Using files

The Gemini API supports uploading media files separately from the prompt input, allowing your media to be reused across multiple requests and multiple prompts. For more details, check out the Prompting with media guide.

Method: media.upload

Creates a File.

Endpoint

  • Upload URI, for media upload requests:
 post https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/upload/v1beta/files
  • Metadata URI, for metadata-only requests:
 post https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/files

Request body

The request body contains data with the following structure:

Fields
file object (File)

Optional. Metadata for the file to create.

Example request

Image

Python

myfile = genai.upload_file(media / "Cajun_instruments.jpg")
print(f"{myfile=}")

model = genai.GenerativeModel("gemini-1.5-flash")
result = model.generate_content(
    [myfile, "\n\n", "Can you tell me about the instruments in this photo?"]
)
print(f"{result.text=}")
files.py

Node.js

// Make sure to include these imports:
// import { GoogleAIFileManager } from "@google/generative-ai/server";
// import { GoogleGenerativeAI } from "@google/generative-ai";
const fileManager = new GoogleAIFileManager(process.env.API_KEY);

const uploadResult = await fileManager.uploadFile(
  `${mediaPath}/jetpack.jpg`,
  {
    mimeType: "image/jpeg",
    displayName: "Jetpack drawing",
  },
);
// View the response.
console.log(
  `Uploaded file ${uploadResult.file.displayName} as: ${uploadResult.file.uri}`,
);

const genAI = new GoogleGenerativeAI(process.env.API_KEY);
const model = genAI.getGenerativeModel({ model: "gemini-1.5-flash" });
const result = await model.generateContent([
  "Tell me about this image.",
  {
    fileData: {
      fileUri: uploadResult.file.uri,
      mimeType: uploadResult.file.mimeType,
    },
  },
]);
console.log(result.response.text());
files.js

Go

file, err := client.UploadFileFromPath(ctx, filepath.Join(testDataDir, "Cajun_instruments.jpg"), nil)
if err != nil {
	log.Fatal(err)
}
defer client.DeleteFile(ctx, file.Name)

model := client.GenerativeModel("gemini-1.5-flash")
resp, err := model.GenerateContent(ctx,
	genai.FileData{URI: file.URI},
	genai.Text("Can you tell me about the instruments in this photo?"))
if err != nil {
	log.Fatal(err)
}

printResponse(resp)
docs-snippets_test.go

Shell

MIME_TYPE=$(file -b --mime-type "${IMG_PATH_2}")
NUM_BYTES=$(wc -c < "${IMG_PATH_2}")
DISPLAY_NAME=TEXT

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 "${BASE_URL}/upload/v1beta/files?key=${GOOGLE_API_KEY}" \
  -D upload-header.tmp \
  -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: ${NUM_BYTES}" \
  -H "X-Goog-Upload-Offset: 0" \
  -H "X-Goog-Upload-Command: upload, finalize" \
  --data-binary "@${IMG_PATH_2}" 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-1.5-flash:generateContent?key=$GOOGLE_API_KEY" \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -X POST \
    -d '{
      "contents": [{
        "parts":[
          {"text": "Can you tell me about the instruments in this photo?"},
          {"file_data":
            {"mime_type": "image/jpeg", 
            "file_uri": '$file_uri'}
        }]
        }]
       }' 2> /dev/null > response.json

cat response.json
echo

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

Audio

Python

myfile = genai.upload_file(media / "sample.mp3")
print(f"{myfile=}")

model = genai.GenerativeModel("gemini-1.5-flash")
result = model.generate_content([myfile, "Describe this audio clip"])
print(f"{result.text=}")
files.py

Node.js

// Make sure to include these imports:
// import { GoogleAIFileManager, FileState } from "@google/generative-ai/server";
// import { GoogleGenerativeAI } from "@google/generative-ai";
const fileManager = new GoogleAIFileManager(process.env.API_KEY);

const uploadResult = await fileManager.uploadFile(
  `${mediaPath}/samplesmall.mp3`,
  {
    mimeType: "audio/mp3",
    displayName: "Audio sample",
  },
);

let file = await fileManager.getFile(uploadResult.file.name);
while (file.state === FileState.PROCESSING) {
  process.stdout.write(".");
  // Sleep for 10 seconds
  await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 10_000));
  // Fetch the file from the API again
  file = await fileManager.getFile(uploadResult.file.name);
}

if (file.state === FileState.FAILED) {
  throw new Error("Audio processing failed.");
}

