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OpenSearch:Examples of using OpenSearch SDK for Python

Last Updated:Jun 22, 2026

OpenSearch SDK for Python relies on Alibaba Cloud TeaDSL SDK for request signing. Use the sample code below to install dependencies and send API requests.

Sample Python client

OpenSearch uses a proprietary gateway for signature verification and relies on Alibaba Cloud TeaDSL SDK for signature construction. Install the following dependencies before you use OpenSearch SDK for Python:

pip install alibabacloud_tea_util 
pip install alibabacloud_opensearch_util
pip install alibabacloud_credentials

Sample request: The following sample code is in the BaseRequest.py file.

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

import time
from typing import Dict, Any

from Tea.core import TeaCore
from Tea.exceptions import TeaException, UnretryableException
from Tea.model import TeaModel
from Tea.request import TeaRequest
from alibabacloud_credentials import models as credential_models
from alibabacloud_credentials.client import Client as CredentialClient
from alibabacloud_opensearch_util.opensearch_util import OpensearchUtil
from alibabacloud_tea_util import models as util_models
from alibabacloud_tea_util.client import Client as UtilClient


class Config(TeaModel):
    """
 Config
 The environment-related configurations.
 """
    def __init__(
            self,
            endpoint: str = None,
            protocol: str = None,
            type: str = None,
            security_token: str = None,
            access_key_id: str = None,
            access_key_secret: str = None,
            user_agent: str = "",
    ):
        self.endpoint = endpoint
        self.protocol = protocol
        self.type = type
        self.security_token = security_token
        self.access_key_id = access_key_id
        self.access_key_secret = access_key_secret
        self.user_agent = user_agent


class Client:
    """
    OpensearchClient
    The OpenSearch client that is used to specify request parameters and send the request.
    """
    _endpoint: str = None
    _protocol: str = None
    _user_agent: str = None
    _credential: CredentialClient = None

    def __init__(
            self,
            config: Config,
    ):
        if UtilClient.is_unset(config):
            raise TeaException({
                'name': 'ParameterMissing',
                'message': "'config' can not be unset"
            })
        if UtilClient.empty(config.type):
            config.type = 'access_key'
        credential_config = credential_models.Config(
            access_key_id=config.access_key_id,
            type=config.type,
            access_key_secret=config.access_key_secret,
            security_token=config.security_token
        )
        self._credential = CredentialClient(credential_config)
        self._endpoint = config.endpoint
        self._protocol = config.protocol
        self._user_agent = config.user_agent

    def _request(
            self,
            method: str,
            pathname: str,
            query: Dict[str, Any],
            headers: Dict[str, str],
            body: Any,
            runtime: util_models.RuntimeOptions,
    ) -> Dict[str, Any]:
        """
        Process the request.
        :param request: TeaRequest
        :param runtime: util_models.RuntimeOptions
        :return: Dict[str, Any]
        """
        runtime.validate()
        _runtime = {
            'timeouted': 'retry',
            'readTimeout': runtime.read_timeout,
            'connectTimeout': runtime.connect_timeout,
            'httpProxy': runtime.http_proxy,
            'httpsProxy': runtime.https_proxy,
            'noProxy': runtime.no_proxy,
            'maxIdleConns': runtime.max_idle_conns,
            'retry': {
                'retryable': runtime.autoretry,
                'maxAttempts': UtilClient.default_number(runtime.max_attempts, 3)
            },
            'backoff': {
                'policy': UtilClient.default_string(runtime.backoff_policy, 'no'),
                'period': UtilClient.default_number(runtime.backoff_period, 1)
            },
            'ignoreSSL': runtime.ignore_ssl
        }
        _last_request = None
        _last_exception = None
        _now = time.time()
        _retry_times = 0
        while TeaCore.allow_retry(_runtime.get('retry'), _retry_times, _now):
            if _retry_times > 0:
                _backoff_time = TeaCore.get_backoff_time(_runtime.get('backoff'), _retry_times)
                if _backoff_time > 0:
                    TeaCore.sleep(_backoff_time)
            _retry_times = _retry_times + 1
            try:
                _request = TeaRequest()
                accesskey_id = self._credential.get_access_key_id()
                access_key_secret = self._credential.get_access_key_secret()
                security_token = self._credential.get_security_token()
                _request.protocol = UtilClient.default_string(self._protocol, 'HTTP')
                _request.method = method
                _request.pathname = pathname
                _request.headers = TeaCore.merge({
                    'user-agent': UtilClient.get_user_agent(self._user_agent),
                    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
                    'Date': OpensearchUtil.get_date(),
                    'host': UtilClient.default_string(self._endpoint, f'opensearch-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com'),
                    'X-Opensearch-Nonce': UtilClient.get_nonce()
                }, headers)
                if not UtilClient.is_unset(query):
                    _request.query = UtilClient.stringify_map_value(query)
                if not UtilClient.is_unset(body):
                    req_body = UtilClient.to_jsonstring(body)
                    _request.headers['Content-MD5'] = OpensearchUtil.get_content_md5(req_body)
                    _request.body = req_body
                if not UtilClient.is_unset(security_token):
                    _request.headers["X-Opensearch-Security-Token"] = security_token
                _request.headers['Authorization'] = OpensearchUtil.get_signature(_request, accesskey_id,
                                                                                 access_key_secret)
                _last_request = _request
                _response = TeaCore.do_action(_request, _runtime)
                obj_str = UtilClient.read_as_string(_response.body)
                if UtilClient.is_4xx(_response.status_code) or UtilClient.is_5xx(_response.status_code):
                    raise TeaException({
                        'message': _response.status_message,
                        'data': obj_str,
                        'code': _response.status_code
                    })
                obj = UtilClient.parse_json(obj_str)
                res = UtilClient.assert_as_map(obj)
                return {
                    'body': res,
                    'headers': _response.headers
                }
            except TeaException as e:
                if TeaCore.is_retryable(e):
                    _last_exception = e
                    continue
                raise e
        raise UnretryableException(_last_request, _last_exception)