Vertex AI Agent Builder client libraries

This page shows how to get started with the Cloud Client Libraries for the Vertex AI Agent Builder API. Client libraries make it easier to access Google Cloud APIs from a supported language. Although you can use Google Cloud APIs directly by making raw requests to the server, client libraries provide simplifications that significantly reduce the amount of code you need to write.

Read more about the Cloud Client Libraries and the older Google API Client Libraries in Client libraries explained.

Important: Vertex AI Agent Builder uses the Discovery Engine API and client libraries.

Install the client library

C#

Install-Package Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1Beta -Pre

For more information, see Setting Up a C# Development Environment.

Java

If you are using Maven, add the following to your pom.xml file. For more information about BOMs, see The Google Cloud Platform Libraries BOM.

<dependencyManagement>
  <dependencies>
    <dependency>
      <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
      <artifactId>libraries-bom</artifactId>
      <version>26.50.0</version>
      <type>pom</type>
      <scope>import</scope>
    </dependency>
  </dependencies>
</dependencyManagement>

<dependencies>
  <dependency>
    <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
    <artifactId>google-cloud-discoveryengine</artifactId>
  </dependency>
</dependencies>

If you are using Gradle, add the following to your dependencies:

implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-discoveryengine:0.49.0'

If you are using sbt, add the following to your dependencies:

libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-discoveryengine" % "0.49.0"

If you're using Visual Studio Code, IntelliJ, or Eclipse, you can add client libraries to your project using the following IDE plugins:

• Cloud Code for VS Code
• Cloud Code for IntelliJ
• Cloud Tools for Eclipse

The plugins provide additional functionality, such as key management for service accounts. Refer to each plugin's documentation for details.

Note: Cloud Java client libraries do not currently support Android.

For more information, see Setting Up a Java Development Environment.

Node.js

npm install @google-cloud/discoveryengine

For more information, see Setting Up a Node.js Development Environment.

PHP

composer require google/cloud-discoveryengine

For more information, see Using PHP on Google Cloud.

Python

pip install --upgrade google-cloud-discoveryengine

For more information, see Setting Up a Python Development Environment.

Ruby

gem install google-cloud-discovery_engine-v1beta

For more information, see Setting Up a Ruby Development Environment.

Set up authentication

To authenticate calls to Google Cloud APIs, client libraries support Application Default Credentials (ADC); the libraries look for credentials in a set of defined locations and use those credentials to authenticate requests to the API. With ADC, you can make credentials available to your application in a variety of environments, such as local development or production, without needing to modify your application code.

For production environments, the way you set up ADC depends on the service and context. For more information, see Set up Application Default Credentials.

For a local development environment, you can set up ADC with the credentials that are associated with your Google Account:

1. Install the Google Cloud CLI, then initialize it by running the following command:

   gcloud init

2. If you're using a local shell, then create local authentication credentials for your user account:

   gcloud auth application-default login

   You don't need to do this if you're using Cloud Shell.

   A sign-in screen appears. After you sign in, your credentials are stored in the local credential file used by ADC.

Use the client library

The following example shows how to use the client library.

C#

using Google.Api.Gax;
using Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1Beta;
using Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes;
using System;

