Cloud Tasks client libraries

This page shows how to get started with the Google Cloud client libraries for the Cloud Tasks API. Read more about the client libraries for Cloud APIs in Client libraries explained.

Installing the client library

C++

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

C#

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

Install-Package Google.Cloud.Tasks.V2 -Version 1.0.0

Go

For more information, see Setting Up Your Development Environment.

go get cloud.google.com/go/cloudtasks

Java

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

If you are using Maven, add the following to your pom.xml file:

<dependency>
  <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
  <artifactId>google-cloud-tasks</artifactId>
  <version>1.29.1</version>
</dependency>

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

compile 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-tasks:1.29.1'

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

libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-tasks" % "1.29.1"

If you are using VS 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/tasks

PHP

composer require google/cloud-tasks

Python

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

pip install --upgrade google-cloud-tasks

Ruby

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

gem install google-cloud-tasks

Setting up authentication for use with the client library

  1. Install and initialize the gcloud CLI.

    When you initialize the gcloud CLI, be sure to specify a Google Cloud project in which you have permission to access the resources your application needs.

  2. Create your credential file:

    gcloud auth application-default login

    A sign-in screen appears. After you sign in, your credentials are stored in the local credential file used by ADC.

Using the client library

For examples of using the client library, see Creating HTTP Target Tasks or Creating App Engine Tasks

Additional resources