AI SDK, Next.js, and Google Vertex AI Edge Example

This example shows how to use the AI SDK with Next.js and Google Vertex AI to validate that the AI SDK's Google Vertex provider can run successfully in the Edge runtime.

Deploy your own

Deploy the example using Vercel:

How to use

Execute create-next-app with npm, Yarn, or pnpm to bootstrap the example:

npx create-next-app --example https://github.com/vercel/ai/tree/main/examples/next-google-vertex-edge next-vertex-edge-app

To run the example locally you need to:

1. Set up a Google Cloud Project

2. Enable the Vertex AI API

3. Choose one of the following authentication methods:

   Option A: API Key (Express Mode - Recommended for getting started)

   • Get an API key from the Google Cloud Console
   • Set GOOGLE_VERTEX_API_KEY in your environment

   Option B: Service Account (OAuth)

   • Create a service account and download credentials
   • Set GOOGLE_CLIENT_EMAIL, GOOGLE_PRIVATE_KEY, and optionally GOOGLE_PRIVATE_KEY_ID
   • Set GOOGLE_VERTEX_PROJECT and GOOGLE_VERTEX_LOCATION

4. pnpm install to install the required dependencies

5. pnpm dev to launch the development server

Learn More

To learn more about Google Vertex AI, Next.js, and the AI SDK take a look at the following resources:

• AI SDK docs
• Vercel AI Playground
• Google Vertex AI Documentation - learn about Vertex AI features and API
• Next.js Documentation - learn about Next.js features and API