// View the response.
console.log(
  `Uploaded file ${uploadResult.file.displayName} as: ${uploadResult.file.uri}`,
);

const genAI = new GoogleGenerativeAI(process.env.API_KEY);
const model = genAI.getGenerativeModel({ model: "gemini-1.5-flash" });
const result = await model.generateContent([
  "Tell me about this audio clip.",
  {
    fileData: {
      fileUri: uploadResult.file.uri,
      mimeType: uploadResult.file.mimeType,
    },
  },
]);
console.log(result.response.text());
files.js

Go

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

model := client.GenerativeModel("gemini-1.5-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)
docs-snippets_test.go

Shell

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 "${BASE_URL}/upload/v1beta/files?key=${GOOGLE_API_KEY}" \
  -D upload-header.tmp \
  -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-1.5-flash:generateContent?key=$GOOGLE_API_KEY" \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -X POST \
    -d '{
      "contents": [{
        "parts":[
          {"text": "Describe this audio clip"},
          {"file_data":{"mime_type": "audio/mp3", "file_uri": '$file_uri'}}]
        }]
       }' 2> /dev/null > response.json

cat response.json
echo

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

Text

Python

myfile = genai.upload_file(media / "poem.txt")
print(f"{myfile=}")

model = genai.GenerativeModel("gemini-1.5-flash")
result = model.generate_content(
    [myfile, "\n\n", "Can you add a few more lines to this poem?"]
)
print(f"{result.text=}")
files.py

Node.js

// Make sure to include these imports:
// import { GoogleAIFileManager } from "@google/generative-ai/server";
// import { GoogleGenerativeAI } from "@google/generative-ai";
const fileManager = new GoogleAIFileManager(process.env.API_KEY);

const uploadResult = await fileManager.uploadFile(`${mediaPath}/a11.txt`, {
  mimeType: "text/plain",
  displayName: "Apollo 11",
});
// View the response.
console.log(
  `Uploaded file ${uploadResult.file.displayName} as: ${uploadResult.file.uri}`,
);

const genAI = new GoogleGenerativeAI(process.env.API_KEY);
const model = genAI.getGenerativeModel({ model: "gemini-1.5-flash" });
const result = await model.generateContent([
  "Transcribe the first few sentences of this document.",
  {
    fileData: {
      fileUri: uploadResult.file.uri,
      mimeType: uploadResult.file.mimeType,
    },
  },
]);
console.log(result.response.text());
files.js

Go

// Set MIME type explicitly for text files - the service may have difficulty
// distingushing between different MIME types of text files automatically.
file, err := client.UploadFileFromPath(ctx, filepath.Join(testDataDir, "poem.txt"), nil)
if err != nil {
	log.Fatal(err)
}
defer client.DeleteFile(ctx, file.Name)

model := client.GenerativeModel("gemini-1.5-flash")
resp, err := model.GenerateContent(ctx,
	genai.FileData{URI: file.URI},
	genai.Text("Can you add a few more lines to this poem?"))
if err != nil {
	log.Fatal(err)
}

printResponse(resp)
docs-snippets_test.go

Shell

MIME_TYPE=$(file -b --mime-type "${TEXT_PATH}")
NUM_BYTES=$(wc -c < "${TEXT_PATH}")
DISPLAY_NAME=TEXT

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 "${BASE_URL}/upload/v1beta/files?key=${GOOGLE_API_KEY}" \
  -D upload-header.tmp \
  -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: ${NUM_BYTES}" \
  -H "X-Goog-Upload-Offset: 0" \
  -H "X-Goog-Upload-Command: upload, finalize" \
  --data-binary "@${TEXT_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-1.5-flash:generateContent?key=$GOOGLE_API_KEY" \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -X POST \
    -d '{
      "contents": [{
        "parts":[
          {"text": "Can you add a few more lines to this poem?"},
          {"file_data":{"mime_type": "text/plain", "file_uri": '$file_uri'}}]
        }]
       }' 2> /dev/null > response.json

cat response.json
echo

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

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

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

files.sh

Video

Python

import time

# Video clip (CC BY 3.0) from https://peach.blender.org/download/
myfile = genai.upload_file(media / "Big_Buck_Bunny.mp4")
print(f"{myfile=}")

