This page shows how to get started with the Cloud Client Libraries for the Google Cloud Storage 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 about installing the C++ library, see Setting up a C++ development environment.
C#
For more information, see Setting Up a C# Development Environment.
If you are using Visual Studio 2017 or higher, open nuget package manager window and type the following:Install-Package Google.Cloud.Storage.V1
If you are using .NET Core command-line interface tools to install your dependencies, run the following command:
dotnet add package Google.Cloud.Storage.V1
Go
For more information, see Setting Up a Go Development Environment.
go get cloud.google.com/go/storage
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.
If you are using Gradle, add the following to your dependencies:
If you are using sbt, add the following to your dependencies:
If you're using Visual Studio Code, IntelliJ, or Eclipse, you can add client libraries to your project using the following IDE plugins:
The plugins provide additional functionality, such as key management for service accounts. Refer to each plugin's documentation for details.
Node.js
For more information, see Setting Up a Node.js Development Environment.
npm install --save @google-cloud/storage
PHP
For more information, see Using PHP on Google Cloud.
composer require google/cloud-storage
Python
For more information, see Setting Up a Python Development Environment.
pip install --upgrade google-cloud-storage
Ruby
For more information, see Setting Up a Ruby Development Environment.
gem install google-cloud-storage
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++
For more information, see the Cloud Storage C++ API reference documentation.
To authenticate to Cloud Storage, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.
C#
For more information, see the Cloud Storage C# API reference documentation.
To authenticate to Cloud Storage, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.
Go
For more information, see the Cloud Storage Go API reference documentation.
To authenticate to Cloud Storage, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.
Java
For more information, see the Cloud Storage Java API reference documentation.
To authenticate to Cloud Storage, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.
Node.js
For more information, see the Cloud Storage Node.js API reference documentation.
To authenticate to Cloud Storage, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.
PHP
For more information, see the Cloud Storage PHP API reference documentation.
To authenticate to Cloud Storage, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.
Python
For more information, see the Cloud Storage Python API reference documentation.
To authenticate to Cloud Storage, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.
Ruby
For more information, see the Cloud Storage Ruby API reference documentation.
To authenticate to Cloud Storage, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.
Using the client library with Cloud Shell Editor
Go
For step-by-step guidance on running a client library in Cloud Shell Editor:
Click Guide me.
You see a panel Learn. Click Start to follow the tutorial.
Java
For step-by-step guidance on running a client library in Cloud Shell Editor:
Click Guide me.
You see a panel Learn. Click Start to follow the tutorial.
Node.js
For step-by-step guidance on running a client library in Cloud Shell Editor:
Click Guide me.
You see a panel Learn. Click Start to follow the tutorial.
Python
For step-by-step guidance on running a client library in Cloud Shell Editor:
Click Guide me.
You see a panel Learn. Click Start to follow the tutorial.
More Examples
For more examples of using client libraries with Cloud Storage, see the following guides:
Additional resources
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PHP
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Ruby
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