APIs and reference

Reference

Client libraries

Cloud Bigtable client libraries

Getting started with Bigtable in your preferred language.
Upgrading client libraries

How to upgrade the Cloud Bigtable client libraries.
JDBC driver

Connect to Cloud Bigtable from your existing tools and frameworks using JDBC.

Service APIs

Overview

Overview of the REST/HTTP and RPC APIs for Bigtable.
RPC Data API

Details about the RPC Cloud Bigtable API for accessing Bigtable data.
RPC Admin API

Details about the RPC Cloud Bigtable Admin API for managing Bigtable.
Admin API MCP server reference (Preview)

Use Model Context Protocol (MCP) to connect to Cloud Bigtable Admin API in your AI applications and agents.
REST/HTTP Admin API

Details about the REST/HTTP Cloud Bigtable Admin API for managing Bigtable.

GoogleSQL reference

Overview

Run query statements on your Bigtable with SQL (Preview).

`cbt` CLI

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