google-api-python-client

Google API Client Library for Python

google-api-python-client Permissive license Apache 2.0 Active ★ 8,899 v2.198.0 released 2026-06-25

Install

google-api-python-client on PyPI

pip

pip install google-api-python-client

uv

uv add google-api-python-client

poetry

poetry add google-api-python-client

Package facts

License	Apache 2.0 (permissive)
Python support	supports the current Python release (>=3.7)
Install friction	low — pure-Python wheel
Runtime dependencies	5 — httplib2, google-auth, google-auth-httplib2, google-api-core, uritemplate
Maintenance	actively maintained — 49 days since the last release
Last repo commit	2026-07-14
First released	2011-02-26
Popularity	one of the top 1,000 most-downloaded packages on PyPI (30-day window, as of 2026-08-13)
Known vulnerabilities	none known (OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-13)

Evidence: google_api_python_client-2.198.0-py3-none-any.whl

Keywords: google, api, client

Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software LicenseOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9Topic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP

About google-api-python-client

from the package's own PyPI description — quoted content, verbatim

Google API Client

PyPI version (image)

This is the Google API Python client library for Google's discovery based APIs. To get started, please see the docs folder.

This library is considered complete and is in maintenance mode. This means that we will address critical bugs and security issues but will not add any new features.

This library is officially supported by Google. However, the maintainers of this repository recommend using Cloud Client Libraries for Python, where possible, for new code development. For more information, please visit Client Libraries Explained.

Version 2.0 Release

The 2.0 release of google-api-python-client includes a substantial reliability improvement, compared with 1.x, as discovery documents are now cached in the library rather than fetched...

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