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# Awesome API Wrappers [![Awesome](https://awesome.re/badge.svg)](https://awesome.re)
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> A curated list of high-quality, actively maintained API wrappers and SDKs across languages and domains.
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> A curated list of API wrappers and SDKs that are actually pleasant to use.
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API wrappers transform raw HTTP APIs into idiomatic, language-native clients. They handle authentication, serialization, pagination, rate limits, and other integration details so developers can focus on building.
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Raw HTTP APIs are manageable at first, but the repetitive parts add up fast:
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authentication, retries, pagination, rate limits, serialization, versioning, and
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error handling.
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This list focuses on projects with strong documentation, clear maintenance, and a good developer experience.
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This list focuses on wrappers and SDKs that make those problems smaller. The bar
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is simple: good docs, visible maintenance, useful API coverage, and an
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interface that feels natural in the language it targets.
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## Contents
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* [Featured](#featured)
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* [Official SDKs](#official-sdks)
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* [Community Wrappers](#community-wrappers)
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* [By Category](#by-category)
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* [By Language](#by-language)
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* [Inclusion Criteria](#inclusion-criteria)
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* [Contributing](#contributing)
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* [Related Lists](#related-lists)
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## Featured
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Standout projects known for excellent documentation, active maintenance, and strong developer experience.
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This is intentionally selective. The goal is not to list every API client on
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GitHub. The goal is to surface the ones people can realistically start with and
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* [discord.js](https://github.com/discordjs/discord.js) `TypeScript` – Widely used Discord API library for Node.js with a large ecosystem and full feature support.
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* [discord.py](https://github.com/Rapptz/discord.py) `Python` – Mature async-first Discord API wrapper with extensive bot tooling.
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* [octokit.js](https://github.com/octokit/octokit.js) `TypeScript` – Official GitHub SDK with REST and GraphQL support.
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* [stripe-node](https://github.com/stripe/stripe-node) `TypeScript` – Official Stripe SDK with strong typing and broad API coverage.
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* [tweepy](https://github.com/tweepy/tweepy) `Python` – Established Python wrapper for the Twitter/X API with streaming and OAuth support.
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`Official` means maintained by the API provider. `Community` means maintained
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## Official SDKs
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* [go-github](https://github.com/google/go-github) `Go` – GitHub REST API client maintained by Google.
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* [huggingface.js](https://github.com/huggingface/huggingface.js) `TypeScript` – Official Hugging Face SDK for JavaScript and TypeScript.
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* [huggingface_hub](https://github.com/huggingface/huggingface_hub) `Python` – Official Hugging Face Python client for Hub access, inference, and downloads.
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* [node-slack-sdk](https://github.com/slackapi/node-slack-sdk) `TypeScript` – Official Slack SDK for Node.js.
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* [octokit.js](https://github.com/octokit/octokit.js) `TypeScript` – Official GitHub SDK for JavaScript and TypeScript.
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* [openai-node](https://github.com/openai/openai-node) `TypeScript` – Official OpenAI SDK for Node.js.
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* [openai-python](https://github.com/openai/openai-python) `Python` – Official OpenAI SDK for Python.
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* [plaid-node](https://github.com/plaid/plaid-node) `TypeScript` – Official Plaid Node.js client library.
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* [plaid-python](https://github.com/plaid/plaid-python) `Python` – Official Plaid Python client library.
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* [python-slack-sdk](https://github.com/slackapi/python-slack-sdk) `Python` – Official Slack SDK for Python.
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* [stripe-python](https://github.com/stripe/stripe-python) `Python` – Official Stripe SDK for Python.
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* [twilio-node](https://github.com/twilio/twilio-node) `TypeScript` – Official Twilio Node.js helper library.
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* [twilio-python](https://github.com/twilio/twilio-python) `Python` – Official Twilio Python helper library.
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- [Maintainer Picks](#maintainer-picks)
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- [By Category](#by-category)
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- [Inclusion Criteria](#inclusion-criteria)
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- [Contributing](#contributing)
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- [Related Lists](#related-lists)
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- [Contributors](#contributors)
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## Community Wrappers
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* [discordgo](https://github.com/bwmarrin/discordgo) `Go` – Go bindings for the Discord API.
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* [node-twitter-api-v2](https://github.com/PLhery/node-twitter-api-v2) `TypeScript` – Full-featured Twitter/X API v2 client for Node.js.
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* [octocrab](https://github.com/XAMPPRocky/octocrab) `Rust` – Extensible Rust GitHub API client with async support.
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* [praw](https://github.com/praw-dev/praw) `Python` – Python Reddit API Wrapper with idiomatic access to Reddit.
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* [serenity](https://github.com/serenity-rs/serenity) `Rust` – Ergonomic Rust library for the Discord API.
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* [snoowrap](https://github.com/not-an-aardvark/snoowrap) `JavaScript` – Promise-based Reddit API wrapper.
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* [steam](https://github.com/ValvePython/steam) `Python` – Python client for the Steam Web API and related services.
