google-cloud-storage-transfer

Google Cloud Storage Transfer API client library

google-cloud-storage-transfer Permissive license Apache-2.0 Active ★ 5,370 v1.21.0 released 2026-06-03

Install

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pip

pip install google-cloud-storage-transfer

uv

uv add google-cloud-storage-transfer

poetry

poetry add google-cloud-storage-transfer

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 — 71 days since the last release
Last repo commit	2026-08-13
First released	2021-07-30
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_transfer-1.21.0-py3-none-any.whl

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About google-cloud-storage-transfer

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

Python Client for Storage Transfer

Storage Transfer_: Transfers data from external data sources to a Google Cloud Storage bucket or between Google Cloud Storage buckets.

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-storage-transfer.svg :target: https://pypi.org/project/google-cloud-storage-transfer/ .. |versions| image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/google-cloud-storage-transfer.svg :target: https://pypi.org/project/google-cloud-storage-transfer/ .. _Storage Transfer: https://cloud.google.com/storage-transfer/ .. _Client Library Documentation: https://cloud.google.com/python/docs/reference/storagetransfer/latest/summary_overview .. _Product Documentation: https://cloud.google.com/storage-transfer/

Quick Start

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

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Python client library for Google Cloud Storage Transfer, enabling programmatic data transfers to and from Google Cloud Storage buckets using the Google Cloud API.

Low friction installation with stable maintenance: released 71 days ago with active repository status (5370 stars). Five standard Google Cloud dependencies (google-api-core, google-auth, grpcio, proto-plus, protobuf) are well-established and widely used.

Apache-2.0 permissive license allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions, typical for Google Cloud client libraries.

Usage

pip install google-cloud-storage-transfer

from google.cloud import storage_transfer

client = storage_transfer.StorageTransferServiceClient()
# Use client methods to create and manage transfer jobs

Requires Python >= 3.10; Google Cloud project with Storage Transfer API enabled and authentication credentials configured (see https://googleapis.dev/python/google-api-core/latest/auth.html).

Verdict: Production-ready Google Cloud client library with active maintenance, permissive licensing, and no known vulnerabilities. Suitable for applications needing programmatic GCS data transfer orchestration. Requires Python 3.10+ and proper GCP authentication setup.

Needs verification

Whether the library supports all Storage Transfer service features (e.g., scheduled transfers, data source types) beyond basic bucket-to-bucket operations.
Performance characteristics and rate limits when handling large-scale or high-frequency transfer jobs.

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