README.md

Vapi Web SDK

This package lets you start Vapi calls directly in your webapp.

Installation

You can install the package via npm:

npm install @vapi-ai/web

Usage

First, import the Vapi class from the package:

import Vapi from '@vapi-ai/web';

Then, create a new instance of the Vapi class, passing your Public Key as a parameter to the constructor:

const vapi = new Vapi('your-public-key');

You can start a new call by calling the start method and passing an assistant object or assistantId:

vapi.start({
  model: {
    provider: "openai",
    model: "gpt-3.5-turbo",
    messages: [
      {
        role: "system",
        content: "You are an assistant.",
      },
     ],
   },
   voice: {
    provider: "11labs",
    voiceId: "burt",
  },
  ...
});

vapi.start('your-assistant-id');

The start method will initiate a new call.

You can override existing assistant parameters or set variables with the assistant_overrides parameter. Assume the first message is Hey, {{name}} how are you? and you want to set the value of name to John:

const assistantOverrides = {
  recordingEnabled: false,
  variableValues: {
    name: 'John',
  },
};

vapi.start(
  'your-assistant-id',
  assistantOverrides,
);

You can send text messages to the assistant aside from the audio input using the send method and passing appropriate role and content.

vapi.send({
  type: 'add-message',
  message: {
    role: 'system',
    content: 'The user has pressed the button, say peanuts',
  },
});

Possible values for the role are system, user, assistant, tool or function.

You can stop the session by calling the stop method:

vapi.stop();

This will stop the recording and close the connection.

The setMuted(muted: boolean) can be used to mute and un-mute the user's microphone.

vapi.isMuted(); // false
vapi.setMuted(true);
vapi.isMuted(); // true

The say(message: string, endCallAfterSpoken?: boolean) can be used to invoke speech and gracefully terminate the call if needed

vapi.say("Our time's up, goodbye!", true)

Events

You can listen to the following events:

vapi.on('speech-start', () => {
  console.log('Speech has started');
});

vapi.on('speech-end', () => {
  console.log('Speech has ended');
});

vapi.on('call-start', () => {
  console.log('Call has started');
});

vapi.on('call-end', () => {
  console.log('Call has stopped');
});

vapi.on('volume-level', (volume) => {
  console.log(`Assistant volume level: ${volume}`);
});

// Function calls and transcripts will be sent via messages
vapi.on('message', (message) => {
  console.log(message);
});

vapi.on('error', (e) => {
  console.error(e);
});

These events allow you to react to changes in the state of the call or speech.

License

MIT License

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