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Google Cloud Load Balancing

Google Cloud Load Balancing provides high-performance, scalable load balancing for Google Cloud Platform services, distributing traffic across multiple instances, regions, and backends to ensure reliability and low latency.

Google Cloud Load Balancing publishes 4 APIs on the APIs.io network, including BackendServices API, ForwardingRules API, HealthChecks API, and 1 more. Tagged areas include Google Cloud, Infrastructure, Load Balancing, Networking, and Traffic Management.

The Google Cloud Load Balancing catalog on APIs.io includes 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

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

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60.9/100 strong ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
4 APIs
Google CloudInfrastructureLoad BalancingNetworkingTraffic Management

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Composite quality — 60.9/100 · strong
Contract Quality 15.9 / 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 Load Balancing BackendServices API

Manage backend services for load balancers

Google Cloud Load Balancing ForwardingRules API

Manage forwarding rules for directing traffic

Google Cloud Load Balancing HealthChecks API

Manage health checks for backend services

Google Cloud Load Balancing UrlMaps API

Manage URL maps for routing traffic

Postman Collections 4

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

Google Cloud Load Balancing BackendServices API

POSTMAN

Google Cloud Load Balancing BackendServices ForwardingRules API

POSTMAN

Google Cloud Load Balancing BackendServices HealthChecks API

POSTMAN

Google Cloud Load Balancing BackendServices UrlMaps API

POSTMAN

Open Collections 1

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

Google Cloud Load Balancing API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Google Cloud Load Balancing Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Google Cloud Load Balancing Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Google Cloud Load Balancing Finops

FINOPS

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Google Cloud Load Balancing API Rules

5 rules · 3 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

Security Posture 3

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

Google Cloud Load Balancing Authentication

oauth2 · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Google Cloud Load Balancing Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Google Cloud Load Balancing Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Google Cloud Load Balancing Scopes

2 scopes · authorizationCode

2 scopes

SCOPES

Agentic Access 1

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

Google Cloud Load Balancing 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

JSONLDContext
JSONLDContext

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-load-balancing
name: Google Cloud Load Balancing
description: Google Cloud Load Balancing provides high-performance, scalable load balancing for Google Cloud Platform services,
  distributing traffic across multiple instances, regions, and backends to ensure reliability and low latency.
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-load-balancing.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/google-cloud-load-balancing/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-13'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
type: Index
tags:
- Google Cloud
- Infrastructure
- Load Balancing
- Networking
- Traffic Management
apis:
- aid: google-cloud-load-balancing:google-cloud-load-balancing-backendservices-api
  name: Google Cloud Load Balancing BackendServices API
  description: Manage backend services for load balancers
  humanURL: https://cloud.google.com/load-balancing/docs
  baseURL: https://compute.googleapis.com/compute/v1
  tags:
  - BackendServices
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/google-cloud-load-balancing-backendservices-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://cloud.google.com/load-balancing/docs/reference/rest
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://cloud.google.com/docs/authentication
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://cloud.google.com/load-balancing/docs/how-to
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/json-schema.yml
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: json-ld/json-ld.yml
- aid: google-cloud-load-balancing:google-cloud-load-balancing-forwardingrules-api
  name: Google Cloud Load Balancing ForwardingRules API
  description: Manage forwarding rules for directing traffic
  humanURL: https://cloud.google.com/load-balancing/docs
  baseURL: https://compute.googleapis.com/compute/v1
  tags:
  - ForwardingRules
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/google-cloud-load-balancing-forwardingrules-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://cloud.google.com/load-balancing/docs/reference/rest
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://cloud.google.com/docs/authentication
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://cloud.google.com/load-balancing/docs/how-to
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/json-schema.yml
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: json-ld/json-ld.yml
- aid: google-cloud-load-balancing:google-cloud-load-balancing-healthchecks-api
  name: Google Cloud Load Balancing HealthChecks API
  description: Manage health checks for backend services
  humanURL: https://cloud.google.com/load-balancing/docs
  baseURL: https://compute.googleapis.com/compute/v1
  tags:
  - HealthChecks
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/google-cloud-load-balancing-healthchecks-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://cloud.google.com/load-balancing/docs/reference/rest
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://cloud.google.com/docs/authentication
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://cloud.google.com/load-balancing/docs/how-to
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/json-schema.yml
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: json-ld/json-ld.yml
- aid: google-cloud-load-balancing:google-cloud-load-balancing-urlmaps-api
  name: Google Cloud Load Balancing UrlMaps API
  description: Manage URL maps for routing traffic
  humanURL: https://cloud.google.com/load-balancing/docs
  baseURL: https://compute.googleapis.com/compute/v1
  tags:
  - UrlMaps
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/google-cloud-load-balancing-urlmaps-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://cloud.google.com/load-balancing/docs/reference/rest
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://cloud.google.com/docs/authentication
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://cloud.google.com/load-balancing/docs/how-to
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/json-schema.yml
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: json-ld/json-ld.yml
common:
- type: PostmanWorkspace
  url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/google-cloud-load-balancing/overview
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/google-cloud-load-balancing-agentic-access.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/google-cloud-load-balancing-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/google-cloud-load-balancing-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/google-cloud-load-balancing-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/google-cloud-load-balancing-scopes.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform
- type: Portal
  url: https://cloud.google.com/load-balancing
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://cloud.google.com/load-balancing/docs/how-to
- type: Documentation
  url: https://cloud.google.com/load-balancing/docs
- type: Authentication
  url: https://cloud.google.com/docs/authentication
- type: Pricing
  url: https://cloud.google.com/load-balancing/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/load-balancing/docs/support
- type: JSONLDContext
  url: json-ld/json-ld.yml
- type: Integrations
  url: https://cloud.google.com/marketplace
integrations:
- name: Become a Partner
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com