Multimodal embeddings API

The Multimodal embeddings API generates vectors based on the input you provide, which can include a combination of image, text, and video data. The embedding vectors can then be used for subsequent tasks like image classification or video content moderation.

For additional conceptual information, see Multimodal embeddings.

Supported Models:

Model Code
Embeddings for Multimodal multimodalembedding@001

Example syntax

Syntax to send a multimodal embeddings API request.

curl

curl -X POST \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $(gcloud auth print-access-token)" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \

https://${LOCATION}-aiplatform.googleapis.com/v1/projects/${PROJECT_ID}/locations/${LOCATION}/publishers/google/models/${MODEL_ID}:predict \
-d '{
"instances": [
  ...
],
}'

Python

from vertexai.vision_models import MultiModalEmbeddingModel

model = MultiModalEmbeddingModel.from_pretrained("multimodalembedding")
model.get_embeddings(...)

Parameter list

See examples for implementation details.

Request Body

{
  "instances": [
    {
      "text": string,
      "image": {
        // Union field can be only one of the following:
        "bytesBase64Encoded": string,
        "gcsUri": string,
        // End of list of possible types for union field.
        "mimeType": string
      },
      "video": {
        // Union field can be only one of the following:
        "bytesBase64Encoded": string,
        "gcsUri": string,
        // End of list of possible types for union field.
        "videoSegmentConfig": {
          "startOffsetSec": integer,
          "endOffsetSec": integer,
          "intervalSec": integer
        }
      },
      "parameters": {
        "dimension": integer
      }
    }
  ]
}
Parameters

image

Optional: Image

The image to generate embeddings for.

text

Optional: String

The text to generate embeddings for.

video

Optional: Video

The video segment to generate embeddings for.

dimension

Optional: Int

The dimension of the embedding, included in the response. Only applies to text and image input. Accepted values: 128, 256, 512, or 1408.

Image

Parameters

bytesBase64Encoded

Optional: String

Image bytes encoded in a base64 string. Must be one of bytesBase64Encoded or gcsUri.

gcsUri

Optional. String

The Cloud Storage location of the image to perform the embedding. One of bytesBase64Encoded or gcsUri.

mimeType

Optional. String

The MIME type of the content of the image. Supported values: image/jpeg and image/png.

Video

Parameters

bytesBase64Encoded

Optional: String

Video bytes encoded in base64 string. One of bytesBase64Encoded or gcsUri.

gcsUri

Optional: String

The Cloud Storage location of the video on which to perform the embedding. One of bytesBase64Encoded or gcsUri.

videoSegmentConfig

Optional: VideoSegmentConfig

The video segment config.
VideoSegmentConfig
Parameters

startOffsetSec

Optional: Int

The start offset of the video segment in seconds. If not specified, it's calculated with max(0, endOffsetSec - 120).

endOffsetSec

Optional: Int

The end offset of the video segment in seconds. If not specified, it's calculated with min(video length, startOffSec + 120). If both startOffSec and endOffSec are specified, endOffsetSec is adjusted to min(startOffsetSec+120, endOffsetSec).

intervalSec

Optional. Int

The interval of the video the embedding will be generated. The minimum value for interval_sec is 4. If the interval is less than 4, an InvalidArgumentError is returned. There are no limitations on the maximum value of the interval. However, if the interval is larger than min(video length, 120s), it impacts the quality of the generated embeddings. Default value: 16.

Response body

{
  "predictions": [
    {
      "textEmbedding": [
        float,
        // array of 128, 256, 512, or 1408 float values
        float
      ],
      "imageEmbedding": [
        float,
        // array of 128, 256, 512, or 1408 float values
        float
      ],
      "videoEmbeddings": [
        {
          "startOffsetSec": integer,
          "endOffsetSec": integer,
          "embedding": [
            float,
            // array of 1408 float values
            float
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "deployedModelId": string
}
Response element Description
imageEmbedding 128, 256, 512, or 1408 dimension list of floats.
textEmbedding 128, 256, 512, or 1408 dimension list of floats.
videoEmbeddings 1408 dimension list of floats with the start and end time (in seconds) of the video segment that the embeddings are generated for.

Examples

Basic use case

Generate embeddings from image

Use the following sample to generate embeddings for an image.

REST

Before using any of the request data, make the following replacements:

  • LOCATION: Your project's region. For example, us-central1, europe-west2, or asia-northeast3. For a list of available regions, see Generative AI on Vertex AI locations.
  • PROJECT_ID: Your Google Cloud project ID.
  • TEXT: The target text to get embeddings for. For example, a cat.
  • B64_ENCODED_IMG: The target image to get embeddings for. The image must be specified as a base64-encoded byte string.

HTTP method and URL: 

POST https://LOCATION-aiplatform.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/LOCATION/publishers/google/models/multimodalembedding@001:predict

Request JSON body: 

{
  "instances": [
    {
      "text": "TEXT",
      "image": {
        "bytesBase64Encoded": "B64_ENCODED_IMG"
      }
    }
  ]
}

To send your request, choose one of these options:

curl

Save the request body in a file named request.json, and execute the following command: 

curl -X POST \
     -H "Authorization: Bearer $(gcloud auth print-access-token)" \
     -H "Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8" \
     -d @request.json \
     "https://LOCATION-aiplatform.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/LOCATION/publishers/google/models/multimodalembedding@001:predict"

PowerShell

Save the request body in a file named request.json, and execute the following command: 

$cred = gcloud auth print-access-token
$headers = @{ "Authorization" = "Bearer $cred" }

Invoke-WebRequest `
    -Method POST `
    -Headers $headers `
    -ContentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8" `
    -InFile request.json `
    -Uri "https://LOCATION-aiplatform.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/LOCATION/publishers/google/models/multimodalembedding@001:predict" | Select-Object -Expand Content
The embedding the model returns is a 1408 float vector. The following sample response is shortened for space. 
{
  "predictions": [
    {
      "textEmbedding": [
        0.010477379,
        -0.00399621,
        0.00576670747,
        [...]
        -0.00823613815,
        -0.0169572588,
        -0.00472954148
      ],
      "imageEmbedding": [
        0.00262696808,
        -0.00198890246,
        0.0152047109,
        -0.0103145819,
        [...]
        0.0324628279,
        0.0284924973,
        0.011650892,
        -0.00452344026
      ]
    }
  ],
  "deployedModelId": "DEPLOYED_MODEL_ID"
}

Python

To learn how to install or update the Vertex AI SDK for Python, see Install the Vertex AI SDK for Python. For more information, see the Python API reference documentation. 

import vertexai
from vertexai.vision_models import Image, MultiModalEmbeddingModel

# TODO(developer): Update & uncomment line below
# PROJECT_ID = "your-project-id"
vertexai.init(project=PROJECT_ID, location="us-central1")

model = MultiModalEmbeddingModel.from_pretrained("multimodalembedding@001")
image = Image.load_from_file(
    "gs://cloud-samples-data/vertex-ai/llm/prompts/landmark1.png"
)

embeddings = model.get_embeddings(
    image=image,
    contextual_text="Colosseum",
    dimension=1408,
)
print(f"Image Embedding: {embeddings.image_embedding}")
print(f"Text Embedding: {embeddings.text_embedding}")
# Example response:
# Image Embedding: [-0.0123147098, 0.0727171078, ...]
# Text Embedding: [0.00230263756, 0.0278981831, ...]

Node.js

Before trying this sample, follow the Node.js setup instructions in the Vertex AI quickstart using client libraries. For more information, see the Vertex AI Node.js API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Vertex AI, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment. 

/**
 * TODO(developer): Uncomment these variables before running the sample.\
 * (Not necessary if passing values as arguments)
 */
// const project = 'YOUR_PROJECT_ID';
// const location = 'YOUR_PROJECT_LOCATION';
// const baseImagePath = 'YOUR_BASE_IMAGE_PATH';
// const textPrompt = 'YOUR_TEXT_PROMPT';
const aiplatform = require('@google-cloud/aiplatform');

// Imports the Google Cloud Prediction service client
const {PredictionServiceClient} = aiplatform.v1;

// Import the helper module for converting arbitrary protobuf.Value objects.
const {helpers} = aiplatform;

// Specifies the location of the api endpoint
const clientOptions = {
  apiEndpoint: 'us-central1-aiplatform.googleapis.com',
};
const publisher = 'google';
const model = 'multimodalembedding@001';

// Instantiates a client
const predictionServiceClient = new PredictionServiceClient(clientOptions);

async function predictImageFromImageAndText() {
  // Configure the parent resource
  const endpoint = `projects/${project}/locations/${location}/publishers/${publisher}/models/${model}`;

  const fs = require('fs');
  const imageFile = fs.readFileSync(baseImagePath);

