google-cloud-filestore
Google Cloud Filestore API client library
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you are building applications or infrastructure tools that need to manage Google Cloud Filestore instances programmatically. The library is actively maintained, has low install friction, carries a permissive license, and has no known vulnerabilities. It is a standard dependency for anyone automating Filestore operations on Google Cloud.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python >= 3.10; requires Google Cloud project setup, billing enabled, and Cloud Filestore API enabled; requires authentication credentials (service account key or application default credentials).
- Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel distribution.
- Active maintenance with a release 8 days ago; the underlying repository shows recent activity and is not archived.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache-2.0 (permissive) — Apache-2.0 permissive license allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions.
last release 2026-08-06 (8 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-14 · 5,373 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 308,148 downloads/mo, #7,769 on PyPI
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Verify before relying
pip install google-cloud-filestore
from google.cloud import filestore_v1
client = filestore_v1.CloudFilestoreManagerClient()- Whether the package requires active Google Cloud authentication credentials at runtime beyond what the documentation describes.
- Whether there are any quota or rate-limiting behaviors specific to the Filestore API that users should be aware of.
What it is and what it does
google-cloud-filestore is the official Python client for Google Cloud Filestore, a managed NFS file storage service. It provides programmatic access to create, configure, and manage Filestore instances in your Google Cloud projects. The library wraps the Cloud Filestore API and handles authentication, request serialization, and response parsing through dependencies like google-api-core, google-auth, and protobuf.
You would use this library when you need to automate Filestore operations—provisioning new file servers, listing existing instances, modifying configurations, or deleting resources—as part of infrastructure-as-code workflows or cloud management applications. It is not for mounting or accessing Filestore shares directly; it is for managing the Filestore service itself through the Google Cloud control plane.
Use it for
- Automate provisioning of managed NFS file servers as part of infrastructure-as-code deployments.
- Build cloud management dashboards or CLIs that list, monitor, or modify Filestore instances programmatically.
- Integrate Filestore lifecycle operations into orchestration or automation frameworks.
- Manage Filestore resources across multiple Google Cloud projects in bulk operations.
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you are building applications or infrastructure tools that need to manage Google Cloud Filestore instances programmatically.
The library is actively maintained, has low install friction, carries a permissive license, and has no known vulnerabilities. It is a standard dependency for anyone automating Filestore operations on Google Cloud.
Install
google-cloud-filestore on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel distribution. Active maintenance with a release 8 days ago; the underlying repository shows recent activity and is not archived.
Requires Python >= 3.10; requires Google Cloud project setup, billing enabled, and Cloud Filestore API enabled; requires authentication credentials (service account key or application default credentials).
License in practice
Apache-2.0 permissive license allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions.
Quickstart
pip install google-cloud-filestore
from google.cloud import filestore_v1
client = filestore_v1.CloudFilestoreManagerClient()Verify before relying
- Whether the package requires active Google Cloud authentication credentials at runtime beyond what the documentation describes.
- Whether there are any quota or rate-limiting behaviors specific to the Filestore API that users should be aware of.
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-authgoogle-cloud-commongrpcioproto-plusprotobuf |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 8 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 308,148 / month, #7,769 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 |
Evidence: google_cloud_filestore-1.17.1-py3-none-any.whl
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