| Azure AI VoiceLive SDK for Java. Real-time bidirectional voice conversations with AI assistants using WebSocket.
npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/skills --skill azure-ai-voicelive-java
Real-time, bidirectional voice conversations with AI assistants using WebSocket technology.
<dependency>
<groupId>com.azure</groupId>
<artifactId>azure-ai-voicelive</artifactId>
<version>1.0.0-beta.2</version>
</dependency>
AZURE_VOICELIVE_ENDPOINT=https://<resource>.openai.azure.com/ # Required for all auth methods
AZURE_VOICELIVE_API_KEY=<your-api-key> # Only required for AzureKeyCredential auth
AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=prod # Required only if DefaultAzureCredential is used in production
import com.azure.ai.voicelive.VoiceLiveAsyncClient;
import com.azure.ai.voicelive.VoiceLiveClientBuilder;
import com.azure.core.credential.AzureKeyCredential;
VoiceLiveAsyncClient client = new VoiceLiveClientBuilder()
.endpoint(System.getenv("AZURE_VOICELIVE_ENDPOINT"))
.credential(new AzureKeyCredential(System.getenv("AZURE_VOICELIVE_API_KEY")))
.buildAsyncClient();
import com.azure.core.credential.TokenCredential;
import com.azure.identity.AzureIdentityEnvVars;
import com.azure.identity.DefaultAzureCredentialBuilder;
import com.azure.identity.ManagedIdentityCredentialBuilder;
TokenCredential credential = new DefaultAzureCredentialBuilder()
.requireEnvVars(AzureIdentityEnvVars.AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS)
.build();
// Or use a specific credential directly in production:
// See https://learn.microsoft.com/java/api/overview/azure/identity-readme?view=azure-java-stable#credential-classes
// TokenCredential credential = new ManagedIdentityCredentialBuilder().build();
VoiceLiveAsyncClient client = new VoiceLiveClientBuilder()
.endpoint(System.getenv("AZURE_VOICELIVE_ENDPOINT"))
.credential(credential)
.buildAsyncClient();
| Concept | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| VoiceLiveAsyncClient | Main entry point for voice sessions |
| VoiceLiveSessionAsyncClient | Active WebSocket connection for streaming |
| VoiceLiveSessionOptions | Configuration for session behavior |
import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
client.startSession("gpt-4o-realtime-preview")
.flatMap(session -> {
System.out.println("Session started");
// Subscribe to events
session.receiveEvents()
.subscribe(
event -> System.out.println("Event: " + event.getType()),
error -> System.err.println("Error: " + error.getMessage())
);
return Mono.just(session);
})
.block();
import com.azure.ai.voicelive.models.*;
import java.util.Arrays;
ServerVadTurnDetection turnDetection = new ServerVadTurnDetection()
.setThreshold(0.5) // Sensitivity (0.0-1.0)
.setPrefixPaddingMs(300) // Audio before speech
.setSilenceDurationMs(500) // Silence to end turn
.setInterruptResponse(true) // Allow interruptions
.setAutoTruncate(true)
.setCreateResponse(true);
AudioInputTranscriptionOptions transcription = new AudioInputTranscriptionOptions(
AudioInputTranscriptionOptionsModel.WHISPER_1);
VoiceLiveSessionOptions options = new VoiceLiveSessionOptions()
.setInstructions("You are a helpful AI voice assistant.")
.setVoice(BinaryData.fromObject(new OpenAIVoice(OpenAIVoiceName.ALLOY)))
.setModalities(Arrays.asList(InteractionModality.TEXT, InteractionModality.AUDIO))
.setInputAudioFormat(InputAudioFormat.PCM16)
.setOutputAudioFormat(OutputAudioFormat.PCM16)
.setInputAudioSamplingRate(24000)
.setInputAudioNoiseReduction(new AudioNoiseReduction(AudioNoiseReductionType.NEAR_FIELD))
.setInputAudioEchoCancellation(new AudioEchoCancellation())
.setInputAudioTranscription(transcription)
.setTurnDetection(turnDetection);
// Send configuration
ClientEventSessionUpdate updateEvent = new ClientEventSessionUpdate(options);
session.sendEvent(updateEvent).subscribe();
byte[] audioData = readAudioChunk(); // Your PCM16 audio data
session.sendInputAudio(BinaryData.fromBytes(audioData)).subscribe();
session.receiveEvents().subscribe(event -> {
ServerEventType eventType = event.getType();
if (ServerEventType.SESSION_CREATED.equals(eventType)) {
System.out.println("Session created");
} else if (ServerEventType.INPUT_AUDIO_BUFFER_SPEECH_STARTED.equals(eventType)) {
System.out.println("User started speaking");
} else if (ServerEventType.INPUT_AUDIO_BUFFER_SPEECH_STOPPED.equals(eventType)) {
System.out.println("User stopped speaking");
} else if (ServerEventType.RESPONSE_AUDIO_DELTA.equals(eventType)) {
if (event instanceof SessionUpdateResponseAudioDelta) {
SessionUpdateResponseAudioDelta audioEvent = (SessionUpdateResponseAudioDelta) event;
playAudioChunk(audioEvent.getDelta());
}
} else if (ServerEventType.RESPONSE_DONE.equals(eventType)) {
System.out.println("Response complete");
} else if (ServerEventType.ERROR.equals(eventType)) {
if (event instanceof SessionUpdateError) {
SessionUpdateError errorEvent = (SessionUpdateError) event;
System.err.println("Error: " + errorEvent.getError().getMessage());
}
}
});
// Available: ALLOY, ASH, BALLAD, CORAL, ECHO, SAGE, SHIMMER, VERSE
VoiceLiveSessionOptions options = new VoiceLiveSessionOptions()
.setVoice(BinaryData.fromObject(new OpenAIVoice(OpenAIVoiceName.ALLOY)));
// Azure Standard Voice
options.setVoice(BinaryData.fromObject(new AzureStandardVoice("en-US-JennyNeural")));
// Azure Custom Voice
options.setVoice(BinaryData.fromObject(new AzureCustomVoice("myVoice", "endpointId")));
// Azure Personal Voice
options.setVoice(BinaryData.fromObject(
new AzurePersonalVoice("speakerProfileId", PersonalVoiceModels.PHOENIX_LATEST_NEURAL)));
VoiceLiveFunctionDefinition weatherFunction = new VoiceLiveFunctionDefinition("get_weather")
.setDescription("Get current weather for a location")
.setParameters(BinaryData.fromObject(parametersSchema));
VoiceLiveSessionOptions options = new VoiceLiveSessionOptions()
.setTools(Arrays.asList(weatherFunction))
.setInstructions("You have access to weather information.");
setInterruptResponse(true)session.receiveEvents()
.doOnError(error -> System.err.println("Connection error: " + error.getMessage()))
.onErrorResume(error -> {
// Attempt reconnection or cleanup
return Flux.empty();
})
.subscribe();
| Resource | URL |
|----------|-----|
| GitHub Source | https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-java/tree/main/sdk/ai/azure-ai-voicelive |
| Samples | https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-java/tree/main/sdk/ai/azure-ai-voicelive/src/samples |
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