  // Convert the image data to a Buffer and base64 encode it.
  const encodedImage = Buffer.from(imageFile).toString('base64');

  const prompt = {
    text: textPrompt,
    image: {
      bytesBase64Encoded: encodedImage,
    },
  };
  const instanceValue = helpers.toValue(prompt);
  const instances = [instanceValue];

  const parameter = {
    sampleCount: 1,
  };
  const parameters = helpers.toValue(parameter);

  const request = {
    endpoint,
    instances,
    parameters,
  };

  // Predict request
  const [response] = await predictionServiceClient.predict(request);
  console.log('Get image embedding response');
  const predictions = response.predictions;
  console.log('\tPredictions :');
  for (const prediction of predictions) {
    console.log(`\t\tPrediction : ${JSON.stringify(prediction)}`);
  }
}

await predictImageFromImageAndText();

Java

Before trying this sample, follow the Java setup instructions in the Vertex AI quickstart using client libraries. For more information, see the Vertex AI Java API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Vertex AI, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment. 


import com.google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1.EndpointName;
import com.google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1.PredictResponse;
import com.google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1.PredictionServiceClient;
import com.google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1.PredictionServiceSettings;
import com.google.gson.Gson;
import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
import com.google.protobuf.InvalidProtocolBufferException;
import com.google.protobuf.Value;
import com.google.protobuf.util.JsonFormat;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Paths;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Base64;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

public class PredictImageFromImageAndTextSample {

  public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
    // TODO(developer): Replace this variable before running the sample.
    String project = "YOUR_PROJECT_ID";
    String textPrompt = "YOUR_TEXT_PROMPT";
    String baseImagePath = "YOUR_BASE_IMAGE_PATH";

    // Learn how to use text prompts to update an image:
    // https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/docs/generative-ai/image/edit-images
    Map<String, Object> parameters = new HashMap<String, Object>();
    parameters.put("sampleCount", 1);

    String location = "us-central1";
    String publisher = "google";
    String model = "multimodalembedding@001";

    predictImageFromImageAndText(
        project, location, publisher, model, textPrompt, baseImagePath, parameters);
  }

  // Update images using text prompts
  public static void predictImageFromImageAndText(
      String project,
      String location,
      String publisher,
      String model,
      String textPrompt,
      String baseImagePath,
      Map<String, Object> parameters)
      throws IOException {
    final String endpoint = String.format("%s-aiplatform.googleapis.com:443", location);
    final PredictionServiceSettings predictionServiceSettings =
        PredictionServiceSettings.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.
    try (PredictionServiceClient predictionServiceClient =
        PredictionServiceClient.create(predictionServiceSettings)) {
      final EndpointName endpointName =
          EndpointName.ofProjectLocationPublisherModelName(project, location, publisher, model);

      // Convert the image to Base64
      byte[] imageData = Base64.getEncoder().encode(Files.readAllBytes(Paths.get(baseImagePath)));
      String encodedImage = new String(imageData, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);

      JsonObject jsonInstance = new JsonObject();
      jsonInstance.addProperty("text", textPrompt);
      JsonObject jsonImage = new JsonObject();
      jsonImage.addProperty("bytesBase64Encoded", encodedImage);
      jsonInstance.add("image", jsonImage);

      Value instanceValue = stringToValue(jsonInstance.toString());
      List<Value> instances = new ArrayList<>();
      instances.add(instanceValue);

      Gson gson = new Gson();
      String gsonString = gson.toJson(parameters);
      Value parameterValue = stringToValue(gsonString);

      PredictResponse predictResponse =
          predictionServiceClient.predict(endpointName, instances, parameterValue);
      System.out.println("Predict Response");
      System.out.println(predictResponse);
      for (Value prediction : predictResponse.getPredictionsList()) {
        System.out.format("\tPrediction: %s\n", prediction);
      }
    }
  }

  // Convert a Json string to a protobuf.Value
  static Value stringToValue(String value) throws InvalidProtocolBufferException {
    Value.Builder builder = Value.newBuilder();
    JsonFormat.parser().merge(value, builder);
    return builder.build();
  }
}

Go

Before trying this sample, follow the Go setup instructions in the Vertex AI quickstart using client libraries. For more information, see the Vertex AI Go API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Vertex AI, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment. 

import (
	"context"
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"io"

	aiplatform "cloud.google.com/go/aiplatform/apiv1beta1"
	aiplatformpb "cloud.google.com/go/aiplatform/apiv1beta1/aiplatformpb"
	"google.golang.org/api/option"
	"google.golang.org/protobuf/encoding/protojson"
	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/structpb"
)

