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Google Vault

Google Vault is the information-governance, legal-hold and eDiscovery service for Google Workspace. Its REST API (vault.googleapis.com v1) lets an administrator open matters, place and lift legal holds across Gmail, Drive, Groups, Chat, Voice, Calendar and Gemini, save and count search queries, and export matching data to Google Cloud Storage. Access is OAuth 2.0 only, gated on Workspace Vault privileges, and the contract is published as a Google Discovery document rather than an OpenAPI.

Google Vault publishes 6 API contracts indexed on the APIs.io network, including Exports API, HeldAccounts API, Holds API, and 3 more. Tagged areas include eDiscovery, Legal Hold, Information Governance, Compliance, and Archiving.

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

Google Vault’s developer surface includes authentication, getting-started guide, developer console, changelog, engineering blog, documentation, API reference, and 46 more developer resources.

74.5/100 exemplar ▬ flat Agent 35/100 agent ready saas Full breakdown ↓
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AccessPaidSelf serve
1 published contract 3 Agent Skills
eDiscoveryLegal HoldInformation GovernanceComplianceArchivingRetentionGoogle WorkspaceAudit

What this lets a business do 1

Business capabilities this provider's published APIs can perform, derived from its own contracts. Browse all capabilities →

Legal Management
BC-150
ExportsHoldsMatters

Kin Score

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Create-or-Update Ergonomics applies to this provider. This API accepts writes, so it carries 10 points of the composite. It is scored from the published contracts themselves: whether a caller can create-or-update in one call, whether the write accepts a key the caller already holds, and whether the response says which branch ran. Without that, every write needs a search-and-branch in front of it, and the first time that check is skipped a duplicate record is created. Scored against the observed mean rather than raw — a provider at the catalog average is unchanged by this facet, not penalised by it.
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Agent readiness — checks not met, largest first (exact, from this profile):
  • MCP Server +12 pts — deployment.mode + probe verdict on the mcp/ manifest, not the pointer; an unprobed slug falls back to authorship
  • Idempotency +9 pts — OpenAPI mutating operations declare an idempotency key — a header, a request-body property, or a named de-duplication token whose own description says so (verified); else common[].type matches /idempoten/i (documented)
  • A2A Agent Card +8 pts — a2a/-a2a.yml manifest, graded on conformance.grade against A2A 1.0.0
  • Request/Response Examples +7 pts — share of operations carrying request/response examples; else an Examples / Code Samples link
  • Registration Without a Human +6 pts — a `registration_endpoint` in the served RFC 8414 / OIDC discovery document
  • Typed Event Surface +6 pts — AsyncAPI document, OR webhooks/callbacks objects in the as-published OpenAPI, OR common[].type includes Webhooks
5 more unmet checks in the Agent Readiness table above.
Kin Score — facets with the most composite points still available (weight × headroom):
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Standards implemented 2

Standards this provider implements or carries. De facto ones are profiled and measured by the API Commons; formal ones come from the standards directory and are linked by the provider's own tags. The evidence column says how each claim was established — not that it was made.

measured — observed by APIs.io (published)
measured — observed by APIs.io (declared)

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 Saved Queries API

The Saved Queries API from Google Vault — 2 operation(s) for saved queries.

Open Collections 7

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

Google Vault Exports API

OPEN COLLECTION

Google Vault API

OPEN COLLECTION

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Agent Skills 3

Packaged agent skills for driving this provider's APIs from an AI assistant.

Google Vault API pricing

Prices published by Google Vault, read 2026-10-28 from workspace.google.com/pricing.html.

PlanPrice
Starter $7 **/ user per month
Includes: 30 GB pooled storage per person; secure custom business email; Gemini AI assistant in Gmail; video m
Standard $14 **/ user per month
Includes: 2 TB storage; Gemini in Gmail, Docs, Meet; recordings; 150 participants; eSignature
Plus $22 **/ user per month
Includes: 5 TB storage; eDiscovery; Vault to retain, archive, and search data; Secure LDAP; 500 participants
Enterprise Contact sales
Includes: 5 TB or upgrade for more; S/MIME; DLP; 1000 participants; Enterprise endpoint management

Plan details, limits and sources →

Rate limits

All 10 limits →

Billed by: user · FinOps profile →

Pricing Plans 2

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Google Vault Rate Limits

10 limits

RATE LIMITS

Service Levels 1

Uptime the provider promises or reports, as SLA4OAI. Read from its own pages; APIs.io runs no monitors.

