Gemini Developer API

// Start by instantiating a GenerativeModel and specifying the model name:
val model = Firebase.ai(backend = GenerativeBackend.googleAI())
    .generativeModel("gemini-3.5-flash")
GeminiDeveloperApiSnippets.kt

GenerativeModel firebaseAI = FirebaseAI.getInstance(GenerativeBackend.googleAI())
        .generativeModel("gemini-3.5-flash");

GenerativeModelFutures model = GenerativeModelFutures.from(firebaseAI);
GeminiDeveloperApiSnippetsJava.java

scope.launch {
    val response = model.generateContent("Write a story about a magic backpack.")
}
GeminiDeveloperApiSnippets.kt

Content prompt = new Content.Builder()
        .addText("Write a story about a magic backpack.")
        .build();

ListenableFuture<GenerateContentResponse> response = model.generateContent(prompt);
Futures.addCallback(response, new FutureCallback<GenerateContentResponse>() {
    @Override
    public void onSuccess(GenerateContentResponse result) {
        String resultText = result.getText();
    }

    @Override
    public void onFailure(Throwable t) {
        t.printStackTrace();
    }
}, executor);
GeminiDeveloperApiSnippetsJava.java

scope.launch {
    val response = model.generateContent(
        content {
            image(bitmap)
            text("what is the object in the picture?")
        }
    )
}
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Content content = new Content.Builder()
        .addImage(bitmap)
        .addText("what is the object in the picture?")
        .build();

ListenableFuture<GenerateContentResponse> response = model.generateContent(content);
Futures.addCallback(response, new FutureCallback<GenerateContentResponse>() {
    @Override
    public void onSuccess(GenerateContentResponse result) {
        String resultText = result.getText();
    }

    @Override
    public void onFailure(Throwable t) {
        t.printStackTrace();
    }
}, executor);
GeminiDeveloperApiSnippetsJava.java

scope.launch {
    val contentResolver = applicationContext.contentResolver
    contentResolver.openInputStream(audioUri).use { stream ->
        stream?.let {
            val bytes = it.readBytes()

            val prompt = content {
                inlineData(bytes, "audio/mpeg") // Specify the appropriate audio MIME type
                text("Transcribe this audio recording.")
            }

            val response = model.generateContent(prompt)
        }
    }
}
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ContentResolver resolver = applicationContext.getContentResolver();

try (InputStream stream = resolver.openInputStream(audioUri)) {
    File audioFile = new File(new URI(audioUri.toString()));
    int audioSize = (int) audioFile.length();
    byte[] audioBytes = new byte[audioSize];
    if (stream != null) {
        stream.read(audioBytes, 0, audioBytes.length);
        stream.close();

        // Provide a prompt that includes audio specified earlier and text
        Content prompt = new Content.Builder()
                .addInlineData(audioBytes, "audio/mpeg")  // Specify the appropriate audio MIME type
                .addText("Transcribe what's said in this audio recording.")
                .build();

        // To generate text output, call `generateContent` with the prompt
        ListenableFuture<GenerateContentResponse> response = model.generateContent(prompt);
        Futures.addCallback(response, new FutureCallback<GenerateContentResponse>() {
            @Override
            public void onSuccess(GenerateContentResponse result) {
                String text = result.getText();
                Log.d(TAG, (text == null) ? "" : text);
            }
            @Override
            public void onFailure(Throwable t) {
                Log.e(TAG, "Failed to generate a response", t);
            }
        }, executor);
    } else {
        Log.e(TAG, "Error getting input stream for file.");
        // Handle the error appropriately
    }
} catch (IOException e) {
    Log.e(TAG, "Failed to read the audio file", e);
} catch (URISyntaxException e) {
    Log.e(TAG, "Invalid audio file", e);
}
GeminiDeveloperApiSnippetsJava.java

scope.launch {
    val contentResolver = applicationContext.contentResolver
    contentResolver.openInputStream(videoUri).use { stream ->
        stream?.let {
            val bytes = it.readBytes()

            val prompt = content {
                inlineData(bytes, "video/mp4") // Specify the appropriate video MIME type
                text("Describe the content of this video")
            }

            val response = model.generateContent(prompt)
        }
    }
}
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ContentResolver resolver = applicationContext.getContentResolver();

try (InputStream stream = resolver.openInputStream(videoUri)) {
    File videoFile = new File(new URI(videoUri.toString()));
    int videoSize = (int) videoFile.length();
    byte[] videoBytes = new byte[videoSize];
    if (stream != null) {
        stream.read(videoBytes, 0, videoBytes.length);
        stream.close();

