google-cloud-billing
Google Cloud Billing API client library
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Yes. This is Google's official, actively maintained client library for Cloud Billing with no known vulnerabilities, low install friction, and permissive licensing. Install it if you need programmatic access to GCP billing data; it is the standard tool for that task.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Google Cloud authentication credentials (service account key or Application Default Credentials) and an active GCP project with billing enabled.
- Low friction installation via wheel; actively maintained with recent releases.
- Depends on standard Google Cloud libraries (google-api-core, google-auth, grpcio, proto-plus, protobuf, grpc-google-iam-v1), all widely used and stable.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache-2.0 (permissive) — Apache-2.0 permissive license allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions; suitable for most projects.
last release 2026-06-03 (72 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-14 · 5,373 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 687,442 downloads/mo, #5,346 on PyPI
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pip install google-cloud-billing
from google.cloud import billing_v1
client = billing_v1.CloudBillingClient()
project_name = 'projects/my-project'
project = client.get_project(name=project_name)- Whether the package supports querying historical billing data or only current account state.
- Scope of billing operations supported (e.g., can it modify billing settings or only read them).
- Performance characteristics when querying large billing datasets.
What it is and what it does
This is Google's official Python client library for the Cloud Billing API, enabling developers to query and manage billing information for Google Cloud Platform projects programmatically. It wraps the underlying gRPC service with a Pythonic interface, handling authentication and serialization automatically.
The library is built on standard Google Cloud infrastructure (google-api-core, google-auth, grpcio, proto-plus, protobuf) and requires Python 3.10 or later. It is actively maintained, production-stable, and carries no known security vulnerabilities. Use it when you need to integrate GCP billing data into dashboards, cost-tracking systems, or automation workflows.
Use it for
- Retrieve billing account details and project billing status for cost tracking dashboards.
- Automate billing queries in CI/CD pipelines to monitor project spend and enforce budget policies.
- Build custom cost analysis tools that aggregate billing data across multiple GCP projects.
- Integrate GCP billing information into third-party financial or resource management systems.
Worth the install?
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Yes.
This is Google's official, actively maintained client library for Cloud Billing with no known vulnerabilities, low install friction, and permissive licensing. Install it if you need programmatic access to GCP billing data; it is the standard tool for that task.
Install
google-cloud-billing on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction installation via wheel; actively maintained with recent releases. Depends on standard Google Cloud libraries (google-api-core, google-auth, grpcio, proto-plus, protobuf, grpc-google-iam-v1), all widely used and stable.
Requires Google Cloud authentication credentials (service account key or Application Default Credentials) and an active GCP project with billing enabled.
License in practice
Apache-2.0 permissive license allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions; suitable for most projects.
Quickstart
pip install google-cloud-billing
from google.cloud import billing_v1
client = billing_v1.CloudBillingClient()
project_name = 'projects/my-project'
project = client.get_project(name=project_name)Verify before relying
- Whether the package supports querying historical billing data or only current account state.
- Scope of billing operations supported (e.g., can it modify billing settings or only read them).
- Performance characteristics when querying large billing datasets.
Package facts
| License | Apache-2.0 permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.10 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 6 packagesgoogle-api-coregoogle-authgrpcioproto-plusprotobufgrpc-google-iam-v1 |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 72 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 687,442 / month, #5,346 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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