---
id: googleapis-common-protos
version: "1.75.1"
license: Apache 2.0
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# googleapis-common-protos — Common protobufs used in Google APIs

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Popularity: top 100 on PyPI

## Install

pip install googleapis-common-protos
uv add googleapis-common-protos
poetry add googleapis-common-protos

## Description

Python Client for Service Config
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|stable| |pypi| |versions|

- `Client Library Documentation`_

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   :target: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/blob/main/README.rst#stability-levels
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   :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
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In order to use this library, you first need to go through the following steps:

1. `Select or create a Cloud Platform project.`_
2. `Enable billing for your project.`_
3. `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...

## AI interpretation — verify before relying

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

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.

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