tslocal 0.2.0

Client library for the Tailscale Local API

tslocal

Client libraries for the Tailscale Local API in Rust, Python, and TypeScript.

These are direct ports of the official Go client (tailscale/client/local), targeting Tailscale v1.94.1.

Libraries

Language	Path	Runtime
Rust	rust/	async/tokio
Python	python/	sync
TypeScript	ts/	Node.js

Installation

Rust — add to Cargo.toml:

[dependencies]
tslocal = "0.2.0"

Python:

pip install tslocal

TypeScript:

npm install tslocal

Usage

All three libraries communicate with the local Tailscale daemon over a Unix domain socket. The daemon must be running on the same machine.

Rust

use tslocal::Client;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    let client = Client::new();
    let status = client.status().await?;
    println!("Tailscale version: {}", status.version);
    Ok(())
}

Python

from tslocal import Client

with Client() as client:
    status = client.status()
    print(f"Tailscale version: {status.version}")

TypeScript

import { Client } from "tslocal";

const client = new Client();
const status = await client.status();
console.log(`Tailscale version: ${status.Version}`);
client.destroy();

Supported Methods

Description	Go	Rust	Python	TypeScript
Get full node status including peers	Status	status	status	status
Get node status without peer information	StatusWithoutPeers	status_without_peers	status_without_peers	statusWithoutPeers
Look up identity by IP address	WhoIs	who_is	who_is	whoIs
Look up identity by node key	WhoIsNodeKey	who_is_node_key	who_is_node_key	whoIsNodeKey
Look up identity with proto and address	WhoIsProto	who_is_proto	who_is_proto	whoIsProto
Get TLS certificate and private key	CertPair	cert_pair	cert_pair	certPair
Get TLS certificate with minimum validity	CertPairWithValidity	cert_pair_with_validity	cert_pair_with_validity	certPairWithValidity
Get current serve configuration	GetServeConfig	get_serve_config	get_serve_config	getServeConfig
Set serve configuration	SetServeConfig	set_serve_config	set_serve_config	setServeConfig

Build & Test

# Rust
cargo test
cargo check
cargo clippy

# Python
uv run pytest

# TypeScript
npm test
npx tsc --noEmit

License

See LICENSE.