Gemini Chat Completion API Application and Usage

Google Gemini is a very powerful AI conversational system. Simply by entering a prompt, it can generate fluent and natural responses in just a few seconds. Gemini can provide astonishing intelligent assistance, greatly improving human work efficiency and creativity.

This document mainly introduces the usage process of Gemini Chat Completion API operations. With it, we can easily use the official Gemini conversational functionality.

Application Process

To use the Gemini Chat Completion API, first go to the qiyaov Console to obtain your API Token and keep it for later use.

If you have not logged in or registered yet, you will be automatically redirected to the login page to register and log in. After completion, you will automatically return to the current page.

One API Token can call all platform services; there is no need to apply separately for each service. Your first application will include free credits for a free trial; when credits are insufficient, you can top up your general balance in the console.

📘 Complete documentation: Gemini Chat Completion API →

Basic Usage

Next, you can fill in the corresponding content in the interface, as shown in the image:

When using this API for the first time, we need to fill in at least three items. One is authorization, which can be selected directly from the dropdown list. Another parameter is model; model is the category of official Gemini model we choose to use, and the available models are subject to the model enumeration in the API documentation. The final parameter is messages; messages is the array of prompts we enter. It is an array, indicating that multiple prompts can be uploaded at the same time. Each prompt contains role and content, where role represents the role of the questioner. We provide three identities: user, assistant, and system. The other field, content, is the specific content of our question.

At the same time, you can notice that the corresponding invocation code is generated on the right. You can copy the code and run it directly, or click the “Try” button directly for testing.

Tip: Flash models in the gemini-3.x series are reasoning models and will consume reasoning tokens first; please set max_tokens above 512, otherwise only empty content may be returned. gemini-3.8-flash is the currently recommended Flash model, supporting up to 1 million Token context, image input, tool calling, and streaming responses; it is currently called through the Chat Completions API.

After calling it, we find that the returned result is as follows:

{
  "id": "chatcmpl-20251122212413908150493uPhjTUO9",
  "model": "gemini-3.5-flash",
  "object": "chat.completion",
  "created": 1763817866,
  "choices": [
    {
      "index": 0,
      "message": {
        "role": "assistant",
        "content": "I am a large language model, trained by Google.",
        "reasoning_content": "**My Reasoning: Answering the User's Question**\n\nOkay, here's how I'm going to approach answering the user's question, \"What model are you?\". The core is to be direct and informative. First, I have to be clear about my origin. Then, I need to make sure the explanation is accessible, given that the user may not be familiar with technical jargon. I need to explain what a \"large language model\" actually *does*, and provide relatable examples. I know the user might be looking for a specific name, like other models have, so I'll address that directly and then wrap it up with an invitation to continue.\n\nSo, here's my plan:\n\n1.  **Lead with the key info:** I'll begin by stating that I am a large language model created by Google. That is the fundamental, most critical piece of the puzzle.\n2.  **Define the buzzword:** Then, I'll explain that \"large language model\" in simple terms. I'll explain what I *do* - process and generate text; how I *do* it - by training on huge amounts of text data; and the *goal* - to be able to communicate like a human.\n3.  **Provide context:** After that, to make the concept even clearer, I'll provide a list of examples of my capabilities. I'll mention things like answering questions, summarizing texts, writing stories, translating languages, and brainstorming ideas.\n4.  **Acknowledge the lack of a personal name:** I'll anticipate the likely question about a model name (like ChatGPT) by clearly stating that I don't have a personal name and that it's best to think of me as an AI assistant from Google.\n5.  **End with an invitation:** Lastly, I'll end with a simple, friendly question to invite further interaction and to guide the conversation.\n\nWith this approach, I am confident I can successfully answer this important question.\n"
      },
      "finish_reason": "stop"
    }
  ],
  "usage": {
    "prompt_tokens": 8,
    "completion_tokens": 932,
    "total_tokens": 940,
    "prompt_tokens_details": {
      "cached_tokens": 0,
      "text_tokens": 8,
      "audio_tokens": 0,
      "image_tokens": 0
    },
    "completion_tokens_details": {
      "text_tokens": 0,
      "audio_tokens": 0,
      "reasoning_tokens": 921
    },
    "input_tokens": 0,
    "output_tokens": 0,
    "input_tokens_details": null,
    "claude_cache_creation_5_m_tokens": 0,
    "claude_cache_creation_1_h_tokens": 0
  }
}

The returned result contains multiple fields, introduced as follows:

  • id, the ID generated for this conversation task, used to uniquely identify this conversation task.
  • model, the selected official Gemini model.
  • choices, the response information provided by Gemini for the prompt.
  • usage: statistical information about tokens for this Q&A session.