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* [telegraf](https://github.com/telegraf/telegraf) `TypeScript` – Modern Telegram bot framework for Node.js.
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* [twurple](https://github.com/twurple/twurple) `TypeScript` – Comprehensive Twitch API library.
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* [python-telegram-bot](https://github.com/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot) `Python` – Telegram Bot API wrapper with a full framework.
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- [discord.js](https://github.com/discordjs/discord.js) – Mature Discord
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library for Node.js with broad feature coverage and a large ecosystem.
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- [discord.py](https://github.com/Rapptz/discord.py) – Async-first Discord
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wrapper with solid docs and a long history of production use. `Python` ·
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`Community`
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- [octokit.js](https://github.com/octokit/octokit.js) – GitHub SDK with REST
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and GraphQL clients, pagination helpers, and plugin support. `TypeScript` ·
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- [stripe-node](https://github.com/stripe/stripe-node) – Stripe Node SDK with
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strong TypeScript support and good webhook tooling. `TypeScript` · `Official`
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- [tweepy](https://github.com/tweepy/tweepy) – Established Python client for
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the Twitter/X API with OAuth and streaming support. `Python` · `Community`
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- [twurple](https://github.com/twurple/twurple) – Well-rounded Twitch library
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covering Helix, EventSub, chat, and auth flows. `TypeScript` · `Community`
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* [anthropic-sdk-python](https://github.com/anthropics/anthropic-sdk-python) `Python` – Official Anthropic Python SDK for the Claude API.
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* [anthropic-sdk-typescript](https://github.com/anthropics/anthropic-sdk-typescript) `TypeScript` – Official Anthropic TypeScript SDK for the Claude API.
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* [cohere-python](https://github.com/cohere-ai/cohere-python) `Python` – Official Cohere Python SDK for generation, embeddings, and classification.
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* [groq-python](https://github.com/groq/groq-python) `Python` – Official Groq Python SDK for fast LLM inference.
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- [anthropic-sdk-python](https://github.com/anthropics/anthropic-sdk-python) –
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Python SDK for the Claude API. `Python` · `Official`
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- [anthropic-sdk-typescript](https://github.com/anthropics/anthropic-sdk-typescript)
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– TypeScript SDK for the Claude API. `TypeScript` · `Official`
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- [cohere-python](https://github.com/cohere-ai/cohere-python) – Python SDK for
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generation, embeddings, and classification. `Python` · `Official`
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- [groq-python](https://github.com/groq/groq-python) – Python SDK for Groq API
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access and LLM inference. `Python` · `Official`
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- [huggingface.js](https://github.com/huggingface/huggingface.js) – JavaScript
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and TypeScript SDK for Hugging Face services. `TypeScript` · `Official`
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- [huggingface_hub](https://github.com/huggingface/huggingface_hub) – Python
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- [openai-node](https://github.com/openai/openai-node) – Node.js SDK for the
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- [openai-python](https://github.com/openai/openai-python) – Python SDK for the
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* [discordgo](https://github.com/bwmarrin/discordgo) `Go` – Go bindings for the Discord API.
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* [node-slack-sdk](https://github.com/slackapi/node-slack-sdk) `TypeScript` – Official Slack SDK for Node.js.
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* [python-slack-sdk](https://github.com/slackapi/python-slack-sdk) `Python` – Official Slack SDK for Python.
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* [python-telegram-bot](https://github.com/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot) `Python` – Telegram bot API wrapper and framework.
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* [serenity](https://github.com/serenity-rs/serenity) `Rust` – Async Discord API library for Rust.
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- [discord.js](https://github.com/discordjs/discord.js) – Discord API library
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- [discord.py](https://github.com/Rapptz/discord.py) – Async Discord API
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- [discordgo](https://github.com/bwmarrin/discordgo) – Go bindings for the
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- [node-slack-sdk](https://github.com/slackapi/node-slack-sdk) – Slack SDK for
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- [python-slack-sdk](https://github.com/slackapi/python-slack-sdk) – Slack SDK
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- [python-telegram-bot](https://github.com/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot)
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– Telegram Bot API wrapper with a full bot framework. `Python` · `Community`
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- [serenity](https://github.com/serenity-rs/serenity) – Async Discord library
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- [telegraf](https://github.com/telegraf/telegraf) – Telegram bot framework for
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- [twilio-node](https://github.com/twilio/twilio-node) – Twilio helper library
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- [octokit.js](https://github.com/octokit/octokit.js) – GitHub SDK for
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- [snoowrap](https://github.com/not-an-aardvark/snoowrap) – Promise-based
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- [plaid-python](https://github.com/plaid/plaid-python) – Plaid client library
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* [Awesome APIs](https://github.com/lavie/Awesome-APIs)
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* [Awesome Node.js](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome-nodejs)
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- [Awesome Node.js](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome-nodejs)
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- [Awesome Python](https://github.com/vinta/awesome-python)
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