Google Cloud Bigtable

Google Cloud Bigtable Instances API

Operations on Bigtable instances

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 5

GET /projects/{project}/instances Google Cloud Bigtable List instances #
POST /projects/{project}/instances Google Cloud Bigtable Create an instance #
GET /projects/{project}/instances/{instance} Google Cloud Bigtable Get an instance #
PUT /projects/{project}/instances/{instance} Google Cloud Bigtable Update an instance #
DELETE /projects/{project}/instances/{instance} Google Cloud Bigtable Delete an instance #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://cloud.google.com/bigtable/docs/reference/admin/rest
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Authentication
https://cloud.google.com/bigtable/docs/authentication
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GettingStarted
https://cloud.google.com/bigtable/docs/quickstarts

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/google-cloud-bigtable/refs/heads/main/openapi/google-cloud-bigtable-instances-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/google-cloud-bigtable/refs/heads/main/json-schema/instance-schema.json

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OpenAPI Specification

google-cloud-bigtable-instances-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Google Cloud Bigtable Admin Clusters Instances API
  description: The Cloud Bigtable Admin API provides programmatic access to manage Cloud Bigtable instances, clusters, tables, and related resources. It allows administrators to create and configure Bigtable infrastructure for high-throughput, low-latency NoSQL workloads.
  version: v2
  contact:
    name: Google Cloud
    url: https://cloud.google.com/bigtable/docs/reference/admin/rest
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
servers:
- url: https://bigtableadmin.googleapis.com/v2
  description: Cloud Bigtable Admin API v2
tags:
- name: Instances
  description: Operations on Bigtable instances
paths:
  /projects/{project}/instances:
    get:
      tags:
      - Instances
      summary: Google Cloud Bigtable List instances
      description: Lists all instances in a project.
      operationId: listInstances
      parameters:
      - name: project
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: pageToken
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ListInstancesResponse'
      security:
      - oauth2:
        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform
        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/bigtable.admin
    post:
      tags:
      - Instances
      summary: Google Cloud Bigtable Create an instance
      description: Creates an instance within a project.
      operationId: createInstance
      parameters:
      - name: project
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateInstanceRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Instance creation initiated
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Operation'
      security:
      - oauth2:
        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform
        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/bigtable.admin
  /projects/{project}/instances/{instance}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Instances
      summary: Google Cloud Bigtable Get an instance
      description: Gets information about an instance.
      operationId: getInstance
      parameters:
      - name: project
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: instance
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Instance'
      security:
      - oauth2:
        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform
        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/bigtable.admin
    put:
      tags:
      - Instances
      summary: Google Cloud Bigtable Update an instance
      description: Updates an instance within a project.
      operationId: updateInstance
      parameters:
      - name: project
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: instance
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Instance'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Instance updated successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Instance'
      security:
      - oauth2:
        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform
        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/bigtable.admin
    delete:
      tags:
      - Instances
      summary: Google Cloud Bigtable Delete an instance
      description: Deletes an instance from a project.
      operationId: deleteInstance
      parameters:
      - name: project
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: instance
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Instance deleted successfully
      security:
      - oauth2:
        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform
        - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/bigtable.admin
components:
  schemas:
    Cluster:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
        location:
          type: string
        state:
          type: string
          enum:
          - STATE_NOT_KNOWN
          - READY
          - CREATING
          - RESIZING
          - DISABLED
        serveNodes:
          type: integer
        defaultStorageType:
          type: string
          enum:
          - STORAGE_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED
          - SSD
          - HDD
    ListInstancesResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        instances:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Instance'
        failedLocations:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        nextPageToken:
          type: string
    CreateInstanceRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        instanceId:
          type: string
        instance:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Instance'
        clusters:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Cluster'
      required:
      - instanceId
      - instance
      - clusters
    Instance:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: The unique name of the instance resource.
        displayName:
          type: string
          description: The descriptive name for this instance.
        state:
          type: string
          enum:
          - STATE_NOT_KNOWN
          - READY
          - CREATING
          description: The current state of the instance.
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - TYPE_UNSPECIFIED
          - PRODUCTION
          - DEVELOPMENT
          description: The type of the instance.
        labels:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
        createTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    Operation:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
        done:
          type: boolean
        metadata:
          type: object
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            code:
              type: integer
            message:
              type: string
  securitySchemes:
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth
          tokenUrl: https://oauth2.googleapis.com/token
          scopes:
            https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform: Full access to Cloud Platform
            https://www.googleapis.com/auth/bigtable.admin: Administer Bigtable instances and tables
            https://www.googleapis.com/auth/bigtable.admin.table: Administer Bigtable tables