public sealed partial class GeneratedSearchServiceClientSnippets
{
    /// <summary>Snippet for Search</summary>
    /// <remarks>
    /// This snippet has been automatically generated and should be regarded as a code template only.
    /// It will require modifications to work:
    /// - It may require correct/in-range values for request initialization.
    /// - It may require specifying regional endpoints when creating the service client as shown in
    ///   https://cloud.google.com/dotnet/docs/reference/help/client-configuration#endpoint.
    /// </remarks>
    public void SearchRequestObject()
    {
        // Create client
        SearchServiceClient searchServiceClient = SearchServiceClient.Create();
        // Initialize request argument(s)
        SearchRequest request = new SearchRequest
        {
            ServingConfigAsServingConfigName = ServingConfigName.FromProjectLocationDataStoreServingConfig("[PROJECT]", "[LOCATION]", "[DATA_STORE]", "[SERVING_CONFIG]"),
            BranchAsBranchName = BranchName.FromProjectLocationDataStoreBranch("[PROJECT]", "[LOCATION]", "[DATA_STORE]", "[BRANCH]"),
            Query = "",
            Offset = 0,
            Filter = "",
            OrderBy = "",
            FacetSpecs =
            {
                new SearchRequest.Types.FacetSpec(),
            },
            BoostSpec = new SearchRequest.Types.BoostSpec(),
            Params = { { "", new Value() }, },
            QueryExpansionSpec = new SearchRequest.Types.QueryExpansionSpec(),
            SpellCorrectionSpec = new SearchRequest.Types.SpellCorrectionSpec(),
            UserPseudoId = "",
            ImageQuery = new SearchRequest.Types.ImageQuery(),
            SafeSearch = false,
            UserInfo = new UserInfo(),
            UserLabels = { { "", "" }, },
            EmbeddingSpec = new SearchRequest.Types.EmbeddingSpec(),
            ContentSearchSpec = new SearchRequest.Types.ContentSearchSpec(),
            RankingExpression = "",
            NaturalLanguageQueryUnderstandingSpec = new SearchRequest.Types.NaturalLanguageQueryUnderstandingSpec(),
            CanonicalFilter = "",
            SearchAsYouTypeSpec = new SearchRequest.Types.SearchAsYouTypeSpec(),
            DataStoreSpecs =
            {
                new SearchRequest.Types.DataStoreSpec(),
            },
            LanguageCode = "",
            RegionCode = "",
            SessionAsSessionName = SessionName.FromProjectLocationDataStoreSession("[PROJECT]", "[LOCATION]", "[DATA_STORE]", "[SESSION]"),
            SessionSpec = new SearchRequest.Types.SessionSpec(),
            RelevanceThreshold = SearchRequest.Types.RelevanceThreshold.Unspecified,
            PersonalizationSpec = new SearchRequest.Types.PersonalizationSpec(),
            OneBoxPageSize = 0,
        };
        // Make the request
        PagedEnumerable<SearchResponse, SearchResponse.Types.SearchResult> response = searchServiceClient.Search(request);

        // Iterate over all response items, lazily performing RPCs as required
        foreach (SearchResponse.Types.SearchResult item in response)
        {
            // Do something with each item
            Console.WriteLine(item);
        }

        // Or iterate over pages (of server-defined size), performing one RPC per page
        foreach (SearchResponse page in response.AsRawResponses())
        {
            // Do something with each page of items
            Console.WriteLine("A page of results:");
            foreach (SearchResponse.Types.SearchResult item in page)
            {
                // Do something with each item
                Console.WriteLine(item);
            }
        }

        // Or retrieve a single page of known size (unless it's the final page), performing as many RPCs as required
        int pageSize = 10;
        Page<SearchResponse.Types.SearchResult> singlePage = response.ReadPage(pageSize);
        // Do something with the page of items
        Console.WriteLine($"A page of {pageSize} results (unless it's the final page):");
        foreach (SearchResponse.Types.SearchResult item in singlePage)
        {
            // Do something with each item
            Console.WriteLine(item);
        }
        // Store the pageToken, for when the next page is required.
        string nextPageToken = singlePage.NextPageToken;
    }
}

Java

import com.google.cloud.discoveryengine.v1.SearchRequest;
import com.google.cloud.discoveryengine.v1.SearchResponse;
import com.google.cloud.discoveryengine.v1.SearchServiceClient;
import com.google.cloud.discoveryengine.v1.SearchServiceSettings;
import com.google.cloud.discoveryengine.v1.ServingConfigName;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;

public class Search {
  public static void main() throws IOException, ExecutionException {
    // TODO(developer): Replace these variables before running the sample.
    // Project ID or project number of the Cloud project you want to use.
    String projectId = "PROJECT_ID";
    // Location of the data store. Options: "global", "us", "eu"
    String location = "global";
    // Collection containing the data store.
    String collectionId = "default_collection";
    // Data store ID.
    String dataStoreId = "DATA_STORE_ID";
    // Serving configuration. Options: "default_search"
    String servingConfigId = "default_search";
    // Search Query for the data store.
    String searchQuery = "Google";
    search(projectId, location, collectionId, dataStoreId, servingConfigId, searchQuery);
  }

