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Gemini API now stores requests by default for new projects

New Gemini API projects now store Generate Content API requests by default (store=true); existing projects keep their current setting. The change is dated October 26, 2026.

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What changed: New projects using the Gemini API's Generate Content API (generateContent, streamGenerateContent, batchGenerateContent) now store requests by default (store=true), matching the Interactions API setting. Existing projects retain their current configuration.

Who is affected

Developers and businesses creating new projects on the Gemini API; the source does not specify any sector or scale restriction.

What it means for your business

For businesses using the Gemini API, this means requests from newly created projects are now logged and stored automatically unless they opt out themselves.

What to do

Businesses creating a new Gemini API project should set store=false on individual requests, or disable Generate Content API logging in the Settings panel of the Logs and Datasets dashboard, if they do not want requests stored.

When it takes effect

The change is dated October 26, 2026; no separate effective date is given in the source.

Source: https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/changelog?hl=en#10-26-2026

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