Getting started with the Dapr client Python SDK

• installed
• Initialized Dapr environment
• installed

from dapr.clients import DaprClient
with DaprClient() as d:
    # invoke a method (gRPC or HTTP GET)    
    resp = d.invoke_method('service-to-invoke', 'method-to-invoke', data='{"message":"Hello World"}')
    # for other HTTP verbs the verb must be specified
    # invoke a 'POST' method (HTTP only)    
    resp = d.invoke_method('service-to-invoke', 'method-to-invoke', data='{"id":"100", "FirstName":"Value", "LastName":"Value"}', http_verb='post')

• For a full guide on service invocation visit How-To: Invoke a service.
• Visit for code samples and instructions to try out service invocation

• For a full list of state operations visit How-To: Get & save state.

Publish messages

from dapr.clients import DaprClient
    resp = d.publish_event(pubsub_name='pubsub', topic='TOPIC_A', data='{"message":"Hello World"}')

Subscribe to messages

• For a full list of state operations visit .
• Visit Python SDK examples for code samples and instructions to try out pub/sub

from dapr.clients import DaprClient
with DaprClient() as d:
    resp = d.invoke_binding(name='kafkaBinding', operation='create', data='{"message":"Hello World"}')

• For a full guide on output bindings visit .
• Visit Python SDK examples for code samples and instructions to try out output bindings

• For a full guide on secrets visit .

• Python SDK examples