SDK Migration Guide for Python

This comprehensive guide helps you transition from the previous Python SDK to the new Apideck-Unify SDK.

Key Changes

1. Package Name and Installation

# Old package
pip install apideck

# New package
pip install apideck-unify

Now you will have to import apideck_unify:

from apideck_unify import Apideck

2. Method Naming Changes

# Old SDK
from apideck.api import crm_api

api_instance = crm_api.CrmApi(api_client)
response = api_instance.contacts_all(
    raw=False,
    consumer_id="test-consumer",
    app_id="app-id",
    service_id="salesforce"
)

# New SDK
from apideck_unify import Apideck

client = Apideck(
    api_key="your-api-key",
    app_id="app-id",
    consumer_id="test-consumer"
)

response = client.crm.contacts.list()

3. Response Structure

The new SDK wraps all responses in a typed response object that includes both the API response and HTTP metadata:

# Old SDK
response = api_instance.contacts_all()
print(response.data[0].id)

# New SDK

## Access data payload
result = client.crm.contacts.list()
print(result.get_contacts_response.data[0].id)

# Access HTTP metadata
print(result.http_meta.status_code)
print(result.http_meta.headers)

4. Method Naming Convention Changes

| Old Method | New Method |
|------------|------------|
| contacts_all | contacts.list |
| contacts_add | contacts.create |
| contacts_one | contacts.get |
| contacts_update | contacts.update |
| contacts_delete | contacts.delete |
...

5. Configuration and Authentication

# Old SDK
import apideck
from apideck.api import crm_api

configuration = apideck.Configuration()
configuration.api_key['apiKey'] = 'YOUR_API_KEY'
configuration.api_key_prefix['apiKey'] = 'Bearer'

with apideck.ApiClient(configuration) as api_client:
    api_instance = crm_api.CrmApi(api_client)

# New SDK
from apideck_unify import Apideck

client = Apideck(
    api_key="your-api-key",
    app_id="your-app-id",
    consumer_id="test-consumer"
)

6. Error Handling

# Old SDK
try:
    response = api_instance.contacts_all()
except apideck.ApiException as e:
    print("Exception when calling CrmApi->contacts_all: %s\n" % e)

# New SDK
from apideck_unify import Apideck, models

try:
    result = client.crm.contacts.list()
except models.BadRequestResponse as e:
        # handle e.data: models.BadRequestResponseData
        raise(e)
except models.UnauthorizedResponse as e:
    # handle e.data: models.UnauthorizedResponseData
    raise(e)
except models.ApiError as e:
    raise(e)

For more information about error handling, please check our documentation

Breaking Changes

• Package name has changed from apideck to apideck-unify
• All API method names have been restructured for consistency
• Configuration and client initialization has been simplified
• Response structure now includes typed response wrappers and HTTP metadata
• Error handling has been improved with specific error types
• Some property names in request/response objects may have changed to follow Python naming conventions

Need help?

If you encounter any issues during migration:

1. Checkout out our documentation
2. Open an issue on our GitHub repository
3. Contact our support at support@apideck.com