Files API

from google import genai

client = genai.Client()

myfile = client.files.upload(file="path/to/sample.mp3")

response = client.models.generate_content(
    model="gemini-2.5-flash", contents=["Describe this audio clip", myfile]
)

print(response.text)

import {
  GoogleGenAI,
  createUserContent,
  createPartFromUri,
} from "@google/genai";

const ai = new GoogleGenAI({});

async function main() {
  const myfile = await ai.files.upload({
    file: "path/to/sample.mp3",
    config: { mimeType: "audio/mpeg" },
  });

  const response = await ai.models.generateContent({
    model: "gemini-2.5-flash",
    contents: createUserContent([
      createPartFromUri(myfile.uri, myfile.mimeType),
      "Describe this audio clip",
    ]),
  });
  console.log(response.text);
}

await main();

file, err := client.UploadFileFromPath(ctx, "path/to/sample.mp3", nil)
if err != nil {
    log.Fatal(err)
}
defer client.DeleteFile(ctx, file.Name)

model := client.GenerativeModel("gemini-2.5-flash")
resp, err := model.GenerateContent(ctx,
    genai.FileData{URI: file.URI},
    genai.Text("Describe this audio clip"))
if err != nil {
    log.Fatal(err)
}

printResponse(resp)

AUDIO_PATH="path/to/sample.mp3"
MIME_TYPE=$(file -b --mime-type "${AUDIO_PATH}")
NUM_BYTES=$(wc -c < "${AUDIO_PATH}")
DISPLAY_NAME=AUDIO

tmp_header_file=upload-header.tmp

# Initial resumable request defining metadata.
# The upload url is in the response headers dump them to a file.
curl "${BASE_URL}/upload/v1beta/files" \
  -H "x-goog-api-key: $GEMINI_API_KEY" \
  -D "${tmp_header_file}" \
  -H "X-Goog-Upload-Protocol: resumable" \
  -H "X-Goog-Upload-Command: start" \
  -H "X-Goog-Upload-Header-Content-Length: ${NUM_BYTES}" \
  -H "X-Goog-Upload-Header-Content-Type: ${MIME_TYPE}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{'file': {'display_name': '${DISPLAY_NAME}'}}" 2> /dev/null

upload_url=$(grep -i "x-goog-upload-url: " "${tmp_header_file}" | cut -d" " -f2 | tr -d "\r")
rm "${tmp_header_file}"

# Upload the actual bytes.
curl "${upload_url}" \
  -H "Content-Length: ${NUM_BYTES}" \
  -H "X-Goog-Upload-Offset: 0" \
  -H "X-Goog-Upload-Command: upload, finalize" \
  --data-binary "@${AUDIO_PATH}" 2> /dev/null > file_info.json

file_uri=$(jq ".file.uri" file_info.json)
echo file_uri=$file_uri

# Now generate content using that file
curl "https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models/gemini-2.5-flash:generateContent" \
    -H "x-goog-api-key: $GEMINI_API_KEY" \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -X POST \
    -d '{
      "contents": [{
        "parts":[
          {"text": "Describe this audio clip"},
          {"file_data":{"mime_type": "${MIME_TYPE}", "file_uri": '$file_uri'}}]
        }]
      }' 2> /dev/null > response.json

cat response.json
echo

jq ".candidates[].content.parts[].text" response.json

from google import genai

client = genai.Client()

myfile = client.files.upload(file='path/to/sample.mp3')
file_name = myfile.name
myfile = client.files.get(name=file_name)
print(myfile)

import {
  GoogleGenAI,
} from "@google/genai";

const ai = new GoogleGenAI({});

async function main() {
  const myfile = await ai.files.upload({
    file: "path/to/sample.mp3",
    config: { mimeType: "audio/mpeg" },
  });

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

await main();

file, err := client.UploadFileFromPath(ctx, "path/to/sample.mp3", nil)
if err != nil {
    log.Fatal(err)
}

gotFile, err := client.GetFile(ctx, file.Name)
if err != nil {
    log.Fatal(err)
}
fmt.Println("Got file:", gotFile.Name)

# file_info.json was created in the upload example
name=$(jq ".file.name" file_info.json)
# Get the file of interest to check state
curl https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/files/$name \
-H "x-goog-api-key: $GEMINI_API_KEY" > file_info.json
# Print some information about the file you got
name=$(jq ".file.name" file_info.json)
echo name=$name
file_uri=$(jq ".file.uri" file_info.json)
echo file_uri=$file_uri

from google import genai

client = genai.Client()

print('My files:')
for f in client.files.list():
    print(' ', f.name)

import {
  GoogleGenAI,
} from "@google/genai";

const ai = new GoogleGenAI({});

async function main() {
  const listResponse = await ai.files.list({ config: { pageSize: 10 } });
  for await (const file of listResponse) {
    console.log(file.name);
  }
}

await main();

iter := client.ListFiles(ctx)
for {
    ifile, err := iter.Next()
    if err == iterator.Done {
        break
    }
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatal(err)
    }
    fmt.Println(ifile.Name)
}

echo "My files: "

curl "https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/files" \
  -H "x-goog-api-key: $GEMINI_API_KEY"

from google import genai

client = genai.Client()

myfile = client.files.upload(file='path/to/sample.mp3')
client.files.delete(name=myfile.name)

import {
  GoogleGenAI,
} from "@google/genai";

const ai = new GoogleGenAI({});

async function main() {
  const myfile = await ai.files.upload({
    file: "path/to/sample.mp3",
    config: { mimeType: "audio/mpeg" },
  });

  const fileName = myfile.name;
  await ai.files.delete({ name: fileName });
}

await main();

file, err := client.UploadFileFromPath(ctx, "path/to/sample.mp3", nil)
if err != nil {
    log.Fatal(err)
}
client.DeleteFile(ctx, file.Name)

curl --request "DELETE" https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/files/$name \
  -H "x-goog-api-key: $GEMINI_API_KEY"