Using field masks with Google APIs for partial response- Google Developers Blog

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This post introduces and explains the concept of field masks in Google APIs. It details how field masks enable clients to request only specific fields from a resource, thereby reducing the amount of data transferred over the network. The post provides examples of how to use field masks with the Google APIs Client Library for Python and explains the benefits, such as improved performance and reduced bandwidth consumption, particularly for APIs that return large resources.