How to Build a Voice Agent With AssemblyAI

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Build a voice agent with AssemblyAI that can have natural conversations with users

intermediate Published 6 Apr 2026

Action Steps

Set up an AssemblyAI account and obtain an API key
Create a new project and design the conversation flow
Use the AssemblyAI API to transcribe speech and process it with AI
Implement a response generation system to respond back to the user with voice

Who Needs to Know This

Developers and AI engineers on a team can benefit from this tutorial to create conversational AI applications, and product managers can use this to enhance customer experience

Key Insight

💡 AssemblyAI can be used to build a complete voice agent that handles the full conversation loop in real-time