google-cloud-iamconnectorcredentials
Google Cloud Iamconnectorcredentials API client library
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you are building on Google Cloud and need programmatic credential management or workload identity federation. The package is actively maintained, has low install friction, carries no known vulnerabilities, and is backed by Google's official support. Install only if your project requires the IAM Connector Credentials API; it is not a general-purpose authentication library.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python >= 3.10; Google Cloud project setup and API enablement required before use.
- Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel distribution.
- Actively maintained with recent releases; repository shows active development and community engagement.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache-2.0 (permissive) — Apache-2.0 permissive license allows use in most commercial and open-source projects with minimal restrictions; attribution required.
last release 2026-06-22 (53 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-14 · 5,373 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 268,744 downloads/mo, #8,270 on PyPI
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pip install google-cloud-iamconnectorcredentials
from google.cloud import iamconnectorcredentials_v1
client = iamconnectorcredentials_v1.IAMConnectorCredentialsClient()- Specific credential exchange workflows and supported authentication flows beyond standard Google Cloud auth patterns.
- Performance characteristics and rate limits for credential generation or refresh operations.
- Compatibility with non-Google identity providers or federated identity scenarios.
What it is and what it does
This package is Google's official Python client library for the IAM Connector Credentials API, a service for managing and exchanging credentials in Google Cloud environments. It wraps the underlying gRPC and REST APIs with a Pythonic interface, handling protocol buffers, authentication, and request/response serialization automatically through its dependencies on google-api-core, google-auth, grpcio, proto-plus, and protobuf.
The library is designed for developers who need to programmatically obtain, exchange, or manage credentials within Google Cloud applications—typically in service-to-service authentication, workload identity federation, or multi-cloud credential bridging scenarios. It is actively maintained, supports Python 3.10 through 3.14, and carries no known security vulnerabilities. Installation is straightforward with low friction, though it requires prior Google Cloud project setup and API enablement.
Use it for
- Obtain short-lived credentials for service-to-service authentication in Google Cloud applications.
- Exchange external credentials (from on-premises or other cloud providers) for Google Cloud access tokens.
- Implement workload identity federation flows to authenticate workloads running outside Google Cloud.
- Build multi-cloud credential management systems that bridge Google Cloud and external identity providers.
- Automate credential lifecycle management in containerized or serverless deployment pipelines.
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you are building on Google Cloud and need programmatic credential management or workload identity federation.
The package is actively maintained, has low install friction, carries no known vulnerabilities, and is backed by Google's official support. Install only if your project requires the IAM Connector Credentials API; it is not a general-purpose authentication library.
Install
google-cloud-iamconnectorcredentials on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel distribution. Actively maintained with recent releases; repository shows active development and community engagement.
Requires Python >= 3.10; Google Cloud project setup and API enablement required before use.
License in practice
Apache-2.0 permissive license allows use in most commercial and open-source projects with minimal restrictions; attribution required.
Quickstart
pip install google-cloud-iamconnectorcredentials
from google.cloud import iamconnectorcredentials_v1
client = iamconnectorcredentials_v1.IAMConnectorCredentialsClient()Verify before relying
- Specific credential exchange workflows and supported authentication flows beyond standard Google Cloud auth patterns.
- Performance characteristics and rate limits for credential generation or refresh operations.
- Compatibility with non-Google identity providers or federated identity scenarios.
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 53 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 268,744 / month, #8,270 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 4 - BetaIntended 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_iamconnectorcredentials-0.1.1-py3-none-any.whl
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