google-cloud-storage

Google Cloud Storage API client library

google-cloud-storage Permissive license Apache-2.0 Active ★ 5,370 v3.13.1 released 2026-08-06

Install

google-cloud-storage on PyPI

pip

pip install google-cloud-storage

uv

uv add google-cloud-storage

poetry

poetry add google-cloud-storage

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 — google-auth, google-api-core, google-cloud-core, google-resumable-media, requests, google-crc32c
Maintenance	actively maintained — 7 days since the last release
Last repo commit	2026-08-13
First released	2016-09-29
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_storage-3.13.1-py3-none-any.whl

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

About google-cloud-storage

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

Python Client for Cloud Storage

Google Cloud Storage_ is a managed service for storing unstructured data. Cloud Storage allows world-wide storage and retrieval of any amount of data at any time. You can use Cloud Storage for a range of scenarios including serving website content, storing data for archival and disaster recovery, or distributing large data objects to users via direct download.

NOTE: 3.0 Major Version Notes_ are available. Feedback welcome.

A comprehensive list of changes in each version may be found in the CHANGELOG_.

Product Documentation_
Client Library Documentation_
github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python_

Certain control plane and long-running operations for Cloud Storage (including Folder and Managed Folder operations) are supported via the Storage Control Client. The Storage Control API creates one space to perform metadata-specific, control plane, and long-running operations apart from the Storage API.

Read more about the client libraries for Cloud APIs, including the older Google APIs Client Libraries, in Client Libraries Explained_.

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Python client library for Google Cloud Storage, enabling programmatic access to store, retrieve, and manage unstructured data in Google's managed cloud storage service.

Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel distribution. Active maintenance with a release 7 days ago and recent commits. Six runtime dependencies (google-auth, google-api-core, google-cloud-core, google-resumable-media, requests, google-crc32c) are all standard Google Cloud ecosystem packages.

Apache-2.0 permissive license allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions; you must include a copy of the license and state significant changes, but can modify and distribute freely.

Usage

pip install google-cloud-storage

from google.cloud import storage

storage_client = storage.Client()
bucket = storage_client.create_bucket('my-new-bucket')
print(f"Bucket {bucket.name} created.")

Requires Python >= 3.10. Google Cloud authentication must be configured (service account credentials, Application Default Credentials, or explicit key setup).

Verdict: Production-stable, actively maintained Google Cloud client library with low install friction and no known vulnerabilities. Permissive Apache-2.0 license and support for current Python versions (3.10+) make it suitable for production workloads. Primary consideration is the authentication setup requirement outside the package itself.

Needs verification

Whether google-crc32c requires a C compiler or pre-built binary on all target platforms
Performance characteristics and throughput limits compared to direct REST API calls
Whether the 3.0 major version introduces breaking changes affecting existing deployments

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