// generateForTextAndImage shows how to use the multimodal model to generate embeddings for
// text and image inputs.
func generateForTextAndImage(w io.Writer, project, location string) error {
	// location = "us-central1"
	ctx := context.Background()
	apiEndpoint := fmt.Sprintf("%s-aiplatform.googleapis.com:443", location)
	client, err := aiplatform.NewPredictionClient(ctx, option.WithEndpoint(apiEndpoint))
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to construct API client: %w", err)
	}
	defer client.Close()

	model := "multimodalembedding@001"
	endpoint := fmt.Sprintf("projects/%s/locations/%s/publishers/google/models/%s", project, location, model)

	// This is the input to the model's prediction call. For schema, see:
	// https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/model-reference/multimodal-embeddings-api#request_body
	instance, err := structpb.NewValue(map[string]any{
		"image": map[string]any{
			// Image input can be provided either as a Google Cloud Storage URI or as
			// base64-encoded bytes using the "bytesBase64Encoded" field.
			"gcsUri": "gs://cloud-samples-data/vertex-ai/llm/prompts/landmark1.png",
		},
		"text": "Colosseum",
	})
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to construct request payload: %w", err)
	}

	req := &aiplatformpb.PredictRequest{
		Endpoint: endpoint,
		// The model supports only 1 instance per request.
		Instances: []*structpb.Value{instance},
	}

	resp, err := client.Predict(ctx, req)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to generate embeddings: %w", err)
	}

	instanceEmbeddingsJson, err := protojson.Marshal(resp.GetPredictions()[0])
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to convert protobuf value to JSON: %w", err)
	}
	// For response schema, see:
	// https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/model-reference/multimodal-embeddings-api#response-body
	var instanceEmbeddings struct {
		ImageEmbeddings []float32 `json:"imageEmbedding"`
		TextEmbeddings  []float32 `json:"textEmbedding"`
	}
	if err := json.Unmarshal(instanceEmbeddingsJson, &instanceEmbeddings); err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshal JSON: %w", err)
	}

	imageEmbedding := instanceEmbeddings.ImageEmbeddings
	textEmbedding := instanceEmbeddings.TextEmbeddings

	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Text embedding (length=%d): %v\n", len(textEmbedding), textEmbedding)
	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Image embedding (length=%d): %v\n", len(imageEmbedding), imageEmbedding)
	// Example response:
	// Text embedding (length=1408): [0.0023026613 0.027898183 -0.011858357 ... ]
	// Image embedding (length=1408): [-0.012314269 0.07271844 0.00020170923 ... ]

	return nil
}

Generate embeddings from video

Use the following sample to generating embeddings for video content.

REST

The following example uses a video located in Cloud Storage. You can also use the video.bytesBase64Encoded field to provide a base64-encoded string representation of the video.

Before using any of the request data, make the following replacements:

  • LOCATION: Your project's region. For example, us-central1, europe-west2, or asia-northeast3. For a list of available regions, see Generative AI on Vertex AI locations.
  • PROJECT_ID: Your Google Cloud project ID.
  • VIDEO_URI: The Cloud Storage URI of the target video to get embeddings for. For example, gs://my-bucket/embeddings/supermarket-video.mp4.

    You can also provide the video as a base64-encoded byte string:

    [...]
"video": {
  "bytesBase64Encoded": "B64_ENCODED_VIDEO"
}
[...]
  • videoSegmentConfig (START_SECOND, END_SECOND, INTERVAL_SECONDS). Optional. The specific video segments (in seconds) the embeddings are generated for.

    For example:

    [...]
"videoSegmentConfig": {
  "startOffsetSec": 10,
  "endOffsetSec": 60,
  "intervalSec": 10
}
[...]

    Using this config specifies video data from 10 seconds to 60 seconds and generates embeddings for the following 10 second video intervals: [10, 20), [20, 30), [30, 40), [40, 50), [50, 60). This video interval ("intervalSec": 10) falls in the Standard video embedding mode, and the user is charged at the Standard mode pricing rate.

    If you omit videoSegmentConfig, the service uses the following default values: "videoSegmentConfig": { "startOffsetSec": 0, "endOffsetSec": 120, "intervalSec": 16 }. This video interval ("intervalSec": 16) falls in the Essential video embedding mode, and the user is charged at the Essential mode pricing rate.

