How to Analyze an Image Using Google Gemini Vision

This guide shows you how to use Google Gemini Vision to analyze images inside your chatbot flows. With this integration, your bot can extract insights and context from user-submitted images—perfect for product identification, document scanning, and more.

🔗 Step 1: Connect Google Gemini

Before analyzing images, ensure your Gemini integration is active:

• Log in to your Chitchatbot.ai account.

• Go to Settings > Integrations > Google Gemini.

• Click Connect, and enter your Gemini API Key.👉 Don’t have one? Get it here: https://aistudio.google.com/app/prompts/new_chat

• Click Continue.

⚠️ Fields like “Prompt” in the integration setup are not required for image analysis.

🛠️ Step 2: Set Up Image Analysis in the Flow Builder

You’ll need to create a flow that:

• Collects an image from the user

• Analyzes the image using Gemini Vision

Here’s how:

• Go to your Flow Builder

• Add a Get User Data step to collect the image from the user – make sure the reply type is set to image.

• Add a new action:Action > Google Gemini > Analyze Image

Configuration Fields:

• User’s MessageAdd a message or prompt to guide the AI on how to interpret the image (e.g., “Describe this product” or “What does this photo contain?” or “Describe how to fix this?”).

• ImageSelect the custom field where the image from the user was stored.

• Output MessageChoose a custom field to store the analysis result. You can later use this field to show the result to the user.

✅ You can use this in any part of your flow—even with default replies—so the chatbot can intelligently respond to random image uploads.

✅ Success & ❌ Failure Handling

Each Google Gemini image analysis step includes:

• Success NodeTrigger actions when the image is successfully analyzed (e.g., display insights, continue conversation).

• Failure NodeTrigger fallback actions if analysis fails (e.g., show an error message or prompt for a different image).

🛑 Troubleshooting Tips

• 🔍 Check Logs: Go to Flows > Logs to view detailed error messages.

• 🌐 Country Restrictions: Some APIs may be blocked in certain regions due to regulatory limitations.

• ⚠️ Image Content Limits: Analysis of certain types of content (like human faces) may be restricted.

• 💳 Billing Requirements: Ensure your Google Cloud account is funded and active.

• Reduce the uploaded image file size if too large.