Google Cloud Common: Node.js Client
Common components for Cloud APIs Node.js Client Libraries
A comprehensive list of changes in each version may be found inthe CHANGELOG.
Read more about the client libraries for Cloud APIs, including the olderGoogle APIs Client Libraries, inClient Libraries Explained.
Table of contents:
Quickstart
Installing the client library
npm install @google-cloud/commonIt's unlikely you will need to install this package directly, as it will beinstalled as a dependency when you install other@google-cloud packages.
TheGoogle Cloud Common Node.js Client API Reference documentationalso contains samples.
Supported Node.js Versions
Our client libraries follow theNode.js release schedule.Libraries are compatible with all currentactive andmaintenance versions ofNode.js.If you are using an end-of-life version of Node.js, we recommend that you updateas soon as possible to an actively supported LTS version.
Google's client libraries support legacy versions of Node.js runtimes on abest-efforts basis with the following warnings:
- Legacy versions are not tested in continuous integration.
- Some security patches and features cannot be backported.
- Dependencies cannot be kept up-to-date.
Client libraries targeting some end-of-life versions of Node.js are available, andcan be installed through npmdist-tags.The dist-tags follow the naming conventionlegacy-(version).For example,npm install @google-cloud/common@legacy-8 installs client librariesfor versions compatible with Node.js 8.
Versioning
This library followsSemantic Versioning.
This library is considered to bestable. The code surface will not change in backwards-incompatible waysunless absolutely necessary (e.g. because of critical security issues) or withan extensive deprecation period. Issues and requests againststable librariesare addressed with the highest priority.
More Information:Google Cloud Platform Launch Stages
Contributing
Contributions welcome! See theContributing Guide.
Please note that thisREADME.md, thesamples/README.md,and a variety of configuration files in this repository (including.nycrc andtsconfig.json)are generated from a central template. To edit one of these files, make an editto its templates indirectory.
License
Apache Version 2.0
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Last updated 2025-10-30 UTC.