How do you enable the Vision API service in the Google Cloud Console?
To enable the Vision API service in the Google Cloud Console, you need to follow a series of steps. This process involves creating a new project, enabling the Vision API, setting up authentication, and configuring the necessary permissions.
1. Log in to the Google Cloud Console (console.cloud.google.com) using your Google account credentials.
2. Create a new project by clicking on the project dropdown menu at the top of the page and selecting "New Project." Provide a unique name for your project and click "Create."
3. Once the project is created, select it from the project dropdown menu.
4. In the left-hand navigation menu, click on "APIs & Services" and then select "Library."
5. In the search bar, type "Vision API" and click on the result that appears.
6. On the Vision API page, click on the "Enable" button to enable the API for your project.
7. After enabling the Vision API, you need to set up authentication to access the API. In the left-hand navigation menu, click on "APIs & Services" and then select "Credentials."
8. On the Credentials page, click on the "Create credentials" button and select "Service account."
9. Fill in the required information for your service account, such as the service account name and role. You can choose the role based on the level of access you want to grant to the service account.
10. Click on the "Create" button to create the service account. This will generate a JSON file containing the authentication credentials for your service account. Make sure to download this file and keep it secure.
11. Now, you need to configure the necessary permissions for the service account. In the left-hand navigation menu, click on "IAM & Admin" and then select "IAM."
12. On the IAM page, click on the "Add" button to add a new member.
13. Enter the email address of the service account you created in step 9 and select the appropriate role for the service account. For example, you can assign the "Project > Editor" role to grant full access to the Vision API.
14. Click on the "Save" button to save the changes.
Congratulations! You have successfully enabled the Vision API service in the Google Cloud Console. You can now start using the API to perform various tasks such as image recognition, label detection, and text extraction.
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