Render SDK for Python

The official Python SDK for Render. Define Workflow tasks, manage task runs, and access experimental platform features like object storage.

⚠️ Early Access: This SDK is in early access and subject to breaking changes without notice.

Installation

pip install render_sdk

Usage

Defining Tasks

Use the Workflows class to define and register tasks:

from render_sdk import Workflows

app = Workflows()

@app.task
def square(a: int) -> int:
    """Square a number."""
    return a * a


@app.task
async def add_squares(a: int, b: int) -> int:
    """Add the squares of two numbers."""
    result1 = await square(a)
    result2 = await square(b)
    return result1 + result2

You can also specify task parameters like retry, timeout, and plan:

from render_sdk import Retry, Workflows

app = Workflows(
    default_retry=Retry(max_retries=3, wait_duration_ms=1000),
    default_timeout=300,
    default_plan="standard",
)

@app.task(timeout=60, plan="starter")
def quick_task(x: int) -> int:
    return x + 1

@app.task(retry=Retry(max_retries=5, wait_duration_ms=2000, backoff_scaling=2.0))
def retryable_task(x: int) -> int:
    return x * 2

You can combine tasks from multiple modules using Workflows.from_workflows():

from tasks_a import app as app_a
from tasks_b import app as app_b

combined = Workflows.from_workflows(app_a, app_b)

Running the Local Task Server

For local development, use the Render CLI:

render workflows dev -- <start command>

For example:

render workflows dev -- python main.py

To interact with tasks registered to the local task server, run CLI commands with the --local flag in another terminal. For example:

render workflows tasks start <task name> --local

Running Tasks

Use the Render client to run tasks and monitor their status:

from render_sdk import Render
from render_sdk.client import ListTaskRunsParams
from render_sdk.client.errors import TaskRunError

render = Render()  # Uses RENDER_API_KEY from the environment

# run_task() starts a task and waits for completion in one call.
try:
    result = render.workflows.run_task("my-workflow/my-task", [3, 4])
    print(result.results)
except TaskRunError as e:
    print(f"Task failed: {e}")

# start_task() starts a task without waiting for the result.
task_run = render.workflows.start_task("my-workflow/my-task", [3, 4])
print(f"Task started: {task_run.id}")

# Get task run details by ID
details = render.workflows.get_task_run(task_run.id)
print(f"Status: {details.status}")

# Cancel a running task
render.workflows.cancel_task_run(task_run.id)

# Stream task run events
for event in render.workflows.task_run_events([task_run.id]):
    print(f"{event.id} status={event.status}")

# List recent task runs
runs = render.workflows.list_task_runs(ListTaskRunsParams(limit=10))

Async Usage

For async contexts (e.g. FastAPI), use RenderAsync:

import asyncio
from render_sdk import RenderAsync

async def main():
    render = RenderAsync()

    result = await render.workflows.run_task("my-workflow/my-task", [3, 4])
    print(result.results)

    # start_task() returns an awaitable task run
    task_run = await render.workflows.start_task("my-workflow/my-task", [3, 4])
    result = await task_run  # wait when ready

    # Stream task run events
    async for event in render.workflows.task_run_events([task_run.id]):
        print(f"{event.id} status={event.status}")

asyncio.run(main())

Object Storage

from render_sdk import Render

render = Render()  # Uses RENDER_API_KEY, RENDER_WORKSPACE_ID, RENDER_REGION from environment

# Upload an object (no need to pass owner_id/region when env vars are set)
render.experimental.storage.objects.put(
    key="path/to/file.png",
    data=b"binary content",
    content_type="image/png",
)

# Download
obj = render.experimental.storage.objects.get(key="path/to/file.png")

# List
response = render.experimental.storage.objects.list()

Environment Variables

• RENDER_API_KEY - Your Render API key (required)
• RENDER_WORKSPACE_ID - Default owner ID for object storage (workspace team ID, e.g. tea-xxxxx)
• RENDER_REGION - Default region for object storage (e.g. oregon, frankfurt)

Features

• REST API Client: Run, monitor, cancel, and list task runs
• Task Definition: Decorator-based task registration with the Workflows class
• Server-Sent Events: Real-time streaming of task run events
• Sync & Async: Synchronous Render client (default) and async RenderAsync variant
• Retry Configuration: Configurable retry behavior with exponential backoff
• Subtask Execution: Execute tasks from within other tasks
• Task Composition: Combine tasks from multiple modules with Workflows.from_workflows()
• Object Storage: Experimental object storage API with upload, download, and list

Development

This project uses uv for dependency management and tox for testing across multiple Python versions.

Setup

# Install uv (if not already installed)
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

# Install dependencies
uv sync

# Activate virtual environment
source .venv/bin/activate

Testing

# Run tests
uv run pytest

# Run tests with coverage
uv run tox -e coverage

# Run tests across all Python versions
uv run tox

# Run specific Python version
uv run tox -e py313

Code Quality

# Check formatting and linting
uv run tox -e format
uv run tox -e lint

# Fix formatting issues
uv run tox -e format-fix
uv run tox -e lint-fix

# Run all quality checks
uv run tox -e format,lint

Supported Python Versions

• Python 3.10+
• Tested on Python 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, 3.14