Google Cloud (GCP) API Service
A Google Cloud (GCP) API Service is a cloud service API that provides programmatic access (to Google Cloud Platform resources and services).
- AKA: GCP API, Google Cloud Platform API, Google Cloud API Service.
- Context:
- It can (typically) be a member of a Google Cloud APIs Collection through service categorys.
- It can (typically) manage cloud resource via API endpoints.
- It can (typically) enforce GCP Security using IAM policys.
- It can (typically) handle API Authentication through service accounts.
- It can (typically) support API Monitoring via Cloud Monitoring.
- It can (often) be managed by a Google APIs Dashboard for service configuration.
- It can (often) provide API Documentation through Cloud Console.
- It can (often) implement Rate Limiting via quota management.
- It can (often) enable API Logging using Cloud Logging.
- It can (often) support API Version through version management.
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- It can range from being a Basic GCP Service to being a Premium GCP Service, depending on its service tier.
- It can range from being a Regional Service to being a Global Service, depending on its availability scope.
- It can range from being a Developer Preview API to being a General Availability API, depending on its release stage.
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- It can integrate with Cloud Endpoints for API management.
- It can utilize Cloud Trace for performance monitoring.
- It can leverage Cloud Armor for security protection.
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- Examples:
- Compute Service APIs, such as:
- Compute Engine API for virtual machine management (as of 2024).
- Kubernetes Engine API for container orchestration (as of 2024).
- Cloud Functions API for serverless computing (as of 2024).
- Cloud Run API for container deployment (as of 2024).
- Storage Service APIs, such as:
- Cloud Storage API for object storage management (as of 2024).
- Cloud SQL API for relational database service (as of 2024).
- Cloud Spanner API for distributed database operation (as of 2024).
- Cloud Firestore API for NoSQL database access (as of 2024).
- AI and Machine Learning APIs, such as:
- Vertex AI API for ML model management (as of 2024).
- Vision AI API for image analysis (as of 2024).
- Natural Language API for text processing (as of 2024).
- Speech-to-Text API for audio transcription (as of 2024).
- Networking APIs, such as:
- Virtual Private Cloud API for network management (as of 2024).
- Cloud Load Balancing API for traffic distribution (as of 2024).
- Cloud CDN API for content delivery (as of 2024).
- Cloud DNS API for domain management (as of 2024).
- Security APIs, such as:
- Cloud IAM API for access management (as of 2024).
- Secret Manager API for secrets management (as of 2024).
- Security Command Center API for security monitoring (as of 2024).
- DevOps APIs, such as:
- Cloud Build API for CI/CD pipeline (as of 2024).
- Container Registry API for container image management (as of 2024).
- Cloud Deploy API for deployment automation (as of 2024).
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- Compute Service APIs, such as:
- Counter-Examples:
- AWS API Service, which provides programmatic access to Amazon Web Services rather than Google Cloud Platform.
- Azure API Service, which enables programmatic access to Microsoft Azure rather than Google Cloud Platform.
- Google Workspace API, which manages workspace applications rather than cloud infrastructure.
- See: AWS API, Azure API, Cloud API, Google Cloud Platform, Google Cloud Console, GCP Authentication, GCP Authorization, GCP Resource, GCP Service Account.