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kreait/gcp-metadata
===================

Get the metadata from a Google Cloud Platform environment.

1.4.0(2mo ago)654.9M↓47.9%1[2 PRs](https://github.com/beste/gcp-metadata-php/pulls)1MITPHPPHP ~8.3.0 || ~8.4.0 || ~8.5.0CI passing

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GCP Metadata
============

[](#gcp-metadata)

> Get the metadata from a Google Cloud Platform environment.

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Important

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Note

The project moved from the `kreait` to the `beste` GitHub Organization in January 2026. The namespace remains `Kreait\Laravel\Firebase` and the package name remains `kreait/laravel-firebase`. Please update your remote URL if you have forked or cloned the repository.

```
$ composer install kreait/gcp-metadata
```

```
use Kreait\GcpMetadata;

$metadata = new GcpMetadata();
```

#### Check if the metadata server is available

[](#check-if-the-metadata-server-is-available)

```
$isAvailable = $metadata->isAvailable();
```

#### Get all available instance properties

[](#get-all-available-instance-properties)

```
$data = $metadata->instance();
```

#### Get all available project properties

[](#get-all-available-project-properties)

```
$data = $metadata->project();
```

#### Access a specific property

[](#access-a-specific-property)

```
$data = $metadata->instance('hostname');
```

#### Wrap queries in a try/catch block if you don't check for availability

[](#wrap-queries-in-a-trycatch-block-if-you-dont-check-for-availability)

```
use Kreait\GcpMetadata;

$metadata = new GcpMetadata();

if ($metadata->isAvailable()) {
    echo $metadata->instance('hostname');
}

try {
    echo $metadata->instance('hostname');
} catch (GcpMetadata\Error $e) {
    echo $e->getMessage();
}
```

###  Health Score

67

—

FairBetter than 99% of packages

Maintenance94

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity53

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community15

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity86

Battle-tested with a long release history

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 92.9% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~404 days

Recently: every ~449 days

Total

8

Last Release

67d ago

PHP version history (4 changes)1.0PHP ^7.0

1.2.0PHP ^7.2|^8.0

1.3.0PHP ^7.4|^8.0

1.4.0PHP ~8.3.0 || ~8.4.0 || ~8.5.0

### Community

Maintainers

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Tags

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###  Code Quality

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