google-cloud-alloydb-connector
A Python client library for connecting securely to your Google Cloud AlloyDB instances.
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Yes. This is the official Google Cloud connector for AlloyDB—actively maintained, production-stable, with no known vulnerabilities, low install friction, and Apache-2.0 licensing. Install it if you are connecting Python to AlloyDB and want automatic TLS, IAM-based auth, and credential lifecycle management without manual certificate handling.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Google Cloud credentials via Application Default Credentials (ADC), AlloyDB API enabled in your project, and the AlloyDB Client IAM role on your instance.
- Code must run in an environment connected to the VPC hosting your AlloyDB instance (or configured for public IP/PSC).
- Low friction installation with a pure-Python wheel.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache-2.0 (permissive) — Apache-2.0 permissive license allows commercial use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions—suitable for most production environments.
last release 2026-06-08 (67 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-10 · 37 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 754,627 downloads/mo, #5,144 on PyPI
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pip install google-cloud-alloydb-connector
from google.cloud.alloydbconnector import Connector
INSTANCE_URI = "projects/MY_PROJECT/locations/MY_REGION/clusters/MY_CLUSTER/instances/MY_INSTANCE"
with Connector() as connector:
conn = connector.connect(
INSTANCE_URI,
"pg8000",
user="my-user",
password="my-password",
db="my-db"
)- Performance characteristics and connection pooling overhead compared to direct PostgreSQL drivers
- Detailed support timeline for Python 3.14 and future versions beyond the stated semantic versioning policy
- Integration patterns with specific database drivers (pg8000, psycopg, asyncpg) and their individual requirements
What it is and what it does
The AlloyDB Python Connector is Google Cloud's recommended library for connecting Python applications to AlloyDB instances. It wraps PostgreSQL drivers and handles TLS 1.3 encryption, IAM-based authorization, and automatic credential refresh without requiring manual certificate or firewall management. The connector maintains a background refresh cycle to keep credentials warm, so you create one per application and reuse it across requests.
It supports both synchronous and asynchronous patterns and integrates with common PostgreSQL drivers. You authenticate using Google Cloud IAM roles rather than database passwords (optionally), configure connectivity mode (private IP, public IP, or Private Service Connect), and optionally enable IAM database authentication. The library is production-stable, actively maintained, and supports Python 3.10 through 3.14.
Use it for
- Connect a web application to AlloyDB with automatic credential refresh and IAM-based authentication.
- Build async Python services that authenticate via IAM instead of managing database passwords.
- Deploy to serverless environments with lazy credential refresh to avoid background CPU throttling.
- Replace direct PostgreSQL connections with IAM-based authentication for improved security and auditability.
- Manage multi-region or multi-cluster AlloyDB access from a single Python application using instance URIs.
Worth the install?
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Yes.
This is the official Google Cloud connector for AlloyDB—actively maintained, production-stable, with no known vulnerabilities, low install friction, and Apache-2.0 licensing. Install it if you are connecting Python to AlloyDB and want automatic TLS, IAM-based auth, and credential lifecycle management without manual certificate handling.
Install
google-cloud-alloydb-connector on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction installation with a pure-Python wheel. Actively maintained with a release 67 days ago and recent commits. Requires Python 3.10 or later and depends on standard Google Cloud libraries (google-auth, google-api-core, protobuf) plus cryptography and requests.
Requires Google Cloud credentials via Application Default Credentials (ADC), AlloyDB API enabled in your project, and the AlloyDB Client IAM role on your instance. Code must run in an environment connected to the VPC hosting your AlloyDB instance (or configured for public IP/PSC).
License in practice
Apache-2.0 permissive license allows commercial use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions—suitable for most production environments.
Quickstart
pip install google-cloud-alloydb-connector
from google.cloud.alloydbconnector import Connector
INSTANCE_URI = "projects/MY_PROJECT/locations/MY_REGION/clusters/MY_CLUSTER/instances/MY_INSTANCE"
with Connector() as connector:
conn = connector.connect(
INSTANCE_URI,
"pg8000",
user="my-user",
password="my-password",
db="my-db"
)Verify before relying
- Performance characteristics and connection pooling overhead compared to direct PostgreSQL drivers
- Detailed support timeline for Python 3.14 and future versions beyond the stated semantic versioning policy
- Integration patterns with specific database drivers (pg8000, psycopg, asyncpg) and their individual requirements
Package facts
| License | Apache-2.0 permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.10 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 7 packagesaiofilescryptographyrequestsgoogle-authprotobufgoogle-cloud-alloydbgoogle-api-core |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 67 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 754,627 / month, #5,144 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 :: DevelopersOperating 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 :: 3.14 |
Evidence: google_cloud_alloydb_connector-1.13.1-py3-none-any.whl
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