Installation

Requirements

Dependency	Version
Python	≥ 3.9
GLPI	≥ 9.1
requests	≥ 2.28
aiohttp	≥ 3.9 (async only)

GLPI version compatibility

Client	Endpoint	GLPI version
GlpiAPI / AsyncGlpiAPI	/apirest.php	≥ 9.1 — tested on 9.x, 10.x and 11.x
GlpiOAuthClient / AsyncGlpiOAuthClient	/api.php	11+ only

The legacy REST API (/apirest.php) has been stable since GLPI 9.1. The OAuth2 high-level API (/api.php) was introduced in GLPI 11.

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From PyPI

Standard install (synchronous client only):

pip install glpi-utils

With async support (AsyncGlpiAPI, AsyncGlpiOAuthClient):

pip install glpi-utils[async]

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From source

git clone https://github.com/giovanny07/python-glpi-utils
cd python-glpi-utils
pip install -e ".[async]"

For development (includes test and lint tools):

pip install -e ".[async,dev]"

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Verify installation

import glpi_utils
print(glpi_utils.__version__)  # 1.3.4

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GLPI prerequisites

Before using the library your GLPI server needs:

1. REST API enabled — Setup → General → API → Enable REST API
2. Application token (optional but recommended) — Setup → General → API → Add API client
3. User token (optional) — user profile page → Remote access key

For the OAuth2 client (/api.php) — GLPI 11+ only:

1. OAuth2 application registered in GLPI — Setup → OAuth2 applications