Flutter - Integrate Google Gemini API
Last Updated :
21 Apr, 2025
Currently, Artificial Intelligence is blooming all around. You must have heard about the ChatGPT, Bard and now Google has come up with a very new Artificial intelligence Gemini which responds to users in a truly human-like way. You can connect Google Gemini with Flutter in a very simple and quick way. Let's learn how to do that. A sample video is given below to get an idea of what we are going to do in this article.
Step-by-Step Implementation
Step 1: Create a new Flutter Application
Create a new Flutter application using the command Prompt. To create a new app, write the following command and run it.
flutter create app_name
To know more about it refer this article: Creating a Simple Application in Flutter.
Step 2: Adding the Dependency
To add the dependency to the pubspec.yaml file, add flutter_gemini as a dependency in the dependencies part of the pubspec.yaml file, as shown below:
Dart
dependencies:
flutter:
sdk: flutter
flutter_gemini: ^3.0.0
Now, run the below command in the terminal.
flutter pub get
Or
Run the below command in the terminal.
flutter pub add flutter_gemini
Step 3: Import dependencies
To use libraries, import all of them in the respective .dart file,
import 'package:flutter_gemini/flutter_gemini.dart';
Step 4: Generate the Gemini API key
To generate Google Gemini API key, Click here and You can refer to this article to know about how to access and Use Google Gemini API Key (with Examples).
Step 5: Working with main.dart
Add the boilerplate code below in main.dart to initialize the Firebase in the main function and create a basic structure with an MaterialApp.
main.dart:
main.dart
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:flutter_gemini/flutter_gemini.dart';
void main() {
runApp(MyApp());
}
// Main application widget
class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return MaterialApp(
debugShowCheckedModeBanner: false,
home: ChatScreen(),
);
}
}
// Stateful widget for the chat screen
class ChatScreen extends StatefulWidget {
@override
_ChatScreenState createState() => _ChatScreenState();
}
// State class for ChatScreen
class _ChatScreenState extends State<ChatScreen> {
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return Scaffold(
appBar: AppBar(
title: Text('GFG Chatbot'), // App bar title
backgroundColor: Colors.green, // App bar background color
foregroundColor: Colors.white, // App bar text color
),
body: // Code Here
);
}
}
Step 6: Initialize variables
- Initialize the required global variable outside every class and main method:
Dart
// API key for Gemini initialization
const apiKey = 'YOUR_API_KEY';
- Initialize Gemini with the API key inside the main method:
Dart
void main() {
// Initialize Gemini with the API key and enable debugging
Gemini.init(apiKey: apiKey, enableDebugging: true);
runApp(MyApp());
}
- Initialize the required variables in the _ChatScreenState class.
Dart
// Controller for the input field
final TextEditingController _controller = TextEditingController();
// List to store chat messages
final List<Map<String, String>> _messages = [];
Step 4: Create the _sendMessage method
Create a method to handle sending requests and collecting responses.
Dart
// Function to handle sending a message
void _sendMessage() async {
final inputText = _controller.text.trim(); // Get and trim the input text
if (inputText.isEmpty) return; // Do nothing if input is empty
// Add the user's message to the chat
setState(() {
_messages.add({'sender': 'user', 'text': inputText});
});
_controller.clear(); // Clear the input field
// Prepare the input for the Gemini API
final parts = [Part.text(inputText)];
final response = await Gemini.instance
.prompt(parts: parts); // Get the response from Gemini
// Add the bot's response to the chat
setState(() {
_messages.add({
'sender': 'bot',
'text':
response?.output ?? 'No response generated', // Handle null response
});
});
}
Step 8: Develop UI
- ListView.builder(): To display the chats in a scrollable and vertical list.
Dart
ListView.builder(
// Number of messages
itemCount: _messages.length,
itemBuilder: (context, index) {
final message = _messages[index];
// Check if the message is from the user
final isUser = message['sender'] == 'user';
return Align(
alignment: isUser
? Alignment.centerRight
: Alignment.centerLeft,
child: Container(
margin: EdgeInsets.symmetric(
vertical: 4, horizontal: 8),
padding: EdgeInsets.all(12),
decoration: BoxDecoration(
color: isUser
? Colors.blue[100]
: Colors.grey[300],
borderRadius:
BorderRadius.circular(8),
),
child:Text(message['text'] ?? ''),
),
);
},
),
- TextField: To take input from the user.
