# @google-cloud/language > Google Cloud Natural Language API client for Node.js Latest version **8.1.0** (published 2026-09-08) · Apache-2.0 license · 0 weekly downloads ## Install ```sh npm install @google-cloud/language pnpm add @google-cloud/language yarn add @google-cloud/language bun add @google-cloud/language ``` ## Health **Score 65/100 (B)** — status: active. Positive: has types; no vulnerabilities; recently updated; high maintenance score; high quality score. Warnings: low downloads; no esm support. ## Facts | | | |---|---| | Version | 8.1.0 | | Published | 2026-09-08 | | First published | 2016-08-11 | | Weekly downloads | 0 | | License | Apache-2.0 | | TypeScript types | bundled | | Module format | CommonJS | | Node | >=22 | | Dependencies | 1 | | Unpacked size | 1.9 MB | | Known vulnerabilities | 0 | | Install scripts | no | | GitHub stars | 3198 | | Author | Google Inc | | Maintainers | google-wombot | | Keywords | google apis client, google api client, google apis, google api, google, google cloud platform, google cloud, cloud, google language, language, Google Cloud Natural Language API | ## Links - npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@google-cloud/language - Repository: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node - Homepage: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/tree/main/packages/google-cloud-language - Issues: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/issues - npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/@google-cloud/language ## Dependencies (1) - [google-gax](https://npm.io/package/google-gax.md) ^6.0.0 ## Alternatives - [mobx-react](https://npm.io/package/mobx-react.md) — 2.8M weekly downloads - [rc-tree](https://npm.io/package/rc-tree.md) — 2.6M weekly downloads - [@react-oauth/google](https://npm.io/package/@react-oauth/google.md) — 1.3M weekly downloads - [@wagmi/connectors](https://npm.io/package/@wagmi/connectors.md) — 877.0K weekly downloads - [vee-validate](https://npm.io/package/vee-validate.md) — 836.4K weekly downloads ## Recent versions - 8.1.0 (latest) — 2026-09-08 - 7.2.3 (legacy-18) — 2026-06-04 - 5.3.0 (legacy-12) — 2023-05-26 - 4.3.2 (legacy-10) — 2021-11-10 - 3.8.0 (legacy-8) — 2020-03-03 - 8.0.1 — 2026-08-12 - 8.0.0 — 2026-08-10 - 7.2.2 — 2026-05-01 - 7.2.1 — 2025-10-13 - 7.2.0 — 2025-07-10 - 7.1.0 — 2025-06-04 - 7.0.2 — 2025-05-13 - 7.0.1 — 2025-03-20 - 7.0.0 — 2025-03-18 - 6.5.0 — 2024-08-12 - … 83 more at https://npm.io/package/@google-cloud/language/versions ## README [//]: # "This README.md file is auto-generated, all changes to this file will be lost." [//]: # "The comments you see below are used to generate those parts of the template in later states." Google Cloud Platform logo # [Cloud Natural Language API: Nodejs Client][homepage] This library is considered to be **stable**. The code surface will not change in backwards-incompatible ways unless absolutely necessary (e.g. because of critical security issues) or with an extensive deprecation period. Issues and requests against **stable** libraries are addressed with the highest priority [![npm version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/@google-cloud/language.svg)](https://www.npmjs.org/package/@google-cloud/language) Cloud Natural Language API client for Node.js [Cloud Natural Language API](https://cloud.google.com/natural-language/docs) provides natural language understanding technologies to developers, including sentiment analysis, entity analysis, and syntax analysis. This API is part of the larger Cloud Machine Learning API family. A comprehensive list of changes in each version may be found in [the CHANGELOG][homepage_changelog]. * [Cloud Natural Language API Nodejs Client API Reference](https://cloud.google.com/nodejs/docs/reference/language/latest) * [Cloud Natural Language API Documentation](https://cloud.google.com/natural-language/docs) Read more about the client libraries for Cloud APIs, including the older Google APIs Client Libraries, in [Client Libraries Explained][explained]. [explained]: https://cloud.google.com/apis/docs/client-libraries-explained **Table of contents:** * [Quickstart](#quickstart) * [Before you begin](#before-you-begin) * [Installing the client library](#installing-the-client-library) * [Versioning](#versioning) * [Contributing](#contributing) * [License](#license) ## Quickstart ### Before you begin 1. [Select or create a Cloud Platform project][projects]. 1. [Enable billing for your project][billing]. 1. [Enable the Cloud Natural Language API API][enable_api]. 1. [Set up authentication][auth] so you can access the API from your local workstation. ### Installing the client library ```bash npm install @google-cloud/language ``` [//]: # "partials.body" ## Samples Samples are in the [`samples/`][homepage_samples] directory. Each sample's `README.md` has instructions for running its sample. | Sample | Source Code | | --------------------------- | --------------------------------- | | analyze entities | [source code](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/blob/main/packages/google-cloud-language/samples/generated/v1/language_service.analyze_entities.js) | | analyze entity sentiment | [source code](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/blob/main/packages/google-cloud-language/samples/generated/v1/language_service.analyze_entity_sentiment.js) | | analyze sentiment | [source code](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/blob/main/packages/google-cloud-language/samples/generated/v1/language_service.analyze_sentiment.js) | | analyze syntax | [source code](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/blob/main/packages/google-cloud-language/samples/generated/v1/language_service.analyze_syntax.js) | | annotate text | [source code](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/blob/main/packages/google-cloud-language/samples/generated/v1/language_service.annotate_text.js) | | classify text | [source code](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/blob/main/packages/google-cloud-language/samples/generated/v1/language_service.classify_text.js) | | moderate text | [source code](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/blob/main/packages/google-cloud-language/samples/generated/v1/language_service.moderate_text.js) | | analyze entities | [source code](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/blob/main/packages/google-cloud-language/samples/generated/v1beta2/language_service.analyze_entities.js) | | analyze entity sentiment | [source code](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/blob/main/packages/google-cloud-language/samples/generated/v1beta2/language_service.analyze_entity_sentiment.js) | | analyze sentiment | [source code](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/blob/main/packages/google-cloud-language/samples/generated/v1beta2/language_service.analyze_sentiment.js) | | analyze syntax | [source code](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/blob/main/packages/google-cloud-language/samples/generated/v1beta2/language_service.analyze_syntax.js) | | annotate text | [source code](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/blob/main/packages/google-cloud-language/samples/generated/v1beta2/language_service.annotate_text.js) | | classify text | [source code](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/blob/main/packages/google-cloud-language/samples/generated/v1beta2/language_service.classify_text.js) | | moderate text | [source code](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/blob/main/packages/google-cloud-language/samples/generated/v1beta2/language_service.moderate_text.js) | | analyze entities | [source code](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/blob/main/packages/google-cloud-language/samples/generated/v2/language_service.analyze_entities.js) | | analyze sentiment | [source code](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/blob/main/packages/google-cloud-language/samples/generated/v2/language_service.analyze_sentiment.js) | | annotate text | [source code](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/blob/main/packages/google-cloud-language/samples/generated/v2/language_service.annotate_text.js) | | classify text | [source code](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/blob/main/packages/google-cloud-language/samples/generated/v2/language_service.classify_text.js) | | moderate text | [source code](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/blob/main/packages/google-cloud-language/samples/generated/v2/language_service.moderate_text.js) | ## Supported Node.js Versions Our client libraries follow the [Node.js release schedule](https://github.com/nodejs/release#release-schedule). Libraries are compatible with all current _active_ and _maintenance_ versions of Node.js. If you are using an end-of-life version of Node.js, we recommend that you update as soon as possible to an actively supported LTS version. Google's client libraries support legacy versions of Node.js runtimes on a best-efforts basis with the following warnings: * Legacy versions are not tested in continuous integration. * Some security patches and features cannot be backported. * Dependencies cannot be kept up-to-date. Client libraries targeting some end-of-life versions of Node.js are available, and can be installed through npm [dist-tags](https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/dist-tag). The dist-tags follow the naming convention `legacy-(version)`. For example, `npm install @google-cloud/language@legacy-8` installs client libraries for versions compatible with Node.js 8. ## Versioning This library follows [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/). More Information: [Google Cloud Platform Launch Stages][launch_stages] [launch_stages]: https://cloud.google.com/terms/launch-stages ## Contributing Contributions welcome! See the [Contributing Guide](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md). Please note that this `README.md` and a variety of configuration files in this repository (including `.nycrc` and `tsconfig.json`) are generated from a central template. ## License Apache Version 2.0 See [LICENSE](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/blob/main/LICENSE) [shell_img]: https://gstatic.com/cloudssh/images/open-btn.png [projects]: https://console.cloud.google.com/project [billing]: https://support.google.com/cloud/answer/6293499#enable-billing [enable_api]: https://console.cloud.google.com/flows/enableapi?apiid=language.googleapis.com [auth]: https://cloud.google.com/docs/authentication/external/set-up-adc-local [homepage_samples]: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/blob/main/packages/google-cloud-language/samples [homepage_changelog]: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/blob/main/packages/google-cloud-language/CHANGELOG.md [homepage]: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/blob/main/packages/google-cloud-language --- _Source: https://npm.io/package/@google-cloud/language · Machine-readable twin of the npm.io package page. 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