Google Video Input YouTube

Send a YouTube URL as video input to Gemini and have the agent describe it.

video_input_youtube.py

"""
Google Video Input Youtube
==========================

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

from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.media import Video
from agno.models.google import Gemini

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

agent = Agent(
    model=Gemini(id="gemini-3.5-flash"),
    markdown=True,
)

agent.print_response(
    "Tell me about this video?",
    videos=[Video(url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XinoY2LDdA0")],
)

# Video upload via URL is also supported with Vertex AI

# agent = Agent(
#     model=Gemini(id="gemini-3.5-flash", vertexai=True),
#     markdown=True,
# )

# agent.print_response("Tell me about this video?", videos=[Video(url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XinoY2LDdA0")])

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

if __name__ == "__main__":
    pass

Run the Example

1. Set up your virtual environment

   Mac

   uv venv --python 3.12
   source .venv/bin/activate
   
2. Install dependencies

   uv pip install -U agno google-genai
   
3. Export your Google API key

   Mac/Linux

   export GOOGLE_API_KEY="your_google_api_key_here"
   
4. Run the example

   Save the code above as video_input_youtube.py, then run:

   python video_input_youtube.py
   

Full source: cookbook/90_models/google/gemini/video_input_youtube.py