google.generativeai.upload_file

Calls the API to upload a file using a supported file service.

google.generativeai.upload_file(
    path: (str | pathlib.Path | os.PathLike),
    *,
    mime_type: (str | None) = None,
    name: (str | None) = None,
    display_name: (str | None) = None,
    resumable: bool = True
) -> file_types.File

path The path to the file to be uploaded.
mime_type The MIME type of the file. If not provided, it will be inferred from the file extension.
name The name of the file in the destination (e.g., 'files/sample-image'). If not provided, a system generated ID will be created.
display_name Optional display name of the file.
resumable Whether to use the resumable upload protocol. By default, this is enabled. See details at https://googleapis.github.io/google-api-python-client/docs/epy/googleapiclient.http.MediaFileUpload-class.html#resumable

file_types.File The response of the uploaded file.