openai-realtime-api

import { RealtimeClient } from 'openai-realtime-api'; // Create a new client; apiKey defaults to process.env.OPENAI_API_KEY in Node.js // For browser usage, explicitly pass apiKey or use a relay server. const client = new RealtimeClient({ apiKey: process.env.OPENAI_API_KEY ?? '', // Required for browser or if env var not set sessionConfig: { instructions: 'You are a great, upbeat friend.', voice: 'alloy' } }); // Update session configuration before connecting, for example. client.updateSession({ turn_detection: null, input_audio_transcription: { model: 'whisper-1', language: 'en' } }); // Example of custom event handling with type safety client.on('conversation.updated', (event) => { const { item, delta } = event; // 'event' is fully-typed console.log('Conversation updated:', item.text); }); client.on('speech.response', (event) => { console.log('API response:', event.text); }); async function runConversation() { try { await client.connect(); console.log('Connected to OpenAI Realtime API.'); // Send an initial message to start the conversation client.sendUserMessageContent('Hello, how are you today?'); // Keep the client alive for a few seconds to receive responses await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 10000)); await client.disconnect(); console.log('Disconnected.'); } catch (error) { console.error('Realtime API error:', error); } } runConversation();