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Gemini API Get started with Gemini Live API using WebSockets
Provides a step-by-step implementation guide for establishing a real-time connection to the Gemini Live API using raw WebSockets.
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Gemini API Get started with Gemini Live API using WebSockets
Provides a step-by-step implementation guide for establishing a real-time connection to the Gemini Live API using raw WebSockets.
When To Use
Use when you need to implement a real-time, low-latency bidirectional communication channel with the Gemini Live API using WebSockets instead of a high-level SDK.
Reference Files
| File | Contains | Use For |
|---|---|---|
SKILL.md | Entry point: scope, routing table, and workflow. | Start here. |
docs/gemini-api-get-started-with-live-using-websockets-workflow-guide.md | A guide explaining how to integrate with the Gemini Live API using WebSockets for real-time bidirectional audio, video, and text interaction. | Questions about a guide explaining how to integrate with the Gemini Live API using WebSockets for real-time bidirectional audio, vide... |
examples/gemini-api-get-started-with-live-using-websockets-gemini-api-live-websoc.text | The WebSocket URL endpoint used to establish a bidirectional connection with the Gemini Live API. | Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in The WebSocket URL endpoint used to establish a bidirectional connection with the Gemini Live API. |
examples/gemini-api-get-started-with-live-using-websockets-gemini-api-live-websoc-2.text | The WebSocket URL endpoint used to establish a bidirectional connection with the Gemini Live API. | Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in The WebSocket URL endpoint used to establish a bidirectional connection with the Gemini Live API. |
examples/gemini-api-get-started-with-live-using-websockets-gemini-api-live-websoc-3.text | A Python script demonstrating how to establish a bidirectional WebSocket connection to the Gemini Live API using the websockets library. | Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A Python script demonstrating how to establish a bidirectional WebSocket connection to the Gemini Live API using the... |
examples/gemini-api-get-started-with-live-using-websockets-gemini-api-websockets-.text | A JavaScript code snippet demonstrating how to establish a WebSocket connection to the Gemini Live API using a specific model and API key. | Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A JavaScript code snippet demonstrating how to establish a WebSocket connection to the Gemini Live API using a specif... |
examples/gemini-api-get-started-with-live-using-websockets-gemini-api-live-websoc-4.text | A Python asynchronous function demonstrating how to format and send a realtimeInput text message over a Gemini Live API WebSocket connection. | Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A Python asynchronous function demonstrating how to format and send a realtimeInput text message over a Gemini Live A... |
examples/gemini-api-get-started-with-live-using-websockets-gemini-api-websockets--2.text | A JavaScript function demonstrating how to send a text message via a WebSocket connection to the Gemini Live API. | Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A JavaScript function demonstrating how to send a text message via a WebSocket connection to the Gemini Live API. |
examples/gemini-api-get-started-with-live-using-websockets-gemini-api-python-webs.text | A Python function demonstrating how to base64 encode and send audio PCM chunks over a Gemini API WebSocket connection. | Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A Python function demonstrating how to base64 encode and send audio PCM chunks over a Gemini API WebSocket connection. |
examples/gemini-api-get-started-with-live-using-websockets-gemini-api-live-websoc-5.text | A JavaScript function demonstrating how to encode raw PCM audio buffers into base64 and send them as realtimeInput messages over a WebSocket connection. | Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A JavaScript function demonstrating how to encode raw PCM audio buffers into base64 and send them as realtimeInput me... |
examples/gemini-api-get-started-with-live-using-websockets-gemini-api-python-webs-2.text | A Python function demonstrating how to encode and send video frames as base64 data over a Gemini API WebSocket connection. | Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A Python function demonstrating how to encode and send video frames as base64 data over a Gemini API WebSocket connec... |
examples/gemini-api-get-started-with-live-using-websockets-gemini-api-websockets--3.text | A JavaScript function demonstrating how to encode and send a JPEG video frame as a base64-encoded realtimeInput message over a WebSocket connection. | Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A JavaScript function demonstrating how to encode and send a JPEG video frame as a base64-encoded realtimeInput messa... |
examples/gemini-api-get-started-with-live-using-websockets-gemini-api-live-websoc-6.text | A Python asynchronous function demonstrating how to iterate through and parse incoming messages from a Gemini Live API WebSocket connection. | Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A Python asynchronous function demonstrating how to iterate through and parse incoming messages from a Gemini Live AP... |
examples/gemini-api-get-started-with-live-using-websockets-gemini-api-websockets--4.text | A JavaScript code snippet demonstrating how to handle and parse incoming server content messages from a Gemini Live API WebSocket connection. | Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A JavaScript code snippet demonstrating how to handle and parse incoming server content messages from a Gemini Live A... |
examples/gemini-api-get-started-with-live-using-websockets-gemini-api-live-websoc-7.text | A Python code snippet demonstrating a placeholder tool function implementation for use with the Gemini Live API via WebSockets. | Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A Python code snippet demonstrating a placeholder tool function implementation for use with the Gemini Live API via W... |
examples/gemini-api-get-started-with-live-using-websockets-gemini-api-live-websoc-8.text | A JavaScript code snippet demonstrating a placeholder tool function implementation for handling tool calls within a Gemini Live API WebSocket session. | Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A JavaScript code snippet demonstrating a placeholder tool function implementation for handling tool calls within a G... |
What This Skill Covers
- The Gemini Live API allows for real-time, bidirectional interaction with Gemini models, supporting audio, video, and text inputs and native audio outputs. Th...
- Main sections:
Overview,Authentication,Authentication with Ephemeral Tokens,Connecting to the Live API,Python.
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/live-api/get-started-websocket