Specify the location for accessing the model

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The Gemini Developer API provides global access to models, which means your request will be handled by an available model anywhere in the global pool.

Note: This page is not about whether you as a developer or one of your end users in a region can access the Gemini Developer API. Learn more about the supported regions and any relevant use restrictions for the Gemini Developer API.

This page is about you explicitly specifying the location for the model that you're accessing in your requests (for example, to meet data residency requirements). If this feature is important to you, then consider using the Vertex AI Gemini API to access generative models instead.