# About the Nvidia NIM connector

> NVIDIA NIM provides self-host GPU-accelerated inferencing microservices for pretrained and customized AI models across clouds, data centers, and local workstations. This provides ultimate control and security for the most sensitive workloads. It supports targeted performance optimization, and offers thousands of AI models and customizations.

NVIDIA NIM provides self-host GPU-accelerated inferencing microservices for pretrained and customized AI models across clouds, data centers, and local workstations. This provides ultimate control and security for the most sensitive workloads. It supports targeted performance optimization, and offers thousands of AI models and customizations.

## Authentication

Before automating processes, you need to establish a connection with your Nvidia NIM instance. Step-by-step instructions are available in the [Nvidia NIM authentication](https://docs.uipath.com/integration-service/automation-cloud/latest/user-guide/uipath-nvidia-nim-authentication) page.

## Events

This connector does not support events.

## Activities

You can use the connection to generate chat completions. For more information, visit the [Nvidia NIM activities](https://docs.uipath.com/activities/other/latest/integration-service/uipath-nvidia-nim-about) page.