HTTP method and URL: 

POST https://LOCATION-aiplatform.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/LOCATION/publishers/google/models/multimodalembedding@001:predict

Request JSON body: 

{
  "instances": [
    {
      "video": {
        "gcsUri": "VIDEO_URI",
        "videoSegmentConfig": {
          "startOffsetSec": START_SECOND,
          "endOffsetSec": END_SECOND,
          "intervalSec": INTERVAL_SECONDS
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

To send your request, choose one of these options:

curl

Save the request body in a file named request.json, and execute the following command: 

curl -X POST \
     -H "Authorization: Bearer $(gcloud auth print-access-token)" \
     -H "Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8" \
     -d @request.json \
     "https://LOCATION-aiplatform.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/LOCATION/publishers/google/models/multimodalembedding@001:predict"

PowerShell

Save the request body in a file named request.json, and execute the following command: 

$cred = gcloud auth print-access-token
$headers = @{ "Authorization" = "Bearer $cred" }

Invoke-WebRequest `
    -Method POST `
    -Headers $headers `
    -ContentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8" `
    -InFile request.json `
    -Uri "https://LOCATION-aiplatform.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/LOCATION/publishers/google/models/multimodalembedding@001:predict" | Select-Object -Expand Content
The embedding the model returns is a 1408 float vector. The following sample responses are shortened for space.

Response (7 second video, no videoSegmentConfig specified):

{
  "predictions": [
    {
      "videoEmbeddings": [
        {
          "endOffsetSec": 7,
          "embedding": [
            -0.0045467657,
            0.0258095954,
            0.0146885719,
            0.00945400633,
            [...]
            -0.0023291884,
            -0.00493789,
            0.00975185353,
            0.0168156829
          ],
          "startOffsetSec": 0
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "deployedModelId": "DEPLOYED_MODEL_ID"
}

Response (59 second video, with the following video segment config: "videoSegmentConfig": { "startOffsetSec": 0, "endOffsetSec": 60, "intervalSec": 10 }):

{
  "predictions": [
    {
      "videoEmbeddings": [
        {
          "endOffsetSec": 10,
          "startOffsetSec": 0,
          "embedding": [
            -0.00683252793,
            0.0390476175,
            [...]
            0.00657121744,
            0.013023301
          ]
        },
        {
          "startOffsetSec": 10,
          "endOffsetSec": 20,
          "embedding": [
            -0.0104404651,
            0.0357737206,
            [...]
            0.00509833824,
            0.0131902946
          ]
        },
        {
          "startOffsetSec": 20,
          "embedding": [
            -0.0113538112,
            0.0305239167,
            [...]
            -0.00195809244,
            0.00941874553
          ],
          "endOffsetSec": 30
        },
        {
          "embedding": [
            -0.00299320649,
            0.0322436653,
            [...]
            -0.00993082579,
            0.00968887936
          ],
          "startOffsetSec": 30,
          "endOffsetSec": 40
        },
        {
          "endOffsetSec": 50,
          "startOffsetSec": 40,
          "embedding": [
            -0.00591270532,
            0.0368893594,
            [...]
            -0.00219071587,
            0.0042470959
          ]
        },
        {
          "embedding": [
            -0.00458270218,
            0.0368121453,
            [...]
            -0.00317760976,
            0.00595594104
          ],
          "endOffsetSec": 59,
          "startOffsetSec": 50
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "deployedModelId": "DEPLOYED_MODEL_ID"
}

Python

To learn how to install or update the Vertex AI SDK for Python, see Install the Vertex AI SDK for Python. For more information, see the Python API reference documentation. 

import vertexai

from vertexai.vision_models import MultiModalEmbeddingModel, Video
from vertexai.vision_models import VideoSegmentConfig

# TODO(developer): Update & uncomment line below
# PROJECT_ID = "your-project-id"
vertexai.init(project=PROJECT_ID, location="us-central1")

model = MultiModalEmbeddingModel.from_pretrained("multimodalembedding@001")

embeddings = model.get_embeddings(
    video=Video.load_from_file(
        "gs://cloud-samples-data/vertex-ai-vision/highway_vehicles.mp4"
    ),
    video_segment_config=VideoSegmentConfig(end_offset_sec=1),
)

# Video Embeddings are segmented based on the video_segment_config.
print("Video Embeddings:")
for video_embedding in embeddings.video_embeddings:
    print(
        f"Video Segment: {video_embedding.start_offset_sec} - {video_embedding.end_offset_sec}"
    )
    print(f"Embedding: {video_embedding.embedding}")

# Example response:
# Video Embeddings:
# Video Segment: 0.0 - 1.0
# Embedding: [-0.0206376351, 0.0123456789, ...]

Go

Before trying this sample, follow the Go setup instructions in the Vertex AI quickstart using client libraries. For more information, see the Vertex AI Go API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Vertex AI, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment. 

