エフェメラル トークンは、WebSockets を介して Gemini API にアクセスするための有効期間の短い認証トークンです。これらは、ユーザーのデバイスから API に直接接続する場合(クライアントからサーバーへの実装)のセキュリティを強化するように設計されています。標準の API キーと同様に、エフェメラル トークンはウェブブラウザやモバイルアプリなどのクライアントサイド アプリケーションから抽出できます。ただし、一時トークンはすぐに期限切れになり、制限される可能性があるため、本番環境のセキュリティ リスクを大幅に軽減できます。
エフェメラル トークンの仕組み
エフェメラル トークンの仕組みの概要は次のとおりです。
クライアント(ウェブアプリなど)がバックエンドで認証されます。
バックエンドが Gemini API のプロビジョニング サービスにエフェメラル トークンをリクエストします。
Gemini API が有効期間の短いトークンを発行します。
バックエンドは、Live API への WebSocket 接続用にトークンをクライアントに送信します。これを行うには、API キーをエフェメラル トークンに置き換えます。
クライアントは、トークンを API キーとして使用します。
この方法では、クライアントサイドにデプロイされた有効期間の長い API キーとは異なり、トークンが抽出されても有効期間が短いため、セキュリティが強化されます。クライアントがデータを Gemini に直接送信するため、レイテンシが改善され、バックエンドでリアルタイム データをプロキシする必要がなくなります。
エフェメラル トークンを作成する
Gemini からエフェメラル トークンを取得する簡単な例を次に示します。デフォルトでは、このリクエスト(newSessionExpireTime)のトークンを使用して新しい Live API セッションを開始するのに 1 分、その接続(expireTime)を介してメッセージを送信するのに 30 分が与えられます。
Python
importdatetimenow=datetime.datetime.now(tz=datetime.timezone.utc)client=genai.Client(http_options={'api_version':'v1alpha',})token=client.auth_tokens.create(config={'uses':1,# The ephemeral token can only be used to start a single session'expire_time':now+datetime.timedelta(minutes=30),# Default is 30 minutes in the future# 'expire_time': '2025-05-17T00:00:00Z', # Accepts isoformat.'new_session_expire_time':now+datetime.timedelta(minutes=1),# Default 1 minute in the future'http_options':{'api_version':'v1alpha'},})# You'll need to pass the value under token.name back to your client to use it
JavaScript
import{GoogleGenAI}from"@google/genai";constclient=newGoogleGenAI({});constexpireTime=newDate(Date.now()+30*60*1000).toISOString();consttoken:AuthToken=awaitclient.authTokens.create({config:{uses:1,// The defaultexpireTime:expireTime// Default is 30 minsnewSessionExpireTime:newDate(Date.now()+(1*60*1000)),// Default 1 minute in the futurehttpOptions:{apiVersion:'v1alpha'},},});
client=genai.Client(http_options={'api_version':'v1alpha',})token=client.auth_tokens.create(config={'uses':1,'live_connect_constraints':{'model':'gemini-2.0-flash-live-001','config':{'session_resumption':{},'temperature':0.7,'response_modalities':['TEXT']}},'http_options':{'api_version':'v1alpha'},})# You'll need to pass the value under token.name back to your client to use it
JavaScript
import{GoogleGenAI}from"@google/genai";constclient=newGoogleGenAI({});constexpireTime=newDate(Date.now()+30*60*1000).toISOString();consttoken=awaitclient.authTokens.create({config:{uses:1,// The defaultexpireTime:expireTime,liveConnectConstraints:{model:'gemini-2.0-flash-live-001',config:{sessionResumption:{},temperature:0.7,responseModalities:['TEXT']}},httpOptions:{apiVersion:'v1alpha'}}});// You'll need to pass the value under token.name back to your client to use it
import{GoogleGenAI,Modality}from'@google/genai';// Use the token generated in the "Create an ephemeral token" section hereconstai=newGoogleGenAI({apiKey:token.name});constmodel='gemini-2.0-flash-live-001';constconfig={responseModalities:[Modality.TEXT]};asyncfunctionmain(){constsession=awaitai.live.connect({model:model,config:config,callbacks:{...},});// Send content...session.close();}main();
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But because\nephemeral tokens expire quickly and can be restricted, they significantly reduce\nthe security risks in a production environment.\n| **Note:** Ephemeral tokens are only compatible with [Live API](/gemini-api/docs/live) at this time. You should use them when accessing the Live API directly from client-side applications to enhance API key security.\n\nHow ephemeral tokens work\n-------------------------\n\nHere's how ephemeral tokens work at a high level:\n\n1. Your client (e.g. web app) authenticates with your backend.\n2. Your backend requests an ephemeral token from Gemini API's provisioning service.\n3. Gemini API issues a short-lived token.\n4. Your backend sends the token to the client for WebSocket connections to Live API. You can do this by swapping your API key with an ephemeral token.\n5. The client then uses the token as if it were an API key.\n\nThis enhances security because even if extracted, the token is short-lived,\nunlike a long-lived API key deployed client-side. Since the client sends data\ndirectly to Gemini, this also improves latency and avoids your backends needing\nto proxy the real time data.\n\nCreate an ephemeral token\n-------------------------\n\nHere is a simplified example of how to get an ephemeral token from Gemini.\nBy default, you'll have 1 minute to start new Live API sessions using the token\nfrom this request (`newSessionExpireTime`), and 30 minutes to send messages over\nthat connection (`expireTime`). \n\n### Python\n\n import datetime\n\n now = datetime.datetime.now(tz=datetime.timezone.utc)\n\n client = genai.Client(\n http_options={'api_version': 'v1alpha',}\n )\n\n token = client.auth_tokens.create(\n config = {\n 'uses': 1, # The ephemeral token can only be used to start a single session\n 'expire_time': now + datetime.timedelta(minutes=30), # Default is 30 minutes in the future\n # 'expire_time': '2025-05-17T00:00:00Z', # Accepts isoformat.