The GCP uses a client/server paradigm to perform NLP tasks. Before the services could be used, it was necessary to create a Google account and then use the GCP console to configure a project.

We created a new project that will serve as the local point for access to the server. We then created a service account key, which we will use in subsequent recipes to access the server. This resulted in the creation of a JSON file, which encapsulates the information needed for your projects to access the GCP services.