---
id: proto-google-cloud-datastore-v1
version: "0.90.4"
license: Apache-2.0
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# proto-google-cloud-datastore-v1 — GRPC library for the Google Cloud Datastore API

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Downloads: 107.7K/mo

## What it is and what it does

This package contains auto-generated Protocol Buffer message definitions and gRPC service stubs for Google Cloud Datastore API v1. It is a low-level library that provides typed interfaces for communicating with Google's datastore service over gRPC, based on the official API specifications maintained in the googleapis repository.

The package is primarily intended as a foundational component for higher-level Google Cloud client libraries rather than for direct application use. It defines the message structures and RPC method signatures that applications need to interact with Datastore, but does not provide convenience methods or connection management—those are typically supplied by wrapper libraries built on top of these proto definitions.

Use it for:

- Building custom gRPC clients for Google Cloud Datastore when standard client libraries are insufficient.
- Generating additional language bindings or documentation from the canonical Datastore API proto definitions.
- Integrating Datastore communication into systems that require low-level protobuf message control.
- Extending or customizing Datastore API interactions in environments where the standard client library is not suitable.

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

Provides Protocol Buffer definitions and gRPC bindings for the Google Cloud Datastore API, enabling typed client communication with Google's datastore service.

No, unless you are building a wrapper library or have specific low-level proto requirements. Most developers should use the higher-level Google Cloud Datastore client library instead. The package has not been updated since 2017 and declares support for Python versions now obsolete; it is best treated as a transitive dependency rather than a direct install.

## Install

pip install proto-google-cloud-datastore-v1
uv add proto-google-cloud-datastore-v1
poetry add proto-google-cloud-datastore-v1

## Installing proto-google-cloud-datastore-v1

Before you install: High install friction due to compiled protobuf dependencies. Package is actively maintained with recent repository activity, though the PyPI release itself dates to 2017; intended as a low-level proto library rather than a user-facing client.

License in practice: Apache-2.0 permissive license allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions; suitable for most projects.

Quickstart:

pip install proto-google-cloud-datastore-v1==0.90.4

from google.cloud.datastore_v1 import datastore_pb2
# Use generated protobuf message classes for Datastore API communication

Requires Protocol Buffers compiler and runtime; gRPC dependencies must be installed separately for actual RPC communication.

Verify before relying:

- Whether this package is intended for direct use or primarily as a transitive dependency of higher-level Google Cloud client libraries.
- Current Python version support, given classifiers list Python 2.7 and 3.4–3.5 but package has not been updated since 2017.

## Package facts

- License: Apache-2.0 (permissive)
- Python support: unspecified
- Install friction: high
- Maintenance: active
- Downloads: 107.7K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

google cloud datastore grpc, protobuf datastore client, google apis proto definitions, datastore v1 grpc bindings, google cloud proto library, grpc, protobuf, google-cloud

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