FinOps 1

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

Semantic Vocabularies 1

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

Google Vault Context

5 classes · 26 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Google Vault API Rules

48 rules · 44 errors 2 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

OpenAPI Overlays 6

Overlays applied on top of this provider's contracts. Each card says who wrote it: a document the provider publishes, or one API Evangelist derived or generated.

Google Vault Exports Api Overlay

6 actions · update · google-vault-exports-api-openapi.yml

DERIVED

Google Vault Heldaccounts Api Overlay

5 actions · update · google-vault-heldaccounts-api-openapi.yml

DERIVED

Google Vault Holds Api Overlay

9 actions · update · google-vault-holds-api-openapi.yml

DERIVED

Google Vault Matters Api Overlay

13 actions · update · google-vault-matters-api-openapi.yml

DERIVED

Google Vault Operations Api Overlay

6 actions · update · google-vault-operations-api-openapi.yml

DERIVED

Google Vault Savedqueries Api Overlay

6 actions · update · google-vault-saved-queries-api-openapi.yml

DERIVED

JSON Schema 5

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

Export

10 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Hold

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Matter

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Query

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

SavedQuery

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Security Posture 4

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

Google Vault Trust Center

FedRAMP, CJIS, HIPAA, US Department of Defense requirements, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27017, ISO/IEC 27018, SOC 2

