Using files

from google import genai

client = genai.Client()
myfile = client.files.upload(file=media / "poem.txt")
file_name = myfile.name
print(file_name)  # "files/*"

myfile = client.files.get(name=file_name)
print(myfile)
files.py

// Make sure to include the following import:
// import {GoogleGenAI} from '@google/genai';
const ai = new GoogleGenAI({ apiKey: process.env.GEMINI_API_KEY });
const myfile = await ai.files.upload({
  file: path.join(media, "poem.txt"),
});
const fileName = myfile.name;
console.log(fileName);

const fetchedFile = await ai.files.get({ name: fileName });
console.log(fetchedFile);
files.js

ctx := context.Background()
client, err := genai.NewClient(ctx, &genai.ClientConfig{
	APIKey:  os.Getenv("GEMINI_API_KEY"),
	Backend: genai.BackendGeminiAPI,
})
if err != nil {
	log.Fatal(err)
}
myfile, err := client.Files.UploadFromPath(
	ctx,
	filepath.Join(getMedia(), "poem.txt"), 
	&genai.UploadFileConfig{
		MIMEType: "text/plain",
	},
)
if err != nil {
	log.Fatal(err)
}
fileName := myfile.Name
fmt.Println(fileName)
file, err := client.Files.Get(ctx, fileName, nil)
if err != nil {
	log.Fatal(err)
}
fmt.Println(file)
files.go

name=$(jq ".file.name" file_info.json)
# Get the file of interest to check state
curl https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/files/$name > file_info.json
# Print some information about the file you got
name=$(jq ".file.name" file_info.json)
echo name=$name
file_uri=$(jq ".file.uri" file_info.json)
echo file_uri=$file_uri
files.sh

from google import genai

client = genai.Client()
print("My files:")
for f in client.files.list():
    print("  ", f.name)
files.py

// Make sure to include the following import:
// import {GoogleGenAI} from '@google/genai';
const ai = new GoogleGenAI({ apiKey: process.env.GEMINI_API_KEY });
console.log("My files:");
// Using the pager style to list files
const pager = await ai.files.list({ config: { pageSize: 10 } });
let page = pager.page;
const names = [];
while (true) {
  for (const f of page) {
    console.log("  ", f.name);
    names.push(f.name);
  }
  if (!pager.hasNextPage()) break;
  page = await pager.nextPage();
}
files.js

ctx := context.Background()
client, err := genai.NewClient(ctx, &genai.ClientConfig{
	APIKey:  os.Getenv("GEMINI_API_KEY"),
	Backend: genai.BackendGeminiAPI,
})
if err != nil {
	log.Fatal(err)
}
fmt.Println("My files:")
page, err := client.Files.List(ctx, nil)
if err != nil {
	log.Fatal(err)
}
for _, f := range page.Items {
	fmt.Println("  ", f.Name)
}
files.go

echo "My files: "

curl "https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/files?key=$GEMINI_API_KEY"
files.sh

from google import genai

client = genai.Client()
myfile = client.files.upload(file=media / "poem.txt")

client.files.delete(name=myfile.name)

try:
    result = client.models.generate_content(
        model="gemini-2.0-flash", contents=[myfile, "Describe this file."]
    )
    print(result)
except genai.errors.ClientError:
    pass
files.py

// The Gen AI SDK for TypeScript and JavaScript is in preview.
// Some features have not been implemented.
README.md

ctx := context.Background()
client, err := genai.NewClient(ctx, &genai.ClientConfig{
	APIKey:  os.Getenv("GEMINI_API_KEY"),
	Backend: genai.BackendGeminiAPI,
})
if err != nil {
	log.Fatal(err)
}
myfile, err := client.Files.UploadFromPath(
	ctx, 
	filepath.Join(getMedia(), "poem.txt"), 
	&genai.UploadFileConfig{
		MIMEType: "text/plain",
	},
)
if err != nil {
	log.Fatal(err)
}
// Delete the file.
_, err = client.Files.Delete(ctx, myfile.Name, nil)
if err != nil {
	log.Fatal(err)
}
// Attempt to use the deleted file.
parts := []*genai.Part{
	genai.NewPartFromURI(myfile.URI, myfile.MIMEType,),
	genai.NewPartFromText("Describe this file."),
}

contents := []*genai.Content{
	genai.NewContentFromParts(parts, genai.RoleUser),
}

_, err = client.Models.GenerateContent(ctx, "gemini-2.0-flash", contents, nil)
// Expect an error when using a deleted file.
if err != nil {
	return nil
}
return fmt.Errorf("expected an error when using deleted file")
files.go

curl --request "DELETE" https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/files/$name?key=$GEMINI_API_KEY
files.sh