# samuraisam/pyapns

An APNS provider with multi-app support.

Repository: https://github.com/samuraisam/pyapns
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pyapns
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2017-04-17T08:18:01+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6087, "days_push": 3425, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2024, forks 218 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:06.667493+00:00)

## What it is
pyapns is a self-hosted Apple Push Notification Service (APNS) provider built on Twisted, exposing an XML-RPC interface plus native Python and Ruby client APIs. It supports provisioning multiple applications with separate certificates and sandbox/production environments, and provides a simplified feedback interface.

## Use cases
- send push notifications to iOS devices from my server
- self-host an APNS provider for multiple apps
- send Apple push notifications via XML-RPC from any language
- manage sandbox and production APNS certificates for several apps
- get device token feedback for failed push notifications
- integrate push notifications into a Django or Rails app

## When to choose
- you need a persistent, self-hosted APNS gateway serving multiple iOS apps
- you want to send push notifications from any language via XML-RPC
- you use Python (Django/Pylons) or Ruby (Rails/Rack) and want a native client API

## When to avoid
- you need actively maintained software - the last release was in 2017
- you want HTTP/2-based APNS with token authentication (modern APNS requirement)
- you prefer a managed push service like Firebase Cloud Messaging or SNS
- you need Android or web push support

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: abandoned
- function: webhook, http-server, sdk
- domain: mobile-development, developer-tools
- platform: python, self-hosted, cross-platform
- tags: apns, push-notifications, xml-rpc, twisted, ios, apple-push, messaging, linux

## Member repositories
- samuraisam/pyapns (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:06.667493+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:59:50.456201+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/samuraisam/pyapns (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:06.667493+00:00, sha 97cbb563a1cf)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/pyapns/json (fetched 2026-08-29T10:40:02.155343+00:00, sha 7a2776e008c4)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.