        // Provide a prompt that includes video specified earlier and text
        Content prompt = new Content.Builder()
                .addInlineData(videoBytes, "video/mp4")
                .addText("Describe the content of this video")
                .build();

        // To generate text output, call generateContent with the prompt
        ListenableFuture<GenerateContentResponse> response = model.generateContent(prompt);
        Futures.addCallback(response, new FutureCallback<GenerateContentResponse>() {
            @Override
            public void onSuccess(GenerateContentResponse result) {
                String resultText = result.getText();
                System.out.println(resultText);
            }

            @Override
            public void onFailure(Throwable t) {
                t.printStackTrace();
            }
        }, executor);
    }
} catch (IOException e) {
    e.printStackTrace();
} catch (URISyntaxException e) {
    e.printStackTrace();
}
GeminiDeveloperApiSnippetsJava.java

val chat = model.startChat(
    history = listOf(
        content(role = "user") { text("Hello, I have 2 dogs in my house.") },
        content(role = "model") { text("Great to meet you. What would you like to know?") }
    )
)

scope.launch {
    val response = chat.sendMessage("How many paws are in my house?")
}
GeminiDeveloperApiSnippets.kt

Content.Builder userContentBuilder = new Content.Builder();
userContentBuilder.setRole("user");
userContentBuilder.addText("Hello, I have 2 dogs in my house.");
Content userContent = userContentBuilder.build();

Content.Builder modelContentBuilder = new Content.Builder();
modelContentBuilder.setRole("model");
modelContentBuilder.addText("Great to meet you. What would you like to know?");
Content modelContent = modelContentBuilder.build();

List<Content> history = Arrays.asList(userContent, modelContent);

// Initialize the chat
ChatFutures chat = model.startChat(history);

// Create a new user message
Content.Builder messageBuilder = new Content.Builder();
messageBuilder.setRole("user");
messageBuilder.addText("How many paws are in my house?");

Content message = messageBuilder.build();

// Send the message
ListenableFuture<GenerateContentResponse> response = chat.sendMessage(message);
Futures.addCallback(response, new FutureCallback<GenerateContentResponse>() {
    @Override
    public void onSuccess(GenerateContentResponse result) {
        String resultText = result.getText();
        System.out.println(resultText);
    }

    @Override
    public void onFailure(Throwable t) {
        t.printStackTrace();
    }
}, executor);
GeminiDeveloperApiSnippetsJava.java

val model = Firebase.ai(backend = GenerativeBackend.googleAI()).generativeModel(
    modelName = "gemini-3.5-flash-image-preview",
    // Configure the model to respond with text and images (required)
    generationConfig = generationConfig {
        responseModalities = listOf(
            ResponseModality.TEXT,
            ResponseModality.IMAGE
        )
    }
)
GeminiDeveloperApiSnippets.kt

GenerativeModel ai = FirebaseAI.getInstance(GenerativeBackend.googleAI()).generativeModel(
        "gemini-3.5-flash-image-preview",
        // Configure the model to respond with text and images (required)
        new GenerationConfig.Builder()
                .setResponseModalities(Arrays.asList(ResponseModality.TEXT, ResponseModality.IMAGE))
                .build()
);
GenerativeModelFutures model = GenerativeModelFutures.from(ai);
GeminiDeveloperApiSnippetsJava.java

scope.launch {
    // Provide a text prompt instructing the model to generate an image
    val prompt =
        "A hyper realistic picture of a t-rex with a blue bag pack roaming a pre-historic forest."
    // To generate image output, call `generateContent` with the text input
    val generatedImageAsBitmap: Bitmap? = model.generateContent(prompt)
        .candidates.first().content.parts.filterIsInstance<ImagePart>()
        .firstOrNull()?.image
}
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// Provide a text prompt instructing the model to generate an image
Content prompt = new Content.Builder()
        .addText("Generate an image of the Eiffel Tower with fireworks in the background.")
        .build();
// To generate an image, call `generateContent` with the text input
ListenableFuture<GenerateContentResponse> response = model.generateContent(prompt);
Futures.addCallback(response, new FutureCallback<GenerateContentResponse>() {
    @Override
    public void onSuccess(GenerateContentResponse result) {
        // iterate over all the parts in the first candidate in the result object
        for (Part part : result.getCandidates().get(0).getContent().getParts()) {
            if (part instanceof ImagePart) {
                ImagePart imagePart = (ImagePart) part;
                // The returned image as a bitmap
                Bitmap generatedImageAsBitmap = imagePart.getImage();
                break;
            }
        }
    }
    @Override
    public void onFailure(Throwable t) {
        t.printStackTrace();
    }
}, executor);
GeminiDeveloperApiSnippetsJava.java

