google-cloud-storage-control
Google Cloud Storage Control API client library
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Yes. This is a production-stable, actively maintained official Google Cloud client library with low install friction, no known vulnerabilities, and permissive licensing. Install it if you need to manage Cloud Storage metadata, control plane operations, or long-running tasks from Python; skip it if you only need basic object read/write operations (use google-cloud-storage instead).AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python >= 3.10.
- Google Cloud credentials must be configured (via GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS environment variable or Application Default Credentials).
- Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache-2.0 (permissive) — Licensed under Apache-2.0 (permissive). You may use, modify, and distribute this library freely in commercial and open-source projects, provided you include the license notice.
last release 2026-08-06 (8 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-14 · 5,373 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 17,869,745 downloads/mo, #1,100 on PyPI
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pip install google-cloud-storage-control
from google.cloud import storage_control_v1
client = storage_control_v1.StorageControlClient()
# Use client to call Storage Control API methods- Specific Storage Control API methods and their signatures beyond the generic client instantiation pattern.
- Whether this library handles all Storage Control operations or only a subset of the full API surface.
- Performance characteristics and rate-limiting behavior for long-running operations.
What it is and what it does
google-cloud-storage-control is the official Python client for Google Cloud's Storage Control API, a separate control plane for metadata and long-running operations on Cloud Storage. It complements the main Storage API by isolating control-plane tasks—such as managing storage hierarchies, bucket configurations, and asynchronous operations—into a dedicated service, allowing faster API releases and better standardization.
The library wraps gRPC stubs generated from Google's protobuf definitions and provides a Pythonic interface through google-api-core and proto-plus. It handles authentication via google-auth, serialization via protobuf, and RPC transport via grpcio. You instantiate a client, call methods to perform metadata or control operations, and receive responses as protocol buffer messages. The package is production-stable, actively maintained, and supports modern Python versions (3.10 through 3.14).
Use it for
- Manage hierarchical namespaces and folder structures within Cloud Storage buckets for organizational control.
- Perform long-running operations such as bulk renames or migrations without blocking on the Storage API.
- Configure and retrieve bucket metadata, access controls, and storage policies through the dedicated control plane.
- Automate storage infrastructure provisioning and lifecycle management in Python applications.
- Monitor and track asynchronous storage operations initiated through the Storage Control API.
Worth the install?
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Yes.
This is a production-stable, actively maintained official Google Cloud client library with low install friction, no known vulnerabilities, and permissive licensing. Install it if you need to manage Cloud Storage metadata, control plane operations, or long-running tasks from Python; skip it if you only need basic object read/write operations (use google-cloud-storage instead).
Install
google-cloud-storage-control on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel. Actively maintained as of 8 days ago with recent commits. Supports current Python versions (3.10–3.14) and depends on standard Google Cloud libraries (google-api-core, google-auth, grpcio, proto-plus, protobuf, grpc-google-iam-v1).
Requires Python >= 3.10. Google Cloud credentials must be configured (via GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS environment variable or Application Default Credentials).
License in practice
Licensed under Apache-2.0 (permissive). You may use, modify, and distribute this library freely in commercial and open-source projects, provided you include the license notice.
Quickstart
pip install google-cloud-storage-control
from google.cloud import storage_control_v1
client = storage_control_v1.StorageControlClient()
# Use client to call Storage Control API methodsVerify before relying
- Specific Storage Control API methods and their signatures beyond the generic client instantiation pattern.
- Whether this library handles all Storage Control operations or only a subset of the full API surface.
- Performance characteristics and rate-limiting behavior for long-running operations.
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-authgrpcioproto-plusprotobufgrpc-google-iam-v1 |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 8 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 17,869,745 / month, #1,100 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 |
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