Datastore mode client libraries

This page shows how to get started with the Cloud Client Libraries for the Datastore API. Read more about the client libraries for Cloud APIs, including the older Google API Client Libraries, in Client Libraries Explained.

Install the client library

C#

For more information, see Setting Up a C# Development Environment.

Install-Package Google.Cloud.Datastore.V1

Go

For more information, see Setting Up a Go Development Environment.

go get cloud.google.com/go/datastore

Java

For more information, see Setting Up a Java Development Environment.

If you are using Maven, add the following to your pom.xml file. For more information about BOMs, see The Google Cloud Platform Libraries BOM.

<dependencyManagement>
  <dependencies>
    <dependency>
      <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
      <artifactId>libraries-bom</artifactId>
      <version>26.22.0</version>
      <type>pom</type>
      <scope>import</scope>
    </dependency>
  </dependencies>
</dependencyManagement>

<dependencies>
  <dependency>
    <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
    <artifactId>google-cloud-datastore</artifactId>
  </dependency>

If you are using Gradle, add the following to your dependencies:

implementation platform('com.google.cloud:libraries-bom:26.22.0')

implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-datastore'

If you are using sbt, add the following to your dependencies:

libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-datastore" % "2.17.0"

If you're using Visual Studio Code, IntelliJ, or Eclipse, you can add client libraries to your project using the following IDE plugins:

• Cloud Code for VS Code
• Cloud Code for IntelliJ
• Cloud Tools for Eclipse

The plugins provide additional functionality, such as key management for service accounts. Refer to each plugin's documentation for details.

Note: Cloud Java client libraries do not currently support Android.

Node.js

For more information, see Setting Up a Node.js Development Environment.

npm install --save @google-cloud/datastore

PHP

For more information, see Using PHP on Google Cloud.

composer require google/cloud-datastore

Python

For more information, see Setting Up a Python Development Environment.

pip install --upgrade google-cloud-datastore

Ruby

For more information, see Setting Up a Ruby Development Environment.

gem install google-cloud-datastore

Set up authentication

When you use client libraries, you use Application Default Credentials (ADC) to authenticate. For information about setting up ADC, see Provide credentials for Application Default Credentials. For information about using ADC with client libraries, see Authenticate using client libraries.

Use the client library

The following example shows how to use the client library.

C#

Before trying this sample, follow the C# setup instructions in Setting up a C# development environment. For more information, see the Datastore mode C# API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Datastore mode, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

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using Google.Cloud.Datastore.V1;

namespace GoogleCloudSamples
{
    public class QuickStart
    {
        public static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            // Your Google Cloud Platform project ID
            string projectId = "YOUR-PROJECT-ID";

            // Instantiates a client
            DatastoreDb db = DatastoreDb.Create(projectId);

            // The kind for the new entity
            string kind = "Task";
            // The name/ID for the new entity
            string name = "sampletask1";
            KeyFactory keyFactory = db.CreateKeyFactory(kind);
            // The Cloud Datastore key for the new entity
            Key key = keyFactory.CreateKey(name);

            var task = new Entity
            {
                Key = key,
                ["description"] = "Buy milk"
            };
            using (DatastoreTransaction transaction = db.BeginTransaction())
            {
                // Saves the task
                transaction.Upsert(task);
                transaction.Commit();

                Console.WriteLine($"Saved {task.Key.Path[0].Name}: {(string)task["description"]}");
            }
        }
    }
}

Go

To use this sample, prepare your machine for Go development, and complete the Datastore mode quickstart. For more information, see the Datastore mode Go API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Datastore mode, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

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// Sample datastore-quickstart fetches an entity from Google Cloud Datastore.
package main

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"log"

	"cloud.google.com/go/datastore"
)

type Task struct {
	Description string
}

func main() {
	ctx := context.Background()

	// Set your Google Cloud Platform project ID.
	projectID := "YOUR_PROJECT_ID"

	// Creates a client.
	client, err := datastore.NewClient(ctx, projectID)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("Failed to create client: %v", err)
	}
	defer client.Close()

	// Sets the kind for the new entity.
	kind := "Task"
	// Sets the name/ID for the new entity.
	name := "sampletask1"
	// Creates a Key instance.
	taskKey := datastore.NameKey(kind, name, nil)

	// Creates a Task instance.
	task := Task{
		Description: "Buy milk",
	}

	// Saves the new entity.
	if _, err := client.Put(ctx, taskKey, &task); err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("Failed to save task: %v", err)
	}

	fmt.Printf("Saved %v: %v\n", taskKey, task.Description)
}

Java

Before trying this sample, follow the Java setup instructions in Setting up a Java development environment. For more information, see the Datastore mode Java API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Datastore mode, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

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// Imports the Google Cloud client library
import com.google.cloud.datastore.Datastore;
import com.google.cloud.datastore.DatastoreOptions;
import com.google.cloud.datastore.Entity;
import com.google.cloud.datastore.Key;

public class QuickstartSample {
  public static void main(String... args) throws Exception {
    // Instantiates a client
    Datastore datastore = DatastoreOptions.getDefaultInstance().getService();

    // The kind for the new entity
    String kind = "Task";
    // The name/ID for the new entity
    String name = "sampletask1";
    // The Cloud Datastore key for the new entity
    Key taskKey = datastore.newKeyFactory().setKind(kind).newKey(name);

