googleapis-common-protos

Common protobufs used in Google APIs

googleapis-common-protos Permissive license Apache 2.0 Active ★ 5,370 v1.75.1 released 2026-08-06

Install

googleapis-common-protos on PyPI

pip

pip install googleapis-common-protos

uv

uv add googleapis-common-protos

poetry

poetry add googleapis-common-protos

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 — protobuf
Maintenance	actively maintained — 7 days since the last release
Last repo commit	2026-08-13
First released	2015-12-16
Popularity	one of the 100 most-downloaded packages on PyPI (30-day window, as of 2026-08-13)
Known vulnerabilities	none known (OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-13)

Evidence: googleapis_common_protos-1.75.1-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 googleapis-common-protos

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

Python Client for Service Config

Client Library 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/googleapis-common-protos.svg :target: https://pypi.org/project/googleapis-common-protos/ .. |versions| image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/googleapis-common-protos.svg :target: https://pypi.org/project/googleapis-common-protos/ .. _Client Library Documentation: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/tree/main/packages/googleapis-common-protos/summary_overview

Quick Start

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

Select or create a Cloud Platform project._
Enable billing for your project._
Set up Authentication._

.. _Select or create a Cloud Platform project.: https://console.cloud.google.com/project .. _Enable billing for your project.: https://cloud.google.com/billing/docs/how-to/modify-project#enable_billing_for_a_project .. _Set up...

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Provides common Protocol Buffer definitions used across Google APIs, enabling interoperability between Google client libraries and the protobuf runtime.

Low friction installation with a single protobuf dependency; actively maintained with a release 7 days ago and sustained development since 2015.

Apache 2.0 permissive license allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions, making it suitable for most projects.

Usage

pip install googleapis-common-protos

import protobuf

Requires Python >= 3.10; protobuf must be installed as a runtime dependency.

Verdict: A stable, actively maintained foundational library in Google's ecosystem (top 100 PyPI, 5370 GitHub stars) with no known vulnerabilities. Low install friction and permissive licensing make it a safe dependency for projects integrating with Google Cloud APIs.

Needs verification

Whether this package is typically used as a direct dependency or primarily as a transitive dependency of other Google Cloud client libraries.
Specific code examples or integration patterns beyond the proto definitions themselves that would clarify typical usage.

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