  /** Performs a search on a given datastore. */
  public static void search(
      String projectId,
      String location,
      String collectionId,
      String dataStoreId,
      String servingConfigId,
      String searchQuery)
      throws IOException, ExecutionException {
    // For more information, refer to:
    // https://cloud.google.com/generative-ai-app-builder/docs/locations#specify_a_multi-region_for_your_data_store
    String endpoint = (location.equals("global")) 
        ? String.format("discoveryengine.googleapis.com:443", location) 
        : String.format("%s-discoveryengine.googleapis.com:443", location);
    SearchServiceSettings settings =
        SearchServiceSettings.newBuilder().setEndpoint(endpoint).build();
    // Initialize client that will be used to send requests. This client only needs to be created
    // once, and can be reused for multiple requests. After completing all of your requests, call
    // the `searchServiceClient.close()` method on the client to safely
    // clean up any remaining background resources.
    try (SearchServiceClient searchServiceClient = SearchServiceClient.create(settings)) {
      SearchRequest request =
          SearchRequest.newBuilder()
              .setServingConfig(
                  ServingConfigName.formatProjectLocationCollectionDataStoreServingConfigName(
                      projectId, location, collectionId, dataStoreId, servingConfigId))
              .setQuery(searchQuery)
              .setPageSize(10)
              .build();
      SearchResponse response = searchServiceClient.search(request).getPage().getResponse();
      for (SearchResponse.SearchResult element : response.getResultsList()) {
        System.out.println("Response content: " + element);
      }
    }
  }
}

Node.js

/**
 * TODO(developer): Uncomment these variables before running the sample.
 */
// const projectId = 'YOUR_PROJECT_ID';
// const location = 'YOUR_LOCATION';              // Options: 'global', 'us', 'eu'
// const collectionId = 'default_collection';     // Options: 'default_collection'
// const dataStoreId = 'YOUR_DATA_STORE_ID'       // Create in Cloud Console
// const servingConfigId = 'default_config';      // Options: 'default_config'
// const searchQuery = 'Google';

const {SearchServiceClient} = require('@google-cloud/discoveryengine').v1beta;

// For more information, refer to:
// https://cloud.google.com/generative-ai-app-builder/docs/locations#specify_a_multi-region_for_your_data_store
const apiEndpoint =
  location === 'global'
    ? 'discoveryengine.googleapis.com'
    : `${location}-discoveryengine.googleapis.com`;

// Instantiates a client
const client = new SearchServiceClient({apiEndpoint: apiEndpoint});

async function search() {
  // The full resource name of the search engine serving configuration.
  // Example: projects/{projectId}/locations/{location}/collections/{collectionId}/dataStores/{dataStoreId}/servingConfigs/{servingConfigId}
  // You must create a search engine in the Cloud Console first.
  const name = client.projectLocationCollectionDataStoreServingConfigPath(
    projectId,
    location,
    collectionId,
    dataStoreId,
    servingConfigId
  );

  const request = {
    pageSize: 10,
    query: searchQuery,
    servingConfig: name,
  };

  const IResponseParams = {
    ISearchResult: 0,
    ISearchRequest: 1,
    ISearchResponse: 2,
  };

