Caching

from google import genai
from google.genai import types

client = genai.Client()
document = client.files.upload(file=media / "a11.txt")
model_name = "gemini-3.5-flash"

cache = client.caches.create(
    model=model_name,
    config=types.CreateCachedContentConfig(
        contents=[document],
        system_instruction="You are an expert analyzing transcripts.",
    ),
)
print(cache)

response = client.models.generate_content(
    model=model_name,
    contents="Please summarize this transcript",
    config=types.GenerateContentConfig(cached_content=cache.name),
)
print(response.text)
cache.py

// Make sure to include the following import:
// import {GoogleGenAI} from '@google/genai';
const ai = new GoogleGenAI({ apiKey: process.env.GEMINI_API_KEY });
const filePath = path.join(media, "a11.txt");
const document = await ai.files.upload({
  file: filePath,
  config: { mimeType: "text/plain" },
});
console.log("Uploaded file name:", document.name);
const modelName = "gemini-3.5-flash";

const contents = [
  createUserContent(createPartFromUri(document.uri, document.mimeType)),
];

const cache = await ai.caches.create({
  model: modelName,
  config: {
    contents: contents,
    systemInstruction: "You are an expert analyzing transcripts.",
  },
});
console.log("Cache created:", cache);

const response = await ai.models.generateContent({
  model: modelName,
  contents: "Please summarize this transcript",
  config: { cachedContent: cache.name },
});
console.log("Response text:", response.text);
cache.js

ctx := context.Background()
client, err := genai.NewClient(ctx, &genai.ClientConfig{
	APIKey:  os.Getenv("GEMINI_API_KEY"), 
	Backend: genai.BackendGeminiAPI,
})
if err != nil {
	log.Fatal(err)
}

modelName := "gemini-3.5-flash"
document, err := client.Files.UploadFromPath(
	ctx, 
	filepath.Join(getMedia(), "a11.txt"), 
	&genai.UploadFileConfig{
		MIMEType : "text/plain",
	},
)
if err != nil {
	log.Fatal(err)
}
parts := []*genai.Part{
	genai.NewPartFromURI(document.URI, document.MIMEType),
}
contents := []*genai.Content{
	genai.NewContentFromParts(parts, genai.RoleUser),
}
cache, err := client.Caches.Create(ctx, modelName, &genai.CreateCachedContentConfig{
	Contents: contents,
	SystemInstruction: genai.NewContentFromText(
		"You are an expert analyzing transcripts.", genai.RoleUser,
	),
})
if err != nil {
	log.Fatal(err)
}
fmt.Println("Cache created:")
fmt.Println(cache)

// Use the cache for generating content.
response, err := client.Models.GenerateContent(
	ctx,
	modelName,
	genai.Text("Please summarize this transcript"),
	&genai.GenerateContentConfig{
		CachedContent: cache.Name,
	},
)
if err != nil {
	log.Fatal(err)
}
printResponse(response)
cache.go

wget https://storage.googleapis.com/generativeai-downloads/data/a11.txt
echo '{
  "model": "models/gemini-1.5-flash-001",
  "contents":[
    {
      "parts":[
        {
          "inline_data": {
            "mime_type":"text/plain",
            "data": "'$(base64 $B64FLAGS a11.txt)'"
          }
        }
      ],
    "role": "user"
    }
  ],
  "systemInstruction": {
    "parts": [
      {
        "text": "You are an expert at analyzing transcripts."
      }
    ]
  },
  "ttl": "300s"
}' > request.json

curl -X POST "https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/cachedContents?key=$GEMINI_API_KEY" \
 -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
 -d @request.json \
 > cache.json

CACHE_NAME=$(cat cache.json | grep '"name":' | cut -d '"' -f 4 | head -n 1)

curl -X POST "https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models/gemini-1.5-flash-001:generateContent?key=$GEMINI_API_KEY" \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
      "contents": [
        {
          "parts":[{
            "text": "Please summarize this transcript"
          }],
          "role": "user"
        },
      ],
      "cachedContent": "'$CACHE_NAME'"
    }'
cache.sh

from google import genai
from google.genai import types

client = genai.Client()
document = client.files.upload(file=media / "a11.txt")
model_name = "gemini-3.5-flash"

cache = client.caches.create(
    model=model_name,
    config=types.CreateCachedContentConfig(
        contents=[document],
        system_instruction="You are an expert analyzing transcripts.",
    ),
)
cache_name = cache.name  # Save the name for later

