APIs & reference

IAM for Cloud Storage

• IAM permissions for Cloud Storage

  A list of IAM permissions that apply specifically to Cloud Storage.

• IAM roles for Cloud Storage

  A list of IAM roles that apply specifically to Cloud Storage.

• IAM permissions for the Google Cloud console

  A reference showing which IAM permissions allow you to perform different actions when using the Google Cloud console.

• IAM permissions for gcloud storage commands

  A reference showing which IAM permissions allow you to issues different commands when using gcloud storage.

• IAM permissions for gsutil commands

  A reference showing which IAM permissions allow you to issues different commands when using gsutil.

• IAM permissions for JSON methods

  A reference showing which IAM permissions allow you to make different requests when using the JSON API.

• IAM permissions for XML requests

  A reference showing which IAM permissions allow you to make different requests when using the XML API.

• Google Cloud console

  The Google Cloud console allows you to interact with Cloud Storage via your browser.

• Cloud Storage client libraries

  Get started with Cloud Storage in your language of choice.

Command line interfaces

• gcloud storage command-line tool

  A reference for gcloud storage, a command-line tool built for working with Cloud Storage. Note that this documentation is hosted in a separate URL path.

• gsutil command-line tool

  An overview for gsutil, a legacy command-line tool for working with Cloud Storage. New users should work with the gcloud storage command-line tool instead.

Service APIs

• JSON API overview

  A general overview of the JSON REST API.

• XML API overview

  A general overview of the XML REST API.

• Storage Control API overview

  A general overview of the Storage Control API which creates one space to perform metadata-specific, control plane, and long-running operations

• Storage Transfer Service overview

  A tool for quickly and easily importing data from an online source into a Cloud Storage bucket. Note that this documentation is hosted in a separate URL path.

• Resources and methods for inventory reports

  A technical reference for the inventory reports feature.

Cloud Storage FUSE

• Options for the Cloud Storage FUSE CLI

  Cloud Storage FUSE provides a CLI that lets you mount Cloud Storage buckets within the file system of a local machine, allowing access to the buckets using standard file system semantics.

• Reference documentation for the Cloud Storage FUSE configuration file

  Cloud Storage FUSE provides a configuration file that lets you configure the behavior of Cloud Storage FUSE in a persistent manner.

Connector for PyTorch

• Connector for PyTorch

  The Connector for PyTorch lets you connect directly to a Cloud Storage bucket and use its contents as a PyTorch dataset, without pre-loading the data to local disk.

Connector for Hadoop and Spark

• Connector for Hadoop and Spark

  The Cloud Storage connector is a Java library that enables you to perform large-scale data processing on your data stored in Cloud Storage buckets using open-source frameworks like Hadoop and Spark. The Cloud Storage connector lets you use these frameworks to read and write data directly to your bucket.

Firebase SDKs

• Firebase SDKs

  (External documentation) Android, iOS, and JavaScript clients built on Cloud Storage designed specifically for serverless mobile/web apps.

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