> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.agno.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Gemini Timeout

> Set a request timeout (in seconds) for the Gemini model.

Set a request timeout (in seconds) for the Gemini model. The timeout is converted to milliseconds and passed via http\_options to the underlying genai.Client.

```python timeout.py theme={null}
"""
Gemini Timeout
==============

Set a request timeout (in seconds) for the Gemini model.
The timeout is converted to milliseconds and passed via http_options
to the underlying genai.Client.
"""

import asyncio

from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.models.google import Gemini

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Create Agent with timeout
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

agent = Agent(
    model=Gemini(id="gemini-2.5-flash", timeout=30.0),
    markdown=True,
)

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Run Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

if __name__ == "__main__":
    # --- Sync ---
    agent.print_response("Share a 2 sentence horror story")

    # --- Async ---
    asyncio.run(agent.aprint_response("Share a 2 sentence horror story"))
```

## Run the Example

<Steps>
  <Snippet file="create-venv-step.mdx" />

  <Step title="Install dependencies">
    ```bash theme={null}
    uv pip install -U agno google-genai
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Export your Google API key">
    <CodeGroup>
      ```bash Mac/Linux theme={null}
      export GOOGLE_API_KEY="your_google_api_key_here"
      ```

      ```bash Windows theme={null}
      $Env:GOOGLE_API_KEY="your_google_api_key_here"
      ```
    </CodeGroup>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Run the example">
    Save the code above as `timeout.py`, then run:

    ```bash theme={null}
    python timeout.py
    ```
  </Step>
</Steps>

Full source: [cookbook/90\_models/google/gemini/timeout.py](https://github.com/agno-agi/agno/blob/main/cookbook/90_models/google/gemini/timeout.py)