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Google Cloud Endpoints
What it is
Google Cloud Endpoints is an API management service with a hybrid deployment model and listed support for Linux and macOS. Its capabilities include lifecycle management, access policies, and API analytics. Pricing is based on API-call volume, and the listed amounts are per million API calls. The Free usage tier is free and covers 1,999,999 API calls. The Standard usage tier is $3 a month for 2,000,000 to 1,000,000,000 API calls. The High-volume usage tier is $1.50 a month for 1,000,000,000 API calls and above. The listed thresholds give readers a way to relate the usage tiers to their call volumes. Teams considering the service can weigh its lifecycle tools, access policies, and analytics alongside the hybrid deployment model and the stated pricing ranges. The free tier covers its specified call limit, while the other tiers list higher volume ranges. Platform information provided for the service names Linux and macOS.
For and against
For
- Includes API lifecycle management.
- Includes access policies and API analytics.
- Lists a free usage tier.
- Hybrid deployment model.
Against
- Listed platforms are Linux and macOS.
- Pricing tiers depend on API-call volume.
The verdict
Google Cloud Endpoints provides API management features with usage-based tiers. Check the stated call-volume ranges against the service's listed pricing before selecting a tier.
Who it suits
Google Cloud Endpoints suits teams seeking API lifecycle management, access policies, and usage analytics in a hybrid deployment. Its listed tiers may be relevant to teams comparing API-call volumes.
Plans and prices
Free usage tier
1,999,999 API calls
Read 21 Sep 2026 · cloud.google.com
Standard usage tier
2,000,000 to 1,000,000,000 API calls
Read 21 Sep 2026 · cloud.google.com
High-volume usage tier
1,000,000,000 API calls and above
Read 21 Sep 2026 · cloud.google.com
Usage-based
1,000,000,000 API calls and above: $1.50 per million
Read 9 Oct 2026 · cloud.google.com
On the record
- API access
- Endpoints can require and validate API keys, and API keys identify a Google Cloud project for quota, billing, and monitoring.docs.cloud.google.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- API formats
- Endpoints supports APIs described with OpenAPI 2.0 and OpenAPI 3.x, as well as a gRPC option.docs.cloud.google.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Authentication
- Documented user authentication options include Firebase Authentication and Auth0, which use JWT validation by ESP.docs.cloud.google.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Deployment options
- Documented backends include Google Kubernetes Engine, Compute Engine, Kubernetes, App Engine, Cloud Run, Cloud Run functions, and Knative serving, with proxy availability varying by backend.docs.cloud.google.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Hosting
- Endpoints is optimized for Docker and can host an API anywhere Docker is supported if it has internet access to Google Cloud.docs.cloud.google.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Logs and metrics
- Endpoints uses Service Infrastructure to manage APIs and report logs and metrics viewable in the Google Cloud console.docs.cloud.google.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Maker founding
- Google Inc. was officially born in August 1998.about.google · read 9 Oct 2026
- Maker headquarters
- Google's company story identifies its current headquarters, the Googleplex, as being in Mountain View, California.about.google · read 9 Oct 2026
- Pricing basis
- Endpoints pricing depends on the number of API calls, and Endpoints charges by calls to Service Control.cloud.google.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Proxy
- Endpoints provides API management through the Extensible Service Proxy (ESP) or ESPv2.docs.cloud.google.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Cloud Endpoints is an API management system for securing, monitoring, analyzing, and setting quotas on APIs.docs.cloud.google.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Quota identification
- To use features such as quotas, each request must pass an API key so Endpoints can identify the caller's Google Cloud project.docs.cloud.google.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Quotas
- Quotas control the rate of application calls and help protect APIs from excessive requests, but the documented quota feature is Beta and may have limited support.docs.cloud.google.com · read 9 Oct 2026
