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APIVerified~150ms avg

Google APIs

Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Sheets, YouTube, Maps, and 200+ Google services.

Install
npm install googleapis
MCP Alternative

There is an MCP server that covers similar functionality: Google Drive MCP Server

Use the API when:

You need fine-grained control, custom error handling, or want to chain multiple API calls in a script.

Use the MCP when:

You want plug-and-play integration with Claude Code and don't need custom logic around the calls.

About

The official Google APIs client library provides access to every Google service. Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Sheets, YouTube, Maps, Cloud Platform, and hundreds more. 520K weekly downloads. The gcloud CLI handles authentication and project management. Auto-generated TypeScript types for every API. The gateway to the entire Google ecosystem.

Tags

googlegmailcalendardrivesheetscloud

Score Breakdown

CLI Score Breakdown9/11
Official SDK on npm/pip+2
Env var authentication (no browser OAuth)+2
Works in headless/CI environments+2
CLI tool available+1
JSON response for piping/parsing+1
Docs have curl/CLI examples0
Reasonable rate limits for scripted use+1
Machine-readable pricing (md/JSON/static)0
Quality Score Breakdown
npm weekly downloads520k
GitHub stars12k
Days since last release6d
Issue close ratio80%
TypeScript typesYes
Docs qualitygood
Breaking changesrare

Performance

Latencyus-east-1 - 2026-03-28
p50
120ms
avg
150ms
p95
380ms

Scores

CLI
9
Quality
9
AuthorGoogle
Weekly installs520,000
Last updated3/25/2026

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