# Google Cloud Data Catalog

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/google-cloud-data-catalog/  
**Website:** https://cloud.google.com/data-catalog  
**APIs profiled:** 4

Google Cloud Data Catalog is a fully managed, scalable metadata management service that helps organizations discover, understand, and manage their data. It provides a unified view of data assets across Google Cloud and allows users to search, tag, and classify data resources.

## Kin Score — 45.1 / 100 (developing)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 45.1).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 64.8 |
| Contract Quality | 65.7 |
| Governance | 9.8 |
| Contract Governance | 9.8 |
| Operational Transparency | 26.3 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 40.5 |
| Commercial Clarity | 47.4 |
| Access Clarity | 47.4 |

## Agent readiness — 29.1 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Freemium · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (4)

- **Google Cloud Data Catalog Catalog API** — Search operations across the catalog
- **Google Cloud Data Catalog Entries API** — Operations for managing catalog entries
- **Google Cloud Data Catalog EntryGroups API** — Operations for managing entry groups
- **Google Cloud Data Catalog TagTemplates API** — Operations for managing tag templates

## Agentic access (1)

- **Google Cloud Data Catalog Agentic Access** — 10 operations · 6 acting

## Security (3)

- **Google Cloud Data Catalog Authentication** — oauth2 · 1 scheme
- **Google Cloud Data Catalog Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC
- **Google Cloud Data Catalog Vulnerability Disclosure** — security.txt · contact published

## Plans (1)

- **Google Cloud Data Catalog Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Data Catalog, Data Governance, Google Cloud, Metadata

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/google-cloud-data-catalog/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.