweyError as e:
    print(e.status, e.message)  # e.g. 404 "Collection not found"

Presigned upload flow

For single files or when you need manual control, use the low-level presigned URL flow. For bulk ingestion, prefer upload_many() which handles this automatically with concurrency.

import hashlib
import urllib.request
from pathlib import Path

data = Path("file.pdf").read_bytes()
content_hash = hashlib.sha256(data).hexdigest()

# 1. Request a presigned URL
resp = client.documents.request_upload_url(
    collection_id,
    filename="file.pdf",
    content_type="application/pdf",
    file_size_bytes=len(data),
    content_hash=content_hash,
)

# 2. PUT bytes directly to S3 (no auth header needed)
req = urllib.request.Request(resp.uploadUrl, data=data, method="PUT")
req.add_header("Content-Type", "application/pdf")
urllib.request.urlopen(req)

# 3. Confirm to trigger ingestion
doc = client.documents.confirm(collection_id, resp.documentId)