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7/3/2026
How to Build a Real-Time Phone Call Transcription Pipeline with Telnyx and OpenAI Whisper

How to Build a Real-Time Phone Call Transcription Pipeline with Telnyx and OpenAI Whisper

Short summary

Demonstrates building a real-time phone call transcription pipeline by chaining Telnyx Call Control with OpenAI Whisper and GPT-4 through webhooks. Includes a working 245-line Python example with three helper functions for transcription, response generation, and text-to-speech playback. Addresses production hardening concerns and state management patterns for webhook handlers.

  • End-to-end phone-to-AI pipeline combining Telnyx, Whisper, and GPT-4 in 245 lines of Python
  • Includes working code for transcription, contextual response generation, and TTS playback
  • Covers webhook architecture, state management, and production hardening patterns

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