Dart
TextField(
// Attach the controller
controller: _controller,
decoration: InputDecoration(
// Placeholder text
hintText: 'Type your message...',
border: OutlineInputBorder(),
),
),
- ElevatedButton: To call the _sendMessage method.
Dart
ElevatedButton(
style: ElevatedButton.styleFrom(
shape: CircleBorder(),
padding: EdgeInsets.all(12),
backgroundColor: Colors.green,
foregroundColor: Colors.white,
),
// Call _sendMessage when pressed
onPressed: _sendMessage,
child: Icon(
Icons.send,
size: 30,
),
),
Complete Source Code
main.dart:
Dart
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:flutter_gemini/flutter_gemini.dart';
// API key for Gemini initialization
const apiKey = 'YOUR_API_KEY';
void main() {
// Initialize Gemini with the API key and enable debugging
Gemini.init(apiKey: apiKey, enableDebugging: true);
runApp(MyApp());
}
// Main application widget
class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return MaterialApp(
debugShowCheckedModeBanner: false,
home: ChatScreen(),
);
}
}
// Stateful widget for the chat screen
class ChatScreen extends StatefulWidget {
@override
_ChatScreenState createState() => _ChatScreenState();
}
// State class for ChatScreen
class _ChatScreenState extends State<ChatScreen> {
// Controller for the input field
final TextEditingController _controller = TextEditingController();
// List to store chat messages
final List<Map<String, String>> _messages = [];
// Function to handle sending a message
void _sendMessage() async {
// Get and trim the input text
final inputText = _controller.text.trim();
// Do nothing if input is empty
if (inputText.isEmpty) return;
// Add the user's message to the chat
setState(() {
_messages.add({'sender': 'user', 'text': inputText});
});
// Clear the input field
_controller.clear();
// Prepare the input for the Gemini API
final parts = [Part.text(inputText)];
// Get the response from Gemini
final response = await Gemini.instance
.prompt(parts: parts);
// Add the bot's response to the chat
setState(() {
_messages.add({
'sender': 'bot',
'text': response?.output ?? 'No response generated', // Handle null response
});
});
}
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return Scaffold(
appBar: AppBar(
title: Text('GFG Chatbot'),
backgroundColor: Colors.green,
foregroundColor: Colors.white,
),
body: Padding(
padding: const EdgeInsets.all(8.0),
child: Column(
children: [
// Expanded widget to display the chat messages
Expanded(
child: ListView.builder(
// Number of messages
itemCount: _messages.length,
itemBuilder: (context, index) {
final message = _messages[index];
// Check if the message is from the user
final isUser = message['sender'] =='user';
return Align(
alignment: isUser
? Alignment.centerRight
: Alignment.centerLeft,
child: Container(
margin: EdgeInsets.symmetric(
vertical: 4, horizontal: 8),
padding: EdgeInsets.all(12),
decoration: BoxDecoration(
color: isUser
? Colors.blue[100]
: Colors.grey[300],
borderRadius:
BorderRadius.circular(8),
),
child:
Text(message['text'] ?? ''),
),
);
},
),
),
// Input field and send button
Padding(
padding:
const EdgeInsets.all(8.0),
child: Row(
children: [
// Input field for typing messages
Expanded(
child: TextField(
// Attach the controller
controller: _controller,
decoration: InputDecoration(
// Placeholder text
hintText: 'Type your message...',
border: OutlineInputBorder(),
),
),
),
SizedBox(width: 8),
// Send button
ElevatedButton(
style: ElevatedButton.styleFrom(
shape: CircleBorder(),
padding: EdgeInsets.all(12),
backgroundColor: Colors.green,
foregroundColor: Colors.white,
),
// Call _sendMessage when pressed
onPressed: _sendMessage,
child: Icon(
Icons.send,
size: 30,
),
),
],
),
),
],
),
),
);
}
}
Output:
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