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Gemini API Gemini generateContent API
Explains how the Gemini API handles media resolution and how different input resolutions affect token counts and model perception.
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Gemini API Gemini generateContent API
Explains how the Gemini API handles media resolution and how different input resolutions affect token counts and model perception.
When To Use
Use when you need to optimize token usage or predict how the model will perceive the detail level of uploaded images and videos.
Reference Files
| File | Contains | Use For |
|---|---|---|
SKILL.md | Entry point: scope, routing table, and workflow. | Start here. |
docs/gemini-api-generatecontent-workflow-guide.md | Documentation explaining how the media-resolution parameter controls token allocation for images, videos, and PDFs in the Gemini API. | Questions about documentation explaining how the media-resolution parameter controls token allocation for images, videos, and PDFs in... |
examples/gemini-api-generatecontent-gemini-api-v1alpha-generatecontent-python-med.text | A Python code example demonstrating how to use the media_resolution parameter in the Gemini API v1alpha version to control image processing. | Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A Python code example demonstrating how to use the mediaresolution parameter in the Gemini API v1alpha version to con... |
examples/gemini-api-generatecontent-javascript-media-resolution.text | A JavaScript code example demonstrating how to set per-part media resolution when using the Gemini generateContent API. | Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A JavaScript code example demonstrating how to set per-part media resolution when using the Gemini generateContent API. |
examples/gemini-api-generatecontent-media-resolution-request.text | A JSON request payload demonstrating how to use the mediaresolution parameter with base64 encoded image data in a generateContent call. | Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A JSON request payload demonstrating how to use the mediaresolution parameter with base64 encoded image data in a gen... |
examples/gemini-api-generatecontent-python-media-resolution-config.text | A Python code example demonstrating how to configure media resolution settings when using the Gemini generateContent API. | Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A Python code example demonstrating how to configure media resolution settings when using the Gemini generateContent... |
examples/gemini-api-generatecontent-nodejs-media-resolution.text | A Node.js code example demonstrating how to use the MediaResolution configuration within the generateContent method of the Gemini API. | Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A Node.js code example demonstrating how to use the MediaResolution configuration within the generateContent method o... |
examples/gemini-api-generatecontent-mediaresolution-curl-request.text | A curl command demonstrating how to include the mediaresolution configuration parameter in a generateContent API request. | Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A curl command demonstrating how to include the mediaresolution configuration parameter in a generateContent API requ... |
What This Skill Covers
- The mediaresolution parameter controls how the Gemini API processes media inputs like images, videos, and PDF documents by determining the maximum number of...
- Main sections:
Per-part media resolution (Gemini 3 only),Python,Javascript,REST,Global media resolution.
Workflow
- Open the most relevant file under
docs/for the exact documented workflow and wording. - Open
schemas/files for exact structured contracts. - Open
examples/files for concrete requests, commands, snippets, and manifests. - Do not add behavior or configuration that is not present in the attached source files.
Canonical source: https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/media-resolution