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id: gcloud-rest-bigquery
version: "7.1.0"
license: MIT
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# gcloud-rest-bigquery — Python Client for Google Cloud BigQuery

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Downloads: 410.3K/mo

## What it is and what it does

This package provides a Python client library for Google Cloud BigQuery that supports both asyncio and threadsafe execution patterns. It wraps the BigQuery REST API, allowing developers to query datasets, manage tables, and interact with BigQuery resources without blocking the event loop or requiring thread management boilerplate.

The library depends on gcloud-rest-auth for authentication and is actively maintained for Python 3.8 through 3.12. It is positioned as an alternative to the official Google Cloud BigQuery client for use cases where async-first or thread-safe patterns are preferred. The project is part of the broader gcloud-rest ecosystem.

Use it for:

- Build async Python applications that query BigQuery without blocking I/O operations
- Integrate BigQuery into threadsafe server applications where asyncio is not suitable
- Migrate from synchronous BigQuery clients to async patterns in existing codebases
- Query and analyze data in BigQuery from lightweight Python services or microservices

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

Provides an asyncio or threadsafe Python client for interacting with Google Cloud BigQuery, supporting modern Python versions.

Yes, if you need an asyncio or threadsafe BigQuery client for Python 3.8+. The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, and carries a permissive MIT license. Install friction is low and it integrates cleanly via a single dependency. Verify that its API surface and performance match your specific BigQuery operations before committing to production.

## Install

pip install gcloud-rest-bigquery
uv add gcloud-rest-bigquery
poetry add gcloud-rest-bigquery

## Installing gcloud-rest-bigquery

Before you install: Low friction installation with a single runtime dependency (gcloud-rest-auth). Active maintenance as of 2026-08-14 with 348 repository stars and no known vulnerabilities.

License in practice: MIT license permits commercial and private use with minimal restrictions; you may use, modify, and distribute this package freely provided you retain the license notice.

Quickstart:

pip install gcloud-rest-bigquery

from gcloud.rest import bigquery

# Instantiate and use client (see docs for full examples)
client = bigquery.BigQueryClient()

Requires Python 3.8 or later; gcloud-rest-auth dependency must be installed.

Verify before relying:

- Whether the package supports both asyncio and threadsafe modes simultaneously or requires choosing one at install time
- Specific BigQuery API operations supported (e.g., query execution, dataset management, table operations)
- Performance characteristics or throughput limits compared to the official Google Cloud BigQuery client

## Package facts

- License: MIT (permissive)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: active
- Downloads: 410.3K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

bigquery python client, google cloud bigquery async, bigquery rest api python, threadsafe bigquery client, asyncio bigquery, gcloud bigquery library, async-first, google-cloud, rest-client

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