Cloud Spanner: Node.js Client
Cloud Spanner is a fully managed, mission-critical, relational database service thatoffers transactional consistency at global scale, schemas, SQL (ANSI 2011 with extensions),and automatic, synchronous replication for high availability.
A comprehensive list of changes in each version may be found inthe CHANGELOG.
- Cloud Spanner Node.js Client API Reference
- Cloud Spanner Documentation
- github.com/googleapis/nodejs-spanner
Read more about the client libraries for Cloud APIs, including the olderGoogle APIs Client Libraries, inClient Libraries Explained.
Table of contents:
Quickstart
Before you begin
- Select or create a Cloud Platform project.
- Enable billing for your project.
- Enable the Cloud Spanner API.
- Set up authentication with a service account so you can access theAPI from your local workstation.
Installing the client library
npm install @google-cloud/spannerUsing the client library
// Imports the Google Cloud client libraryconst {Spanner} = require('@google-cloud/spanner');// Creates a clientconst spanner = newSpanner({projectId});// Gets a reference to a Cloud Spanner instance and databaseconst instance = spanner.instance(instanceId);const database = instance.database(databaseId);// The query to executeconst query = { sql: 'SELECT 1',};// Execute a simple SQL statementconst [rows] = await database.run(query);console.log(`Query: ${rows.length} found.`);rows.forEach(row => console.log(row));Samples
Samples are in thesamples/ directory. Each sample'sREADME.md has instructions for running its sample.
| Sample | Source Code | Try it |
|---|---|---|
| Add and drop new database role | source code | ![]() |
| Backups-cancel | source code | ![]() |
| Copies a source backup | source code | ![]() |
| Backups-create-with-encryption-key | source code | ![]() |
| Backups-create | source code | ![]() |
| Backups-delete | source code | ![]() |
| Backups-get-database-operations | source code | ![]() |
| Backups-get-operations | source code | ![]() |
| Backups-get | source code | ![]() |
| Backups-restore-with-encryption-key | source code | ![]() |
| Backups-restore | source code | ![]() |
| Backups-update | source code | ![]() |
| Backups | source code | ![]() |
| Batch | source code | ![]() |
| CRUD | source code | ![]() |
| Creates a new database with a specific default leader | source code | ![]() |
| Database-create-with-encryption-key | source code | ![]() |
| Database-create-with-version-retention-period | source code | ![]() |
| Gets the schema definition of an existing database | source code | ![]() |
| Gets the default leader option of an existing database | source code | ![]() |
| Updates the default leader of an existing database | source code | ![]() |
| Updates a Cloud Spanner Database. | source code | ![]() |
| Datatypes | source code | ![]() |
| Runs an execute sql request with directed read options | source code | ![]() |
| Delete using DML returning. | source code | ![]() |
| Insert using DML returning. | source code | ![]() |
| Update using DML returning. | source code | ![]() |
| DML | source code | ![]() |
| Enable fine grained access control | source code | ![]() |
| Get-commit-stats | source code | ![]() |
| List database roles | source code | ![]() |
| Gets the instance config metadata for the configuration nam6 | source code | ![]() |
| Creates a new value-storing index | source code | ![]() |
| Creates a new index | source code | ![]() |
| Executes a read-only SQL query using an existing index. | source code | ![]() |
| Reads data using an existing storing index. | source code | ![]() |
| Read data using an existing index. | source code | ![]() |
| Indexing | source code | ![]() |
| Creates a user-managed instance configuration. | source code | ![]() |
| Deletes a user-managed instance configuration. | source code | ![]() |
| Lists the instance configuration operations. | source code | ![]() |
| Updates a user-managed instance configuration. | source code | ![]() |
| Instance-with-processing-units | source code | ![]() |
| Instance | source code | ![]() |
| Json-add-column | source code | ![]() |
| Json-query-parameter | source code | ![]() |
| Json-update-data | source code | ![]() |
| Lists all databases on the selected instance | source code | ![]() |
| Lists all the available instance configs for the selected project. | source code | ![]() |
| Numeric-add-column | source code | ![]() |
| Numeric-query-parameter | source code | ![]() |
| Numeric-update-data | source code | ![]() |
| Adds a column to an existing table in a Spanner PostgreSQL database. | source code | ![]() |
| Showcase the rules for case-sensitivity and case folding for a Spanner PostgreSQL database. | source code | ![]() |
| Creates a PostgreSQL Database. | source code | ![]() |
| Use cast operator to cast from one data type to another in a Spanner PostgreSQL database. | source code | ![]() |
| Execute a batch of DML statements on a Spanner PostgreSQL database. | source code | ![]() |
| Updates data in a table in a Spanner PostgreSQL database. | source code | ![]() |
| Execute a Partitioned DML on a Spanner PostgreSQL database. | source code | ![]() |
| Delete using DML returning on a Spanner PostgreSQL database. | source code | ![]() |
| Insert using DML returning on a Spanner PostgreSQL database. | source code | ![]() |
| Update using DML returning on a Spanner PostgreSQL database. | source code | ![]() |
| Execute a DML statement with parameters on a Spanner PostgreSQL database. | source code | ![]() |
| Calls a server side function on a Spanner PostgreSQL database. | source code | ![]() |
| Creates a new storing index in a Spanner PostgreSQL database. | source code | ![]() |
| Created interleaved table hierarchy using PostgreSQL dialect. | source code | ![]() |
| Showcase how add a jsonb column in a PostgreSQL table. | source code | ![]() |
| Showcase how query data to a jsonb column in a PostgreSQL table. | source code | ![]() |
| Showcase how update data to a jsonb column in a PostgreSQL table. | source code | ![]() |
| Showcase how to work with the PostgreSQL NUMERIC/DECIMAL data type on a Spanner PostgreSQL database. | source code | ![]() |
| Showcases how a Spanner PostgreSQL database orders null values in a query. | source code | ![]() |
| Execute a query with parameters on a Spanner PostgreSQL database. | source code | ![]() |
| Query the information schema metadata in a Spanner PostgreSQL database. | source code | ![]() |
| Alters a sequence in a PostgreSQL database. | source code | ![]() |
| Creates sequence in PostgreSQL database. | source code | ![]() |
| Drops a sequence in PostgreSQL database. | source code | ![]() |
| Queryoptions | source code | ![]() |
| Quickstart | source code | ![]() |
| Read data with database role | source code | ![]() |
| Sets a request tag for a single query | source code | ![]() |
| Run Batch update with RPC priority | source code | ![]() |
| Run partitioned update with RPC priority | source code | ![]() |
| Create partitions with RPC priority | source code | ![]() |
| Read data with RPC Priority | source code | ![]() |
| Query data with RPC Priority | source code | ![]() |
| Run transaction with RPC priority | source code | ![]() |
| Schema | source code | ![]() |
| Alters a sequence in a GoogleSQL database. | source code | ![]() |
| Creates sequence in GoogleSQL database. | source code | ![]() |
| Drops a sequence in GoogleSQL database. | source code | ![]() |
| Struct | source code | ![]() |
| Alters a table with foreign key delete cascade action | source code | ![]() |
| Creates a table with foreign key delete cascade action | source code | ![]() |
| Drops a foreign key constraint with delete cascade action | source code | ![]() |
| Timestamp | source code | ![]() |
| Executes a read/write transaction with transaction and request tags | source code | ![]() |
| Transaction | source code | ![]() |
TheCloud Spanner 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/spanner@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.
