[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Missing the information I need","missingTheInformationINeed","thumb-down"],["Too complicated / too many steps","tooComplicatedTooManySteps","thumb-down"],["Out of date","outOfDate","thumb-down"],["Samples / code issue","samplesCodeIssue","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2025-05-20 UTC."],[],[],null,["# VertexAIBackend class\n\nConfiguration class for the Vertex AI Gemini API.\n\nUse this with [AIOptions](./ai.aioptions.md#aioptions_interface) when initializing the AI service via [getAI()](./ai.md#getai_a94a413) to specify the Vertex AI Gemini API as the backend.\n\n**Signature:** \n\n export declare class VertexAIBackend extends Backend \n\n**Extends:** [Backend](./ai.backend.md#backend_class)\n\nConstructors\n------------\n\n| Constructor | Modifiers | Description |\n|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------|\n| [(constructor)(location)](./ai.vertexaibackend.md#vertexaibackendconstructor) | | Creates a configuration object for the Vertex AI backend. |\n\nProperties\n----------\n\n| Property | Modifiers | Type | Description |\n|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| [location](./ai.vertexaibackend.md#vertexaibackendlocation) | | string | The region identifier. See [Vertex AI locations](https://firebase.google.com/docs/vertex-ai/locations#available-locations) for a list of supported locations. |\n\nVertexAIBackend.(constructor)\n-----------------------------\n\nCreates a configuration object for the Vertex AI backend.\n\n**Signature:** \n\n constructor(location?: string);\n\n#### Parameters\n\n| Parameter | Type | Description |\n|-----------|--------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| location | string | The region identifier, defaulting to `us-central1`; see [Vertex AI locations](https://firebase.google.com/docs/vertex-ai/locations#available-locations) for a list of supported locations. |\n\nVertexAIBackend.location\n------------------------\n\nThe region identifier. See [Vertex AI locations](https://firebase.google.com/docs/vertex-ai/locations#available-locations) for a list of supported locations.\n\n**Signature:** \n\n readonly location: string;"]]