# Gemini API Data Zones

**URL:** <https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/gemini-api-data-zones/78584>\
**Category:** Gemini API\
**Tags:** documentation\
**Created:** [April 8, 2025, 10:36am UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/gemini-api-data-zones/78584 "2025-04-08T10:36:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![grossi](https://d1dlmcr85iqnpo.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/discuss.ai.google.dev/grossi/32/24443_2.png) [@grossi](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/u/grossi)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2025, 10:36am UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/gemini-api-data-zones/78584/1 "2025-04-08T10:36:45Z")

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Is it possible to use the Gemini API and ensure that the data does not leave a certain region (especially EU)? If yes, how?  
I could not find anything about that in the documentation. It only says you can pick a specific region but not whether the data can also be forwarded to other regions.  
Thanks!

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**Author:** ![chunduriv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bbe5ce/32.png) [@chunduriv](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/u/chunduriv)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 10:58pm UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/gemini-api-data-zones/78584/3 "2025-05-22T22:58:31Z")

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Hi @grossi,

Welcome to the Forum!

If data residency is a concern, you’ll need to use the Gemini models via Google Cloud’s Vertex AI platform instead of the direct Gemini API.