Realtime event reference | ElevenLabs Documentation

Reference · Lists all events sent to and received from the Realtime Speech to Text WebSocket API.

Review the API reference for the Realtime Speech to Text API for more information on the API and its options.

Sent events

Event	Description	When to use
`input_audio_chunk`	Send audio data for transcription	Continuously while streaming audio

Event	Description	When received
`session_started`	Confirms connection and returns session configuration	Immediately after WebSocket connection is established
`partial_transcript`	Live transcript update	During audio processing, before a commit is made
`committed_transcript`	Transcript of the audio segment	After a commit (either manual or VAD triggered)
`committed_transcript_with_timestamps`	Sent after the committed transcript of the audio segment. Contains word-level timestamps	Sent after the committed transcript of the audio segment. Only received when `include_timestamps=true` is included in the query parameters

If an error occurs, an error message will be returned before the WebSocket connection is closed.

Error Type	Description
`auth_error`	An error occurred while authenticating the request. Double check your API key
`quota_exceeded`	You have exceeded your usage quota
`transcriber_error`	An error occurred while transcribing the audio.
`input_error`	An error occurred while processing the audio chunk. Likely due to invalid input format or parameters
`error`	A generic server error
`commit_throttled`	The commit was throttled due to too many commit requests made in a short period of time
`transcriber_error`	An error occurred while transcribing the audio.
`unaccepted_terms`	You haven’t accepted the terms of service to use Scribe. Please review and accept the terms & conditions in the ElevenLabs dashboard
`rate_limited`	You are rate limited. Please reduce the amount of requests made in a short period of time
`queue_overflow`	The processing queue is full. Please send fewer requests made in a short period of time
`resource_exhausted`	Server resources are at capacity. Please try again later
`session_time_limit_exceeded`	Maximum session time has been reached. Please start a new session or upgrade your subscription
`chunk_size_exceeded`	The audio chunk size is too large. Please reduce the chunk size
`insufficient_audio_activity`	You haven’t sent enough audio activity to maintain the connection