Often, the easiest way to learn how to use an API can be to look at sample code. This page provides links to some convenient ways to access the Admin SDK API.
Admin SDK API client libraries
The Admin SDK API is built on HTTP and JSON, so any standard HTTP client can send requests to it and parse the responses.
However, the Google APIs client libraries provide better language integration, improved security, and support for making calls that require user authorization. The client libraries are available in a number of programming languages; by using them you can avoid the need to manually set up HTTP requests and parse the responses.
Go
Get the latest Admin SDK API client library for Go (alpha).
Read the client library's developer's guide.
Java
This page contains information about getting started with the Admin SDK API using the Google API Client Library for Java. In addition, you may be interested in the following documentation: Select your build environment (Maven or Gradle) from the following tabs:
Add the following to your Add the following to your
Add Library to Your Project
pom.xml file:build.gradle file:
JavaScript
Read the client library's developer's guide.
.NET
This page contains information about getting started with the Admin SDK API using the Google API Client Library for .NET. In addition, you may be interested in the following documentation: Install the NuGet package:
Google.Apis.
Downloading the library
Node.js
Get the latest Admin SDK API client library for Node.js.
Read the client library's developer's guide.
Obj-C
Get the latest Admin SDK API client library for Objective-C.
Read the client library's developer's guide.
PHP
Get the latest Admin SDK API client library for PHP (beta).
Read the client library's developer's guide.
Python
This page contains information about getting started with the Admin SDK API using the Google API Client Library for Python. In addition, you may be interested in the following documentation: You can either use a package manager or download and install the Python client library
manually: Use pip or setuptools to manage your installation (you might
need to run Because the Python client libraries are not installed in the
App Engine Python runtime environment,
they must be
vendored into your application just like third-party libraries.
System requirements
Installing the client library
Managed installation
sudo first):
$ pip install --upgrade google-api-python-client
easy_install tool included in the
setuptools package:
$ easy_install --upgrade google-api-python-client
Manual installation
Download the latest client
library for Python, unpack the code, and run python setup.py installApp Engine
Ruby
This page contains information about getting started with the Admin SDK API using the Google API Client Library for Ruby. In addition, you may be interested in the following documentation:
If you haven't installed the Google API Client Library for Ruby before, open a terminal and install using
Installing the google-api-client gem
RubyGems:
$ gem install google-api-client
If you already have the gem installed and would simply like to update to the latest version:
$ gem update -y google-api-client
Depending on your system, you may need to prepend these commands with sudo.
Getting started with the Google API Client Library for Ruby
Be sure to check our extensive Getting started guide for a quick overview of how to make your first request.
Other ways to access the Admin SDK API
The table below lists some other convenient ways to access the Admin SDK API.
| Access method | Description |
|---|---|
| APIs Explorer | An interactive tool that lets you easily try out Google APIs right from your browser. |