diff --git a/examples/text-from-text-streaming.rs b/examples/text-from-text-streaming.rs
index adf0edb..578a729 100644
--- a/examples/text-from-text-streaming.rs
+++ b/examples/text-from-text-streaming.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,15 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     );
 
     let prompt = "Tell me the story of the genesis of the universe as a bedtime story.";
-    let request = GenerateContentRequest::from_prompt(prompt, None);
+    let request = GenerateContentRequest::builder()
+        .add_content(
+            Content::builder()
+                .role(Role::User)
+                .add_part(Part::Text(prompt.to_string()))
+                .build(),
+        )
+        .build();
+
     let queue = gemini.stream_generate_content(&request, "gemini-pro").await;
 
     while let Some(response) = queue.pop().await {
diff --git a/examples/text-from-text.rs b/examples/text-from-text.rs
index 06d5f9d..9b7cfe5 100644
--- a/examples/text-from-text.rs
+++ b/examples/text-from-text.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,14 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     );
 
     let prompt = "What is the airspeed of an unladen swallow?";
-    let request = GenerateContentRequest::builder().with_prompt(prompt).build();
+    let request = GenerateContentRequest::builder()
+        .add_content(
+            Content::builder()
+                .role(Role::User)
+                .add_part(Part::Text(prompt.to_string()))
+                .build(),
+        )
+        .build();
     let response = gemini.generate_content(&request, "gemini-pro").await?;
     println!("Response: {:?}", response.candidates[0].get_text().unwrap());
 
diff --git a/src/types/common.rs b/src/types/common.rs
index 716e458..5afbf6f 100644
--- a/src/types/common.rs
+++ b/src/types/common.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::{collections::HashMap, str::FromStr};
+use std::{collections::HashMap, str::FromStr, vec};
 
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
@@ -20,6 +20,39 @@ impl Content {
                 .collect::<String>()
         })
     }
+
+    pub fn builder() -> ContentBuilder {
+        ContentBuilder::new()
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct ContentBuilder {
+    content: Content,
+}
+
+impl ContentBuilder {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            content: Default::default(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn add_part(mut self, part: Part) -> Self {
+        match &mut self.content.parts {
+            Some(parts) => parts.push(part),
+            None => self.content.parts = Some(vec![part]),
+        }
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn role(mut self, role: Role) -> Self {
+        self.content.role = Some(role);
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn build(self) -> Content {
+        self.content
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
diff --git a/src/types/generate_content.rs b/src/types/generate_content.rs
index e905104..c5204b3 100644
--- a/src/types/generate_content.rs
+++ b/src/types/generate_content.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use std::collections::HashMap;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use serde_json::Value;
 
-use super::{Content, Part, Role, VertexApiError};
+use super::{Content, VertexApiError};
 use crate::error::Result;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Default, Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -21,19 +21,6 @@ pub struct GenerateContentRequest {
 }
 
 impl GenerateContentRequest {
-    pub fn from_prompt(prompt: &str, generation_config: Option<GenerationConfig>) -> Self {
-        GenerateContentRequest {
-            contents: vec![Content {
-                role: Some(Role::User),
-                parts: Some(vec![Part::Text(prompt.to_string())]),
-            }],
-            generation_config,
-            tools: None,
-            system_instruction: None,
-            safety_settings: None,
-        }
-    }
-
     pub fn builder() -> GenerateContentRequestBuilder {
         GenerateContentRequestBuilder::new()
     }
@@ -50,30 +37,27 @@ impl GenerateContentRequestBuilder {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn with_prompt(mut self, prompt: &str) -> Self {
-        self.request.contents = vec![Content {
-            role: Some(Role::User),
-            parts: Some(vec![Part::Text(prompt.to_string())]),
-        }];
+    pub fn add_content(mut self, content: Content) -> Self {
+        self.request.contents.push(content);
         self
     }
 
-    pub fn with_generation_config(mut self, generation_config: GenerationConfig) -> Self {
+    pub fn generation_config(mut self, generation_config: GenerationConfig) -> Self {
         self.request.generation_config = Some(generation_config);
         self
     }
 
-    pub fn with_tools(mut self, tools: Vec<Tools>) -> Self {
+    pub fn tools(mut self, tools: Vec<Tools>) -> Self {
         self.request.tools = Some(tools);
         self
     }
 
-    pub fn with_safety_settings(mut self, safety_settings: Vec<SafetySetting>) -> Self {
+    pub fn safety_settings(mut self, safety_settings: Vec<SafetySetting>) -> Self {
         self.request.safety_settings = Some(safety_settings);
         self
     }
 
-    pub fn with_system_instruction(mut self, system_instruction: Content) -> Self {
+    pub fn system_instruction(mut self, system_instruction: Content) -> Self {
         self.request.system_instruction = Some(system_instruction);
         self
     }
@@ -119,6 +103,68 @@ pub struct GenerationConfig {
     pub response_schema: Option<Value>,
 }
 
+impl GenerationConfig {
+    pub fn builder() -> GenerationConfigBuilder {
+        GenerationConfigBuilder::new()
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct GenerationConfigBuilder {
+    generation_config: GenerationConfig,
+}
+
+impl GenerationConfigBuilder {
+    fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            generation_config: Default::default(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn max_output_tokens<T: Into<i32>>(mut self, max_output_tokens: T) -> Self {
+        self.generation_config.max_output_tokens = Some(max_output_tokens.into());
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn temperature<T: Into<f32>>(mut self, temperature: T) -> Self {
+        self.generation_config.temperature = Some(temperature.into());
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn top_p<T: Into<f32>>(mut self, top_p: T) -> Self {
+        self.generation_config.top_p = Some(top_p.into());
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn top_k<T: Into<i32>>(mut self, top_k: T) -> Self {
+        self.generation_config.top_k = Some(top_k.into());
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn stop_sequences<T: Into<Vec<String>>>(mut self, stop_sequences: T) -> Self {
+        self.generation_config.stop_sequences = Some(stop_sequences.into());
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn candidate_count<T: Into<u32>>(mut self, candidate_count: T) -> Self {
+        self.generation_config.candidate_count = Some(candidate_count.into());
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn response_mime_type<T: Into<String>>(mut self, response_mime_type: T) -> Self {
+        self.generation_config.response_mime_type = Some(response_mime_type.into());
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn response_schema<T: Into<Value>>(mut self, response_schema: T) -> Self {
+        self.generation_config.response_schema = Some(response_schema.into());
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn build(self) -> GenerationConfig {
+        self.generation_config
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 pub struct SafetySetting {