    // Prepares the new entity
    Entity task = Entity.newBuilder(taskKey).set("description", "Buy milk").build();

    // Saves the entity
    datastore.put(task);

    System.out.printf("Saved %s: %s%n", task.getKey().getName(), task.getString("description"));

    // Retrieve entity
    Entity retrieved = datastore.get(taskKey);

    System.out.printf("Retrieved %s: %s%n", taskKey.getName(), retrieved.getString("description"));
  }
}

Node.js

Before trying this sample, follow the Node.js setup instructions in Setting up a Node.js development environment. For more information, see the Datastore mode Node.js API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Datastore mode, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

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// Imports the Google Cloud client library
const {Datastore} = require('@google-cloud/datastore');

// Creates a client
const datastore = new Datastore();

async function quickstart() {
  // The kind for the new entity
  const kind = 'Task';

  // The name/ID for the new entity
  const name = 'sampletask1';

  // The Cloud Datastore key for the new entity
  const taskKey = datastore.key([kind, name]);

  // Prepares the new entity
  const task = {
    key: taskKey,
    data: {
      description: 'Buy milk',
    },
  };

  // Saves the entity
  await datastore.save(task);
  console.log(`Saved ${task.key.name}: ${task.data.description}`);
}
quickstart();

PHP

To use this sample, prepare your machine for PHP development, and complete the Datastore mode quickstart. For more information, see the Datastore mode PHP API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Datastore mode, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

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# Includes the autoloader for libraries installed with composer
require __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';

# Imports the Google Cloud client library
use Google\Cloud\Datastore\DatastoreClient;

# Your Google Cloud Platform project ID
$projectId = 'YOUR_PROJECT_ID';

# Instantiates a client
$datastore = new DatastoreClient([
    'projectId' => $projectId
]);

# The kind for the new entity
$kind = 'Task';

# The name/ID for the new entity
$name = 'sampletask1';

# The Cloud Datastore key for the new entity
$taskKey = $datastore->key($kind, $name);

# Prepares the new entity
$task = $datastore->entity($taskKey, ['description' => 'Buy milk']);

# Saves the entity
$datastore->upsert($task);

echo 'Saved ' . $task->key() . ': ' . $task['description'] . PHP_EOL;

Python

Before trying this sample, follow the Python setup instructions in Setting up a Python development environment. For more information, see the Datastore mode Python API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Datastore mode, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

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# Imports the Google Cloud client library
from google.cloud import datastore

# Instantiates a client
datastore_client = datastore.Client()

# The kind for the new entity
kind = "Task"
# The name/ID for the new entity
name = "sampletask1"
# The Cloud Datastore key for the new entity
task_key = datastore_client.key(kind, name)

# Prepares the new entity
task = datastore.Entity(key=task_key)
task["description"] = "Buy milk"

# Saves the entity
datastore_client.put(task)

print(f"Saved {task.key.name}: {task['description']}")

Ruby

Before trying this sample, follow the Ruby setup instructions in Setting up a Ruby development environment. For more information, see the Datastore mode Ruby API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Datastore mode, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

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# Imports the Google Cloud client library
require "google/cloud/datastore"

# Instantiate a client
datastore = Google::Cloud::Datastore.new

# The kind for the new entity
kind = "Task"
# The name/ID for the new entity
# task_name = "sampleTask"
# The Cloud Datastore key for the new entity
task_key = datastore.key kind, task_name

# Prepares the new entity
task = datastore.entity task_key do |t|
  t["description"] = "Buy milk"
end

# Saves the entity
datastore.save task

puts "Saved #{task.key.name}: #{task['description']}"
task_key = datastore.find task_key

Additional resources

C#

• API Reference Documentation
• Source Code
• GitHub Issue Tracker
• Stack Overflow

Go

• API Reference Documentation
• Source Code
• GitHub Issue Tracker
• Stack Overflow

Java

• API Reference Documentation
• Source Code
• GitHub Issue Tracker
• Stack Overflow

Node.js

• API Reference Documentation
• Source Code
• GitHub Issue Tracker
• Stack Overflow

PHP

• API Reference Documentation
• Source Code
• GitHub Issue Tracker
• Stack Overflow

Python

• API Reference Documentation
• Source Code
• GitHub Issue Tracker
• Stack Overflow

Ruby

• API Reference Documentation
• Source Code
• GitHub Issue Tracker
• Stack Overflow

Dependency on App Engine application

See App Engine Requirement.

Google App Engine Standard Environment Client Libraries

Integrate Firestore in Datastore mode with your App Engine Standard Environment applications by using the App Engine client libraries.

Language	Library
Go	Google App Engine SDK for Go
Java	Google App Engine SDK for Java
Python 3	Google Cloud Datastore client library or the Google Cloud NDB Client Library.
Python 2	Google Cloud NDB Client Library

Warning: For App Engine applications that are written in Python 2, the Google Datastore DB Client Library and the App Engine NDB Library are no longer recommended; use the Google Cloud NDB Client Library instead. See Migrating to Cloud NDB.

Third-party Datastore API client libraries

In addition to the Google-supported client libraries listed in the tables above, a set of third-party libraries are available.

Language	Library
Java	Objectify
PHP	Datastore Library for PHP