# Videos need to be processed before you can use them.
while myfile.state.name == "PROCESSING":
    print("processing video...")
    time.sleep(5)
    myfile = genai.get_file(myfile.name)

model = genai.GenerativeModel("gemini-1.5-flash")
result = model.generate_content([myfile, "Describe this video clip"])
print(f"{result.text=}")
files.py

Node.js

// Make sure to include these imports:
// import { GoogleAIFileManager, FileState } from "@google/generative-ai/server";
// import { GoogleGenerativeAI } from "@google/generative-ai";
const fileManager = new GoogleAIFileManager(process.env.API_KEY);

const uploadResult = await fileManager.uploadFile(
  `${mediaPath}/Big_Buck_Bunny.mp4`,
  {
    mimeType: "video/mp4",
    displayName: "Big Buck Bunny",
  },
);

let file = await fileManager.getFile(uploadResult.file.name);
while (file.state === FileState.PROCESSING) {
  process.stdout.write(".");
  // Sleep for 10 seconds
  await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 10_000));
  // Fetch the file from the API again
  file = await fileManager.getFile(uploadResult.file.name);
}

if (file.state === FileState.FAILED) {
  throw new Error("Video processing failed.");
}

// View the response.
console.log(
  `Uploaded file ${uploadResult.file.displayName} as: ${uploadResult.file.uri}`,
);

const genAI = new GoogleGenerativeAI(process.env.API_KEY);
const model = genAI.getGenerativeModel({ model: "gemini-1.5-flash" });
const result = await model.generateContent([
  "Tell me about this video.",
  {
    fileData: {
      fileUri: uploadResult.file.uri,
      mimeType: uploadResult.file.mimeType,
    },
  },
]);
console.log(result.response.text());
files.js

Go

file, err := client.UploadFileFromPath(ctx, filepath.Join(testDataDir, "earth.mp4"), nil)
if err != nil {
	log.Fatal(err)
}
defer client.DeleteFile(ctx, file.Name)

// Videos need to be processed before you can use them.
for file.State == genai.FileStateProcessing {
	log.Printf("processing %s", file.Name)
	time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
	var err error
	if file, err = client.GetFile(ctx, file.Name); err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}
}
if file.State != genai.FileStateActive {
	log.Fatalf("uploaded file has state %s, not active", file.State)
}

model := client.GenerativeModel("gemini-1.5-flash")
resp, err := model.GenerateContent(ctx,
	genai.FileData{URI: file.URI},
	genai.Text("Describe this video clip"))
if err != nil {
	log.Fatal(err)
}

printResponse(resp)
docs-snippets_test.go

Shell

MIME_TYPE=$(file -b --mime-type "${VIDEO_PATH}")
NUM_BYTES=$(wc -c < "${VIDEO_PATH}")
DISPLAY_NAME=VIDEO_PATH

# Initial resumable request defining metadata.
# The upload url is in the response headers dump them to a file.
curl "${BASE_URL}/upload/v1beta/files?key=${GOOGLE_API_KEY}" \
  -D upload-header.tmp \
  -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: ${NUM_BYTES}" \
  -H "X-Goog-Upload-Offset: 0" \
  -H "X-Goog-Upload-Command: upload, finalize" \
  --data-binary "@${VIDEO_PATH}" 2> /dev/null > file_info.json

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

state=$(jq ".file.state" file_info.json)
echo state=$state

# Ensure the state of the video is 'ACTIVE'
while [[ "($state)" = *"PROCESSING"* ]];
do
  echo "Processing video..."
  sleep 5
  # Get the file of interest to check state
  curl https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/files/$name > file_info.json
  state=$(jq ".file.state" file_info.json)
done

# Now generate content using that file
curl "https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models/gemini-1.5-flash:generateContent?key=$GOOGLE_API_KEY" \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -X POST \
    -d '{
      "contents": [{
        "parts":[
          {"text": "Describe this video clip"},
          {"file_data":{"mime_type": "video/mp4", "file_uri": '$file_uri'}}]
        }]
       }' 2> /dev/null > response.json

cat response.json
echo

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

PDF

Python

model = genai.GenerativeModel("gemini-1.5-flash")
sample_pdf = genai.upload_file(media / "test.pdf")
response = model.generate_content(["Give me a summary of this pdf file.", sample_pdf])
print(response.text)
files.py

Response body

Response for media.upload.

