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This page shows the Policy Intelligence features that have Cloud Client
Libraries, and shows how to get started with those libraries. Read more about
the client libraries for Cloud APIs, including the older Google API Client
Libraries, in Client Libraries
Explained.
Policy Troubleshooter API
Use the Policy Troubleshooter API to understand why a principal has or does not
have a certain type of access.
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Read more about\nthe client libraries for Cloud APIs, including the older Google API Client\nLibraries, in [Client Libraries\nExplained](/apis/docs/client-libraries-explained).\n\nPolicy Troubleshooter API\n-------------------------\n\nUse the Policy Troubleshooter API to understand why a principal has or does not\nhave a certain type of access.\n\n### Installing the client library\n\n### C++\n\nFor more information, see\n[Setting up a C++ development environment](/cpp/docs/setup).\n\n### C#\n\nFor more information, see\n[Setting up a C# development environment](/dotnet/docs/setup). \n\n```bash\ninstall-package Google.Cloud.PolicyTroubleshooter.V1\n```\n\n### Go\n\nFor more information, see\n[Setting up a Go development environment](/go/docs/setup). \n\n```bash\ngo get cloud.google.com/go/policytroubleshooter/apiv1\n```\n\n### Java\n\nFor more information, see\n[Setting up a Java development environment](/java/docs/setup).\nIf you are using Maven, add this to your pom.xml file. \n\n \u003cdependency\u003e\n \u003cgroupId\u003ecom.google.cloud\u003c/groupId\u003e\n \u003cartifactId\u003egoogle-cloud-policy-troubleshooter\u003c/artifactId\u003e\n \u003c/dependency\u003e\n\n### Node.js\n\nFor more information, see\n[Setting up a Node.js development environment](/nodejs/docs/setup). \n\n```bash\nnpm install @google-cloud/policy-troubleshooter\n```\n\n### PHP\n\nFor more information, see\n[Using PHP on Google Cloud](/php/docs).\nAdd the library as a dependency to your `composer.json` file: \n\n```json\n\"require\": {\n \"google/cloud-policy-troubleshooter\": \"^0.2.3\"\n}\n```\n\n### Python\n\nFor more information, see\n[Setting up a Python development environment](/python/docs/setup). \n\n```bash\npip install google-cloud-policy-troubleshooter\n```\n\n### Ruby\n\nFor more information, see\n[Setting up a Ruby development environment](/ruby/docs/setup). \n\n```bash\ngem install google-cloud-policy_troubleshooter-v1\n```\n\n### Additional resources\n\n### C++\n\n\nFor more information about how to use this client library, see the following\nresources:\n\n- API reference documentation: [C++ Policy Troubleshooter client library reference](/cpp/docs/reference/policytroubleshooter)\n- Source code: [C++ Policy Troubleshooter client library source code](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-cpp/tree/main/google/cloud/policytroubleshooter)\n- Issue tracker: [Google Cloud C++ client library issue tracker](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-cpp/issues)\n\n### C#\n\n\nFor more information about how to use this client library, see the following\nresources:\n\n- API reference documentation: [C# Policy Troubleshooter client library reference](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.PolicyTroubleshooter.V1/latest)\n- Source code: [C# Policy Troubleshooter client library source code](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-dotnet/tree/main/apis/Google.Cloud.PolicyTroubleshooter.V1)\n- Issue tracker: [Google Cloud C# client library issue tracker](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-dotnet/issues)\n\n### Go\n\n\nFor more information about how to use this client library, see the following\nresources:\n\n- API reference documentation: [Go Policy Troubleshooter client library reference](/go/docs/reference/cloud.google.com/go/policytroubleshooter/latest/apiv1)\n- Source code: [Go Policy Troubleshooter client library source code](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-go/tree/main/policytroubleshooter)\n- Issue tracker: [Google Cloud Go client library issue tracker](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-go/issues)\n\n### Java\n\n\nFor more information about how to use this client library, see the following\nresources:\n\n- API reference documentation: [Java Policy Troubleshooter client library reference](/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-policy-troubleshooter/latest/google.cloud.policytroubleshooter.v1)\n- Source code: [Java Policy Troubleshooter client library source code](https://github.com/googleapis/java-policy-troubleshooter)\n- Issue tracker: [Java Policy Troubleshooter client Library issue tracker](https://github.com/googleapis/java-policy-troubleshooter/issues)\n\n### Node.js\n\n\nFor more information about how to use this client library, see the following\nresources:\n\n- API reference documentation: [Node.js Policy Troubleshooter client library reference](/nodejs/docs/reference/policy-troubleshooter/latest)\n- Source code: [Node.js Policy Troubleshooter client library source code](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-policy-troubleshooter)\n- Issue tracker: [Node.js Policy Troubleshooter client library issue tracker](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-policy-troubleshooter/issues)\n\n### PHP\n\n\nFor more information about how to use this client library, see the following\nresources:\n\n- API reference documentation: [PHP Policy Troubleshooter client library reference](/php/docs/reference/cloud-policy-troubleshooter/latest)\n- Source code: [PHP Policy Troubleshooter client library source code](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-php/tree/main/PolicyTroubleshooter)\n- Issue tracker: [Google Cloud PHP client library issue tracker](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-php/issues)\n\n### Python\n\n\nFor more information about how to use this client library, see the following\nresources:\n\n- API reference documentation: [Python Policy Troubleshooter client library reference](/python/docs/reference/policytroubleshooter/latest)\n- Source code: [Python Policy Troubleshooter client library source code](https://github.com/googleapis/python-policy-troubleshooter)\n- Issue tracker: [Python Policy Troubleshooter client Library issue tracker](https://github.com/googleapis/python-policy-troubleshooter/issues)\n\n### Ruby\n\n\nFor more information about how to use this client library, see the following\nresources:\n\n- API documentation reference: [Ruby Policy Troubleshooter client library reference](/ruby/docs/reference/google-cloud-policy_troubleshooter-v1/latest)\n- Source code: [Ruby Policy Troubleshooter client library](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-ruby/tree/main/google-cloud-policy_troubleshooter-v1)\n- Issue tracker: [Google Cloud Ruby client library issue tracker](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-ruby/issues)"]]