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Google Cloud Build

Google Cloud Build is a fully managed continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) platform that lets you build, test, and deploy software quickly across all languages and frameworks. It executes builds on Google Cloud infrastructure, supports building from source code repositories, creating container images, and deploying to various Google Cloud targets including GKE, Cloud Run, and App Engine.

Google Cloud Build publishes 3 APIs on the APIs.io network: Builds API, Triggers API, and WorkerPools API. Tagged areas include Build Automation, CI/CD, Container Build, Continuous Delivery, and Continuous Integration.

The Google Cloud Build catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

Google Cloud Build’s developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, getting-started guide, documentation, pricing, developer console, CLI, and 12 more developer resources.

64.6/100 strong ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
3 APIs
Build AutomationCI/CDContainer BuildContinuous DeliveryContinuous IntegrationDevOps

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 64.6/100 · strong
Contract Quality 17.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 12.2 / 20
Commercial Clarity 14.2 / 20
Operational Transparency 6.8 / 13
Governance 7.0 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 31/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 3

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Google Cloud Build Builds API

Operations for creating and managing builds

Google Cloud Build Triggers API

Operations for managing build triggers

Google Cloud Build WorkerPools API

Operations for managing worker pools

Postman Collections 3

Ready-to-run Postman collections for exercising this provider's APIs.

Open Collections 1

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

Google Cloud Build API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Google Cloud Build Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Google Cloud Build Context

0 classes · 4 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Google Cloud Build API Rules

5 rules · 3 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 1

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

Google Cloud Build Build

13 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Security Posture 3

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Google Cloud Build Authentication

oauth2 · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Google Cloud Build Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Google Cloud Build Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Google Cloud Build Scopes

1 scope · authorizationCode

1 scopes

SCOPES

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Google Cloud Build Agentic Access

11 operations · 6 acting

11 operations · 6 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 3

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Design & Contract 1

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Build 3

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 5

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: google-cloud-build
name: Google Cloud Build
description: Google Cloud Build is a fully managed continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) platform that lets
  you build, test, and deploy software quickly across all languages and frameworks. It executes builds on Google Cloud infrastructure,
  supports building from source code repositories, creating container images, and deploying to various Google Cloud targets
  including GKE, Cloud Run, and App Engine.
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/google-cloud-build.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/google-cloud-build/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-13'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
type: Index
tags:
- Build Automation
- CI/CD
- Container Build
- Continuous Delivery
- Continuous Integration
- DevOps
apis:
- aid: google-cloud-build:google-cloud-build-builds-api
  name: Google Cloud Build Builds API
  description: Operations for creating and managing builds
  humanURL: https://cloud.google.com/build/docs
  baseURL: https://cloudbuild.googleapis.com
  tags:
  - Builds
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/google-cloud-build-builds-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://cloud.google.com/build/docs/api/reference/rest
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://cloud.google.com/build/docs/api/reference/rest#authentication
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/google-cloud-build-build-schema.json
- aid: google-cloud-build:google-cloud-build-triggers-api
  name: Google Cloud Build Triggers API
  description: Operations for managing build triggers
  humanURL: https://cloud.google.com/build/docs
  baseURL: https://cloudbuild.googleapis.com
  tags:
  - Triggers
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/google-cloud-build-triggers-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://cloud.google.com/build/docs/api/reference/rest
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://cloud.google.com/build/docs/api/reference/rest#authentication
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/google-cloud-build-build-schema.json
- aid: google-cloud-build:google-cloud-build-workerpools-api
  name: Google Cloud Build WorkerPools API
  description: Operations for managing worker pools
  humanURL: https://cloud.google.com/build/docs
  baseURL: https://cloudbuild.googleapis.com
  tags:
  - WorkerPools
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/google-cloud-build-workerpools-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://cloud.google.com/build/docs/api/reference/rest
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://cloud.google.com/build/docs/api/reference/rest#authentication
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/google-cloud-build-build-schema.json
common:
- type: PostmanWorkspace
  url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/google-cloud-build/overview
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/google-cloud-build-agentic-access.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/google-cloud-build-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/google-cloud-build-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/google-cloud-build-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/google-cloud-build-scopes.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform
- type: Portal
  url: https://cloud.google.com/build
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://cloud.google.com/build/docs/quickstart-build
- type: Documentation
  url: https://cloud.google.com/build/docs
- type: Authentication
  url: https://cloud.google.com/build/docs/api/reference/rest#authentication
- type: Pricing
  url: https://cloud.google.com/build/pricing
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://cloud.google.com/terms
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://policies.google.com/privacy
- type: Console
  url: https://console.cloud.google.com/cloud-build
- type: CLI
  url: https://cloud.google.com/sdk/gcloud/reference/builds
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.cloud.google.com
- type: Support
  url: https://cloud.google.com/build/docs/support
- type: JSONLD
  url: json-ld/google-cloud-build-context.jsonld
- type: Integrations
  url: https://cloud.google.com/marketplace
integrations:
- name: Become a Partner
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com