# Gemini 2 flash API returns raw markdown instead of function call

**URL:** <https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/gemini-2-flash-api-returns-raw-markdown-instead-of-function-call/71964>\
**Category:** Gemini API\
**Tags:** ai-studio, models, api\
**Created:** [March 13, 2025, 9:34pm UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/gemini-2-flash-api-returns-raw-markdown-instead-of-function-call/71964 "2025-03-13T21:34:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![dabbbulaaax](https://d1dlmcr85iqnpo.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/discuss.ai.google.dev/dabbbulaaax/32/37255_2.png) [@dabbbulaaax](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/u/dabbbulaaax)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2025, 9:34pm UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/gemini-2-flash-api-returns-raw-markdown-instead-of-function-call/71964/1 "2025-03-13T21:34:55Z")

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Sometimes, the gemini 2 flash API returns a raw markdown like the one below as a message content instead of a proper function call

````auto
```tool_code
print(default_api.some_tool(some_arg = "...")

````

This often happens during extended conversations that have many function calls. This same issue has also been reported by other users: [https://www.reddit.com/r/Bard/comments/1isf7p5/problems\_with\_gemini20flash\_tools/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web3x&utm\_name=web3xcss&utm\_term=1&utm\_content=share\_button](https://www.reddit.com/r/Bard/comments/1isf7p5/problems_with_gemini20flash_tools/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button)

I use Vertex AI, so I’ve only personally encountered this issue on vertex AI

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**Author:** ![Mrinal\_Ghosh](https://d1dlmcr85iqnpo.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/discuss.ai.google.dev/mrinal_ghosh/32/32599_2.png) [@Mrinal\_Ghosh](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/u/Mrinal_Ghosh)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2025, 9:55am UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/gemini-2-flash-api-returns-raw-markdown-instead-of-function-call/71964/3 "2025-06-18T09:55:49Z")

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Hi @dabbbulaaax ,

Could you please share the prompt? So that I can reproduce it from my end and provide you the solution!

Thank you !