The Gemini API can generate text output when provided text, images, video, and audio as input.
This guide shows you how to generate text using the
generateContent and
streamGenerateContent
methods. To learn about working with Gemini's vision and audio capabilities,
refer to the Vision and Audio
guides.
What's next
Now that you have explored the basics of the Gemini API, you might want to try:
- Vision understanding: Learn how to use Gemini's native vision understanding to process images and videos.
- System instructions: System instructions let you steer the behavior of the model based on your specific needs and use cases.
- Audio understanding: Learn how to use Gemini's native audio understanding to process audio files.