Cloud Functions documentation

Cloud Functions documentation

Overview

Training and tutorials

Use cases

Code samples

Videos

Cloud Functions is a lightweight compute solution for developers to create single-purpose, stand-alone functions that respond to Cloud events without the need to manage a server or runtime environment. Learn more

Guides

• Get started: Console quickstart or gcloud functions command-line quickstart

• Your first function: Node.js, Python, Go, Java, .NET, Ruby, or PHP

• Writing functions: HTTP or Event-driven

• Deploying functions

• Calling functions: HTTP, Pub/Sub, Storage, Firestore, Scheduled, or More

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Reference

• gcloud functions command-line

• REST API

• RPC API

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Resources

• Pricing

• Quotas and limits

• Release notes

• Locations

• Execution environment

• Tips & tricks

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Training and tutorials

Try Cloud Functions tutorials, courses, and self-paced training from Google Cloud Skills Boost.

Walkthrough

Create a simple Hello, World! function in the console

Quickly deploy your first function without any local setup.

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Training

OK Google: Build interactive apps with Google Assistant

This Quest teaches you how to build practical Google Assistant applications integrated with Google Cloud services via APIs, such as Dialogflow and Cloud Functions.

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Tutorial

Detect text in images by connecting Functions, Storage, Vision API, Pub/Sub, and the Translation API

React to Cloud Storage changes with a function that processes an image using the Vision API to extract text and then pass it to other services.

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Codelab

Automated Classification of Data Uploaded to Cloud Storage with the DLP API and Cloud Functions

Automatically classify data uploaded to Cloud Storage using Pub/Sub, Cloud Functions, and the Data Loss Prevention API.

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Use cases

Explore use cases, reference architectures, whitepapers, best practices, and industry solutions.

Use case

System testing Cloud Functions using Cloud Build and Terraform

Automate end-to-end testing of an app built with Cloud Functions.

Cloud Build Terraform Automation

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Code samples

Dive into coding with examples that demonstrate how to use and connect Google Cloud services.

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Node.js samples

A variety of samples ranging from Hello World to DevOps scripts.

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Python samples

Python samples for Cloud Functions. Learn from reading sample code.

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Go samples

Hello World, Bigtable, Firebase, image processing and many other samples.

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Java samples

Java samples to get started with Cloud Functions, including Gradle, Kotlin, Scale, and Groovy scripts.

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PHP samples

PHP samples to get started with Cloud Functions, including Firebase, Pub/Sub, and Storage.

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Videos

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