# simple-salesforce/simple-salesforce

A very simple Salesforce.com REST API client for Python

Repository: https://github.com/simple-salesforce/simple-salesforce
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/simple-salesforce
Language: Python
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: salesforce, api, api-client, python
Last push: 2026-07-08T20:21:37+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 93/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 91, release rhythm 92, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4976, "days_push": 56, "days_rel": 56, "gap_med": 4, "n_releases_24m": 4}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1890, forks 726 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:49.554789+00:00)

## What it is
Simple Salesforce is a low-level Python client for the Salesforce.com REST and APEX APIs, returning API JSON responses as dictionaries. It supports multiple authentication methods including username/password with security token, IP-whitelist with organization ID, JWT, and connected app credentials.

## Use cases
- query and update Salesforce records from Python
- authenticate to Salesforce REST API with a security token or JWT
- run SOQL queries against a Salesforce org
- integrate Salesforce CRM data into Python scripts or ETL jobs
- call Salesforce APEX REST endpoints from Python

## When to choose
- you need a lightweight, low-level Python wrapper around the Salesforce REST API
- you want raw JSON responses without heavy ORM-style abstractions
- you need flexible Salesforce authentication options including JWT and connected apps

## When to avoid
- you need bulk/bulk API v2 support or high-level ORM-like abstractions out of the box
- you are working with a different CRM than Salesforce
- you need a client for a language other than Python

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: http-client, auth, sdk
- domain: apis, developer-tools, erp
- platform: python, cross-platform
- tags: salesforce, rest-api, api-client, crm-integration

## Member repositories
- simple-salesforce/simple-salesforce (main) score 93

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:49.554789+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 2026-08-30T03:13:04.754643+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/simple-salesforce/simple-salesforce (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:49.554789+00:00, sha 08af1de9f3c0)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/simple-salesforce/json (fetched 2026-08-29T10:52:16.553709+00:00, sha 8febc2f536a6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.