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Claude Code Knowledge Pack7/10/2026

Overview

Deepgram

LiteLLM supports Deepgram's /listen endpoint.

PropertyDetails
DescriptionDeepgram's voice AI platform provides APIs for speech-to-text, text-to-speech, and language understanding.
Provider Route on LiteLLMdeepgram/
Provider DocDeepgram ↗
Supported OpenAI Endpoints/audio/transcriptions

Quick Start

from litellm import transcription

# set api keys 
os.environ["DEEPGRAM_API_KEY"] = ""
audio_file = open("/path/to/audio.mp3", "rb")

response = transcription(model="deepgram/nova-2", file=audio_file)

print(f"response: {response}")

LiteLLM Proxy Usage

Add model to config

  1. Add model to config.yaml
model_list:
- model_name: nova-2
  litellm_params:
    model: deepgram/nova-2
    api_key: os.environ/DEEPGRAM_API_KEY
  model_info:
    mode: audio_transcription
    
general_settings:
  master_key: sk-1234

Start proxy

litellm --config /path/to/config.yaml 

# RUNNING on http://0.0.0.0:4000

Test

curl --location 'http://0.0.0.0:4000/v1/audio/transcriptions' \\
--header 'Authorization: Bearer sk-1234' \\
--form 'file=@"/Users/krrishdholakia/Downloads/gettysburg.wav"' \\
--form 'model="nova-2"'
from openai import OpenAI
client = openai.OpenAI(
    api_key="sk-1234",
    base_url="http://0.0.0.0:4000"
)

audio_file = open("speech.mp3", "rb")
transcript = client.audio.transcriptions.create(
  model="nova-2",
  file=audio_file
)