Google is more than search & AI. As end-users, we all have powerful tools at our fingertips to help us be more efficient in work & life. But beyond messaging, social media, calendaring, mapping, web search, and AI chat tools, the real opportunity is where innovative companies make their technologies available to developers via the magic of APIs, and Google is no exception. It provides APIs for Google Translate, Maps, Drive, YouTube, Sheets, Gmail, and Gemini, to name a few, and don't forget the multitude of Cloud services from GCP also available via API. That's the good news, but using Google APIs isn't without its challenges.

There are various client libraries and different types of credentials. Which do you use with which APIs, how do you know what's supported, and why do Google APIs feel inconsistent from each other? Join tech consultant & ex-Googler Wesley Chun who pulls back the wizard's curtain to show how to use numerous Google APIs and leave with the knowledge to start using at least one Google API on your next project. If you've attended any of his AI/ML or developer tools sessions in the past, this deeper dive is what you need to get started today. By access Google technologies via API, developers can build new & unique solutions for their organization or their customers by leveraging some of Google's well-known & desired features.

[GDG organizers: this session can also be paired with a hands-on workshop]

PREREQUISITES/PRE-WORK
This session is for developers interested in using Google APIs. Attendees should have basic knowledge of Python or Node.js. Experience accessing Google APIs may be helpful but is not required.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES (What will attendees get out of your talk? When they leave the room, what will they know that they didn't know before?)
After this session, attendees will have a better understanding of how to use Google APIs, what the different credentials types are, what client libraries are and which ones to use, understand the difference between simple vs. authorized API access, and have seen working Python or Node.js/JavaScript code accesssing Google APIs.

TAGS
Google, API, APIs, Google APIs, client libraries, simple, authorized, authentication, authorization, OAuth2, REST, HTTP, API keys, OAuth client IDs, service accounts, GCP, Google Cloud Platform, Vision, Natural Language, BigQuery, Workspace, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Apps Script, Maps, YouTube, Python, Node.js, JavaScript, server-side, .NET, C#, Objective-C, Swift, PHP, Java, Dart, Go, Ruby, cloud, open source, web, mobile, apps, programming, development, developers, AI, ML, AI/ML, Gemini, SDK, SDKs