# Later retrieve the cache
cache = client.caches.get(name=cache_name)
response = client.models.generate_content(
    model=model_name,
    contents="Find a lighthearted moment from this transcript",
    config=types.GenerateContentConfig(cached_content=cache.name),
)
print(response.text)
cache.py

// Make sure to include the following import:
// import {GoogleGenAI} from '@google/genai';
const ai = new GoogleGenAI({ apiKey: process.env.GEMINI_API_KEY });
const filePath = path.join(media, "a11.txt");
const document = await ai.files.upload({
  file: filePath,
  config: { mimeType: "text/plain" },
});
console.log("Uploaded file name:", document.name);
const modelName = "gemini-3.5-flash";

const contents = [
  createUserContent(createPartFromUri(document.uri, document.mimeType)),
];

const cache = await ai.caches.create({
  model: modelName,
  config: {
    contents: contents,
    systemInstruction: "You are an expert analyzing transcripts.",
  },
});
const cacheName = cache.name; // Save the name for later

// Later retrieve the cache
const retrievedCache = await ai.caches.get({ name: cacheName });
const response = await ai.models.generateContent({
  model: modelName,
  contents: "Find a lighthearted moment from this transcript",
  config: { cachedContent: retrievedCache.name },
});
console.log("Response text:", response.text);
cache.js

ctx := context.Background()
client, err := genai.NewClient(ctx, &genai.ClientConfig{
	APIKey:  os.Getenv("GEMINI_API_KEY"),
	Backend: genai.BackendGeminiAPI,
})
if err != nil {
	log.Fatal(err)
}

modelName := "gemini-3.5-flash"
document, err := client.Files.UploadFromPath(
	ctx, 
	filepath.Join(getMedia(), "a11.txt"), 
	&genai.UploadFileConfig{
		MIMEType : "text/plain",
	},
)
if err != nil {
	log.Fatal(err)
}
parts := []*genai.Part{
	genai.NewPartFromURI(document.URI, document.MIMEType),
}
contents := []*genai.Content{
	genai.NewContentFromParts(parts, genai.RoleUser),
}
cache, err := client.Caches.Create(ctx, modelName, &genai.CreateCachedContentConfig{
	Contents:          contents,
	SystemInstruction: genai.NewContentFromText(
		"You are an expert analyzing transcripts.", genai.RoleUser,
	),
})
if err != nil {
	log.Fatal(err)
}
cacheName := cache.Name

// Later retrieve the cache.
cache, err = client.Caches.Get(ctx, cacheName, &genai.GetCachedContentConfig{})
if err != nil {
	log.Fatal(err)
}

response, err := client.Models.GenerateContent(
	ctx,
	modelName,
	genai.Text("Find a lighthearted moment from this transcript"),
	&genai.GenerateContentConfig{
		CachedContent: cache.Name,
	},
)
if err != nil {
	log.Fatal(err)
}
fmt.Println("Response from cache (create from name):")
printResponse(response)
cache.go

from google import genai
from google.genai import types

client = genai.Client()
model_name = "gemini-3.5-flash"
system_instruction = "You are an expert analyzing transcripts."

# Create a chat session with the given system instruction.
chat = client.chats.create(
    model=model_name,
    config=types.GenerateContentConfig(system_instruction=system_instruction),
)
document = client.files.upload(file=media / "a11.txt")

response = chat.send_message(
    message=["Hi, could you summarize this transcript?", document]
)
print("\n\nmodel:  ", response.text)
response = chat.send_message(
    message=["Okay, could you tell me more about the trans-lunar injection"]
)
print("\n\nmodel:  ", response.text)

# To cache the conversation so far, pass the chat history as the list of contents.
cache = client.caches.create(
    model=model_name,
    config={
        "contents": chat.get_history(),
        "system_instruction": system_instruction,
    },
)
# Continue the conversation using the cached content.
chat = client.chats.create(
    model=model_name,
    config=types.GenerateContentConfig(cached_content=cache.name),
)
response = chat.send_message(
    message="I didn't understand that last part, could you explain it in simpler language?"
)
print("\n\nmodel:  ", response.text)
cache.py

