Client Download

Download the Java Client Package

The Java client library for the Google Base Data API makes it easier to write Java clients to programmatically access Google Base data. The client library is provided in a single zip file. To use the Java client library, download the current package (a .zip file) to a download location. Then, extract the contents of the file to a local directory of your choosing.

The client library is provided in two jar files in the java/lib directory:

• gdata-base-1.0.jar contains all of the pre-compiled stub classes needed to write a Java client
• gdata-client-1.0.jar contains all of the supporting Google data classes

Put both of these files in your classpath. You don't need to put anything else in your classpath or do any pre-compiling. If you do want to recompile the Google Base Data API client library or the example programs, you can use the provided Ant build file. For instructions on setting up your environment, see the Java Getting Started Guide.

You can use the demo programs in the examples subdirectory of the client library to get started writing your own client. Copy the demo program you want to use, then edit it to use your own login information. Refer to Accessing the Google Base Data API using Java for more information about these examples.

For information on how to use the Google Base Data API Java client library, refer to the Java Developer's Guide and the javadoc.

You can also download an older version of the Java client library.

Download the C# Client Package

The C# client library for the Google Base Data API makes it easier to write C# clients to programmatically access Google Base data. The Google Base client library is bundled with the GData client library and provided in a single zip file.

To use the C# client library, download the current package (a .zip file) to a download location. Then, extract the contents of the file to a local directory of your choosing.

You can use the demo programs in the samples/gbase subdirectory of the client library to get started writing your own client. Copy the demo program you want to use, then edit it to use your own login information. Refer to Accessing the Google Base Data API using C# for more information about these examples.

For information on how to use the Google Base Data API .NET client library, refer to the C# Reference Documentation. Instructions for setting up your developement environment can be found in the .NET Getting Started Guide.

Download the PHP Client Package

The PHP client library for the Google Base Data API, provided by Zend Technologies, makes it easier to write PHP clients to programmatically access Google Base data. The Google Base client library is bundled with the GData client library.

To use the PHP client library, download the current package (a .zip file) to a download location. Then, extract the contents of the file to a local directory of your choosing.

You can use the PHP5 with Zend Framework sample application to get started writing your own client. Also refer to the reference documentation, and the user guide information located in the documentation/end-user/core/en subdirectory of the distribution. For instructions on setting up the library, see the PHP Getting Started Guide.

Download the Python Client Package

The Python client library for the Google Base Data API makes it easier to write Python clients to programmatically access Google Base data. The Google Base client library is bundled with the GData client library and provided in a single zip or tar.gz file.

For instrucitons on setting up the Python client for the Google Base API, begin with the Getting Started Guide for the Python library. The Google Base samples can be found in the samples/base subdirectory of the distribution.