Tinybird Python SDK Guidelines

Guidance for using the tinybird-sdk package to define Tinybird resources in Python.

When to Apply

• Installing or configuring tinybird-sdk
• Defining datasources, pipes, or endpoints in Python
• Creating Tinybird clients in Python
• Using data ingestion or queries in Python
• Running tinybird dev/build/deploy commands for Python projects
• Migrating from legacy .datasource/.pipe files to Python
• Defining connections (Kafka, S3, GCS)
• Creating materialized views, copy pipes, or sink pipes

Rule Files

• rules/getting-started.md
• rules/configuration.md
• rules/defining-datasources.md
• rules/defining-endpoints.md
• rules/client.md
• rules/low-level-api.md
• rules/cli-commands.md
• rules/connections.md
• rules/materialized-views.md
• rules/copy-sink-pipes.md
• rules/tokens.md

Quick Reference

• Install: pip install tinybird-sdk
• Initialize: tinybird init
• Dev mode: tinybird dev (uses configured dev_mode, typically branch)
• Build: tinybird build (builds against configured dev target)
• Deploy: tinybird deploy (deploys to main/production)
• Preview in CI: tinybird preview
• Migrate: tinybird migrate (convert .datasource/.pipe files to Python)
• Server-side only; never expose tokens in browsers