> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://agno-v2-service-account.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Google Image Input File Upload

> Upload an image through the Gemini Files API and combine it with web search.

```python image_input_file_upload.py theme={null}
"""
Google Image Input File Upload
==============================

Cookbook example for `google/gemini/image_input_file_upload.py`.
"""

from pathlib import Path

from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.media import Image
from agno.models.google import Gemini
from agno.tools.websearch import WebSearchTools
from google.generativeai import upload_file
from google.generativeai.types import file_types

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Create Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

agent = Agent(
    model=Gemini(id="gemini-2.0-flash-exp"),
    tools=[WebSearchTools()],
    markdown=True,
)
# Please download the image using
# wget https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bf/Krakow_-_Kosciol_Mariacki.jpg
image_path = Path(__file__).parent.joinpath("Krakow_-_Kosciol_Mariacki.jpg")
image_file: file_types.File = upload_file(image_path)
print(f"Uploaded image: {image_file}")

agent.print_response(
    "Tell me about this image and give me the latest news about it.",
    images=[Image(content=image_file)],
    stream=True,
)

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

if __name__ == "__main__":
    pass
```

## Run the Example

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

  <Step title="Install dependencies">
    ```bash theme={null}
    uv pip install -U agno ddgs google-genai google-generativeai
    ```
  </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 `image_input_file_upload.py`, then run:

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

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