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 8 more developer resources.

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35.4/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 27/100 agent aware saas Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0

AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try

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scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0

Composite quality — 35.4/100 · thin

Contract Quality 11.5 / 23

Developer Ergonomics 4.3 / 18

Access Clarity 6.6 / 18

Operational Transparency 4.9 / 12

Contract Governance 0.0 / 11

Discoverability 5.2 / 9

Create-or-Update Ergonomics 0.0 / 10

Agent readiness — 27/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 6 / 6

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

Delegated User Identity 6 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

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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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 8

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

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

Google Vault Exports API

OPEN COLLECTION

Google Vault Exports HeldAccounts API

OPEN COLLECTION

Google Vault Exports Holds API

OPEN COLLECTION

Google Vault Exports Matters API

OPEN COLLECTION

Google Vault Exports Operations API

OPEN COLLECTION

Google Vault Exports SavedQueries API

OPEN COLLECTION

Google Vault API

OPEN COLLECTION

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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 2

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

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.
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: 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: '0.23'
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:
  - Export
  tags_raw:
  - 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: []
  tags_raw:
  - 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:
  - Saved Queries
  tags_raw:
  - 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: 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/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

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