Among them, choices contains Gemini's response information, and the choices inside it contains the specific information of Gemini's response, as shown in the image.

As you can see, the content field in choices contains the specific content of Gemini's response.

Image Understanding (Multimodal Input)

Gemini is a native multimodal model and can directly “view images”. To pass in an image, change the content of a message from a string to a content block array, and place both text blocks and image_url blocks in the array—this is fully consistent with OpenAI and the official Gemini OpenAI-compatible format.

image_url.url supports two formats:

  • base64 data: URI (recommended, most stable): The format is data:<media type>;base64,<data>, for example, data:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/4AAQ.... The media type (MIME) is already written in the data: prefix, so there is no need for, nor is there, a separate media_type field.
  • Publicly accessible image URL: For example, https://cdn.acedata.cloud/4hfydw.jpg.

Supported image types: png, jpeg, webp, heic, heif.

Python sample invocation code (base64 data URI):

import base64
import requests

url = "https://api.qiyaov.com/gemini/chat/completions"

# Read the local image as a base64 data URI
with open("image.jpg", "rb") as f:
    base64_image = base64.b64encode(f.read()).decode("utf-8")
data_uri = f"data:image/jpeg;base64,{base64_image}"

headers = {
    "accept": "application/json",
    "authorization": "Bearer {token}",
    "content-type": "application/json"
}

payload = {
    "model": "gemini-3.1-pro-preview",
    "messages": [
        {
            "role": "user",
            "content": [
                {"type": "text", "text": "Please describe this image in one sentence."},
                {"type": "image_url", "image_url": {"url": data_uri}}
            ]
        }
    ]
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)

You can also directly pass a publicly accessible image URL:

payload = {
    "model": "gemini-3.1-pro-preview",
    "messages": [
        {
            "role": "user",
            "content": [
                {"type": "text", "text": "请用一句话描述这张图片。"},
                {"type": "image_url", "image_url": {"url": "https://cdn.acedata.cloud/4hfydw.jpg"}}
            ]
        }
    ]
}

💡 image_url only accepts the url field (the value can be an image URL or a base64 data: URI), as well as the optional detail field. Do not pass media_type—that is the image field for Anthropic Claude and does not belong to the OpenAI / Gemini image_url format.

Streaming Response

This API also supports streaming responses, which is very useful for web integration and allows webpages to achieve a word-by-word display effect.

If you want to return responses in a stream, you can change the stream parameter in the request header to true.

Make the modification as shown in the image, but the calling code needs corresponding changes to support streaming responses.

After changing stream to true, the API will return the corresponding JSON data line by line. At the code level, we need to make corresponding changes to obtain the line-by-line results.

Python sample calling code:

import requests

url = "https://api.qiyaov.com/gemini/chat/completions"

headers = {
    "accept": "application/json",
    "authorization": "Bearer {token}",
    "content-type": "application/json"
}

payload = {
    "model": "gemini-2.5-pro",
    "messages": [{"role":"user","content":"Hello,What model are you?"}],
    "stream": True,
    "stream_options": {"include_usage": True}
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)

The output is as follows:

data: {"id": "chatcmpl-20251122214038810722821kNjUTjtr", "object": "chat.completion.chunk", "created": 1763818842, "model": "gemini-2.5-pro", "system_fingerprint": null, "choices": [{"delta": {"content": "", "role": "assistant"}, "logprobs": null, "finish_reason": null, "index": 0}], "usage": null}

data: {"id": "chatcmpl-20251122214038810722821kNjUTjtr", "object": "chat.completion.chunk", "created": 1763818842, "model": "gemini-2.5-pro", "system_fingerprint": null, "choices": [{"delta": {"reasoning_content": "**Define My Nature**\n\nMy thinking has started. The user wants to know my nature, asking a direct \"what are you?\" The initial step was straightforward: identifying the query. Now, I recall my fundamental identity: I'm a large language model. This is the core truth I aim to convey.\n\n\n"}, "logprobs": null, "finish_reason": null, "index": 0}], "usage": null}

data: {"id": "chatcmpl-20251122214038810722821kNjUTjtr", "object": "chat.completion.chunk", "created": 1763818842, "model": "gemini-2.5-pro", "system_fingerprint": null, "choices": [{"delta": {"reasoning_content": "**Refining My Response**\n\nI've added the crucial information that I'm trained by Google to the basic \"large language model\" identity. My next step is considering what being a \"large language model\" actually entails, so I can explain my core capabilities. I'm focusing on providing context without going into specific technical details or model names. I want to convey my function in a way the user can easily understand.\n\n\n"}, "logprobs": null, "finish_reason": null, "index": 0}], "usage": null}

