Google Cloud API Design Guide

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General design guide for networked APIs, used inside Google for both gRPC and REST APIs.

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2026-10-10

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REST › Design > Guidelines: “Guidelines Google follows when designing Cloud APIs and other Google APIs (REST APIs and gRPC APIs).”

Integration › Resources > API Style Guides: “General design guide for networked APIs, used inside Google for both gRPC and REST APIs.”

Standards › APIs: “A general design guide for networked APIs provided by Google.”