If successful, the response body contains data with the following structure:

Fields
file object (File)

Metadata for the created file.

JSON representation 
{
  "file": {
    object (File)
  }
}

Method: files.get

Gets the metadata for the given File.

Endpoint

get https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/{name=files/*}

Path parameters

name string

Required. The name of the File to get. Example: files/abc-123 It takes the form files/{file}.

Request body

The request body must be empty.

Example request

Python

myfile = genai.upload_file(media / "poem.txt")
file_name = myfile.name
print(file_name)  # "files/*"

myfile = genai.get_file(file_name)
print(myfile)
files.py

Node.js

// Make sure to include these imports:
// import { GoogleAIFileManager } from "@google/generative-ai/server";
const fileManager = new GoogleAIFileManager(process.env.API_KEY);

const uploadResponse = await fileManager.uploadFile(
  `${mediaPath}/jetpack.jpg`,
  {
    mimeType: "image/jpeg",
    displayName: "Jetpack drawing",
  },
);

// Get the previously uploaded file's metadata.
const getResponse = await fileManager.getFile(uploadResponse.file.name);

// View the response.
console.log(
  `Retrieved file ${getResponse.displayName} as ${getResponse.uri}`,
);
files.js

Go

file, err := client.UploadFileFromPath(ctx, filepath.Join(testDataDir, "personWorkingOnComputer.jpg"), nil)
if err != nil {
	log.Fatal(err)
}
defer client.DeleteFile(ctx, file.Name)

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

model := client.GenerativeModel("gemini-1.5-flash")
resp, err := model.GenerateContent(ctx,
	genai.FileData{URI: file.URI},
	genai.Text("Describe this image"))
if err != nil {
	log.Fatal(err)
}

printResponse(resp)
docs-snippets_test.go

Shell

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

Response body

If successful, the response body contains an instance of File.

Method: files.list

Lists the metadata for Files owned by the requesting project.

Endpoint

get https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/files

Query parameters

pageSize integer

Optional. Maximum number of Files to return per page. If unspecified, defaults to 10. Maximum pageSize is 100.

pageToken string

Optional. A page token from a previous files.list call.

Request body

The request body must be empty.

Example request

Python

print("My files:")
for f in genai.list_files():
    print("  ", f.name)
files.py

Node.js

// Make sure to include these imports:
// import { GoogleAIFileManager } from "@google/generative-ai/server";
const fileManager = new GoogleAIFileManager(process.env.API_KEY);

const listFilesResponse = await fileManager.listFiles();

// View the response.
for (const file of listFilesResponse.files) {
  console.log(`name: ${file.name} | display name: ${file.displayName}`);
}
files.js

Go

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

Shell

echo "My files: "

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

Response body

Response for files.list.

If successful, the response body contains data with the following structure:

Fields
files[] object (File)

The list of Files.

nextPageToken string

A token that can be sent as a pageToken into a subsequent files.list call.

JSON representation 
{
  "files": [
    {
      object (File)
    }
  ],
  "nextPageToken": string
}

Method: files.delete

Deletes the File.

Endpoint

delete https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/{name=files/*}

Path parameters

name string

Required. The name of the File to delete. Example: files/abc-123 It takes the form files/{file}.

Request body

The request body must be empty.

Example request

Python

myfile = genai.upload_file(media / "poem.txt")

myfile.delete()

try:
    # Error.
    model = genai.GenerativeModel("gemini-1.5-flash")
    result = model.generate_content([myfile, "Describe this file."])
except google.api_core.exceptions.PermissionDenied:
    pass
files.py

Node.js

// Make sure to include these imports:
// import { GoogleAIFileManager } from "@google/generative-ai/server";
const fileManager = new GoogleAIFileManager(process.env.API_KEY);

const uploadResult = await fileManager.uploadFile(
  `${mediaPath}/jetpack.jpg`,
  {
    mimeType: "image/jpeg",
    displayName: "Jetpack drawing",
  },
);

// Delete the file.
await fileManager.deleteFile(uploadResult.file.name);

console.log(`Deleted ${uploadResult.file.displayName}`);
files.js

Go

file, err := client.UploadFileFromPath(ctx, filepath.Join(testDataDir, "personWorkingOnComputer.jpg"), nil)
if err != nil {
	log.Fatal(err)
}
defer client.DeleteFile(ctx, file.Name)

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

model := client.GenerativeModel("gemini-1.5-flash")
resp, err := model.GenerateContent(ctx,
	genai.FileData{URI: file.URI},
	genai.Text("Describe this image"))
if err != nil {
	log.Fatal(err)
}

printResponse(resp)
docs-snippets_test.go

Shell

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

Response body

If successful, the response body is empty.

