google-resumable-media
Utilities for Google Media Downloads and Resumable Uploads
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes. This is a stable, actively maintained library (release 8 days old, 5371 repository stars) with low install friction and no known vulnerabilities. Apache 2.0 licensing is permissive. Install directly if building custom Google Cloud integrations; otherwise it will be pulled in as a transitive dependency by higher-level Google Cloud client libraries. The only caveat is that asyncio support remains experimental.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python >= 3.10; asyncio support is experimental and subject to change.
- Low friction: pure Python wheel, single lightweight dependency (google-crc32c), and actively maintained with a release 8 days old.
- Repository shows 5371 stars and current commit activity.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache 2.0 (permissive) — Apache 2.0 permissive license allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions; suitable for most projects.
last release 2026-08-06 (8 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-14 · 5,371 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 192,571,539 downloads/mo, #213 on PyPI
Alternatives
Verify before relying
pip install google-resumable-media google-crc32c
from google.resumable_media.requests import ResumableUpload
upload = ResumableUpload(upload_url, chunk_size)
upload.transmit_chunk(transport, data, stream_final=True)- Whether asyncio API is stable enough for production use despite experimental status
- Performance characteristics for very large files or high-latency connections
- Specific Google Cloud services beyond Storage that this library supports
What it is and what it does
google-resumable-media is a utility library for handling resumable uploads and downloads with Google Cloud services. It abstracts the complexity of chunked transfers, allowing you to upload or download large media files with automatic retry and resume capability if the connection is interrupted. The library provides both synchronous and experimental asyncio interfaces, making it suitable for blocking and non-blocking workflows.
The package is a core dependency in Google Cloud Python client libraries and is designed for developers building applications that interact with Google Cloud Storage or similar media endpoints. It handles the low-level protocol details of resumable transfers, including chunk management, checksum validation via google-crc32c, and connection state tracking. Most users will encounter it as a transitive dependency rather than importing it directly.
Use it for
- Upload large files to Google Cloud Storage with automatic resumption on network failure
- Download media from Google Cloud endpoints with progress tracking and chunk-based retrieval
- Build custom integrations with Google APIs that require resumable media transfer
- Implement asyncio-based media workflows in async Python applications
- Validate media integrity during transfer using CRC32C checksums
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
Yes.
This is a stable, actively maintained library (release 8 days old, 5371 repository stars) with low install friction and no known vulnerabilities. Apache 2.0 licensing is permissive. Install directly if building custom Google Cloud integrations; otherwise it will be pulled in as a transitive dependency by higher-level Google Cloud client libraries. The only caveat is that asyncio support remains experimental.
Install
google-resumable-media on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction: pure Python wheel, single lightweight dependency (google-crc32c), and actively maintained with a release 8 days old. Repository shows 5371 stars and current commit activity.
Requires Python >= 3.10; asyncio support is experimental and subject to change.
License in practice
Apache 2.0 permissive license allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions; suitable for most projects.
Quickstart
pip install google-resumable-media google-crc32c
from google.resumable_media.requests import ResumableUpload
upload = ResumableUpload(upload_url, chunk_size)
upload.transmit_chunk(transport, data, stream_final=True)Verify before relying
- Whether asyncio API is stable enough for production use despite experimental status
- Performance characteristics for very large files or high-latency connections
- Specific Google Cloud services beyond Storage that this library supports
Package facts
| License | Apache 2.0 permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.10 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 1 packagegoogle-crc32c |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 8 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 192,571,539 / month, #213 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 :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14Topic :: Internet |
Evidence: google_resumable_media-2.10.1-py3-none-any.whl
Tags
Let your AI agent find packages like this
Example. Real query, live index.
You found this page by searching. An agent finds it by wishing: SkillFed indexes 14,416 PyPI packages by what they can do, searchable in plain language.
wish › “google cloud storage resumable upload”
- google-resumable-mediaHandles resumable uploads and downloads for Google Cloud Storage and…
- gsutilgsutil is a command-line tool for managing Google Cloud Storage…
- tuspyserverA FastAPI router that implements the tus resumable upload protocol,…
Give your agent the search over MCP, or paste the wish link into any chat.
More Internet packages
Botocore provides low-level, data-driven access to Amazon Web Services APIs, serving as the foundation for the AWS CLI and boto3 libraries.
Install it if you need programmatic access to AWS services.
Provides an async client for AWS services using botocore and aiohttp, allowing you to call AWS APIs asynchronously within asyncio-based applications.
Install it if you need to call AWS services from async Python code; it is the standard way to do so.
Pydantic validates Python data structures against type hints, coercing and checking input at runtime to ensure it matches a declared schema.
Provides a platform-independent file locking mechanism to coordinate access to files across processes and threads.
FastAPI is a Python web framework for building REST APIs using type hints, with automatic request validation, serialization, and interactive API documentation.
Provides common Protocol Buffer message definitions used across Google Cloud APIs, enabling Python clients to interact with Google services.
See also tuspy · google-cloud-storage · filestack-python · tuspyserver · chunkr-ai · python-multipart · s3transfer · PyDrive2 · google-cloud-storage-transfer · robust-downloader