ActionGoogle GeminiUpdated September 2026

How do I call Gemini for text generation?

Short answer: You can gemini generate content in Google Gemini by hand from its own interface, but it won’t repeat itself. On TinyCommand, add the Google Gemini Gemini Generate Content action to a workflow, map its 7 inputs from any upstream app, and it runs automatically every time the trigger fires. No code, and a free tier to start.

Gemini Generate Content in Google Gemini — start free All 6 Google Gemini actions

Gemini Generate Content in Google Gemini — start free

Inputs

The fields this action accepts.

Every field can be mapped from an upstream trigger, AI step, table row, or hard-coded literal.

Field	Type	Required	Description
Model model	options	Required	Which Gemini model to use
Prompt prompt	string	Required	Your prompt
System Instruction system_instruction	string	Optional	System-level guidance
Temperature temperature	string	Optional	0–2
Max Output Tokens max_output_tokens	string	Optional	2048
Top P top_p	string	Optional	0.95
Top K top_k	string	Optional	40

Sample request

{
  "model": "{{trigger.model}}",
  "prompt": "{{trigger.prompt}}",
  "system_instruction": "{{trigger.system_instruction}}",
  "temperature": "0.7",
  "max_output_tokens": "2048"
}

Returns

{
  "candidates": [
    {
      "content": {
        "role": "model",
        "parts": [
          {
            "text": "Sample response"
          }
        ]
      },
      "finishReason": "STOP"
    }
  ],
  "usageMetadata": {
    "totalTokenCount": 60,
    "promptTokenCount": 10,
    "candidatesTokenCount": 50
  }
}

Use these fields in downstream nodes for routing, logging, or error handling.

Triggered by

Apps that pair well as the trigger for Gemini Generate Content.

Any of these apps can fire this action as part of a workflow.

Gmail → Google Gemini

1 Gmail triggers

Slack → Google Gemini

13 Slack triggers

Google Sheets → Google Gemini

2 Google Sheets triggers

HubSpot → Google Gemini

18 HubSpot triggers

FAQ

Questions about Gemini Generate Content.

What does the Gemini Generate Content action do in Google Gemini?

Runs a multimodal completion (text, images, video, audio) against Gemini models. Supports system instruction, tools/function-calling, JSON mode, configurable safety settings. The base hook for any Gemini-based LLM workflow.

What inputs does Gemini Generate Content require?

Required: Model, Prompt. Every input accepts a static value or a variable from any upstream node in your workflow.

Can I use dynamic inputs from earlier workflow nodes?

Yes. Any field on this action can pull values from upstream nodes, whether that's a form response, a trigger payload, an AI output, or a lookup result.

What happens if Google Gemini returns an error?

The run history shows the failed step with its input and the error message Google Gemini returned, so you can fix the input and run the workflow again. Automatic retries are built into HTTP steps only, where you can also set your own retry count and delay.

Does Gemini Generate Content support batch operations?

Run Gemini Generate Content inside a loop to process each item in an array. TinyCommand does not throttle calls for you, so for large arrays add a Delay step if you need to stay within Google Gemini's rate limits.

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