// Make sure to include the following import:
// import {GoogleGenAI} from '@google/genai';
const ai = new GoogleGenAI({ apiKey: process.env.GEMINI_API_KEY });
const modelName = "gemini-3.5-flash";
const systemInstruction = "You are an expert analyzing transcripts.";

// Create a chat session with the system instruction.
const chat = ai.chats.create({
  model: modelName,
  config: { systemInstruction: systemInstruction },
});
const filePath = path.join(media, "a11.txt");
const document = await ai.files.upload({
  file: filePath,
  config: { mimeType: "text/plain" },
});
console.log("Uploaded file name:", document.name);

let response = await chat.sendMessage({
  message: createUserContent([
    "Hi, could you summarize this transcript?",
    createPartFromUri(document.uri, document.mimeType),
  ]),
});
console.log("\n\nmodel:", response.text);

response = await chat.sendMessage({
  message: "Okay, could you tell me more about the trans-lunar injection",
});
console.log("\n\nmodel:", response.text);

// To cache the conversation so far, pass the chat history as the list of contents.
const chatHistory = chat.getHistory();
const cache = await ai.caches.create({
  model: modelName,
  config: {
    contents: chatHistory,
    systemInstruction: systemInstruction,
  },
});

// Continue the conversation using the cached content.
const chatWithCache = ai.chats.create({
  model: modelName,
  config: { cachedContent: cache.name },
});
response = await chatWithCache.sendMessage({
  message:
    "I didn't understand that last part, could you explain it in simpler language?",
});
console.log("\n\nmodel:", response.text);
cache.js

ctx := context.Background()
client, err := genai.NewClient(ctx, &genai.ClientConfig{
	APIKey:  os.Getenv("GEMINI_API_KEY"),
	Backend: genai.BackendGeminiAPI,
})
if err != nil {
	log.Fatal(err)
}

modelName := "gemini-3.5-flash"
systemInstruction := "You are an expert analyzing transcripts."

// Create initial chat with a system instruction.
chat, err := client.Chats.Create(ctx, modelName, &genai.GenerateContentConfig{
	SystemInstruction: genai.NewContentFromText(systemInstruction, genai.RoleUser),
}, nil)
if err != nil {
	log.Fatal(err)
}

document, err := client.Files.UploadFromPath(
	ctx, 
	filepath.Join(getMedia(), "a11.txt"), 
	&genai.UploadFileConfig{
		MIMEType : "text/plain",
	},
)
if err != nil {
	log.Fatal(err)
}

// Send first message with the transcript.
parts := make([]genai.Part, 2)
parts[0] = genai.Part{Text: "Hi, could you summarize this transcript?"}
parts[1] = genai.Part{
	FileData: &genai.FileData{
		FileURI :      document.URI,
		MIMEType: document.MIMEType,
	},
}

// Send chat message.
resp, err := chat.SendMessage(ctx, parts...)
if err != nil {
	log.Fatal(err)
}
fmt.Println("\n\nmodel: ", resp.Text())

resp, err = chat.SendMessage(
	ctx, 
	genai.Part{
		Text: "Okay, could you tell me more about the trans-lunar injection",
	},
)
if err != nil {
	log.Fatal(err)
}
fmt.Println("\n\nmodel: ", resp.Text())

// To cache the conversation so far, pass the chat history as the list of contents.
cache, err := client.Caches.Create(ctx, modelName, &genai.CreateCachedContentConfig{
	Contents:          chat.History(false),
	SystemInstruction: genai.NewContentFromText(systemInstruction, genai.RoleUser),
})
if err != nil {
	log.Fatal(err)
}

// Continue the conversation using the cached history.
chat, err = client.Chats.Create(ctx, modelName, &genai.GenerateContentConfig{
	CachedContent: cache.Name,
}, nil)
if err != nil {
	log.Fatal(err)
}

resp, err = chat.SendMessage(
	ctx, 
	genai.Part{
		Text: "I didn't understand that last part, could you explain it in simpler language?",
	},
)
if err != nil {
	log.Fatal(err)
}
fmt.Println("\n\nmodel: ", resp.Text())
cache.go