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# autogen.oai.gemini.get_image_data

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#### get\_image\_data

```python theme={null}
get_image_data(image_file: str, use_b64=True) -> bytes
```

<b>Parameters:</b>

| Name           | Description   |
| -------------- | ------------- |
| `image_file`   | **Type:** str |
| `use_b64=True` |               |

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