data: {"id": "chatcmpl-20251122214038810722821kNjUTjtr", "object": "chat.completion.chunk", "created": 1763818842, "model": "gemini-2.5-pro", "system_fingerprint": null, "choices": [{"delta": {"reasoning_content": "**Confirming Core Identity**\n\nI'm now solidifying my response. The user's query about my model affiliation needs a focused answer. I've pinpointed that \"trained by Google\" is essential, providing key context. I'm resisting the urge to mention any specific model names, as it's not relevant. The aim is to deliver a direct, accurate statement. My goal remains a clear and concise reply, avoiding technical jargon and getting straight to the relevant point.\n\n\n"}, "logprobs": null, "finish_reason": null, "index": 0}], "usage": null}

data: {"id": "chatcmpl-20251122214038810722821kNjUTjtr", "object": "chat.completion.chunk", "created": 1763818842, "model": "gemini-2.5-pro", "system_fingerprint": null, "choices": [{"delta": {"content": "I am a large language model, trained by Google."}, "logprobs": null, "finish_reason": null, "index": 0}], "usage": null}

data: {"id": "chatcmpl-20251122214038810722821kNjUTjtr", "object": "chat.completion.chunk", "created": 1763818842, "model": "gemini-2.5-pro", "system_fingerprint": null, "choices": [{"delta": {}, "logprobs": null, "finish_reason": "stop", "index": 0}], "usage": null}

data: {"id": "chatcmpl-20251122214038810722821kNjUTjtr", "object": "chat.completion.chunk", "created": 1763818842, "model": "gemini-2.5-pro", "system_fingerprint": "", "choices": [], "usage": {"prompt_tokens": 8, "completion_tokens": 527, "total_tokens": 535, "prompt_tokens_details": {"cached_tokens": 0, "text_tokens": 8, "audio_tokens": 0, "image_tokens": 0}, "completion_tokens_details": {"text_tokens": 0, "audio_tokens": 0, "reasoning_tokens": 519}, "input_tokens": 0, "output_tokens": 0, "input_tokens_details": null, "claude_cache_creation_5_m_tokens": 0, "claude_cache_creation_1_h_tokens": 0}}

data: [DONE]

As you can see, there are many data entries in the response, and the choices within data are the latest response content, consistent with the content introduced above. choices contains the newly added response content, which you can use to integrate with your system based on the results. At the same time, the end of a streaming response is determined based on the content of data. If the content is [DONE], it means that the streaming response has completely ended. The returned data result contains multiple fields, introduced as follows:

  • id, generates the ID for this conversation task, used to uniquely identify this conversation task.
  • model , the selected Gemini official website model.
  • choices, the response information provided by Gemini for the prompt.

JavaScript is also supported, for example, the Node.js streaming call code is as follows:

const options = {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    accept: "application/json",
    authorization: "Bearer {token}",
    "content-type": "application/json"
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    model: "gemini-2.5-pro",
    messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello, what model are you?" }],
    stream: true
  })
};

const response = await fetch("https://api.qiyaov.com/gemini/chat/completions", options);
const reader = response.body.getReader();
const decoder = new TextDecoder("utf-8");
while (true) {
  const { value, done } = await reader.read();
  if (done) break;
  process.stdout.write(decoder.decode(value));
}

Java sample code:

JSONObject jsonObject = new JSONObject();
jsonObject.put("model", "gemini-2.5-pro");
jsonObject.put("messages", new JSONArray().put(new JSONObject().put("role", "user").put("content", "Hello, what model are you?")));
jsonObject.put("stream", true);
MediaType mediaType = MediaType.parse("application/json; charset=utf-8");
RequestBody body = RequestBody.create(jsonObject.toString(), mediaType);
Request request = new Request.Builder()
  .url("https://api.qiyaov.com/gemini/chat/completions")
  .post(body)
  .addHeader("accept", "application/json")
  .addHeader("authorization", "Bearer {token}")
  .addHeader("content-type", "application/json")
  .build();

OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();
Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();
System.out.println(response.body().string());

Other languages can be adapted separately; the principle is the same.

