# Python bindings to the OpenStack Identity API (Keystone)

This is a client for OpenStack Identity API. There’s a Python API for Identity API v3 and v2 (the `keystoneclient` modules).

Contents:

- Using the V3 Client API
- Using Sessions
- Using the V2 client API
- keystoneclient

## Related Identity Projects

In addition to creating the Python client library, the Keystone team also provides Identity Service, as well as WSGI Middleware.

## Release Notes

Read also the Keystoneclient Release Notes.

## Contributing

Code is hosted on OpenDev. Submit bugs to the Keystone project on Launchpad. Submit code to the `openstack/python-keystoneclient` project using Gerrit.

Run tests with `tox`.

## Indices and tables

- Index

- Module Index

- Search Page

this page last updated: 2026-04-01 09:38:00

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