Google APIs PHP Client
A PHP client library for accessing Google APIs observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
88/100
- Activity 90
- Release rhythm 78
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 55
- age_days: 4765
- days_rel: 65
- days_push: 65
- n_releases_24m: 10
Adoption not part of the score
9806 stars · 3538 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
The official Google APIs client library for PHP, enabling server-side access to Google APIs such as Gmail, Drive, and YouTube. It is complete and in maintenance mode, receiving only critical bug and security fixes.
Use cases
- send email via gmail api from php
- upload files to google drive from a php server
- fetch youtube data in php
- authenticate with google oauth in php
- call google apis from a php backend
When to choose
- you need to access consumer Google APIs like Gmail, Drive, or YouTube from PHP
- you want an officially supported Google client library for PHP 8+
- you are maintaining an existing PHP integration with Google APIs
When to avoid
- you are working with Google Cloud Platform APIs like Cloud Storage or Pub/Sub - use the google-cloud-php libraries instead
- you need new features or support for newly released API surfaces
- you are not using PHP
Facets
library · maturity maintenance
http-client sdk auth apis developer-tools web-development php google-apis oauth gmail-api youtube-api drive-api composer official-client web-server
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/googleapis/google-api-php-client · fetched 2026-08-28 · ca41238d5d95
- homepage: http://googleapis.github.io/google-api-php-client/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 44136fa355b3
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| googleapis/google-api-php-client | main | 88 |
| googleapis/google-api-php-client-services | sdk | 96 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="googleapis/google-api-php-client")
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