REST Resource: files

Resource: File

A file uploaded to the API.

Fields
name string

Immutable. Identifier. The File resource name. The ID (name excluding the "files/" prefix) can contain up to 40 characters that are lowercase alphanumeric or dashes (-). The ID cannot start or end with a dash. If the name is empty on create, a unique name will be generated. Example: files/123-456

displayName string

Optional. The human-readable display name for the File. The display name must be no more than 512 characters in length, including spaces. Example: "Welcome Image"

mimeType string

Output only. MIME type of the file.

sizeBytes string (int64 format)

Output only. Size of the file in bytes.

createTime string (Timestamp format)

Output only. The timestamp of when the File was created.

A timestamp in RFC3339 UTC "Zulu" format, with nanosecond resolution and up to nine fractional digits. Examples: "2014-10-02T15:01:23Z" and "2014-10-02T15:01:23.045123456Z".

updateTime string (Timestamp format)

Output only. The timestamp of when the File was last updated.

A timestamp in RFC3339 UTC "Zulu" format, with nanosecond resolution and up to nine fractional digits. Examples: "2014-10-02T15:01:23Z" and "2014-10-02T15:01:23.045123456Z".

expirationTime string (Timestamp format)

Output only. The timestamp of when the File will be deleted. Only set if the File is scheduled to expire.

A timestamp in RFC3339 UTC "Zulu" format, with nanosecond resolution and up to nine fractional digits. Examples: "2014-10-02T15:01:23Z" and "2014-10-02T15:01:23.045123456Z".

sha256Hash string (bytes format)

Output only. SHA-256 hash of the uploaded bytes.

A base64-encoded string.

uri string

Output only. The uri of the File.

state enum (State)

Output only. Processing state of the File.

error object (Status)

Output only. Error status if File processing failed.

Union field metadata. Metadata for the File. metadata can be only one of the following:
videoMetadata object (VideoMetadata)

Output only. Metadata for a video.

JSON representation 
{
  "name": string,
  "displayName": string,
  "mimeType": string,
  "sizeBytes": string,
  "createTime": string,
  "updateTime": string,
  "expirationTime": string,
  "sha256Hash": string,
  "uri": string,
  "state": enum (State),
  "error": {
    object (Status)
  },

  // Union field metadata can be only one of the following:
  "videoMetadata": {
    object (VideoMetadata)
  }
  // End of list of possible types for union field metadata.
}

VideoMetadata

Metadata for a video File.

Fields
videoDuration string (Duration format)

Duration of the video.

A duration in seconds with up to nine fractional digits, ending with 's'. Example: "3.5s".

JSON representation 
{
  "videoDuration": string
}

State

States for the lifecycle of a File.

Enums
STATE_UNSPECIFIED The default value. This value is used if the state is omitted.
PROCESSING File is being processed and cannot be used for inference yet.
ACTIVE File is processed and available for inference.
FAILED File failed processing.

Status

The Status type defines a logical error model that is suitable for different programming environments, including REST APIs and RPC APIs. It is used by gRPC. Each Status message contains three pieces of data: error code, error message, and error details.

You can find out more about this error model and how to work with it in the API Design Guide.

Fields
code integer

The status code, which should be an enum value of google.rpc.Code.

message string

A developer-facing error message, which should be in English. Any user-facing error message should be localized and sent in the google.rpc.Status.details field, or localized by the client.

details[] object

A list of messages that carry the error details. There is a common set of message types for APIs to use.

An object containing fields of an arbitrary type. An additional field "@type" contains a URI identifying the type. Example: { "id": 1234, "@type": "types.example.com/standard/id" }.

JSON representation 
{
  "code": integer,
  "message": string,
  "details": [
    {
      "@type": string,
      field1: ...,
      ...
    }
  ]
}