Gemini Embedding 001 Serverless API

MTEB #1 text embeddings for RAG, search, and clustering.

POST /v2/gemini-embedding-001 · submit + poll
 1# pip install "segmind>=1.1.0"
 2# export SEGMIND_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"
 3import segmind
 4
 5# Async (v2): submit to the queue and block until COMPLETED.
 6# run() returns the final result dict (600s deadline, 1.0s poll by default).
 7result = segmind.run(
 8    "gemini-embedding-001",
 9    input="Segmind provides fast and affordable AI model inference APIs for image, video, audio, and text generation.",
10    task_type="RETRIEVAL_DOCUMENT",
11)
12print(result["status"])                      # COMPLETED
13print(result.get("output"))                  # model output (e.g. media URL)
14print(result["metrics"]["inference_time"])   # server compute seconds
15
16# --- Or submit + poll manually (track request_id, control the cadence) ---
17from segmind import SegmindClient, InferenceFailed, InferenceTimeout
18
19client = SegmindClient()                      # reads SEGMIND_API_KEY
20payload = {
21    "input": "Segmind provides fast and affordable AI model inference APIs for image, video, audio, and text generation.",
22    "task_type": "RETRIEVAL_DOCUMENT",
23}
24job = client.submit_async("gemini-embedding-001", **payload)
25print(job.request_id)                         # available immediately
26try:
27    result = job.wait(timeout=600, interval=1.0)
28except InferenceTimeout as e:
29    print("still running:", e.request_id)
30except InferenceFailed as e:
31    print("failed:", e.detail)

API Endpoint

POSThttps://api.segmind.com/v1/gemini-embedding-001

Parameters

inputrequired
string

Text to embed; max 2,048 tokens. Use a sentence or paragraph that represents the content you want to index or compare.

output_dimensionalityoptional
integer

Truncates the output vector to this size via MRL. Recommended values: 768 (compact), 1536 (balanced), 3072 (full quality).

task_typeoptional
string

Optimizes the embedding for a specific downstream task. Use RETRIEVAL_DOCUMENT for indexing, RETRIEVAL_QUERY for search queries, SEMANTIC_SIMILARITY for comparisons.

Default: "RETRIEVAL_DOCUMENT"
Allowed values :
"SEMANTIC_SIMILARITY""RETRIEVAL_DOCUMENT""RETRIEVAL_QUERY""CLASSIFICATION""CLUSTERING""QUESTION_ANSWERING""FACT_VERIFICATION""CODE_RETRIEVAL_QUERY"

Response Type

Returns: Text/JSON

Asynchronous requests (v2)

Use Async for video, long-running (>~60s), or high-concurrency workloads; Sync is simplest for fast image & LLM calls. Async submits a request and you poll it to completion.

  1. 1
    POST /v2/gemini-embedding-001

    Submitreturns request_id, status_url, response_url

  2. 2
    GET /v2/requests/{id}/status

    Polluntil COMPLETED or FAILED

  3. 3
    GET /v2/requests/{id}

    Resultfinal response body

Status states

QUEUEDAccepted, waiting for a worker
PROCESSINGRunning on a worker
COMPLETEDDone — result body is ready
FAILEDErrored (incl. content/RAI blocks)
  • A FAILED request is served as HTTP 422 — the body still carries the error detail.
  • An unknown or expired request_id returns HTTP 404.
  • Results are retained for 1 hour, then expire.
  • Content / RAI blocks surface as FAILED, not a separate state.
  • Track completion by polling the status endpoint.

Common Error Codes

The API returns standard HTTP status codes. Detailed error messages are provided in the response body.

400

Bad Request

Invalid parameters or request format

401

Unauthorized

Missing or invalid API key

403

Forbidden

Insufficient permissions

404

Not Found

Model or endpoint not found

406

Insufficient Credits

Not enough credits to process request

429

Rate Limited

Too many requests

500

Server Error

Internal server error

502

Bad Gateway

Service temporarily unavailable

504

Timeout

Request timed out