minfraud

library3.2.0pypypi✓ verified 80d ago

Official MaxMind minFraud API client for Python. Provides risk scoring and device/location intelligence for fraud detection. Latest version 3.2.0, requires Python >=3.10. Released irregularly as needed.

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pip install minfraud

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minfraud

securitypythonv3.2.0

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Install & Compatibility

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Verified usage

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Client

✓ from minfraud import Client

✗ from minfraud import minFraud

AsyncClient

✓ from minfraud import AsyncClient

models

✓ from minfraud import models

Initialize minFraud client with account ID and license key from environment variables, then perform an Insights request.

import os from minfraud import minFraud client = minFraud( account_id=int(os.environ.get('MAXMIND_ACCOUNT_ID', '0')), license_key=os.environ.get('MAXMIND_LICENSE_KEY', '') ) result = client.insights( device={ 'ip_address': '81.2.69.160', 'user_agent': 'Mozilla/5.0', 'accept_language': 'en-US' }, event={ 'transaction_id': 'txn12345', 'shop_id': 'shop1', 'time': '2023-08-01T12:00:00Z', 'type': 'purchase' }, account={ 'user_id': 'user123', 'username': 'testuser' } ) print(result.risk_score)

Debug

Known issues

breakingIn version 3.0.0, the method name changed from `score()` to `insights()` and `factors()` to `insights()` with additional fields.

fix

Replace `client.score(...)` with `client.insights(...)`. The return object structure also changed.

affects: <3.0.0

breakingIn version 3.0.0, the response object is no longer a dict but a custom model object. Access fields like `result.risk_score` instead of `result['risk_score']`.

fix

Use attribute access on the returned object.

affects: <3.0.0

deprecatedThe `minFraudClient` class from the `minfraud` package was renamed to `minFraud` in version 3.0.0. The old name still works but is deprecated.

fix

Use `from minfraud import minFraud` instead of `from minfraud import minFraudClient`.

affects: >=3.0.0

gotchaThe `ip_address` field in the device object is required for all API calls. Omitting it raises a validation error.

fix

Always include `ip_address` in the device dictionary.

affects: all

gotchaThe `account_id` must be an integer. Passing a string will cause a type error.

fix

Use `int(os.environ['MAXMIND_ACCOUNT_ID'])` to ensure integer type.

affects: all

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Version history

3.2.0latest on PyPI · released Nov 20, 2025

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Dependencies

requestsrequiredHTTP client for API calls

geoip2optionalIP geolocation fallback

maxminddboptionalMaxMind database reader

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