google-shopping-type
Google Shopping Type API client library
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you are building applications that integrate with Google's Shopping or Merchant APIs. The package is actively maintained, has low install friction, carries a permissive license, and has no known vulnerabilities. It is a foundational dependency for Shopping API work rather than a standalone tool, so install it only as part of a larger Google Cloud shopping integration project.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python >= 3.10.
- Requires Google Cloud project setup with Shopping API enabled and authentication configured (see package documentation for auth setup).
- Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache-2.0 (permissive) — Licensed under Apache-2.0 (permissive), allowing use in commercial and proprietary projects with minimal restrictions beyond attribution and liability disclaimers.
last release 2026-06-03 (72 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-14 · 5,373 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 122,629 downloads/mo, #11,942 on PyPI
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pip install google-shopping-type
from google.shopping.type import v1
# Access Shopping API type definitions
# Example: use v1 message types for product data- Whether this package alone is sufficient for typical Shopping API workflows or if additional client libraries are required
- Specific Shopping API operations and message types available in version 1.5.0
What it is and what it does
google-shopping-type is a Google Cloud client library that provides Python type definitions and protocol buffer bindings for the Shopping Common Types API. It serves as the foundational types layer for working with Google's merchant and shopping APIs, offering structured data models for product information, pricing, and shopping-related entities.
The package is designed for developers building applications that integrate with Google's shopping infrastructure. It depends on google-api-core, google-auth, grpcio, proto-plus, and protobuf to handle authentication, gRPC communication, and protocol buffer serialization. Installation is straightforward via pip, and the library is actively maintained with support for modern Python versions (3.10 and later).
Use it for
- Building merchant applications that need to work with Google Shopping product data types and structures
- Integrating with Google's Merchant API to programmatically manage product listings and shopping data
- Creating tools that consume or transform shopping-related data from Google Cloud services
- Developing backend services that require type-safe access to Shopping API message definitions
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you are building applications that integrate with Google's Shopping or Merchant APIs.
The package is actively maintained, has low install friction, carries a permissive license, and has no known vulnerabilities. It is a foundational dependency for Shopping API work rather than a standalone tool, so install it only as part of a larger Google Cloud shopping integration project.
Install
google-shopping-type on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel. Active maintenance with recent releases; last commit 2026-08-14. Supports current Python versions (3.10+) and depends on standard Google Cloud libraries (google-api-core, google-auth, grpcio, proto-plus, protobuf).
Requires Python >= 3.10. Requires Google Cloud project setup with Shopping API enabled and authentication configured (see package documentation for auth setup).
License in practice
Licensed under Apache-2.0 (permissive), allowing use in commercial and proprietary projects with minimal restrictions beyond attribution and liability disclaimers.
Quickstart
pip install google-shopping-type
from google.shopping.type import v1
# Access Shopping API type definitions
# Example: use v1 message types for product dataVerify before relying
- Whether this package alone is sufficient for typical Shopping API workflows or if additional client libraries are required
- Specific Shopping API operations and message types available in version 1.5.0
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 packagesgoogle-api-coregoogle-authgrpcioproto-plusprotobuf |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 72 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 122,629 / month, #11,942 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 |
Evidence: google_shopping_type-1.5.0-py3-none-any.whl
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