import (
	"context"
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"time"

	aiplatform "cloud.google.com/go/aiplatform/apiv1beta1"
	aiplatformpb "cloud.google.com/go/aiplatform/apiv1beta1/aiplatformpb"
	"google.golang.org/api/option"
	"google.golang.org/protobuf/encoding/protojson"
	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/structpb"
)

// generateForVideo shows how to use the multimodal model to generate embeddings for video input.
func generateForVideo(w io.Writer, project, location string) error {
	// location = "us-central1"

	// The default context timeout may be not enough to process a video input.
	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 15*time.Second)
	defer cancel()

	apiEndpoint := fmt.Sprintf("%s-aiplatform.googleapis.com:443", location)
	client, err := aiplatform.NewPredictionClient(ctx, option.WithEndpoint(apiEndpoint))
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to construct API client: %w", err)
	}
	defer client.Close()

	model := "multimodalembedding@001"
	endpoint := fmt.Sprintf("projects/%s/locations/%s/publishers/google/models/%s", project, location, model)

	// This is the input to the model's prediction call. For schema, see:
	// https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/model-reference/multimodal-embeddings-api#request_body
	instances, err := structpb.NewValue(map[string]any{
		"video": map[string]any{
			// Video input can be provided either as a Google Cloud Storage URI or as base64-encoded
			// bytes using the "bytesBase64Encoded" field.
			"gcsUri": "gs://cloud-samples-data/vertex-ai-vision/highway_vehicles.mp4",
			"videoSegmentConfig": map[string]any{
				"startOffsetSec": 1,
				"endOffsetSec":   5,
			},
		},
	})
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to construct request payload: %w", err)
	}

	req := &aiplatformpb.PredictRequest{
		Endpoint: endpoint,
		// The model supports only 1 instance per request.
		Instances: []*structpb.Value{instances},
	}
	resp, err := client.Predict(ctx, req)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to generate embeddings: %w", err)
	}

	instanceEmbeddingsJson, err := protojson.Marshal(resp.GetPredictions()[0])
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to convert protobuf value to JSON: %w", err)
	}
	// For response schema, see:
	// https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/model-reference/multimodal-embeddings-api#response-body
	var instanceEmbeddings struct {
		VideoEmbeddings []struct {
			Embedding      []float32 `json:"embedding"`
			StartOffsetSec float64   `json:"startOffsetSec"`
			EndOffsetSec   float64   `json:"endOffsetSec"`
		} `json:"videoEmbeddings"`
	}
	if err := json.Unmarshal(instanceEmbeddingsJson, &instanceEmbeddings); err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshal json: %w", err)
	}
	// Get the embedding for our single video segment (`.videoEmbeddings` object has one entry per
	// each processed segment).
	videoEmbedding := instanceEmbeddings.VideoEmbeddings[0]

	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Video embedding (seconds: %.f-%.f; length=%d): %v\n",
		videoEmbedding.StartOffsetSec,
		videoEmbedding.EndOffsetSec,
		len(videoEmbedding.Embedding),
		videoEmbedding.Embedding,
	)
	// Example response:
	// Video embedding (seconds: 1-5; length=1408): [-0.016427778 0.032878537 -0.030755188 ... ]

	return nil
}

Advanced use case

Use the following sample to get embeddings for video, text, and image content.

For video embedding, you can specify the video segment and embedding density.

REST

The following example uses image, text, and video data. You can use any combination of these data types in your request body.

This sample uses a video located in Cloud Storage. You can also use the video.bytesBase64Encoded field to provide a base64-encoded string representation of the video.

Before using any of the request data, make the following replacements:

  • LOCATION: Your project's region. For example, us-central1, europe-west2, or asia-northeast3. For a list of available regions, see Generative AI on Vertex AI locations.
  • PROJECT_ID: Your Google Cloud project ID.
  • TEXT: The target text to get embeddings for. For example, a cat.
  • IMAGE_URI: The Cloud Storage URI of the target image to get embeddings for. For example, gs://my-bucket/embeddings/supermarket-img.png.

    You can also provide the image as a base64-encoded byte string:

    [...]
"image": {
  "bytesBase64Encoded": "B64_ENCODED_IMAGE"
}
[...]
  • VIDEO_URI: The Cloud Storage URI of the target video to get embeddings for. For example, gs://my-bucket/embeddings/supermarket-video.mp4.

    You can also provide the video as a base64-encoded byte string:

    [...]
"video": {
  "bytesBase64Encoded": "B64_ENCODED_VIDEO"
}
[...]
  • videoSegmentConfig (START_SECOND, END_SECOND, INTERVAL_SECONDS). Optional. The specific video segments (in seconds) the embeddings are generated for.