Multi-turn Conversations

If you want to integrate multi-turn conversation functionality, you need to upload multiple prompts in the messages field. A specific example of multiple prompts is shown in the image below:

Python sample call code:

import requests

url = "https://api.qiyaov.com/gemini/chat/completions"

headers = {
    "accept": "application/json",
    "authorization": "Bearer {token}",
    "content-type": "application/json"
}

payload = {
    "model": "gemini-2.5-pro",
    "messages": [{"role":"user","content":"Hello"},{"role":"assistant","content":"Hello there! How can I help you today?"},{"role":"user","content":"What model are you?"}]
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)

By uploading multiple prompts, you can easily implement multi-turn conversations and obtain the following response:

{
  "id": "chatcmpl-20251122214426669120974AKFwnJd1",
  "model": "gemini-2.5-pro",
  "object": "chat.completion",
  "created": 1763819072,
  "choices": [
    {
      "index": 0,
      "message": {
        "role": "assistant",
        "content": "I am a large language model, trained by Google.",
        "reasoning_content": "Okay, here's how I'd approach this, thinking as a sophisticated AI:\n\nFirst, the user is directly querying my core identity: \"What model are you?\" That's a simple, straightforward question. My primary task is to provide accurate and helpful information, so I need to answer this immediately.\n\nRight off the bat, I know the answer. I *am* a large language model. That's my fundamental architecture and operational principle. I'm built on a vast network of connections and trained on a massive dataset.\n\nThen I must add the necessary context. Crucially, I have to provide the source of my training. I *was* trained by Google. That's a key identifier. It provides the user with valuable information about my origin and potential biases (though I'm trained to mitigate them).\n\nNow I must construct the response. My goal is to be factual, concise, and understandable.\n\nThe synthesized response is something like: \"I am a large language model, trained by Google.\"\n\nI have to assess the output: Does it meet the criteria? It's clear. It states what I am, it includes a critical piece of information on my origins, and it avoids jargon. No misleading promises.\n\nFinal verification: Does it actually answer the question? Yes. Is the information correct and truthful? Yes. Is it concise? Absolutely. Is the tone appropriate for any user? Yes. And, finally, this is the standard, approved response. Excellent.\n"
      },
      "finish_reason": "stop"
    }
  ],
  "usage": {
    "prompt_tokens": 16,
    "completion_tokens": 265,
    "total_tokens": 281,
    "prompt_tokens_details": {
      "cached_tokens": 0,
      "text_tokens": 16,
      "audio_tokens": 0,
      "image_tokens": 0
    },
    "completion_tokens_details": {
      "text_tokens": 0,
      "audio_tokens": 0,
      "reasoning_tokens": 254
    },
    "input_tokens": 0,
    "output_tokens": 0,
    "input_tokens_details": null,
    "claude_cache_creation_5_m_tokens": 0,
    "claude_cache_creation_1_h_tokens": 0
  }
}

As can be seen, the information contained in choices is consistent with the basic usage content. This contains the specific content of Gemini's replies to multiple conversations, so it can answer the corresponding questions based on multiple conversation contents.

Gemini-3.0 Multimodal Model

Request example:

{
  "model": "gemini-3.1-pro-preview",
  "messages": [
    {
      "role": "user",
      "content": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "图片的内容是什么？"
        },
        {
          "type": "image_url",
          "image_url": {
            "url": "https://cdn.acedata.cloud/qzx2z1.png"
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "stream": false
}

Example result:

{
    "id": "chatcmpl-20251206001815715692730UVZe38kB",
    "model": "gemini-3.1-pro-preview",
    "object": "chat.completion",
    "created": 1764951548,
    "choices": [
        {
            "index": 0,
            "message": {
                "role": "assistant",
                "content": "这是一张年轻女性的户外半身人像照片。\n\n以下是图片的主要内容描述：\n\n*   **人物外貌**：照片中的女孩留着一头乌黑柔顺的长直发，五官清秀，皮肤白皙。她面带温柔的微笑，目光注视着镜头。\n*   **穿着打扮**：她穿着一件米白色或浅杏色的泡泡袖上衣，外面搭配着黑色的衣物（看起来像是背带裙或马甲）。\n*   **光影氛围**：阳光从左侧后方照射过来，洒在她的头发上，形成了一圈温暖的金黄色光晕，营造出一种清新、唯美的氛围。\n*   **背景**：背景被虚化处理，可以看出是在户外，身后是一条空旷的路面（柏油路）以及路边的绿色树木。\n\n整体来看，这张照片给人一种甜美、阳光和邻家女孩的感觉。"
            },
            "finish_reason": "stop"
        }
    ],
    "usage": {
        "prompt_tokens": 1092,
        "completion_tokens": 1271,
        "total_tokens": 2363,
        "prompt_tokens_details": {
            "cached_tokens": 0,
            "text_tokens": 4,
            "audio_tokens": 0,
            "image_tokens": 0
        },
        "completion_tokens_details": {
            "text_tokens": 0,
            "audio_tokens": 0,
            "reasoning_tokens": 1072
        },
        "input_tokens": 0,
        "output_tokens": 0,
        "input_tokens_details": null,
        "claude_cache_creation_5_m_tokens": 0,
        "claude_cache_creation_1_h_tokens": 0
    }
}

