How to install the Gemini Python pip module in cloud hosted n8n

[FoxDeploy]

Hi!

I am trying to call Gemini using Python, since Gemini does not seem available as a native integration in n8n yet. Google has a really great Python wheel module available which I can install using pip.

But trying any basic pip commands gives me this very unhelpful error message.

Error: SyntaxError: invalid syntax at PythonSandbox.getPrettyError (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/n8n/node_modules/.pnpm/n8n-nodes-base@file+packages+nodes-base_@[email protected]_asn1.js@5_12b981d6b49d407a163f4d5244314033/node_modules/n8n-nodes-base/nodes/Code/PythonSandbox.ts:101:11) at PythonSandbox.runCodeInPython (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/n8n/node_modules/.pnpm/n8n-nodes-base@file+packages+nodes-base_@[email protected]_asn1.js@5_12b981d6b49d407a163f4d5244314033/node_modules/n8n-nodes-base/nodes/Code/PythonSandbox.ts:85:15) at PythonSandbox.runCodeAllItems (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/n8n/node_modules/.pnpm/n8n-nodes-base@file+packages+nodes-base_@[email protected]_asn1.js@5_12b981d6b49d407a163f4d5244314033/node_modules/n8n-nodes-base/nodes/Code/PythonSandbox.ts:46:27) at ExecuteContext.execute

Seeing PythonSandbox makes me feel like there is some sort of mitigated or limited Python environment in play…

If I can’t install a Python wheel, how do folks tend to call Gemini?

[Erick_Torres]

Create a Webhook that Calls Gemini via HTTP, if Gemini has a REST API (as OpenAI, Gemini Pro, etc.) you can use the HTTP Request node in n8n. This is recommended.
Basic example:

{
"url": "https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models/gemini-pro:generateContent",
"method": "POST",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
},
"body": {
"contents": [
{ "parts": [{ "text": "Write a summary of this article..." }] }
]
}
}

This approach is safe, documented, and does not rely on the Python sandbox.

Using Webhook + Intermediate Server
If you need to use the Gemini Python library for a special reason (such as complex authentication, format conversion, etc.), you can:

Make a small server with FastAPI or Flask that:

• Exposes a /gemini endpoint.
• Uses the google.generativeai Python library.
• You call that server from n8n using an HTTP node.

This gives you all the flexibility of Python, but in a secure way that is decoupled from the n8n environment.

[FoxDeploy]

Wow, thank you for this fantastic summary of how to do it.

You didn’t have to give such a good answer and I really appreciate it. Thanks