POST
/
realtime
/
sessions

Authorizations

x-portkey-api-key
string
headerrequired

Body

application/json

Realtime session object configuration.

model
enum<string>
required

The Realtime model used for this session.

Available options:
gpt-4o-realtime-preview,
gpt-4o-realtime-preview-2024-10-01,
gpt-4o-realtime-preview-2024-12-17,
gpt-4o-mini-realtime-preview,
gpt-4o-mini-realtime-preview-2024-12-17
modalities
enum<string>[]

The set of modalities the model can respond with. To disable audio, set this to ["text"].

Available options:
text,
audio
instructions
string

The default system instructions (i.e. system message) prepended to model calls. This field allows the client to guide the model on desired responses. The model can be instructed on response content and format, (e.g. "be extremely succinct", "act friendly", "here are examples of good responses") and on audio behavior (e.g. "talk quickly", "inject emotion into your voice", "laugh frequently"). The instructions are not guaranteed to be followed by the model, but they provide guidance to the model on the desired behavior.

Note that the server sets default instructions which will be used if this field is not set and are visible in the session.created event at the start of the session.

voice
enum<string>

The voice the model uses to respond. Voice cannot be changed during the session once the model has responded with audio at least once. Current voice options are alloy, ash, ballad, coral, echo sage, shimmer and verse.

Available options:
alloy,
ash,
ballad,
coral,
echo,
sage,
shimmer,
verse
input_audio_format
enum<string>

The format of input audio. Options are pcm16, g711_ulaw, or g711_alaw.

Available options:
pcm16,
g711_ulaw,
g711_alaw
output_audio_format
enum<string>

The format of output audio. Options are pcm16, g711_ulaw, or g711_alaw.

Available options:
pcm16,
g711_ulaw,
g711_alaw
input_audio_transcription
object

Configuration for input audio transcription, defaults to off and can be set to null to turn off once on. Input audio transcription is not native to the model, since the model consumes audio directly. Transcription runs asynchronously through Whisper and should be treated as rough guidance rather than the representation understood by the model.

turn_detection
object

Configuration for turn detection. Can be set to null to turn off. Server VAD means that the model will detect the start and end of speech based on audio volume and respond at the end of user speech.

tools
object[]

Tools (functions) available to the model.

tool_choice
string

How the model chooses tools. Options are auto, none, required, or specify a function.

temperature
number

Sampling temperature for the model, limited to [0.6, 1.2]. Defaults to 0.8.

max_response_output_tokens

Maximum number of output tokens for a single assistant response, inclusive of tool calls. Provide an integer between 1 and 4096 to limit output tokens, or inf for the maximum available tokens for a given model. Defaults to inf.

Response

200 - application/json

A new Realtime session configuration, with an ephermeral key. Default TTL for keys is one minute.

client_secret
object

Ephemeral key returned by the API.

modalities
enum<string>[]

The set of modalities the model can respond with. To disable audio, set this to ["text"].

Available options:
text,
audio
instructions
string

The default system instructions (i.e. system message) prepended to model calls. This field allows the client to guide the model on desired responses. The model can be instructed on response content and format, (e.g. "be extremely succinct", "act friendly", "here are examples of good responses") and on audio behavior (e.g. "talk quickly", "inject emotion into your voice", "laugh frequently"). The instructions are not guaranteed to be followed by the model, but they provide guidance to the model on the desired behavior.

Note that the server sets default instructions which will be used if this field is not set and are visible in the session.created event at the start of the session.

voice
enum<string>

The voice the model uses to respond. Voice cannot be changed during the session once the model has responded with audio at least once. Current voice options are alloy, ash, ballad, coral, echo sage, shimmer and verse.

Available options:
alloy,
ash,
ballad,
coral,
echo,
sage,
shimmer,
verse
input_audio_format
string

The format of input audio. Options are pcm16, g711_ulaw, or g711_alaw.

output_audio_format
string

The format of output audio. Options are pcm16, g711_ulaw, or g711_alaw.

input_audio_transcription
object

Configuration for input audio transcription, defaults to off and can be set to null to turn off once on. Input audio transcription is not native to the model, since the model consumes audio directly. Transcription runs asynchronously through Whisper and should be treated as rough guidance rather than the representation understood by the model.

turn_detection
object

Configuration for turn detection. Can be set to null to turn off. Server VAD means that the model will detect the start and end of speech based on audio volume and respond at the end of user speech.

tools
object[]

Tools (functions) available to the model.

tool_choice
string

How the model chooses tools. Options are auto, none, required, or specify a function.

temperature
number

Sampling temperature for the model, limited to [0.6, 1.2]. Defaults to 0.8.

max_response_output_tokens

Maximum number of output tokens for a single assistant response, inclusive of tool calls. Provide an integer between 1 and 4096 to limit output tokens, or inf for the maximum available tokens for a given model. Defaults to inf.