# FastRTC: The Real-Time Communication Library for Python

DevFeed: [FastRTC: The Real-Time Communication Library for Python](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/fastrtc-the-real-time-communication-library-for-python-7194.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://huggingface.co/blog/fastrtc>)

Author: Freddy Boulton; Abubakar Abid

Published: 2025-02-25T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Hugging Face - Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/hugging-face-blog.md>)

Topics: [FastAPI](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/fastapi.md>), [Python](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/python.md>), [real-time](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/real-time.md>), [AI Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-development.md>), [WebRTC](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/webrtc.md>), [WebSocket](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/websocket.md>), [gradio](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/gradio.md>), [Large Language Model](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/llm.md>)

Tags: [apis](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apis.md>), [artificial-intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/artificial-intelligence.md>), [audio](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/audio.md>), [gradio](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gradio.md>), [llm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/llm.md>), [python](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/python.md>), [real-time](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/real-time.md>), [speech](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/speech.md>), [text-to-speech](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/text-to-speech.md>), [video](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/video.md>), [voice](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/voice.md>), [webrtc](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/webrtc.md>), [websocket](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/websocket.md>)

## AI overview

FastRTC is introduced as a Python library for building real-time audio and video AI applications. The article demonstrates core features including voice detection and turn taking, a WebRTC-enabled Gradio interface, phone access, WebRTC and WebSocket support, FastAPI integration, and speech-to-text and text-to-speech utilities.

## Source excerpt

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