google-cloud-common
Google Cloud Common API client library
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you are building applications that use Google Cloud client libraries or need to work directly with common operation metadata types. Install it explicitly only if you need direct access to these shared protobuf definitions; otherwise, let it arrive as a transitive dependency. No known security vulnerabilities, permissive license, and active maintenance make it safe to depend on.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python >= 3.10; Python 3.9 and earlier are not supported.
- Low install friction with a single wheel distribution.
- Actively maintained as of 2026-06-03 with recent activity (72 days since last release).
License · maintenance · safety
Apache-2.0 (permissive) — Licensed under Apache-2.0 (permissive), allowing use in commercial and private projects with minimal restrictions beyond attribution and liability disclaimers.
last release 2026-06-03 (72 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-14 · 5,373 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 343,006 downloads/mo, #7,389 on PyPI
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pip install google-cloud-common
from google.cloud.common_pb2 import OperationMetadata
# Use OperationMetadata protobuf type in your Google Cloud API calls- Specific protobuf message types and APIs exported by this package beyond OperationMetadata
- Whether this package is intended for direct use or primarily as a transitive dependency of other Google Cloud libraries
- Performance or memory characteristics when handling large operation metadata structures
What it is and what it does
google-cloud-common is a foundational library that provides shared protobuf message definitions used across Google Cloud Python client libraries. It centralizes common types—particularly operation metadata structures—that multiple Google Cloud services reference, avoiding duplication and ensuring consistency. The package is a thin wrapper around protobuf definitions compiled for Python, with no significant business logic of its own.
Developers typically do not install this package directly; instead, it arrives as a transitive dependency when installing higher-level Google Cloud client libraries (for services like Compute, Storage, or BigQuery). When needed explicitly, it serves as a reference for the standard message types those services use, allowing direct construction or inspection of operation metadata. It requires Python 3.10 or later and depends on google-api-core, google-auth, grpcio, proto-plus, and protobuf.
Use it for
- Working with operation metadata structures when building applications that interact with multiple Google Cloud services
- Accessing or constructing OperationMetadata protobuf messages in custom Google Cloud integrations
- Ensuring type consistency across Google Cloud client library versions in monolithic projects
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you are building applications that use Google Cloud client libraries or need to work directly with common operation metadata types.
Install it explicitly only if you need direct access to these shared protobuf definitions; otherwise, let it arrive as a transitive dependency. No known security vulnerabilities, permissive license, and active maintenance make it safe to depend on.
Install
google-cloud-common on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a single wheel distribution. Actively maintained as of 2026-06-03 with recent activity (72 days since last release). Depends on five stable Google Cloud runtime libraries (google-api-core, google-auth, grpcio, proto-plus, protobuf).
Requires Python >= 3.10; Python 3.9 and earlier are not supported.
License in practice
Licensed under Apache-2.0 (permissive), allowing use in commercial and private projects with minimal restrictions beyond attribution and liability disclaimers.
Quickstart
pip install google-cloud-common
from google.cloud.common_pb2 import OperationMetadata
# Use OperationMetadata protobuf type in your Google Cloud API callsVerify before relying
- Specific protobuf message types and APIs exported by this package beyond OperationMetadata
- Whether this package is intended for direct use or primarily as a transitive dependency of other Google Cloud libraries
- Performance or memory characteristics when handling large operation metadata structures
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 packagesgoogle-api-coregoogle-authgrpcioproto-plusprotobuf |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 72 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 343,006 / month, #7,389 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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