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Google Cloud Compute Engine

Google Cloud Compute Engine delivers virtual machines running in Google's innovative data centers and worldwide fiber network. Compute Engine VMs boot quickly, come with persistent disk storage, and deliver consistent performance. It offers predefined and custom machine types, preemptible VMs, and sole-tenant nodes for specialized workloads.

Google Cloud Compute Engine publishes 4 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Disks API, Firewalls API, Instances API, and 1 more. Tagged areas include Compute, Google Cloud, IaaS, Infrastructure, and Virtual Machines.

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

Google Cloud Compute Engine’s developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, getting-started guide, documentation, pricing, support, and 11 more developer resources.

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62.6/100 strong ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
4 APIs
ComputeGoogle CloudIaaSInfrastructureVirtual Machines

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Composite quality — 62.6/100 · strong
Contract Quality 17.6 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 9.6 / 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 4

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

Google Cloud Compute Engine Disks API

Manage persistent disks

Google Cloud Compute Engine Firewalls API

Manage firewall rules

Google Cloud Compute Engine Instances API

Manage virtual machine instances

Google Cloud Compute Engine Networks API

Manage VPC networks

Postman Collections 4

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

Google Cloud Compute Engine Google Compute Engine Disks API

POSTMAN

Google Cloud Compute Engine Google Compute Engine Disks Firewalls API

POSTMAN

Google Cloud Compute Engine Google Compute Engine Disks Instances API

POSTMAN

Google Cloud Compute Engine Google Compute Engine Disks Networks API

POSTMAN

Open Collections 1

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

Google Cloud Compute Engine Google Compute Engine API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Google Cloud Compute Engine Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Google Cloud Compute Engine Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Google Cloud Compute Engine Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

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

Compute Context

11 classes · 3 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Google Cloud Compute Engine API Rules

5 rules · 3 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 1

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

Google Compute Engine Instance

10 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Security Posture 3

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

Google Cloud Compute Engine Authentication

oauth2 · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Google Cloud Compute Engine Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Google Cloud Compute Engine Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Google Cloud Compute Engine Scopes

2 scopes · authorizationCode

2 scopes

SCOPES

Agentic Access 1

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

Google Cloud Compute Engine Agentic Access

7 operations · 2 acting

7 operations · 2 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal
Portal
 GettingStarted
GettingStarted

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess

Design & Contract 1

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

JSONLD
JSONLD

Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

PostmanWorkspace
PostmanWorkspace
 GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 5

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

VulnerabilityDisclosure
VulnerabilityDisclosure
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication
 OAuthScopes
OAuthScopes
 Authentication
Authentication

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

StatusPage
StatusPage
 Support
Support

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing
Pricing
 TermsOfService
TermsOfService
 PrivacyPolicy
PrivacyPolicy

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: google-cloud-compute-engine
name: Google Cloud Compute Engine
description: Google Cloud Compute Engine delivers virtual machines running in Google's innovative data centers and worldwide
  fiber network. Compute Engine VMs boot quickly, come with persistent disk storage, and deliver consistent performance. It
  offers predefined and custom machine types, preemptible VMs, and sole-tenant nodes for specialized workloads.
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-compute-engine.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-search/google-cloud-compute-engine/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-13'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
type: Index
tags:
- Compute
- Google Cloud
- IaaS
- Infrastructure
- Virtual Machines
apis:
- aid: google-cloud-compute-engine:google-cloud-compute-engine-disks-api
  name: Google Cloud Compute Engine Disks API
  description: Manage persistent disks
  humanURL: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/reference/rest/v1
  baseURL: https://compute.googleapis.com
  tags:
  - Disks
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/google-cloud-compute-engine-disks-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/reference/rest/v1
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/authentication
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/quickstart-linux
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/compute-instance.json
- aid: google-cloud-compute-engine:google-cloud-compute-engine-firewalls-api
  name: Google Cloud Compute Engine Firewalls API
  description: Manage firewall rules
  humanURL: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/reference/rest/v1
  baseURL: https://compute.googleapis.com
  tags:
  - Firewalls
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/google-cloud-compute-engine-firewalls-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/reference/rest/v1
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/authentication
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/quickstart-linux
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/compute-instance.json
- aid: google-cloud-compute-engine:google-cloud-compute-engine-instances-api
  name: Google Cloud Compute Engine Instances API
  description: Manage virtual machine instances
  humanURL: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/reference/rest/v1
  baseURL: https://compute.googleapis.com
  tags:
  - Instances
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/google-cloud-compute-engine-instances-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/reference/rest/v1
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/authentication
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/quickstart-linux
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/compute-instance.json
- aid: google-cloud-compute-engine:google-cloud-compute-engine-networks-api
  name: Google Cloud Compute Engine Networks API
  description: Manage VPC networks
  humanURL: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/reference/rest/v1
  baseURL: https://compute.googleapis.com
  tags:
  - Networks
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/google-cloud-compute-engine-networks-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/reference/rest/v1
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/authentication
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/quickstart-linux
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/compute-instance.json
common:
- type: PostmanWorkspace
  url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/google-cloud-compute-engine/overview
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/google-cloud-compute-engine-agentic-access.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/google-cloud-compute-engine-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/google-cloud-compute-engine-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/google-cloud-compute-engine-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/google-cloud-compute-engine-scopes.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform
- type: Portal
  url: https://cloud.google.com/compute
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/quickstart-linux
- type: Documentation
  url: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs
- type: Authentication
  url: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/authentication
- type: Pricing
  url: https://cloud.google.com/compute/pricing
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://cloud.google.com/terms
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://policies.google.com/privacy
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.cloud.google.com/
- type: Support
  url: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/support
- type: JSONLD
  url: json-ld/compute-context.jsonld
- type: Integrations
  url: https://cloud.google.com/marketplace
integrations:
- name: Become a Partner
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com