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title: "Google Cloud"
description: "Google Cloud is a built-in integration for Home Assistant. It has 2.1k installs sharing analytics and needs the vendor's cloud."
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url: "https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/google-cloud.md"
last-updated: "2026-10-22"
version: "1.4"
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# Google Cloud

> Google Cloud is a built-in integration for Home Assistant. It has 2.1k installs sharing analytics and needs the vendor's cloud.

[Open in My Home Assistant](https://my.home-assistant.io/redirect/config_flow_start/?domain=google_cloud)

## Supports

- **Uses the vendor's cloud**: Needs an internet connection and an account with the vendor.
- **Set up in the UI**: Add it in Settings, Devices and services. Nothing to download.
- **Updated with Home Assistant**: Ships and updates with every Home Assistant release.

## Setting it up

It is added under Settings, Devices and services, with Add integration.

### Connect

- **Upload service account JSON file**

### After setup

- **Default audio encoder**
- **Default volume gain (in dB) of the voice**
- **Default gender of the voice**
- **Default language of the voice**
- **Default pitch of the voice**
- **Default audio profiles**
- **Default rate/speed of the voice**
- **Speech-to-text model**
- **Default text type**
- **Default voice name (overrides language and gender)**

Texts from Home Assistant's source code, [Apache License 2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0).

## At a glance

- Kind: Built-in integration
- Category: [Computers and network](https://vulpo.app/integrations/category/computers-and-network.md), Cloud and developer tools
- Brand: [Google](https://vulpo.app/integrations/google.md)
- Number: 2.1k installs sharing analytics
- Connection: Needs the vendor's cloud
- Upkeep: Part of Home Assistant
- Needs: Built into Home Assistant
- Domain: `google_cloud`
- Source: <https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/google_cloud/>

## Other ways in for Google

| Name | Kind | Installs or stars | Connection | Upkeep |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Google Translate text-to-speech](https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/google-translate.md) | Built-in integration | 524k installs sharing analytics | Needs the vendor's cloud | Part of Home Assistant |
| [Google Cast](https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/cast.md) | Built-in integration | 288k installs sharing analytics | Works locally | Part of Home Assistant |
| [Google Calendar](https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/google.md) | Built-in integration | 42.6k installs sharing analytics | Needs the vendor's cloud | Part of Home Assistant |
| [Google Gemini](https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/google-generative-ai-conversation.md) | Built-in integration | 36.3k installs sharing analytics | Needs the vendor's cloud | Part of Home Assistant |
| [Google Nest](https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/nest.md) | Built-in integration | 21.3k installs sharing analytics | Needs the vendor's cloud | Part of Home Assistant |

Independent directory, made by the developer of Vulpo. Not affiliated with Home Assistant or the Open Home Foundation. [About these numbers](https://vulpo.app/integrations/about)

Last updated 2026-10-22. Source: https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/google-cloud

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