Module client (2.7.0)

Client for interacting with the Google Cloud Storage API.

Classes

Client

Client(project=<objectobject>,credentials=None,_http=None,client_info=None,client_options=None,use_auth_w_custom_endpoint=True)

Client to bundle configuration needed for API requests.

Parameters
NameDescription
projectstr or None

the project which the client acts on behalf of. Will be passed when creating a topic. If not passed, falls back to the default inferred from the environment.

credentialsgoogle.auth.credentials.Credentials

(Optional) The OAuth2 Credentials to use for this client. If not passed (and if no_http object is passed), falls back to the default inferred from the environment.

_httprequests.Session

(Optional) HTTP object to make requests. Can be any object that definesrequest() with the same interface asrequests.Session.request. If not passed, an_http object is created that is bound to thecredentials for the current object. This parameter should be considered private, and could change in the future.

client_infogoogle.api_core.client_info.ClientInfo

The client info used to send a user-agent string along with API requests. IfNone, then default info will be used. Generally, you only need to set this if you're developing your own library or partner tool.

client_optionsgoogle.api_core.client_options.ClientOptions ordict

(Optional) Client options used to set user options on the client. API Endpoint should be set through client_options.

use_auth_w_custom_endpointbool

(Optional) Whether authentication is required under custom endpoints. If false, uses AnonymousCredentials and bypasses authentication. Defaults to True. Note this is only used when a custom endpoint is set in conjunction.

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Last updated 2026-01-29 UTC.