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Google Cloud Storage

Google Cloud Storage (GCS) is an object storage service provided by Google Cloud. You can use it to store a hierarchical tree of files. The documentation on Hosting a Static Website describes "how to configure a Cloud Storage bucket to host a static website"; it is a quick introduction to the core concepts. When you're ready for more details, you can read all about GCS APIs.

gsutil

When you need to build GCS into your automation, you can leverage gsutil: "a Python application that lets you access Cloud Storage from the command line".

The list below highlights some important gsutil commands you may utilize:

JSON API

GCS also offers a JSON API which is more appropriate for integration into you source code.

The list below highlights some import documentation of the JSON API: