# Google Cloud Storage

1. Go to [Storages](https://claid.ai/account/storage) dashboard page and click "Connect your storage"
2. Select "Google Cloud" Storage type

![](/files/IM06KM2bJoBRkkwKP34f)

3\. Fill in the options for the Google Cloud Storage. The parameters are:

* **Access Key**: The Interoperable access key for your project.
* **Secret**: The secret key of the GCS credentials.
* **Bucket**: The name of the bucket containing the images which you want to process with Claid API.
* **Storage name:** storage identifier which will be used in image URL when creating image processing request.
* **Path (optional)**: The Google Storage prefix(folder) under which images are stored. This prefix is prepended to the image path before accessing the image in GCS storage. By default the path is `/`.

4\. Click "Add storage" button. Your storage is now ready to accept requests.

### How to create a keypair in Google Cloud Console

1. To create the access key and secret, go to the [Settings page](https://console.cloud.google.com/storage/settings?__hstc=158051173.a88e8e824aa71eca7a6042bf21bdf687.1651686309204.1651845468074.1651852669919.3&__hssc=158051173.1.1651852669919&__hsfp=669506594) in your console and click the **Interoperability** tab.
2. Choose the project you want to connect to Claid from the dropdown.
3. Under "Interoperable storage access keys", click **Create a new key**.


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