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Google Colab

Google Colab (Colaboratory) is a hosted Jupyter notebook environment that provides free access to computing resources including GPUs and TPUs, with APIs for managing notebooks, runtimes, and integration with Google Drive for collaborative data science and machine learning workflows.

Google Colab publishes 2 APIs on the APIs.io network: Files API and Permissions API. Tagged areas include Collaboration, Data Science, Google Cloud, Jupyter, and Machine Learning.

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

Google Colab’s developer surface includes authentication, getting-started guide, pricing, support, and 9 more developer resources.

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53.8/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
4 APIs
CollaborationData ScienceGoogle CloudJupyterMachine LearningNotebooksPython

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 53.8/100 · developing
Contract Quality 17.4 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 5.2 / 20
Commercial Clarity 10.0 / 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.

Colab Runtime and Kernel Management

Google Colab provides internal APIs for managing notebook runtimes and kernels, including connecting to hosted runtimes, local runtimes, and custom GCE VM backends. The runtime ...

Colab Enterprise API

The Colab Enterprise API on Google Cloud provides managed notebook runtimes integrated with Vertex AI. It enables creating and managing notebook execution schedules, runtime tem...

Google Colab Files API

Notebook file operations

Google Colab Permissions API

Sharing and access control

Open Collections 1

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

Google Colab Notebooks via Drive API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Google Colab Plans Pricing

5 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Google Colab Rate Limits

7 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Google Colab Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

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

Google Colab Context

0 classes · 4 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Google Colab API Rules

5 rules · 4 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 1

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

Google Colab Notebook

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Security Posture 3

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

Google Colab Authentication

oauth2 · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Google Colab Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Google Colab Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Google Colab Scopes

2 scopes · authorizationCode

2 scopes

SCOPES

Agentic Access 1

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

Google Colab Agentic Access

8 operations · 5 acting

8 operations · 5 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

GettingStarted
GettingStarted

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 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

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

Support
Support
 StatusPage
StatusPage

Commercial 1

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing
Pricing

Company 1

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: google-colab
name: Google Colab
description: Google Colab (Colaboratory) is a hosted Jupyter notebook environment that provides free access to computing resources
  including GPUs and TPUs, with APIs for managing notebooks, runtimes, and integration with Google Drive for collaborative
  data science and machine learning workflows.
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-colab.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/google-colab/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-13'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
type: Index
tags:
- Collaboration
- Data Science
- Google Cloud
- Jupyter
- Machine Learning
- Notebooks
- Python
apis:
- name: Colab Runtime and Kernel Management
  description: Google Colab provides internal APIs for managing notebook runtimes and kernels, including connecting to hosted
    runtimes, local runtimes, and custom GCE VM backends. The runtime API handles kernel lifecycle (connect, interrupt, restart),
    resource allocation (GPU/TPU), and execution of notebook cells. These capabilities are exposed through the Colab UI and
    the colab Python package.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://research.google.com/colaboratory/faq.html
  baseURL: https://colab.research.google.com
  tags:
  - GPU
  - Kernels
  - Runtime
  - TPU
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://research.google.com/colaboratory/faq.html
- name: Colab Enterprise API
  description: The Colab Enterprise API on Google Cloud provides managed notebook runtimes integrated with Vertex AI. It enables
    creating and managing notebook execution schedules, runtime templates, and managed runtimes within Google Cloud projects.
    The API supports enterprise governance features including VPC Service Controls, customer-managed encryption keys, and
    IAM-based access control.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://cloud.google.com/colab/docs
  baseURL: https://notebooks.googleapis.com
  tags:
  - Enterprise
  - Managed Notebooks
  - Vertex AI
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://cloud.google.com/colab/docs/reference/rest
- aid: google-colab:google-colab-files-api
  name: Google Colab Files API
  description: Notebook file operations
  humanURL: https://developers.google.com/drive/api/guides/about-sdk
  baseURL: https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3
  tags:
  - Files
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/google-colab-files-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.google.com/drive/api/reference/rest/v3
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/google-colab-notebook-schema.json
- aid: google-colab:google-colab-permissions-api
  name: Google Colab Permissions API
  description: Sharing and access control
  humanURL: https://developers.google.com/drive/api/guides/about-sdk
  baseURL: https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3
  tags:
  - Permissions
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/google-colab-permissions-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.google.com/drive/api/reference/rest/v3
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/google-colab-notebook-schema.json
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/google-colab-agentic-access.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/google-colab-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/google-colab-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/google-colab-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/google-colab-scopes.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/googlecolab
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/google-colab
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://colab.research.google.com/notebooks/welcome.ipynb
- type: Pricing
  url: https://colab.research.google.com/signup
- type: Authentication
  url: https://developers.google.com/drive/api/guides/about-auth
- type: Support
  url: https://research.google.com/colaboratory/faq.html
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.cloud.google.com
- type: JSONLD
  url: json-ld/google-colab-context.jsonld
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com