---
title: "Check if context generation is needed"
method: GET
path: "/v2/project/setup/should-generate"
tags: ["Context"]
deprecated: true
---

# Check if context generation is needed

`GET /v2/project/setup/should-generate`

> **Deprecated.**

Check whether the Project needs translation context generated. This deprecated endpoint is retained for backward compatibility and is no longer called by current clients.

## Headers

- `gt-api-version` '2025-01-01.v0' | '2025-11-03.v1' | '2026-02-18.v1' | '2026-03-06.v1' — API contract version. Defaults to the oldest supported version.
- `gt-project-id` string — Target project ID. Required when authenticating with an organization API key; ignored with project-scoped API keys (the project is resolved from the key).

## Response `200`

Whether project context should be generated

- object
  - `shouldSetupProject` boolean, required

## Other responses

- `400` — Request error
- `401` — Request error
- `403` — Request error
- `404` — Request error
- `429` — Request error
- `500` — Request error

## Changes

- **2026-08-27** `367cd605d090` — 11 info
  - api operation id `shouldGenerateContext` removed and replaced with `shouldGenerateProjectContext`
  - the endpoint scheme security `BearerAuth` was added to the API
  - added the media type `text/html` for the response with the status `401`
  - added the media type `text/html` for the response with the status `403`
  - …7 more

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/generaltranslation/apis/general-translation-api/changes/v2/project/setup/should-generate/get.md)

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/generaltranslation/apis/general-translation-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/generaltranslation/apis/general-translation-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-production.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/generaltranslation/general-translation-api/revisions/5f954204ea21/schema)