    For example:

    [...]
"videoSegmentConfig": {
  "startOffsetSec": 10,
  "endOffsetSec": 60,
  "intervalSec": 10
}
[...]

    Using this config specifies video data from 10 seconds to 60 seconds and generates embeddings for the following 10 second video intervals: [10, 20), [20, 30), [30, 40), [40, 50), [50, 60). This video interval ("intervalSec": 10) falls in the Standard video embedding mode, and the user is charged at the Standard mode pricing rate.

    If you omit videoSegmentConfig, the service uses the following default values: "videoSegmentConfig": { "startOffsetSec": 0, "endOffsetSec": 120, "intervalSec": 16 }. This video interval ("intervalSec": 16) falls in the Essential video embedding mode, and the user is charged at the Essential mode pricing rate.

HTTP method and URL: 

POST https://LOCATION-aiplatform.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/LOCATION/publishers/google/models/multimodalembedding@001:predict

Request JSON body: 

{
  "instances": [
    {
      "text": "TEXT",
      "image": {
        "gcsUri": "IMAGE_URI"
      },
      "video": {
        "gcsUri": "VIDEO_URI",
        "videoSegmentConfig": {
          "startOffsetSec": START_SECOND,
          "endOffsetSec": END_SECOND,
          "intervalSec": INTERVAL_SECONDS
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

To send your request, choose one of these options:

curl

Save the request body in a file named request.json, and execute the following command: 

curl -X POST \
     -H "Authorization: Bearer $(gcloud auth print-access-token)" \
     -H "Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8" \
     -d @request.json \
     "https://LOCATION-aiplatform.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/LOCATION/publishers/google/models/multimodalembedding@001:predict"

PowerShell

Save the request body in a file named request.json, and execute the following command: 

$cred = gcloud auth print-access-token
$headers = @{ "Authorization" = "Bearer $cred" }

Invoke-WebRequest `
    -Method POST `
    -Headers $headers `
    -ContentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8" `
    -InFile request.json `
    -Uri "https://LOCATION-aiplatform.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/LOCATION/publishers/google/models/multimodalembedding@001:predict" | Select-Object -Expand Content
The embedding the model returns is a 1408 float vector. The following sample response is shortened for space. 
{
  "predictions": [
    {
      "textEmbedding": [
        0.0105433334,
        -0.00302835181,
        0.00656806398,
        0.00603460241,
        [...]
        0.00445805816,
        0.0139605571,
        -0.00170318608,
        -0.00490092579
      ],
      "videoEmbeddings": [
        {
          "startOffsetSec": 0,
          "endOffsetSec": 7,
          "embedding": [
            -0.00673126569,
            0.0248149596,
            0.0128901172,
            0.0107588246,
            [...]
            -0.00180952181,
            -0.0054573305,
            0.0117037306,
            0.0169312079
          ]
        }
      ],
      "imageEmbedding": [
        -0.00728622358,
        0.031021487,
        -0.00206603738,
        0.0273937676,
        [...]
        -0.00204976718,
        0.00321615417,
        0.0121978866,
        0.0193375275
      ]
    }
  ],
  "deployedModelId": "DEPLOYED_MODEL_ID"
}

Python

To learn how to install or update the Vertex AI SDK for Python, see Install the Vertex AI SDK for Python. For more information, see the Python API reference documentation. 

import vertexai

from vertexai.vision_models import Image, MultiModalEmbeddingModel, Video
from vertexai.vision_models import VideoSegmentConfig

# TODO(developer): Update & uncomment line below
# PROJECT_ID = "your-project-id"
vertexai.init(project=PROJECT_ID, location="us-central1")

model = MultiModalEmbeddingModel.from_pretrained("multimodalembedding@001")

image = Image.load_from_file(
    "gs://cloud-samples-data/vertex-ai/llm/prompts/landmark1.png"
)
video = Video.load_from_file(
    "gs://cloud-samples-data/vertex-ai-vision/highway_vehicles.mp4"
)

embeddings = model.get_embeddings(
    image=image,
    video=video,
    video_segment_config=VideoSegmentConfig(end_offset_sec=1),
    contextual_text="Cars on Highway",
)

print(f"Image Embedding: {embeddings.image_embedding}")

# Video Embeddings are segmented based on the video_segment_config.
print("Video Embeddings:")
for video_embedding in embeddings.video_embeddings:
    print(
        f"Video Segment: {video_embedding.start_offset_sec} - {video_embedding.end_offset_sec}"
    )
    print(f"Embedding: {video_embedding.embedding}")

print(f"Text Embedding: {embeddings.text_embedding}")
# Example response:
# Image Embedding: [-0.0123144267, 0.0727186054, 0.000201397663, ...]
# Video Embeddings:
# Video Segment: 0.0 - 1.0
# Embedding: [-0.0206376351, 0.0345234685, ...]
# Text Embedding: [-0.0207006838, -0.00251058186, ...]

