# Prerequisites

## Information Required

### Information provided by Google

- `client_id`: \<to be populated: e.x. ms-demo-app-sia\>

### Information you provide to Google

- An **email address** for a user with administrator access to an appropriate Google Cloud account
- The **project number** for a Cloud project that this user has administrator access

## API Key Generation Process

1. Provide your project number (see below) and the project admin's workspace account (email address) to Google for your project number to be added to the Trusted Partner group. ![Google Cloud Project Info](https://developers.google.com/static/search-in-apps/ios/images/project_info.png)
2. Google will provide your account with access to the Search in Apps API, and notify you once you can proceed with the next step.
3. Add the Search in Apps API Service to your Google Cloud account ([Enable and
   Disable APIs](https://support.google.com/googleapi/answer/6158841 "Enable and Disable APIs"))
4. Create an API Key in Google Cloud ([Setting up API keys](https://support.google.com/googleapi/answer/6158862 "Setting up API keys")) to be used in the Implementation Process section.

[Next: Getting started](https://developers.google.com/search-in-apps/ios)