# Google Gemini

## Get API Key

* Before obtaining a Gemini API key, you need a Google Cloud project (if you already have one, you can skip this step)
* Go to [Google Cloud](https://console.cloud.google.com/projectcreate) Create a project, enter the project name, and click Create Project

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* On the official [API Key page](https://aistudio.google.com/app/apikey?hl=zh-cn) Click `Key: Create API key`

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* Copy the generated key, and open CherryStudio's [provider settings](https://github.com/CherryHQ/cherry-studio-docs/blob/main/pre-basic/providers/broken-reference/README.md)
* Find the provider Gemini, and enter the key you just obtained

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* Click Manage or Add at the bottom, add the supported models, and turn on the provider switch in the upper right corner to use it.

{% hint style="info" %}

* In China, regions other than Taiwan cannot directly use Google Gemini services; you need to resolve proxy issues yourself;
  {% endhint %}