Of course, you can also provide a video link. The specific input is as follows:

{
  "model": "gemini-3.1-pro-preview",
  "messages": [
    {
      "role": "user",
      "content": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "视频的内容是什么？"
        },
        {
          "type": "image_url",
          "image_url": {
            "url": "https://cdn.acedata.cloud/58yioe.mp4"
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "stream": false
}

Sample result:

{
    "id": "chatcmpl-20251206002711949677736JC9yL8AE",
    "model": "gemini-3.1-pro-preview",
    "object": "chat.completion",
    "created": 1764952060,
    "choices": [
        {
            "index": 0,
            "message": {
                "role": "assistant",
                "content": "这段视频的内容充满趣味，主要展示了一只**橘猫**在黄昏时分的乡间公路上自信小跑的情景。\n\n具体细节如下：\n\n1.  **画面内容**：\n    *   主角是一只橘色的虎斑猫。\n    *   背景是夕阳西下（或清晨）的时刻，光线金黄柔和。路边有木质栅栏和旷野，远处还有一个行人的剪影。\n    *   镜头采用了低角度拍摄，时而拍摄猫咪迎面跑来，时而拍摄它离去的背影，还有猫咪面部和花纹的特写。\n\n2.  **声音特点（关键点）**：\n    *   视频的配音非常有特色。虽然画面是轻盈的猫咪在跑，但配上的声音却是**沉重且有节奏的马蹄声**（或者是类似木屐/高跟鞋敲击路面的声音）。\n    *   这种声音与画面的反差制造了一种幽默感，仿佛这只猫咪把自己当成了一匹正在驰骋的骏马。\n\n总的来说，这是一个利用音画反差来制造萌点和笑点的宠物视频。"
            },
            "finish_reason": "stop"
        }
    ],
    "usage": {
        "prompt_tokens": 915,
        "completion_tokens": 1423,
        "total_tokens": 2338,
        "prompt_tokens_details": {
            "cached_tokens": 0,
            "text_tokens": 5,
            "audio_tokens": 0,
            "image_tokens": 0
        },
        "completion_tokens_details": {
            "text_tokens": 0,
            "audio_tokens": 0,
            "reasoning_tokens": 1162
        },
        "input_tokens": 0,
        "output_tokens": 0,
        "input_tokens_details": null,
        "claude_cache_creation_5_m_tokens": 0,
        "claude_cache_creation_1_h_tokens": 0
    }
}

As can be seen from the above, the Gemini 3.0 model can support multimodal understanding.

Gemini-3.1 Multimodal Model

gemini-3.1-pro-preview is the official model ID for the current Gemini 3.1 Pro. It supports multimodal inputs such as text, images, and videos, and is suitable for complex reasoning, coding, and understanding tasks.

Request example:

{
  "model": "gemini-3.1-pro-preview",
  "messages": [
    {
      "role": "user",
      "content": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "图片的内容是什么？"
        },
        {
          "type": "image_url",
          "image_url": {
            "url": "https://cdn.acedata.cloud/qzx2z1.png"
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "stream": false
}

Gemini 3.1 Pro also supports video understanding:

{
  "model": "gemini-3.1-pro-preview",
  "messages": [
    {
      "role": "user",
      "content": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "视频的内容是什么？"
        },
        {
          "type": "image_url",
          "image_url": {
            "url": "https://cdn.acedata.cloud/58yioe.mp4"
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "stream": false
}

The return format is consistent with Gemini 3.0 Pro. For details, see the description in the Gemini-3.0 multimodal model section above.

Error Handling

When calling the API, if an error is encountered, the API will return the corresponding error code and message. For example:

  • 400 token_mismatched: Bad request, possibly due to missing or invalid parameters.
  • 400 api_not_implemented: Bad request, possibly due to missing or invalid parameters.
  • 401 invalid_token: Unauthorized, invalid or missing authorization token.
  • 429 too_many_requests: Too many requests, you have exceeded the rate limit.
  • 500 api_error: Internal server error, something went wrong on the server.

Error Response Example

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "api_error",
    "message": "fetch failed"
  },
  "trace_id": "2cf86e86-22a4-46e1-ac2f-032c0f2a4e89"
}

Conclusion

Through this document, you have learned how to easily implement the official Gemini conversation functionality using the Gemini Chat Completion API. We hope this document can help you better integrate and use this API. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our technical support team.