file_search_image_upload.py
"""
Google File Search Image Upload
================================
Demonstrates uploading images (JPEG, PNG) to Gemini File Search stores
using the multimodal embedding model (gemini-embedding-2).
This enables semantic search over image content - the model can understand
and retrieve relevant images based on natural language queries.
Requirements:
- google-genai library must be installed and >= 1.75.0
- GOOGLE_API_KEY environment variable must be set
- Set IMAGE_PATH below to the path of your image file
Usage:
.venvs/demo/bin/python cookbook/90_models/google/gemini/file_search_image_upload.py
"""
from pathlib import Path
from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.models.google import Gemini
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Configuration — set this to your image path
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
IMAGE_PATH = Path("path/to/your/image.jpeg")
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Validate
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
if not IMAGE_PATH.exists():
raise FileNotFoundError(
f"Image not found: {IMAGE_PATH}\n"
"Please update IMAGE_PATH at the top of this script to point to a valid JPEG or PNG file."
)
# Determine MIME type from extension
MIME_TYPES = {".jpg": "image/jpeg", ".jpeg": "image/jpeg", ".png": "image/png"}
mime_type = MIME_TYPES.get(IMAGE_PATH.suffix.lower())
if not mime_type:
raise ValueError(f"Unsupported image format: {IMAGE_PATH.suffix}. Use JPEG or PNG.")
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Create model and store
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
model = Gemini(id="gemini-3.5-flash")
agent = Agent(model=model, markdown=True)
# Create a multimodal store with gemini-embedding-2 for image support
print("Creating multimodal File Search store...")
store = model.create_file_search_store(
display_name="Image Search Demo",
embedding_model="models/gemini-embedding-2",
)
print(f"[OK] Created store: {store.name}")
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Upload image
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
print(f"\nUploading image: {IMAGE_PATH.name} ({mime_type})")
operation = model.upload_to_file_search_store(
file_path=IMAGE_PATH,
store_name=store.name,
display_name=IMAGE_PATH.stem,
mime_type=mime_type,
)
# Wait for upload to complete
print("Waiting for upload to complete...")
model.wait_for_operation(operation)
print("[OK] Image indexed")
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Query the image store
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
print("\n" + "=" * 60)
print("Querying image with natural language...")
print("=" * 60)
# Configure model to use the multimodal store
model.file_search_store_names = [store.name]
run = agent.run("Write your query regarding the media?")
print(f"\nResponse:\n{run.content}")
# Display citations with media references
if run.citations and run.citations.raw:
grounding_metadata = run.citations.raw.get("grounding_metadata", {})
chunks = grounding_metadata.get("grounding_chunks", []) or []
if chunks:
print(f"\nCitations ({len(chunks)} chunks):")
for i, chunk in enumerate(chunks[:5], 1):
if isinstance(chunk, dict):
retrieved_context = chunk.get("retrieved_context")
if isinstance(retrieved_context, dict):
print(f" [{i}] {retrieved_context.get('title', 'Unknown')}")
if retrieved_context.get("uri"):
print(f" URI: {retrieved_context['uri']}")
# Download cited image blobs if media_id is present
media_id = retrieved_context.get("media_id")
if media_id:
print(f" Media ID: {media_id}")
try:
blob_content = model.download_blob(media_id)
output_path = Path(
f"cited_image_{i}{IMAGE_PATH.suffix.lower()}"
)
output_path.write_bytes(blob_content)
print(
f" Downloaded {len(blob_content)} bytes -> {output_path}"
)
except Exception as e:
print(f" Download failed: {e}")
else:
print("\nNo citations found")
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Cleanup
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
print("\n" + "=" * 60)
print("Cleaning up...")
model.delete_file_search_store(store.name, force=True)
print("[OK] Store deleted")
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Run Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
if __name__ == "__main__":
pass
Run the Example
Set up your virtual environment
uv venv --python 3.12
source .venv/bin/activate
uv venv --python 3.12
.venv\Scripts\activate
Export your Google API key
export GOOGLE_API_KEY="your_google_api_key_here"
$Env:GOOGLE_API_KEY="your_google_api_key_here"