  // Perform search request
  const response = await client.search(request, {
    // Warning: Should always disable autoPaginate to avoid iterate through all pages.
    //
    // By default NodeJS SDK returns an iterable where you can iterate through all
    // search results instead of only the limited number of results requested on
    // pageSize, by sending multiple sequential search requests page-by-page while
    // iterating, until it exhausts all the search results. This will be unexpected and
    // may cause high Search API usage and long wait time, especially when the matched
    // document numbers are huge.
    autoPaginate: false,
  });
  const results = response[IResponseParams.ISearchResponse].results;

  for (const result of results) {
    console.log(result);
  }
}

PHP

use Google\ApiCore\ApiException;
use Google\ApiCore\PagedListResponse;
use Google\Cloud\DiscoveryEngine\V1beta\Client\SearchServiceClient;
use Google\Cloud\DiscoveryEngine\V1beta\SearchRequest;
use Google\Cloud\DiscoveryEngine\V1beta\SearchResponse\SearchResult;

/**
 * Performs a search.
 *
 * @param string $formattedServingConfig The resource name of the Search serving config, such as
 *                                       `projects/*/locations/global/collections/default_collection/engines/*/servingConfigs/default_serving_config`,
 *                                       or
 *                                       `projects/*/locations/global/collections/default_collection/dataStores/default_data_store/servingConfigs/default_serving_config`.
 *                                       This field is used to identify the serving configuration name, set
 *                                       of models used to make the search. Please see
 *                                       {@see SearchServiceClient::servingConfigName()} for help formatting this field.
 */
function search_sample(string $formattedServingConfig): void
{
    // Create a client.
    $searchServiceClient = new SearchServiceClient();

    // Prepare the request message.
    $request = (new SearchRequest())
        ->setServingConfig($formattedServingConfig);

    // Call the API and handle any network failures.
    try {
        /** @var PagedListResponse $response */
        $response = $searchServiceClient->search($request);

        /** @var SearchResult $element */
        foreach ($response as $element) {
            printf('Element data: %s' . PHP_EOL, $element->serializeToJsonString());
        }
    } catch (ApiException $ex) {
        printf('Call failed with message: %s' . PHP_EOL, $ex->getMessage());
    }
}

/**
 * Helper to execute the sample.
 *
 * This sample has been automatically generated and should be regarded as a code
 * template only. It will require modifications to work:
 *  - It may require correct/in-range values for request initialization.
 *  - It may require specifying regional endpoints when creating the service client,
 *    please see the apiEndpoint client configuration option for more details.
 */
function callSample(): void
{
    $formattedServingConfig = SearchServiceClient::servingConfigName(
        '[PROJECT]',
        '[LOCATION]',
        '[DATA_STORE]',
        '[SERVING_CONFIG]'
    );

    search_sample($formattedServingConfig);
}

Python

from typing import List

from google.api_core.client_options import ClientOptions
from google.cloud import discoveryengine_v1 as discoveryengine

# TODO(developer): Uncomment these variables before running the sample.
# project_id = "YOUR_PROJECT_ID"
# location = "YOUR_LOCATION"          # Values: "global", "us", "eu"
# engine_id = "YOUR_APP_ID"
# search_query = "YOUR_SEARCH_QUERY"


def search_sample(
    project_id: str,
    location: str,
    engine_id: str,
    search_query: str,
) -> List[discoveryengine.SearchResponse]:
    #  For more information, refer to:
    # https://cloud.google.com/generative-ai-app-builder/docs/locations#specify_a_multi-region_for_your_data_store
    client_options = (
        ClientOptions(api_endpoint=f"{location}-discoveryengine.googleapis.com")
        if location != "global"
        else None
    )

    # Create a client
    client = discoveryengine.SearchServiceClient(client_options=client_options)

    # The full resource name of the search app serving config
    serving_config = f"projects/{project_id}/locations/{location}/collections/default_collection/engines/{engine_id}/servingConfigs/default_config"

