> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.latitude.so/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Google Gemini

> Connect your Google Gemini (Developer API) application to Latitude for observability.

## Overview

This guide shows you how to integrate **Latitude Telemetry** into an application that uses the **Google Gemini Developer API** (`google-genai`).

<Check>
  You'll keep calling Gemini exactly as you do today. Telemetry simply
  observes and enriches those calls.
</Check>

<Note>
  Auto-instrumentation for Gemini is available in the **Python** SDK. For other
  languages, send traces via the [OpenTelemetry exporter](/telemetry/otel-exporter).
</Note>

<Tip>
  Using **Vertex AI** or **Google Cloud AI Platform** instead of the Gemini
  Developer API? See [Vertex AI](/telemetry/providers/vertex-ai) or
  [Google AI Platform](/telemetry/providers/google-ai-platform).
</Tip>

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## Requirements

* A **Latitude account** and **API key**
* A **Latitude project slug**
* A project that uses the **Gemini SDK** (`google-genai`)
* A **Gemini API key** (set as `GEMINI_API_KEY`)

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## Steps

<Steps>
  <Step title="Install">
    <CodeGroup>
      ```bash pip theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark"}}
      pip install latitude-telemetry google-genai
      ```

      ```bash uv theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark"}}
      uv add latitude-telemetry google-genai
      ```

      ```bash poetry theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark"}}
      poetry add latitude-telemetry google-genai
      ```
    </CodeGroup>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Initialize and use">
    ```python theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark"}}
    import os

    from google import genai

    from latitude_telemetry import Latitude, capture

    latitude = Latitude(
        api_key="your-api-key",
        project="your-project-slug",
        instrumentations={"google_generativeai": genai},
    )

    client = genai.Client(api_key=os.environ["GEMINI_API_KEY"])

    def generate_reply():
        response = client.models.generate_content(
            model="gemini-2.0-flash",
            contents="Hello",
        )
        return response.text

    capture("generate-reply", generate_reply)

    latitude.shutdown()
    ```
  </Step>
</Steps>

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## Seeing Your Traces

Once connected, traces appear automatically in Latitude:

1. Open your **project** in the Latitude dashboard
2. Each execution shows input/output messages, model, token usage, latency, and errors