oxylabs

library3.0.0pypypi✓ verified 79d ago

Official Python library for Oxylabs Scraper APIs (Web Scraper API, Real-Time Crawls, etc.). Current version 3.0.0, released Apr 2025. Active development with monthly releases.

http-networking data

pip install oxylabs

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INSTALL

IMPORT

SIG · OXYLABS

oxylabs

http-networkingpythonv3.0.0

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Install & Compatibility

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Code

Verified usage

Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.

AsyncClient

✓ from oxylabs import AsyncClient

✗ from oxylabs import WebScraper

ProxyClient

✓ from oxylabs import ProxyClient

RealtimeClient

✓ from oxylabs import RealtimeClient

Instantiate WebScraper with credentials from environment variables, then call .get() on a URL.

from oxylabs import WebScraper scraper = WebScraper( username=os.environ.get('OXYLABS_USERNAME', ''), password=os.environ.get('OXYLABS_PASSWORD', '') ) response = scraper.get('https://example.com') print(response.text)

Debug

Known issues

breakingv3.0.0 removed synchronous RealTimeCrawl methods; only async available.

fix

Use async/await with RealTimeCrawl. For sync, stick to v2.x.

affects: >=3.0.0

deprecatedDirect credential strings in code are deprecated; use environment variables or config.

fix

Set OXYLABS_USERNAME and OXYLABS_PASSWORD environment variables.

affects: >=3.0.0

gotcha.get() on WebScraper raises OxylabsConnectionError on network failures; not caught by default.

fix

Wrap in try/except: except oxylabs.exceptions.OxylabsConnectionError: ...

affects: all

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Version history

3.0.0latest on PyPI · released Mar 9, 2026

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Dependencies

requestsrequiredHTTP library for API calls

pydanticrequiredData validation and settings management

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Resources

packagehttps://pypi.org/project/oxylabs/ ↗

homepagehttps://oxylabs.io/ ↗