Python Client for Cloud Storage Transfer API

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Storage Transfer Service is a product that enables you to:

  • Move or backup data to a Cloud Storage bucket either from other cloud storage providers or from your on-premises storage.
  • Move data from one Cloud Storage bucket to another, so that it is available to different groups of users or applications.
  • Periodically move data as part of a data processing pipeline or analytical workflow.

  • Client Library Documentation

  • Product Documentation

Quick Start

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. Enable the Storage Transfer API.

  4. Setup Authentication.

Installation

Install this library in a virtualenv using pip. virtualenv is a tool to create isolated Python environments. The basic problem it addresses is one of dependencies and versions, and indirectly permissions.

With virtualenv, it’s possible to install this library without needing system install permissions, and without clashing with the installed system dependencies.

Mac/Linux

pip install virtualenv
virtualenv <your-env>
source <your-env>/bin/activate
<your-env>/bin/pip install google-cloud-storage-transfer

Windows

pip install virtualenv
virtualenv <your-env>
<your-env>\Scripts\activate
<your-env>\Scripts\pip.exe install google-cloud-storage-transfer

Next Steps