google-cloud-redis

Google Cloud Redis API client library

google-cloud-redis Permissive license Apache-2.0 Active ★ 5,370 v2.22.0 released 2026-06-22

Install

google-cloud-redis on PyPI

pip

pip install google-cloud-redis

uv

uv add google-cloud-redis

poetry

poetry add google-cloud-redis

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 — google-api-core, google-auth, grpcio, proto-plus, protobuf
Maintenance	actively maintained — 52 days since the last release
Last repo commit	2026-08-13
First released	2018-05-08
Popularity	one of the top 1,000 most-downloaded packages on PyPI (30-day window, as of 2026-08-13)
Known vulnerabilities	none known (OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-13)

Evidence: google_cloud_redis-2.22.0-py3-none-any.whl

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About google-cloud-redis

from the package's own PyPI description — quoted content, verbatim

Python Client for Google Cloud Memorystore for Redis

Google Cloud Memorystore for Redis_: Creates and manages Redis instances on the Google Cloud Platform.

Client Library Documentation_
Product Documentation_

.. |stable| image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/support-stable-gold.svg :target: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/blob/main/README.rst#stability-levels .. |pypi| image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/google-cloud-redis.svg :target: https://pypi.org/project/google-cloud-redis/ .. |versions| image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/google-cloud-redis.svg :target: https://pypi.org/project/google-cloud-redis/ .. _Google Cloud Memorystore for Redis: https://cloud.google.com/memorystore/ .. _Client Library Documentation: https://cloud.google.com/python/docs/reference/redis/latest/summary_overview .. _Product Documentation: https://cloud.google.com/memorystore/

Quick Start

In order to use this library, you first need to go through the following steps:

Select or create a Cloud Platform project._
`Enable billing for your...

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Official Python client library for creating and managing Redis instances on Google Cloud Memorystore, providing programmatic access to Redis cluster operations and lifecycle management.

Low friction installation via wheel distribution. Actively maintained with recent releases (52 days since last update) and a well-established repository (5370 stars). Requires Python ≥3.10 and depends on standard Google Cloud libraries (google-api-core, google-auth, grpcio, proto-plus, protobuf).

Licensed under Apache-2.0 (permissive), allowing commercial use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions—suitable for most production environments.

Usage

pip install google-cloud-redis

from google.cloud import redis_v1

client = redis_v1.CloudRedisClient()
instances = client.list_instances(parent="projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/LOCATION")

Requires Google Cloud project setup, billing enabled, Redis API enabled, and authentication credentials configured (see google-api-core documentation).

Verdict: Production-ready, actively maintained official Google Cloud client library with zero known vulnerabilities, permissive Apache-2.0 licensing, and low installation friction. Suitable for applications requiring programmatic Redis instance management on GCP.

Needs verification

Whether the library supports all current Redis versions and GCP regions without version-specific limitations.
Performance characteristics and rate-limiting behavior when managing large numbers of Redis instances.
Backward compatibility guarantees across minor version updates.

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