Reduce friction and latency for long-running jobs with Webhooks in Gemini API
Google has added support for webhooks to the Gemini API, allowing developers to build more efficient, event-driven applications. This new feature enables long-running jobs, such as file processing or function calling, to execute asynchronously. The API will notify a registered webhook URL upon completion, reducing latency and eliminating the need for constant polling.
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This is a much-needed and practical update for anyone building on Gemini. Asynchronous callbacks are table stakes for modern APIs, and this will simplify architectures for any non-trivial AI-powered workflow.
"Reduce friction and latency for long-running jobs with Webhooks in Gemini API" from Google AI Blog (https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/developers-tools/event-driven-webhooks/) [Mon, 04 May 2026 15:30:00 +0000]