    # Optional - only supported for unstructured data: Configuration options for search.
    # Refer to the `ContentSearchSpec` reference for all supported fields:
    # https://cloud.google.com/python/docs/reference/discoveryengine/latest/google.cloud.discoveryengine_v1.types.SearchRequest.ContentSearchSpec
    content_search_spec = discoveryengine.SearchRequest.ContentSearchSpec(
        # For information about snippets, refer to:
        # https://cloud.google.com/generative-ai-app-builder/docs/snippets
        snippet_spec=discoveryengine.SearchRequest.ContentSearchSpec.SnippetSpec(
            return_snippet=True
        ),
        # For information about search summaries, refer to:
        # https://cloud.google.com/generative-ai-app-builder/docs/get-search-summaries
        summary_spec=discoveryengine.SearchRequest.ContentSearchSpec.SummarySpec(
            summary_result_count=5,
            include_citations=True,
            ignore_adversarial_query=True,
            ignore_non_summary_seeking_query=True,
            model_prompt_spec=discoveryengine.SearchRequest.ContentSearchSpec.SummarySpec.ModelPromptSpec(
                preamble="YOUR_CUSTOM_PROMPT"
            ),
            model_spec=discoveryengine.SearchRequest.ContentSearchSpec.SummarySpec.ModelSpec(
                version="stable",
            ),
        ),
    )

    # Refer to the `SearchRequest` reference for all supported fields:
    # https://cloud.google.com/python/docs/reference/discoveryengine/latest/google.cloud.discoveryengine_v1.types.SearchRequest
    request = discoveryengine.SearchRequest(
        serving_config=serving_config,
        query=search_query,
        page_size=10,
        content_search_spec=content_search_spec,
        query_expansion_spec=discoveryengine.SearchRequest.QueryExpansionSpec(
            condition=discoveryengine.SearchRequest.QueryExpansionSpec.Condition.AUTO,
        ),
        spell_correction_spec=discoveryengine.SearchRequest.SpellCorrectionSpec(
            mode=discoveryengine.SearchRequest.SpellCorrectionSpec.Mode.AUTO
        ),
    )

    response = client.search(request)
    print(response)

    return response

Ruby

require "google/cloud/discovery_engine/v1beta"

##
# Snippet for the search call in the SearchService service
#
# This snippet has been automatically generated and should be regarded as a code
# template only. It will require modifications to work:
# - It may require correct/in-range values for request initialization.
# - It may require specifying regional endpoints when creating the service
# client as shown in https://cloud.google.com/ruby/docs/reference.
#
# This is an auto-generated example demonstrating basic usage of
# Google::Cloud::DiscoveryEngine::V1beta::SearchService::Client#search.
#
def search
  # Create a client object. The client can be reused for multiple calls.
  client = Google::Cloud::DiscoveryEngine::V1beta::SearchService::Client.new

  # Create a request. To set request fields, pass in keyword arguments.
  request = Google::Cloud::DiscoveryEngine::V1beta::SearchRequest.new

  # Call the search method.
  result = client.search request

  # The returned object is of type Gapic::PagedEnumerable. You can iterate
  # over elements, and API calls will be issued to fetch pages as needed.
  result.each do |item|
    # Each element is of type ::Google::Cloud::DiscoveryEngine::V1beta::SearchResponse::SearchResult.
    p item
  end
end

Additional resources

C#

The following list contains links to more resources related to the client library for C#:

• API reference
• Client libraries best practices
• Issue tracker
• vertex-ai-search on Stack Overflow
• Source code

Java

The following list contains links to more resources related to the client library for Java:

• API reference
• Client libraries best practices
• Issue tracker
• vertex-ai-search on Stack Overflow
• Source code

Node.js

The following list contains links to more resources related to the client library for Node.js:

• API reference
• Client libraries best practices
• Issue tracker
• vertex-ai-search on Stack Overflow
• Source code

PHP

The following list contains links to more resources related to the client library for PHP:

• API reference
• Client libraries best practices
• Issue tracker
• vertex-ai-search on Stack Overflow
• Source code

Python

The following list contains links to more resources related to the client library for Python:

• API reference
• Client libraries best practices
• Issue tracker
• vertex-ai-search on Stack Overflow
• Source code

Ruby

The following list contains links to more resources related to the client library for Ruby:

• API reference
• Client libraries best practices
• Issue tracker
• vertex-ai-search on Stack Overflow
• Source code