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 · 21 acting

33 operations · 21 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 5

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Agent Surfaces 5

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Design & Contract 8

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

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Build 4

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 11

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

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Operate 7

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

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Commercial 5

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Other 4

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: google-vault
name: Google Vault
description: Google Vault is the information-governance, legal-hold and eDiscovery service for Google Workspace. Its REST
  API (vault.googleapis.com v1) lets an administrator open matters, place and lift legal holds across Gmail, Drive, Groups,
  Chat, Voice, Calendar and Gemini, save and count search queries, and export matching data to Google Cloud Storage. Access
  is OAuth 2.0 only, gated on Workspace Vault privileges, and the contract is published as a Google Discovery document rather
  than an OpenAPI.
tags:
- eDiscovery
- Legal Hold
- Information Governance
- Compliance
- Archiving
- Retention
- Google Workspace
- Audit
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: high
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: paid
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  gated: none
  gated_source:
  - onboarding
  label: Paid · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  - scopes
  - rate-limits
  - security
  - sandbox
  generated: '2026-11-06'
  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: '2026-09-12'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
type: Index
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
common:
- type: Spectral
  url: rules/google-vault-rules.yml
- type: JSONLD
  url: json-ld/google-vault-context.jsonld
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/google-vault-vocabulary.yml
- type: Hosts
  url: hosts/google-vault-hosts.yml
- type: IntegrationEdges
  url: integrations/google-vault-integration-edges.yml
- type: CapabilityMap
  url: capabilities/google-vault-capability-edges.yml
  name: Google Vault Business Capability Map
- type: Overlay
  url: overlays/google-vault-savedqueries-api-overlay.yaml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.google.com/
- 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/workspace/vault/quickstart/python
- 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/workspace/vault/release-notes
- type: Blog
  url: https://workspace.google.com/blog/
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://developers.google.com/workspace/vault
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developers.google.com/workspace/vault/guides
- type: APIReference
  url: https://developers.google.com/workspace/vault/reference/rest
- type: Support
  url: https://developers.google.com/workspace/vault/support
- type: HelpCenter
  url: https://knowledge.workspace.google.com/vault
- type: SignUp
  url: https://workspace.google.com/business/signup/welcome
- type: Pricing
  url: https://workspace.google.com/pricing.html
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://developers.google.com/terms
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://policies.google.com/privacy
- type: Discovery
  url: discovery/google-vault-discovery-v1.json
- type: Packages
  url: packages/google-vault-packages.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/google-vault-packages.yml
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/google-vault-well-known.yml
- type: SecurityTxt
  url: well-known/google-vault-security.txt
- type: Security
  url: security/google-vault-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/google-vault-trust-center.yml
- type: Compliance
  url: security/google-vault-trust-center.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/google-vault-conformance.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/google-vault-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/google-vault-scopes.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/google-vault-conventions.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/google-vault-problem-types.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/google-vault-lifecycle.yml
- type: Deprecation
  url: lifecycle/google-vault-lifecycle.yml
- type: ChangeLog
  url: changelog/google-vault-changelog.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/google-vault-data-model.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/google-vault-rate-limits.yml
- type: Plans
  url: plans/google-vault-plans-pricing.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/google-vault-finops.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/google-vault-llms.txt
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
- type: X-MCPServerCandidate
  url: mcp/google-vault-mcp.yml
  note: Derived candidate tool list, not a server. Google publishes official remote MCP servers for eight Workspace products
    and Vault is not one of them; a tools/list probe against the host matching Google's own naming pattern returned 404 on
    2026-09-12 while the documented gmailmcp endpoint returned 200. No MCPServer pointer is emitted.
- type: X-SandboxAbsent
  url: sandbox/google-vault-sandbox.yml
  note: Records that Vault publishes no sandbox, no test mode and no dry-run flag. Deliberately not wired as Sandbox, which
    would assert a test surface the provider does not offer.
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/workspace/vault
  baseURL: https://vault.googleapis.com
  tags:
  - Export
  tags_raw:
  - Exports
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/google-vault-exports-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/google-vault-exports-api-overlay.yaml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developers.google.com/workspace/vault/reference/rest
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.google.com/workspace/vault/reference/rest
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developers.google.com/workspace/vault/auth
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://workspace.google.com/pricing.html
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://developers.google.com/terms
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/google-vault-export-schema.json
- 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/workspace/vault
  baseURL: https://vault.googleapis.com
  tags:
  - HeldAccounts
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/google-vault-heldaccounts-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/google-vault-heldaccounts-api-overlay.yaml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developers.google.com/workspace/vault/reference/rest
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.google.com/workspace/vault/reference/rest
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developers.google.com/workspace/vault/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/workspace/vault
  baseURL: https://vault.googleapis.com
  tags:
  - Holds
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/google-vault-holds-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/google-vault-holds-api-overlay.yaml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developers.google.com/workspace/vault/reference/rest
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.google.com/workspace/vault/reference/rest
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developers.google.com/workspace/vault/auth
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://workspace.google.com/pricing.html
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://developers.google.com/terms
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/google-vault-hold-schema.json
- 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/workspace/vault
  baseURL: https://vault.googleapis.com
  tags:
  - Matter
  tags_raw:
  - Matters
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/google-vault-matters-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/google-vault-matters-api-overlay.yaml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developers.google.com/workspace/vault/reference/rest
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.google.com/workspace/vault/reference/rest
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developers.google.com/workspace/vault/auth
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://workspace.google.com/pricing.html
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://developers.google.com/terms
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/google-vault-query-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/google-vault-matter-schema.json
- 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/workspace/vault
  baseURL: https://vault.googleapis.com
  tags: []
  tags_raw:
  - Operations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/google-vault-operations-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/google-vault-operations-api-overlay.yaml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developers.google.com/workspace/vault/reference/rest
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.google.com/workspace/vault/reference/rest
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developers.google.com/workspace/vault/auth
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://workspace.google.com/pricing.html
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://developers.google.com/terms
- aid: google-vault:google-vault-saved-queries-api
  name: Google Vault Saved Queries API
  description: The Saved Queries API from Google Vault — 2 operation(s) for saved queries.
  humanURL: https://developers.google.com/workspace/vault
  baseURL: https://vault.googleapis.com
  tags:
  - Saved Queries
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/google-vault-saved-queries-api-openapi.yml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developers.google.com/workspace/vault/reference/rest
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.google.com/workspace/vault/reference/rest
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developers.google.com/workspace/vault/auth
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://workspace.google.com/pricing.html
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://developers.google.com/terms
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/google-vault-saved-query-schema.json
x-parent: google
x-relationship: product
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-11-04'
  status: enriched
  artifacts_added: 0
  pass: local-v6

Google Vault API — frequently asked questions

Does Google Vault have an API?

Yes. APIs.io lists 6 APIs from Google Vault, including Google Vault Exports API, Google Vault HeldAccounts API and Google Vault Holds API, and 3 more.

Is there an OpenAPI specification for the Google Vault API?

Yes. APIs.io indexes 6 OpenAPI specifications for Google Vault, each linked for download from this page.

How do I authenticate with the Google Vault API?

Google Vault documents its authentication (oauth2 · 1 scheme). The details are profiled on APIs.io as Google Vault Authentication.

How much does the Google Vault API cost?

Google Vault publishes its prices; its Starter plan is $7 **/ user per month as of 2026-10-28. APIs.io lists 4 pricing plans for Google Vault, with each plan's price, limits and inclusions under Pricing on this page.

Is the Google Vault API ready for AI agents?

Google Vault has a Kin Score of 74.5 out of 100 (exemplar) and an Agent Readiness score of 35.0 (agent-ready), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-06.

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