africastalking

library2.0.2pypypi✓ verified 79d ago

Official Python SDK for Africa's Talking APIs (SMS, voice, USSD, airtime, payments, etc.). Current version 2.0.2, requires Python >=3.8. Active development with monthly releases.

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pip install africastalking

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INSTALL

IMPORT

SIG · AFRICASTALKING

africastalking

messagingpythonv2.0.2

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Code

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initialize

✓ from africastalking import initialize

✗ import africastalking

Initialize SDK, send an SMS. Replace username and api_key with production credentials.

import os import africastalking username = 'sandbox' api_key = os.environ.get('AT_API_KEY', '') ata = africastalking.initialize(username, api_key) sms = at.SMS response = sms.send('Hello', ['+254711000000']) print(response)

Debug

Known issues

breakingAfrica's Talking SDK v2.x changed initialization from `import africastalking` + `initialize()` returning a config object to the same pattern but with different service access via `at.SMS`. Code using v1.x patterns will fail.

fix

Update to: import africastalking; at = africastalking.initialize(username, api_key); sms = at.SMS

affects: >=2.0.0

deprecatedPassing API key as plaintext in code is deprecated and insecure. Use environment variables.

fix

Store API key in environment variable AT_API_KEY and use os.environ.get('AT_API_KEY', '')

affects: all

gotchaWhen using sandbox, username must be 'sandbox' and API key must be from sandbox dashboard. Production credentials will not work.

fix

Ensure you are using sandbox credentials for testing.

affects: all

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Version history

2.0.2latest on PyPI · released Jan 8, 2026

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Resources

githubhttps://github.com/AfricasTalkingLtd/africastalking-python ↗

homepagehttps://github.com/AfricasTalkingLtd/africastalking-python ↗