scope.launch {
    // Provide a text prompt instructing the model to edit the image
    val prompt = content {
        image(bitmap)
        text("Edit this image to make it look like a cartoon")
    }
    // To edit the image, call `generateContent` with the prompt (image and text input)
    val generatedImageAsBitmap: Bitmap? = model.generateContent(prompt)
        .candidates.first().content.parts.filterIsInstance<ImagePart>().firstOrNull()?.image
    // Handle the generated text and image
}
GeminiDeveloperApiSnippets.kt

// Provide an image for the model to edit
Bitmap bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeResource(resources, R.drawable.scones);
// Provide a text prompt instructing the model to edit the image
Content promptcontent = new Content.Builder()
        .addImage(bitmap)
        .addText("Edit this image to make it look like a cartoon")
        .build();
// To edit the image, call `generateContent` with the prompt (image and text input)
ListenableFuture<GenerateContentResponse> response = model.generateContent(promptcontent);
Futures.addCallback(response, new FutureCallback<GenerateContentResponse>() {
    @Override
    public void onSuccess(GenerateContentResponse result) {
        // iterate over all the parts in the first candidate in the result object
        for (Part part : result.getCandidates().get(0).getContent().getParts()) {
            if (part instanceof ImagePart) {
                ImagePart imagePart = (ImagePart) part;
                Bitmap generatedImageAsBitmap = imagePart.getImage();
                break;
            }
        }
    }
    @Override
    public void onFailure(Throwable t) {
        t.printStackTrace();
    }
}, executor);
GeminiDeveloperApiSnippetsJava.java

scope.launch {
    // Create the initial prompt instructing the model to edit the image
    val prompt = content {
        image(bitmap)
        text("Edit this image to make it look like a cartoon")
    }
    // Initialize the chat
    val chat = model.startChat()
    // To generate an initial response, send a user message with the image and text prompt
    var response = chat.sendMessage(prompt)
    // Inspect the returned image
    var generatedImageAsBitmap: Bitmap? = response
        .candidates.first().content.parts.filterIsInstance<ImagePart>().firstOrNull()?.image
    // Follow up requests do not need to specify the image again
    response = chat.sendMessage("But make it old-school line drawing style")
    generatedImageAsBitmap = response
        .candidates.first().content.parts.filterIsInstance<ImagePart>().firstOrNull()?.image
}
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// Provide an image for the model to edit
Bitmap bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeResource(resources, R.drawable.scones);
// Initialize the chat
ChatFutures chat = model.startChat();
// Create the initial prompt instructing the model to edit the image
Content prompt = new Content.Builder()
        .setRole("user")
        .addImage(bitmap)
        .addText("Edit this image to make it look like a cartoon")
        .build();
// To generate an initial response, send a user message with the image and text prompt
ListenableFuture<GenerateContentResponse> response = chat.sendMessage(prompt);
// Extract the image from the initial response
ListenableFuture<Bitmap> initialRequest = Futures.transform(response,
        result -> {
            for (Part part : result.getCandidates().get(0).getContent().getParts()) {
                if (part instanceof ImagePart) {
                    ImagePart imagePart = (ImagePart) part;
                    return imagePart.getImage();
                }
            }
            return null;
        }, executor);
// Follow up requests do not need to specify the image again
ListenableFuture<GenerateContentResponse> modelResponseFuture = Futures.transformAsync(
        initialRequest,
        generatedImage -> {
            Content followUpPrompt = new Content.Builder()
                    .addText("But make it old-school line drawing style")
                    .build();
            return chat.sendMessage(followUpPrompt);
        }, executor);
// Add a final callback to check the reworked image
Futures.addCallback(modelResponseFuture, new FutureCallback<GenerateContentResponse>() {
    @Override
    public void onSuccess(GenerateContentResponse result) {
        for (Part part : result.getCandidates().get(0).getContent().getParts()) {
            if (part instanceof ImagePart) {
                ImagePart imagePart = (ImagePart) part;
                Bitmap generatedImageAsBitmap = imagePart.getImage();
                break;
            }
        }
    }
    @Override
    public void onFailure(Throwable t) {
        t.printStackTrace();
    }
}, executor);
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