OptionalgroundingA list of GroundingChunk objects. Each chunk represents a piece of retrieved content (for example, from a web page). that the model used to ground its response.
OptionalgroundingA list of GroundingSupport objects. Each object details how specific segments of the
model's response are supported by the groundingChunks.
OptionalretrievalUse GroundingSupport instead.
OptionalsearchGoogle Search entry point for web searches. This contains an HTML/CSS snippet that must be embedded in an app to display a Google Search entry point for follow-up web searches related to a model's "Grounded Response".
OptionalwebA list of web search queries that the model performed to gather the grounding information. These can be used to allow users to explore the search results themselves.
Metadata returned when grounding is enabled.
Currently, only Grounding with Google Search is supported (see GoogleSearchTool).
Important: If using Grounding with Google Search, you are required to comply with the "Grounding with Google Search" usage requirements for your chosen API provider: Gemini Developer API or Vertex AI Gemini API (see Service Terms section within the Service Specific Terms).