google-cloud-service-control
Google Cloud Service Control API client library
What it is and what it does
This is the official Python client library for Google Cloud Service Control, a managed service that provides admission control and telemetry reporting for applications integrated with Google Cloud Service Infrastructure. It wraps the Service Control API, allowing you to enforce policies and report metrics for your services running on or integrated with Google Cloud.
The library depends on google-api-core, google-auth, grpcio, proto-plus, and protobuf to handle authentication, gRPC communication, and protocol buffer serialization. It is maintained as part of the broader google-cloud-python ecosystem and supports Python 3.10 through 3.14. Installation is straightforward via pip, and the library integrates with Google Cloud's standard authentication mechanisms.
Use it for:
- Enforce admission control policies for microservices by checking requests against Service Control before processing.
- Report service telemetry and quota usage metrics to Google Cloud Service Infrastructure for monitoring and billing.
- Integrate custom services with Google Cloud's managed infrastructure for centralized policy enforcement.
- Implement rate limiting and quota management for APIs using Service Control's admission checks.
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Python client library for Google Cloud Service Control API, enabling admission control and telemetry reporting for services integrated with Google Cloud Service Infrastructure.
Yes, if you are building services on Google Cloud Service Infrastructure and need to integrate admission control or telemetry reporting. The library is production-stable, actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, and low install friction. Not relevant for applications outside the Google Cloud ecosystem.
Install
google-cloud-service-control on PyPI
pip
pip install google-cloud-service-controluv
uv add google-cloud-service-controlpoetry
poetry add google-cloud-service-controlInstalling google-cloud-service-control
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure-wheel distribution. Active maintenance with a release 8 days ago; the repository is actively developed and well-established within the Google Cloud Python ecosystem.
License in practice
Apache-2.0 permissive license allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions, typical for Google Cloud client libraries.
Quickstart
pip install google-cloud-service-control
from google.cloud import servicecontrol_v1
client = servicecontrol_v1.ServiceControllerClient()
Requires Python >= 3.10; Google Cloud credentials must be configured (via application default credentials, service account key, or environment variable).
Verify before relying
- Whether the library requires explicit Google Cloud project setup beyond standard authentication.
- Performance characteristics and typical latency for admission control and telemetry operations.
- Specific use-case examples beyond the generic quick-start documentation.
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 — 8 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 201,282/month — #9,675 on PyPI (30-day window, as of 2026-08-14) |
| Known vulnerabilities | none known (OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14) |
Evidence: google_cloud_service_control-1.21.0-py3-none-any.whl
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