## Reference

- [### Authenticate to Bigtable
  Authenticate to Bigtable programmatically.](https://docs.cloud.google.com/bigtable/docs/authentication)
- [### OAuth scopes
  Allow other Google Cloud products to connect to Bigtable.](https://docs.cloud.google.com/bigtable/docs/oauth-scopes)
- [### Status codes
  gRPC codes returned by Bigtable.](https://docs.cloud.google.com/bigtable/docs/status-codes)

## Client libraries

- [### Cloud Bigtable client libraries
  Getting started with Bigtable in your preferred language.](https://docs.cloud.google.com/bigtable/docs/reference/libraries)
- [### Upgrading client libraries
  How to upgrade the Cloud Bigtable client libraries.](https://docs.cloud.google.com/bigtable/docs/upgrading-clients)
- [### JDBC driver
  Connect to Cloud Bigtable from your existing tools and frameworks using JDBC.](https://docs.cloud.google.com/bigtable/docs/reference/jdbc)

## Service APIs

- [### Overview
  Overview of the REST/HTTP and RPC APIs for Bigtable.](https://docs.cloud.google.com/bigtable/docs/reference/service-apis-overview)
- [### RPC Data API
  Details about the RPC Cloud Bigtable API for accessing Bigtable data.](https://docs.cloud.google.com/bigtable/docs/reference/data/rpc)
- [### RPC Admin API
  Details about the RPC Cloud Bigtable Admin API for managing Bigtable.](https://docs.cloud.google.com/bigtable/docs/reference/admin/rpc)
- [### Admin API MCP server reference (Preview)
  Use Model Context Protocol (MCP) to connect to Cloud Bigtable Admin API in your AI applications and agents.](https://docs.cloud.google.com/bigtable/docs/reference/admin/mcp)
- [### REST/HTTP Admin API
  Details about the REST/HTTP Cloud Bigtable Admin API for managing Bigtable.](https://docs.cloud.google.com/bigtable/docs/reference/admin/rest)

## GoogleSQL reference

- [### Overview
  Run query statements on your Bigtable with SQL.](https://docs.cloud.google.com/bigtable/docs/reference/sql/googlesql-reference-overview)

## `cbt` CLI

- [### Overview of the
  `cbt` CLI
  High-level overview of the
  `cbt` CLI
  , the Go command-line interface
  for Bigtable.](https://docs.cloud.google.com/bigtable/docs/cbt-overview)
- [### Format output from the
  `cbt` CLI
  Format data returned by the
  `cbt` CLI
  .](https://docs.cloud.google.com/bigtable/docs/cbt-formatting)
- [### `cbt` CLI
  reference
  Detailed information about
  `cbt` CLI
  commands and syntax.](https://docs.cloud.google.com/bigtable/docs/cbt-reference)