Google APIs Client Library
Official SDK for calling Google APIs from Node.js applications.
SDKs for hosted services npm Apache-2.0
Used in agent projects
85
0.7% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in sdks for hosted services
#10 of 44
by use in those projects
Downloads
10.8M
npm, last 7 days, googleapis
GitHub stars
12.3K
last push Oct 8, 2026
How Google APIs Client Library is used
Google APIs Client Library is a dependency in 85 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.7%), #10 of 44 in sdks for hosted services. The most used alternative there is Supabase JS. Projects that use it most often also use dotenv (54.1%), Zod (52.9%), date-fns (40.0%).
Often used with Google APIs Client Library
| dotenv | 54.1% of Google APIs Client Library projects · 3.4× more than average |
|---|---|
| Zod | 52.9% of Google APIs Client Library projects · 3.1× more than average |
| date-fns | 40.0% of Google APIs Client Library projects · 4.7× more than average |
| Lucide React | 52.9% of Google APIs Client Library projects · 2.7× more than average |
| Framer Motion | 43.5% of Google APIs Client Library projects · 3.2× more than average |
| Radix UI | 40.0% of Google APIs Client Library projects · 3.3× more than average |
| clsx | 48.2% of Google APIs Client Library projects · 2.7× more than average |
| Supabase JS | 31.8% of Google APIs Client Library projects · 4.4× more than average |
By coding agent
| Claude Code | 1.2% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| Cursor | 1.5% of projects set up for it |
| GitHub Copilot | 1.0% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list Google APIs Client Library as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install googleapis |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | Next.js (42), TypeScript / JavaScript (38), Python (3), .NET (1) |
| Example projects | LastBotInc/nextjs-supabase-ai-webapp, gaohongxiang/web3-script, 7ttp/Staking-nasdaq, 0xnyn/cruso, preetam-90/Vidiony |
Alternatives to Google APIs Client Library
| Tool | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supabase JS npm Isomorphic JavaScript SDK for Supabase backend-as-a-service. |
927 (7.3%) | 30.5M | 4,574 | MIT |
| Supabase SSR npm Supabase client library optimized for server-side rendering frameworks. |
332 (2.6%) | 8.1M | 210 | MIT |
| Resend npm Node.js SDK for Resend email API to send transactional emails. |
235 (1.9%) | 12.9M | 964 | MIT |
| Firebase npm Google's platform SDK for realtime database, auth, hosting and serverless functions. |
224 (1.8%) | 10.6M | 5,149 | Apache-2.0 |
| AWS SDK for JavaScript (S3) npm Official AWS SDK for uploading, downloading and managing S3 objects. |
200 (1.6%) | 49.4M | 3,673 | Apache-2.0 |
| Stripe npm Official SDK for integrating Stripe payments and billing into applications. |
197 (1.6%) | 23.5M | 4,523 | MIT |
| EmailJS npm Official browser SDK for sending emails directly from client-side JavaScript without a backend. |
189 (1.5%) | 122K | 143 | BSD-3-Clause |
| Supabase CLI npm Command-line tool for managing Supabase projects and databases locally. |
131 (1.0%) | 5.6M | 2,430 | MIT |