Get started with the Gemini API using the Vertex AI in Firebase SDKs

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dependencies {
  // ... other androidx dependencies

  // Import the BoM for the Firebase platform
  implementation(platform("com.google.firebase:firebase-bom:33.13.0"))

  // Add the dependency for the Vertex AI in Firebase library
  // When using the BoM, you don't specify versions in Firebase library dependencies
  implementation("com.google.firebase:firebase-vertexai")
}

dependencies {
  // ... other androidx dependencies

  // Import the BoM for the Firebase platform
  implementation(platform("com.google.firebase:firebase-bom:33.13.0"))

  // Add the dependency for the Vertex AI in Firebase library
  // When using the BoM, you don't specify versions in Firebase library dependencies
  implementation("com.google.firebase:firebase-vertexai")

  // Required for one-shot operations (to use `ListenableFuture` from Guava Android)
  implementation("com.google.guava:guava:31.0.1-android")

  // Required for streaming operations (to use `Publisher` from Reactive Streams)
  implementation("org.reactivestreams:reactive-streams:1.0.4")
}

import FirebaseVertexAI

// Initialize the Vertex AI service
let vertex = VertexAI.vertexAI()

// Create a `GenerativeModel` instance with a model that supports your use case
let model = vertex.generativeModel(modelName: "gemini-2.0-flash")

// Initialize the Vertex AI service and create a `GenerativeModel` instance
// Specify a model that supports your use case
val generativeModel = Firebase.vertexAI.generativeModel("gemini-2.0-flash")

// Initialize the Vertex AI service and create a `GenerativeModel` instance
// Specify a model that supports your use case
GenerativeModel gm = FirebaseVertexAI.getInstance()
        .generativeModel("gemini-2.0-flash");

// Use the GenerativeModelFutures Java compatibility layer which offers
// support for ListenableFuture and Publisher APIs
GenerativeModelFutures model = GenerativeModelFutures.from(gm);

import { initializeApp } from "firebase/app";
import { getVertexAI, getGenerativeModel } from "firebase/vertexai";

// TODO(developer) Replace the following with your app's Firebase configuration
// See: https://firebase.google.com/docs/web/learn-more#config-object
const firebaseConfig = {
  // ...
};

// Initialize FirebaseApp
const firebaseApp = initializeApp(firebaseConfig);

// Initialize the Vertex AI service
const vertexAI = getVertexAI(firebaseApp);

// Create a `GenerativeModel` instance with a model that supports your use case
const model = getGenerativeModel(vertexAI, { model: "gemini-2.0-flash" });

import 'package:firebase_vertexai/firebase_vertexai.dart';
import 'package:firebase_core/firebase_core.dart';
import 'firebase_options.dart';

// Initialize FirebaseApp
await Firebase.initializeApp(
  options: DefaultFirebaseOptions.currentPlatform,
);

// Initialize the Vertex AI service and create a `GenerativeModel` instance
// Specify a model that supports your use case
final model =
      FirebaseVertexAI.instance.generativeModel(model: 'gemini-2.0-flash');

import FirebaseVertexAI

// Initialize the Vertex AI service
let vertex = VertexAI.vertexAI()

// Create a `GenerativeModel` instance with a model that supports your use case
let model = vertex.generativeModel(modelName: "gemini-2.0-flash")

// Provide a prompt that contains text
let prompt = "Write a story about a magic backpack."

// To generate text output, call generateContent with the text input
let response = try await model.generateContent(prompt)
print(response.text ?? "No text in response.")

// Initialize the Vertex AI service and create a `GenerativeModel` instance
// Specify a model that supports your use case
val generativeModel = Firebase.vertexAI.generativeModel("gemini-2.0-flash")

// Provide a prompt that contains text
val prompt = "Write a story about a magic backpack."

// To generate text output, call generateContent with the text input
val response = generativeModel.generateContent(prompt)
print(response.text)

// Initialize the Vertex AI service and create a `GenerativeModel` instance
// Specify a model that supports your use case
GenerativeModel gm = FirebaseVertexAI.getInstance()
        .generativeModel("gemini-2.0-flash");
GenerativeModelFutures model = GenerativeModelFutures.from(gm);

// Provide a prompt that contains text
Content prompt = new Content.Builder()
    .addText("Write a story about a magic backpack.")
    .build();

// To generate text output, call generateContent with the text input
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);

import { initializeApp } from "firebase/app";
import { getVertexAI, getGenerativeModel } from "firebase/vertexai";

// TODO(developer) Replace the following with your app's Firebase configuration
// See: https://firebase.google.com/docs/web/learn-more#config-object
const firebaseConfig = {
  // ...
};

// Initialize FirebaseApp
const firebaseApp = initializeApp(firebaseConfig);

// Initialize the Vertex AI service
const vertexAI = getVertexAI(firebaseApp);

// Create a `GenerativeModel` instance with a model that supports your use case
const model = getGenerativeModel(vertexAI, { model: "gemini-2.0-flash" });

// Wrap in an async function so you can use await
async function run() {
  // Provide a prompt that contains text
  const prompt = "Write a story about a magic backpack."

  // To generate text output, call generateContent with the text input
  const result = await model.generateContent(prompt);

  const response = result.response;
  const text = response.text();
  console.log(text);
}

run();

import 'package:firebase_vertexai/firebase_vertexai.dart';
import 'package:firebase_core/firebase_core.dart';
import 'firebase_options.dart';

await Firebase.initializeApp(
  options: DefaultFirebaseOptions.currentPlatform,
);

// Initialize the Vertex AI service and create a `GenerativeModel` instance
// Specify a model that supports your use case
final model =
      FirebaseVertexAI.instance.generativeModel(model: 'gemini-2.0-flash');

// Provide a prompt that contains text
final prompt = [Content.text('Write a story about a magic backpack.')];

// To generate text output, call generateContent with the text input
final response = await model.generateContent(prompt);
print(response.text);