Pryv Python API Docs | dltHub
Build a Pryv-to-database pipeline in Python using dlt with AI Workbench support for Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex.
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Pryv API provides documentation for managing user accounts and platform parameters. The Admin reference handles platform configuration and user management. The System reference details account management and core server interactions. The REST API base URL is https://{username}.pryv.me/ and All requests require a valid access token provided via the Authorization header or the auth query parameter..
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 Pryv data in under 10 minutes.
What data can I load from Pryv?
Here are some of the endpoints you can load from Pryv:
| Resource | Endpoint | Method | Data selector | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| service_info | /service/info | GET | Retrieves general service information including API host URLs. | |
| profile | /profile | GET | Returns the authenticated user's profile details. | |
| streams | /streams | GET | streams | Lists all data streams (categories) defined for the user. |
| events | /events | GET | events | Retrieves a list of events (activity records). |
| event_types | /event-types/flat.json | GET | Provides the flat list of supported event types. |
How do I authenticate with the Pryv API?
Include the access token in the HTTP Authorization header (Bearer ) or as the auth query parameter.
1. Get your credentials
- Open the Pryv dashboard or API client.
- Send a POST request to
/auth/loginwith your user credentials (username and password). - The JSON response includes
apiEndpointandtokenfields. - Copy the value of
token; this is your access token to use in the Authorization header or auth query parameter. - Optionally store the token securely for reuse.
2. Add them to .dlt/secrets.toml
[sources.pryv_source] token = "your_access_token_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.
How do I set up and run the pipeline?
Set up a virtual environment and install dlt:
uv venv && source .venv/bin/activate uv pip install "dlt[workspace]"
1. Install the dlt AI Workbench:
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:
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 Pryv 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:
python pryv_pipeline.py
If everything is configured correctly, you'll see output like this:
Pipeline pryv_pipeline load step completed in 0.26 seconds 1 load package(s) were loaded to destination duckdb and into dataset pryv_data The duckdb destination used duckdb:/pryv.duckdb location to store data Load package 1749667187.541553 is LOADED and contains no failed jobs
Inspect your pipeline and data:
dlt pipeline pryv_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.
Python pipeline example
This example loads events and streams from the Pryv API into DuckDB. It mirrors the endpoint and data selector configuration from the table above:
import dlt from dlt.sources.rest_api import RESTAPIConfig, rest_api_resources @dlt.source def pryv_source(token=dlt.secrets.value): config: RESTAPIConfig = { "client": { "base_url": "https://{username}.pryv.me/", "auth": { "type": "bearer", "token": token, }, }, "resources": [ {"name": "events", "endpoint": {"path": "events", "data_selector": "events"}}, {"name": "streams", "endpoint": {"path": "streams", "data_selector": "streams"}} ], } yield from rest_api_resources(config) def get_data() -> None: pipeline = dlt.pipeline( pipeline_name="pryv_pipeline", destination="duckdb", dataset_name="pryv_data", ) load_info = pipeline.run(pryv_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.
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):
import dlt data = dlt.pipeline("pryv_pipeline").dataset() sessions_df = data.events.df() print(sessions_df.head())
SQL (DuckDB example):
SELECT * FROM pryv_data.events LIMIT 10;
In a marimo or Jupyter notebook:
import dlt data = dlt.pipeline("pryv_pipeline").dataset() data.events.df().head()
See how to explore your data in marimo Notebooks and how to query your data in Python with dataset.
What destinations can I load Pryv data to?
dlt supports loading into any of these destinations — only the destination parameter changes:
| Destination | Example value |
|---|---|
| DuckDB (local, default) | "duckdb" |
| PostgreSQL | "postgres" |
| BigQuery | "bigquery" |
| Snowflake | "snowflake" |
| Redshift | "redshift" |
| Databricks | "databricks" |
| Filesystem (S3, GCS, Azure) | "filesystem" |
Change the destination in dlt.pipeline(destination="snowflake") and add credentials in .dlt/secrets.toml. See the full destinations list.
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.
dlt ai toolkit data-exploration install dlt ai toolkit dlthub-runtime install
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