api_key.md

How to create a Google Cloud API key

GameTran uses Cloud Vision API for text detection and recognition and Google Cloud Natural Language API for linguistic analysis. You need to give it the API key.

An API key? A credit card? Is it going to be expensive?

No. Up to 1000 pauses/month with up to 5 analysis each will cost you nothing. The next 1000 will cost about $2.5. Please see the Cloud Vision prices and Cloud Natural Language prices.

How to create a key

1. If you don't have a Google (Gmail) account, create one.

2. Create a Google Cloud account as explained in this video.

3. You can set up billing alerts if you wish.

4. Create a project, e.g. gametran.

5. Go to Enabled APIs & services and click + Enable APIs & services. You need to add Cloud Vision API and Cloud Natural Language API.

6. Go to Credentials and click + Create credentials -> API key. Make it restricted to the two APIs enabled.

⚠️ Keep the key protected! ⚠️

7. Add the key to the field in the GameTran settings (right-click on the tray icon).