google-api-core
Google API client core library
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you are using any Google Cloud Python client library—it will be installed automatically as a dependency. Install directly only if you are building custom integrations on top of Google API infrastructure. The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, and carries a permissive license. Ensure your environment runs Python >= 3.10.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python >= 3.10; incompatible with Python 3.9 and earlier in this version.
- Low install friction with a wheel distribution.
- Actively maintained with a release 8 days old and a recent commit on 2026-08-14.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache 2.0 (permissive) — Licensed under Apache 2.0 (permissive), allowing commercial use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions.
last release 2026-08-06 (8 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-14 · 5,371 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 482,456,775 downloads/mo, #84 on PyPI
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pip install google-api-core
import google.api_core
from google.api_core import gapic_v1- Whether this package is intended for direct use or only as a transitive dependency of other Google client libraries.
- What specific use cases or workflows are supported beyond serving as a foundation for other Google API clients.
What it is and what it does
google-api-core is a foundational library that provides common infrastructure shared across Google's Python API client libraries. It is not designed to be used standalone but rather as a dependency that other Google Cloud client packages build upon. The library includes helpers for authentication (via google-auth), request handling, protocol buffer support (via protobuf and proto-plus), and other low-level utilities that Google API clients need.
If you are installing this package directly, it is likely because another Google Cloud library you want to use depends on it. The library handles the boilerplate work of communicating with Google APIs—managing credentials, formatting requests, parsing responses, and handling common error cases—so that higher-level client libraries can focus on domain-specific functionality.
Use it for
- As a transitive dependency when installing any Google Cloud Python client library (e.g., google-cloud-storage, google-cloud-bigquery).
- Providing shared authentication and request infrastructure for custom Google API integrations built on top of the client libraries.
- Supporting protocol buffer serialization and deserialization in Google Cloud applications.
- Enabling consistent error handling and retry logic across multiple Google API calls in a single application.
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you are using any Google Cloud Python client library—it will be installed automatically as a dependency.
Install directly only if you are building custom integrations on top of Google API infrastructure. The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, and carries a permissive license. Ensure your environment runs Python >= 3.10.
Install
google-api-core on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a wheel distribution. Actively maintained with a release 8 days old and a recent commit on 2026-08-14. Requires Python >= 3.10; earlier versions need specific prior releases (3.9 requires 2.30.3, 3.8 requires 2.29.0, 3.7 requires 2.29.0).
Requires Python >= 3.10; incompatible with Python 3.9 and earlier in this version.
License in practice
Licensed under Apache 2.0 (permissive), allowing commercial use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions.
Quickstart
pip install google-api-core
import google.api_core
from google.api_core import gapic_v1Verify before relying
- Whether this package is intended for direct use or only as a transitive dependency of other Google client libraries.
- What specific use cases or workflows are supported beyond serving as a foundation for other Google API clients.
Package facts
| License | Apache 2.0 permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.10 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 5 packagesgoogleapis-common-protosprotobufproto-plusgoogle-authrequests |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 8 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 482,456,775 / month, #84 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software LicenseOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14Topic :: Internet |
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