\n 'new_session_expire_time': now + datetime.timedelta(minutes=1), # Default 1 minute in the future\n 'http_options': {'api_version': 'v1alpha'},\n }\n )\n\n # You'll need to pass the value under token.name back to your client to use it\n\n### JavaScript\n\n import { GoogleGenAI } from \"@google/genai\";\n\n const client = new GoogleGenAI({});\n const expireTime = new Date(Date.now() + 30 * 60 * 1000).toISOString();\n\n const token: AuthToken = await client.authTokens.create({\n config: {\n uses: 1, // The default\n expireTime: expireTime // Default is 30 mins\n newSessionExpireTime: new Date(Date.now() + (1 * 60 * 1000)), // Default 1 minute in the future\n httpOptions: {apiVersion: 'v1alpha'},\n },\n });\n\nFor `expireTime` value constraints, defaults, and other field specs, see the\n[API reference](https://ai.google.dev/api/live#ephemeral-auth-tokens).\nWithin the `expireTime` timeframe, you'll need\n[`sessionResumption`](/gemini-api/docs/live-session#session-resumption) to\nreconnect the call every 10 minutes (this can be done with the same token even\nif `uses: 1`).\n\nIt's also possible to lock an ephemeral token to a set of configurations. This\nmight be useful to further improve security of your application and keep your\nsystem instructions on the server side. \n\n### Python\n\n client = genai.Client(\n http_options={'api_version': 'v1alpha',}\n )\n\n token = client.auth_tokens.create(\n config = {\n 'uses': 1,\n 'live_connect_constraints': {\n 'model': 'gemini-2.0-flash-live-001',\n 'config': {\n 'session_resumption':{},\n 'temperature':0.7,\n 'response_modalities':['TEXT']\n }\n },\n 'http_options': {'api_version': 'v1alpha'},\n }\n )\n\n # You'll need to pass the value under token.name back to your client to use it\n\n### JavaScript\n\n import { GoogleGenAI } from \"@google/genai\";\n\n const client = new GoogleGenAI({});\n const expireTime = new Date(Date.now() + 30 * 60 * 1000).toISOString();\n\n const token = await client.authTokens.create({\n config: {\n uses: 1, // The default\n expireTime: expireTime,\n liveConnectConstraints: {\n model: 'gemini-2.0-flash-live-001',\n config: {\n sessionResumption: {},\n temperature: 0.7,\n responseModalities: ['TEXT']\n }\n },\n httpOptions: {\n apiVersion: 'v1alpha'\n }\n }\n });\n\n // You'll need to pass the value under token.name back to your client to use it\n\nYou can also lock a subset of fields, see the [SDK documentation](https://googleapis.github.io/python-genai/genai.html#genai.types.CreateAuthTokenConfig.lock_additional_fields)\nfor more info.\n\nConnect to Live API with an ephemeral token\n-------------------------------------------\n\nOnce you have an ephemeral token, you use it as if it were an API key (but\nremember, it only works for the live API, and only with the `v1alpha` version of\nthe API).\n\nNote that use of ephemeral tokens only adds value when deploying applications\nthat follow [client-to-server implementation](/gemini-api/docs/live#implementation-approach) approach. \n\n### JavaScript\n\n import { GoogleGenAI, Modality } from '@google/genai';\n\n // Use the token generated in the \"Create an ephemeral token\" section here\n const ai = new GoogleGenAI({\n apiKey: token.name\n });\n const model = 'gemini-2.0-flash-live-001';\n const config = { responseModalities: [Modality.TEXT] };\n\n async function main() {\n\n const session = await ai.live.connect({\n model: model,\n config: config,\n callbacks: { ... },\n });\n\n // Send content...\n\n session.close();\n }\n\n main();\n\n| **Note:** If not using the SDK, note that ephemeral tokens must either be passed in an `access_token` query parameter, or in an HTTP `Authorization` prefixed by the [auth-scheme](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7235#section-2.1) `Token`.\n\nSee [Get started with Live API](/gemini-api/docs/live) for more examples.\n\nBest practices\n--------------\n\n- Set a short expiration duration using the `expire_time` parameter.\n- Tokens expire, requiring re-initiation of the provisioning process.\n- Verify secure authentication for your own backend. Ephemeral tokens will only be as secure as your backend authentication method.\n- Generally, avoid using ephemeral tokens for backend-to-Gemini connections, as this path is typically considered secure.\n\nLimitations\n-----------\n\nEphemeral tokens are only compatible with [Live API](/gemini-api/docs/live) at this time.\n\nWhat's next\n-----------\n\n- Read the Live API [reference](https://ai.google.dev/api/live#ephemeral-auth-tokens) on ephemeral tokens for more information."]]