GetStream Python API Docs | dltHub

GetStream's REST API documentation is available at https://getstream.io/docs_rest/. It uses JWT tokens for authentication and supports various endpoints for activities, feeds, and collections. API keys are used for permission verification and rate limiting. The REST API base URL is https://{region}-api.stream-io-api.com and Server-side requests require API key + secret-signed token; client requests use JWT user token..

dlt is an open-source Python library that handles authentication, pagination, and schema evolution automatically. dlthub provides AI context files that enable code assistants to generate production-ready pipelines. Install with uv pip install "dlt[workspace]" and start loading GetStream data in under 10 minutes.

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What data can I load from GetStream?

Here are some of the endpoints you can load from GetStream:

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How do I authenticate with the GetStream API?

Server-side authentication requires the api_key header plus a token signed with your api_secret (server token). Client-side endpoints use a JWT user token in the Authorization header and Stream-Auth-Type: jwt for client auth. Some endpoints are server-only and will return 403 for client tokens.

1. Get your credentials

Sign in to your Stream dashboard (https://getstream.io). Navigate to the project settings; copy the API Key and API Secret shown. Use the API Key in requests (api_key header) and use the API Secret to generate server tokens (JWT/HMAC) for server-side authentication. For user tokens, generate JWTs using your server and the api_secret and return them to the client.

2. Add them to .dlt/secrets.toml

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[sources.getstream_source]
api_key = "your_stream_api_key_here"
# If you need to generate server tokens from dlt or your pipeline, also include:
api_secret = "your_stream_api_secret_here"

dlt reads this automatically at runtime — never hardcode tokens in your pipeline script. For production environments, see setting up credentials with dlt for environment variable and vault-based options.

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How do I set up and run the pipeline?

Set up a virtual environment and install dlt:

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uv venv && source .venv/bin/activate
uv pip install "dlt[workspace]"

1. Install the dlt AI Workbench:

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dlt ai init --agent <your-agent> # <agent>: claude | cursor | codex

This installs project rules, a secrets management skill, appropriate ignore files, and configures the dlt MCP server for your agent. Learn more →

2. Install the rest-api-pipeline toolkit:

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dlt ai toolkit rest-api-pipeline install

This loads the skills and context about dlt the agent uses to build the pipeline iteratively, efficiently, and safely. The agent uses MCP tools to inspect credentials — it never needs to read your secrets.toml directly. Learn more →

3. Start LLM-assisted coding:

Use /find-source to load data from the GetStream API into DuckDB.

The rest-api-pipeline toolkit takes over from here — it reads relevant API documentation, presents you with options for which endpoints to load, and follows a structured workflow to scaffold, debug, and validate the pipeline step by step.

4. Run the pipeline:

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python getstream_pipeline.py

If everything is configured correctly, you'll see output like this:

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Pipeline getstream_pipeline load step completed in 0.26 seconds
1 load package(s) were loaded to destination duckdb and into dataset getstream_data
The duckdb destination used duckdb:/getstream.duckdb location to store data
Load package 1749667187.541553 is LOADED and contains no failed jobs

Inspect your pipeline and data:

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dlt pipeline getstream_pipeline show

This opens the Pipeline Dashboard where you can verify pipeline state, load metrics, schema (tables, columns, types), and query the loaded data directly.

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Python pipeline example

This example loads feed and activities from the GetStream API into DuckDB. It mirrors the endpoint and data selector configuration from the table above:

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import dlt
from dlt.sources.rest_api import RESTAPIConfig, rest_api_resources

@dlt.source
def getstream_source(api_key=dlt.secrets.value):
    config: RESTAPIConfig = {
        "client": {
            "base_url": "https://{region}-api.stream-io-api.com",
            "auth": {
                "type": "api_key",
                "api_key": api_key,
            },
        },
        "resources": [
            {"name": "feed", "endpoint": {"path": "(enrich)/feed/{feed_slug}/{user_id}/", "data_selector": "results"}},
            {"name": "activities", "endpoint": {"path": "activities/", "data_selector": "(top-level array or results depending on call) — for activity lookup by ids API the response returns list of activity objects (top-level list) or results when paginated/enriched."}}
        ],
    }
    yield from rest_api_resources(config)


def get_data() -> None:
    pipeline = dlt.pipeline(
        pipeline_name="getstream_pipeline",
        destination="duckdb",
        dataset_name="getstream_data",
    )
    load_info = pipeline.run(getstream_source())
    print(load_info)

To add more endpoints, append entries from the resource table to the "resources" list using the same name, path, and data_selector pattern.

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How do I query the loaded data?

Once the pipeline runs, dlt creates one table per resource. You can query with Python or SQL.

Python (pandas DataFrame):

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import dlt

data = dlt.pipeline("getstream_pipeline").dataset()
sessions_df = data.feed.df()
print(sessions_df.head())

SQL (DuckDB example):

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SELECT * FROM getstream_data.feed LIMIT 10;

In a marimo or Jupyter notebook:

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import dlt

data = dlt.pipeline("getstream_pipeline").dataset()
data.feed.df().head()

See how to explore your data in marimo Notebooks and how to query your data in Python with dataset.

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What destinations can I load GetStream data to?

dlt supports loading into any of these destinations — only the destination parameter changes:

Change the destination in dlt.pipeline(destination="snowflake") and add credentials in .dlt/secrets.toml. See the full destinations list.

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Next steps

Continue your data engineering journey with the other toolkits of the dltHub AI Workbench:

• data-exploration — Build custom notebooks, charts, and dashboards for deeper analysis with marimo notebooks.
• dlthub-runtime — Deploy, schedule, and monitor your pipeline in production.

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dlt ai toolkit data-exploration install
dlt ai toolkit dlthub-runtime install

• How to deploy a pipeline
• How to explore your data in marimo Notebooks
• How to query your data in Python with dataset
• Join the dlt community on Slack