pip install azure-ai-voicelive aiohttp azure-identity

AZURE_COGNITIVE_SERVICES_ENDPOINT=https://<region>.api.cognitive.microsoft.com

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from azure.ai.voicelive.aio import connect
from azure.identity.aio import DefaultAzureCredential

async with connect(
    endpoint=os.environ["AZURE_COGNITIVE_SERVICES_ENDPOINT"],
    credential=DefaultAzureCredential(),
    model="gpt-4o-realtime-preview",
    credential_scopes=["https://cognitiveservices.azure.com/.default"]
) as conn:
    ...

from azure.ai.voicelive.aio import connect
from azure.core.credentials import AzureKeyCredential

async with connect(
    endpoint=os.environ["AZURE_COGNITIVE_SERVICES_ENDPOINT"],
    credential=AzureKeyCredential(os.environ["AZURE_COGNITIVE_SERVICES_KEY"]),
    model="gpt-4o-realtime-preview"
) as conn:
    ...

import asyncio
import os
from azure.ai.voicelive.aio import connect
from azure.identity.aio import DefaultAzureCredential

async def main():
    async with connect(
        endpoint=os.environ["AZURE_COGNITIVE_SERVICES_ENDPOINT"],
        credential=DefaultAzureCredential(),
        model="gpt-4o-realtime-preview",
        credential_scopes=["https://cognitiveservices.azure.com/.default"]
    ) as conn:
        # Update session with instructions
        await conn.session.update(session={
            "instructions": "You are a helpful assistant.",
            "modalities": ["text", "audio"],
            "voice": "alloy"
        })
        
        # Listen for events
        async for event in conn:
            print(f"Event: {event.type}")
            if event.type == "response.audio_transcript.done":
                print(f"Transcript: {event.transcript}")
            elif event.type == "response.done":
                break

asyncio.run(main())

from azure.ai.voicelive.models import RequestSession, FunctionTool

await conn.session.update(session=RequestSession(
    instructions="You are a helpful voice assistant.",
    modalities=["text", "audio"],
    voice="alloy",  # or "echo", "shimmer", "sage", etc.
    input_audio_format="pcm16",
    output_audio_format="pcm16",
    turn_detection={
        "type": "server_vad",
        "threshold": 0.5,
        "prefix_padding_ms": 300,
        "silence_duration_ms": 500
    },
    tools=[
        FunctionTool(
            type="function",
            name="get_weather",
            description="Get current weather",
            parameters={
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "location": {"type": "string"}
                },
                "required": ["location"]
            }
        )
    ]
))

import base64

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async for event in conn:
    if event.type == "response.audio.delta":
        audio_bytes = base64.b64decode(event.delta)
        await play_audio(audio_bytes)
    elif event.type == "response.audio.done":
        print("Audio complete")

async for event in conn:
    match event.type:
        # Session events
        case "session.created":
            print(f"Session: {event.session}")
        case "session.updated":
            print("Session updated")
        
        # Audio input events
        case "input_audio_buffer.speech_started":
            print(f"Speech started at {event.audio_start_ms}ms")
        case "input_audio_buffer.speech_stopped":
            print(f"Speech stopped at {event.audio_end_ms}ms")
        
        # Transcription events
        case "conversation.item.input_audio_transcription.completed":
            print(f"User said: {event.transcript}")
        case "conversation.item.input_audio_transcription.delta":
            print(f"Partial: {event.delta}")
        
        # Response events
        case "response.created":
            print(f"Response started: {event.response.id}")
        case "response.audio_transcript.delta":
            print(event.delta, end="", flush=True)
        case "response.audio.delta":
            audio = base64.b64decode(event.delta)
        case "response.done":
            print(f"Response complete: {event.response.status}")
        
        # Function calls
        case "response.function_call_arguments.done":
            result = handle_function(event.name, event.arguments)
            await conn.conversation.item.create(item={
                "type": "function_call_output",
                "call_id": event.call_id,
                "output": json.dumps(result)
            })
            await conn.response.create()
        
        # Errors
        case "error":
            print(f"Error: {event.error.message}")

await conn.session.update(session={"turn_detection": None})

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async for event in conn:
    if event.type == "input_audio_buffer.speech_started":
        # User interrupted - cancel current response
        await conn.response.cancel()
        await conn.output_audio_buffer.clear()

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from azure.ai.voicelive.aio import ConnectionError, ConnectionClosed

try:
    async with connect(...) as conn:
        async for event in conn:
            if event.type == "error":
                print(f"API Error: {event.error.code} - {event.error.message}")
except ConnectionClosed as e:
    print(f"Connection closed: {e.code} - {e.reason}")
except ConnectionError as e:
    print(f"Connection error: {e}")