Google Vault

A collection of APIs for Google Vault, an information governance and eDiscovery tool for Google Workspace.

Google Vault publishes 6 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Exports API, HeldAccounts API, Holds API, and 3 more.

Google Vault’s developer surface includes authentication, getting-started guide, developer console, changelog, engineering blog, and 7 more developer resources.

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41.7/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try

6 APIs

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Composite quality — 41.7/100 · thin

Contract Quality 12.5 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 6.1 / 20

Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20

Operational Transparency 8.9 / 13

Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 6.3 / 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 6

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

Google Vault Exports API

The Exports API from Google Vault — 2 operation(s) for exports.

Google Vault HeldAccounts API

The HeldAccounts API from Google Vault — 2 operation(s) for heldaccounts.

Google Vault Holds API

The Holds API from Google Vault — 4 operation(s) for holds.

Google Vault Matters API

The Matters API from Google Vault — 8 operation(s) for matters.

Google Vault Operations API

The Operations API from Google Vault — 3 operation(s) for operations.

Google Vault SavedQueries API

The SavedQueries API from Google Vault — 2 operation(s) for savedqueries.

Open Collections 1

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

Google Vault API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Google Vault Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Google Vault Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Google Vault Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 3

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

Google Vault Authentication

oauth2 · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Google Vault Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Google Vault Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Google Vault Scopes

2 scopes · authorizationCode

2 scopes

SCOPES

Agentic Access 1

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

Google Vault Agentic Access

33 operations · 22 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

GettingStarted

GettingStarted

Console

Console

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 5

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

DomainSecurity

Authentication

OAuthScopes

Authentication

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

StatusPage

StatusPage

ChangeLog

ChangeLog

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Blog

Blog

Source (apis.yml)

aid: google-vault
name: Google Vault
description: A collection of APIs for Google Vault, an information governance and eDiscovery tool for Google Workspace.
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://www.google.com/images/branding/googlelogo/2x/googlelogo_color_272x92dp.png
url: https://developers.google.com/vault
created: '2025-01-01'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
type: Index
apis:
- aid: google-vault:google-vault-exports-api
  name: Google Vault Exports API
  description: The Exports API from Google Vault — 2 operation(s) for exports.
  humanURL: https://developers.google.com/vault
  baseURL: https://vault.googleapis.com
  tags:
  - Exports
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/google-vault-exports-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.google.com/vault/reference/rest
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developers.google.com/vault/reference/rest/v1/auth
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://workspace.google.com/pricing.html
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://developers.google.com/terms
- aid: google-vault:google-vault-heldaccounts-api
  name: Google Vault HeldAccounts API
  description: The HeldAccounts API from Google Vault — 2 operation(s) for heldaccounts.
  humanURL: https://developers.google.com/vault
  baseURL: https://vault.googleapis.com
  tags:
  - HeldAccounts
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/google-vault-heldaccounts-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.google.com/vault/reference/rest
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developers.google.com/vault/reference/rest/v1/auth
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://workspace.google.com/pricing.html
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://developers.google.com/terms
- aid: google-vault:google-vault-holds-api
  name: Google Vault Holds API
  description: The Holds API from Google Vault — 4 operation(s) for holds.
  humanURL: https://developers.google.com/vault
  baseURL: https://vault.googleapis.com
  tags:
  - Holds
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/google-vault-holds-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.google.com/vault/reference/rest
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developers.google.com/vault/reference/rest/v1/auth
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://workspace.google.com/pricing.html
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://developers.google.com/terms
- aid: google-vault:google-vault-matters-api
  name: Google Vault Matters API
  description: The Matters API from Google Vault — 8 operation(s) for matters.
  humanURL: https://developers.google.com/vault
  baseURL: https://vault.googleapis.com
  tags:
  - Matters
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/google-vault-matters-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.google.com/vault/reference/rest
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developers.google.com/vault/reference/rest/v1/auth
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://workspace.google.com/pricing.html
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://developers.google.com/terms
- aid: google-vault:google-vault-operations-api
  name: Google Vault Operations API
  description: The Operations API from Google Vault — 3 operation(s) for operations.
  humanURL: https://developers.google.com/vault
  baseURL: https://vault.googleapis.com
  tags:
  - Operations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/google-vault-operations-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.google.com/vault/reference/rest
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developers.google.com/vault/reference/rest/v1/auth
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://workspace.google.com/pricing.html
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://developers.google.com/terms
- aid: google-vault:google-vault-savedqueries-api
  name: Google Vault SavedQueries API
  description: The SavedQueries API from Google Vault — 2 operation(s) for savedqueries.
  humanURL: https://developers.google.com/vault
  baseURL: https://vault.googleapis.com
  tags:
  - SavedQueries
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/google-vault-savedqueries-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.google.com/vault/reference/rest
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developers.google.com/vault/reference/rest/v1/auth
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://workspace.google.com/pricing.html
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://developers.google.com/terms
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/google-vault-agentic-access.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/google-vault-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/google-vault-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/google-vault-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/google-vault-scopes.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/googleworkspace
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://developers.google.com/vault/quickstart
- type: Authentication
  url: https://developers.google.com/identity/protocols/oauth2
- type: Console
  url: https://console.cloud.google.com/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://www.google.com/appsstatus/dashboard/
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://developers.google.com/vault/release-notes
- type: Blog
  url: https://workspace.google.com/blog/
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com