Google API Core

2.30.0 · active · verified Sat Mar 28

Google API Core is a foundational library for Python clients of Google APIs, providing essential features like authentication, request handling, and response parsing. The current version is 2.30.0, released on February 17, 2026. The library maintains a regular release cadence, ensuring compatibility and feature enhancements.

Warnings

breaking As of version 2.30.0, google-api-core requires Python 3.9 or higher.
Fix: Upgrade your Python environment to version 3.9 or higher.
breaking The minimum required version of protobuf has been updated to 4.25.8.
Fix: Ensure that protobuf version 4.25.8 or higher is installed.
gotcha Direct imports from submodules like google.api_core.exceptions may lead to ImportError.
Fix: Use the correct import statement: from google.api_core import exceptions.
gotcha Using deprecated methods may lead to unexpected behavior.
Fix: Refer to the latest documentation to identify and replace deprecated methods.

Install

pip install google-api-core Install via pip

Imports

google.api_core.exceptions
```
from google.api_core import exceptions
```
Direct import may lead to ImportError; use the correct import statement.
google.api_core.retry
```
from google.api_core import retry
```
Direct import may lead to ImportError; use the correct import statement.

Quickstart

Basic usage of google-api-core to handle exceptions when interacting with Google APIs.

from google.api_core import exceptions

try:
    # Your code that interacts with Google APIs
    pass
except exceptions.GoogleAPICallError as e:
    print(f"An error occurred: {e}")

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