GenerateContentResponse

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/google/main/json-schema/google-generate-content-response-schema.json",
  "title": "GenerateContentResponse",
  "x-generated": "2026-10-03",
  "x-method": "derived",
  "x-generator": "derive-json-schema.py",
  "x-source": "openapi/google-audio-understanding-api-openapi.yml#/components/schemas/GenerateContentResponse",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "candidates": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Generated content candidates",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/Candidate"
      }
    },
    "promptFeedback": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/PromptFeedback",
      "description": "Feedback about the prompt"
    },
    "usageMetadata": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/UsageMetadata",
      "description": "Token usage information"
    }
  },
  "$defs": {
    "Candidate": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "content": {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/Content",
          "description": "Generated content"
        },
        "finishReason": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": [
            "FINISH_REASON_UNSPECIFIED",
            "STOP",
            "MAX_TOKENS",
            "SAFETY",
            "RECITATION",
            "OTHER"
          ],
          "description": "Reason why generation stopped"
        },
        "index": {
          "type": "integer",
          "description": "Index of the candidate"
        },
        "safetyRatings": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "$ref": "#/$defs/SafetyRating"
          },
          "description": "Safety ratings for the generated content"
        }
      }
    },
    "Content": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "role": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": [
            "user",
            "model"
          ],
          "description": "The role of the content producer (optional for single-turn, required for multi-turn)"
        },
        "parts": {
          "type": "array",
          "description": "Ordered parts that constitute a single message",
          "items": {
            "$ref": "#/$defs/Part"
          }
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "parts"
      ]
    },
    "FileData": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Reference to a file uploaded via the File API or a YouTube URL",
      "properties": {
        "mime_type": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "MIME type of the file (optional for YouTube URLs)"
        },
        "file_uri": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "URI of the file from File API or YouTube URL"
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "file_uri"
      ]
    },
    "InlineData": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": [
        "mime_type",
        "data"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "mime_type": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "MIME type of the data",
          "enum": [
            "image/jpeg",
            "image/png",
            "image/webp",
            "video/mp4",
            "video/mpeg",
            "video/mov",
            "video/avi",
            "video/x-flv",
            "video/mpg",
            "video/webm",
            "video/wmv",
            "video/3gpp",
            "audio/wav",
            "audio/mp3",
            "audio/aiff",
            "audio/aac",
            "audio/ogg",
            "audio/flac",
            "application/pdf"
          ]
        },
        "data": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "byte",
          "description": "Base64 encoded data"
        }
      }
    },
    "Part": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "A part of the content, can be text, inline data, or file data",
      "oneOf": [
        {
          "type": "object",
          "required": [
            "text"
          ],
          "properties": {
            "text": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "Text content"
            }
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "object",
          "required": [
            "inline_data"
          ],
          "properties": {
            "inline_data": {
              "$ref": "#/$defs/InlineData"
            }
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "object",
          "required": [
            "file_data"
          ],
          "properties": {
            "file_data": {
              "$ref": "#/$defs/FileData"
            },
            "video_metadata": {
              "$ref": "#/$defs/VideoMetadata",
              "description": "Optional metadata for video processing (clipping, FPS)"
            }
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "PromptFeedback": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "blockReason": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": [
            "BLOCK_REASON_UNSPECIFIED",
            "SAFETY",
            "OTHER"
          ],
          "description": "Reason why prompt was blocked"
        },
        "safetyRatings": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "$ref": "#/$defs/SafetyRating"
          },
          "description": "Safety ratings for the prompt"
        }
      }
    },
    "SafetyRating": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "category": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": [
            "HARM_CATEGORY_UNSPECIFIED",
            "HARM_CATEGORY_DEROGATORY",
            "HARM_CATEGORY_TOXICITY",
            "HARM_CATEGORY_VIOLENCE",
            "HARM_CATEGORY_SEXUAL",
            "HARM_CATEGORY_MEDICAL",
            "HARM_CATEGORY_DANGEROUS",
            "HARM_CATEGORY_HARASSMENT",
            "HARM_CATEGORY_HATE_SPEECH",
            "HARM_CATEGORY_SEXUALLY_EXPLICIT",
            "HARM_CATEGORY_DANGEROUS_CONTENT"
          ]
        },
        "probability": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": [
            "HARM_PROBABILITY_UNSPECIFIED",
            "NEGLIGIBLE",
            "LOW",
            "MEDIUM",
            "HIGH"
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    "UsageMetadata": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "promptTokenCount": {
          "type": "integer",
          "description": "Number of tokens in the prompt"
        },
        "candidatesTokenCount": {
          "type": "integer",
          "description": "Number of tokens in generated candidates"
        },
        "totalTokenCount": {
          "type": "integer",
          "description": "Total token count"
        }
      }
    },
    "VideoMetadata": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Metadata for customizing video processing",
      "properties": {
        "start_offset": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Start time offset for video clipping (format like \"1250s\")",
          "pattern": "^\\d+s$"
        },
        "end_offset": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "End time offset for video clipping (format like \"1570s\")",
          "pattern": "^\\d+s$"
        },
        "fps": {
          "type": "number",
          "format": "float",
          "description": "Custom frame rate sampling (frames per second). Default is 1 FPS. Use <1 for long videos, >1 for rapidly changing visuals",
          "minimum": 0.1
        }
      }
    }
  }
}