Deepgram STT integration guide

Available in

Python

Node.js

Overview

Deepgram provides advanced speech recognition technology and AI-driven audio processing solutions. Customizable speech models allow you to fine tune transcription performance for your specific use case. With LiveKit's Deepgram integration and the Agents framework, you can build AI agents that provide high-accuracy transcriptions.

Quick reference

This section includes a basic usage example and some reference material. For links to more detailed documentation, see Additional resources.

Installation

Install the plugin from PyPI:

pip install "livekit-agents[deepgram]~=1.2"

pnpm add @livekit/agents-plugin-deepgram@1.x

Authentication

The Deepgram plugin requires a Deepgram API key.

Set DEEPGRAM_API_KEY in your .env file.

Usage

Use Deepgram STT in an AgentSession or as a standalone transcription service. For example, you can use this STT in the Voice AI quickstart.

from livekit.plugins import deepgram

session = AgentSession(
   stt = deepgram.STT(
      model="nova-3",
   ),
   # ... llm, tts, etc.
)

import * as deepgram from '@livekit/agents-plugin-deepgram';

const session = new voice.AgentSession({
    stt: new deepgram.STT(
        model: "nova-3"
    ),
    // ... llm, tts, etc.
});