Go

Before trying this sample, follow the Go setup instructions in the Vertex AI quickstart using client libraries. For more information, see the Vertex AI Go API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Vertex AI, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment. 

import (
	"context"
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"time"

	aiplatform "cloud.google.com/go/aiplatform/apiv1beta1"
	aiplatformpb "cloud.google.com/go/aiplatform/apiv1beta1/aiplatformpb"
	"google.golang.org/api/option"
	"google.golang.org/protobuf/encoding/protojson"
	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/structpb"
)

// generateForImageTextAndVideo shows how to use the multimodal model to generate embeddings for
// image, text and video data.
func generateForImageTextAndVideo(w io.Writer, project, location string) error {
	// location = "us-central1"

	// The default context timeout may be not enough to process a video input.
	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 15*time.Second)
	defer cancel()

	apiEndpoint := fmt.Sprintf("%s-aiplatform.googleapis.com:443", location)
	client, err := aiplatform.NewPredictionClient(ctx, option.WithEndpoint(apiEndpoint))
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to construct API client: %w", err)
	}
	defer client.Close()

	model := "multimodalembedding@001"
	endpoint := fmt.Sprintf("projects/%s/locations/%s/publishers/google/models/%s", project, location, model)

	// This is the input to the model's prediction call. For schema, see:
	// https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/model-reference/multimodal-embeddings-api#request_body
	instance, err := structpb.NewValue(map[string]any{
		"text": "Domestic cats in natural conditions",
		"image": map[string]any{
			// Image and video inputs can be provided either as a Google Cloud Storage URI or as
			// base64-encoded bytes using the "bytesBase64Encoded" field.
			"gcsUri": "gs://cloud-samples-data/generative-ai/image/320px-Felis_catus-cat_on_snow.jpg",
		},
		"video": map[string]any{
			"gcsUri": "gs://cloud-samples-data/video/cat.mp4",
		},
	})
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to construct request payload: %w", err)
	}

	req := &aiplatformpb.PredictRequest{
		Endpoint: endpoint,
		// The model supports only 1 instance per request.
		Instances: []*structpb.Value{instance},
	}

	resp, err := client.Predict(ctx, req)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to generate embeddings: %w", err)
	}

	instanceEmbeddingsJson, err := protojson.Marshal(resp.GetPredictions()[0])
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to convert protobuf value to JSON: %w", err)
	}
	// For response schema, see:
	// https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/model-reference/multimodal-embeddings-api#response-body
	var instanceEmbeddings struct {
		ImageEmbeddings []float32 `json:"imageEmbedding"`
		TextEmbeddings  []float32 `json:"textEmbedding"`
		VideoEmbeddings []struct {
			Embedding      []float32 `json:"embedding"`
			StartOffsetSec float64   `json:"startOffsetSec"`
			EndOffsetSec   float64   `json:"endOffsetSec"`
		} `json:"videoEmbeddings"`
	}
	if err := json.Unmarshal(instanceEmbeddingsJson, &instanceEmbeddings); err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshal JSON: %w", err)
	}

	imageEmbedding := instanceEmbeddings.ImageEmbeddings
	textEmbedding := instanceEmbeddings.TextEmbeddings
	// Get the embedding for our single video segment (`.videoEmbeddings` object has one entry per
	// each processed segment).
	videoEmbedding := instanceEmbeddings.VideoEmbeddings[0].Embedding

	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Image embedding (length=%d): %v\n", len(imageEmbedding), imageEmbedding)
	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Text embedding (length=%d): %v\n", len(textEmbedding), textEmbedding)
	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Video embedding (length=%d): %v\n", len(videoEmbedding), videoEmbedding)
	// Example response:
	// Image embedding (length=1408): [-0.01558477 0.0258355 0.016342038 ... ]
	// Text embedding (length=1408): [-0.005894961 0.008349559 0.015355394 ... ]
	// Video embedding (length=1408): [-0.018867437 0.013997682 0.0012682161 ... ]

	return nil
}

What's next

For detailed documentation, see the following: