Connect FreeSWITCH
to OpenAI

Add AI voice agents to your FreeSWITCH phone line using OpenAI. Self-host SIP4AI, configure your credentials, and let AI handle calls in minutes.

FreeSWITCH

SIP Provider

High-performance open-source softswitch for carrier-grade deployments.

Region: Self-Hosted

OpenAI

AI Provider

GPT-4o powered realtime conversations with advanced reasoning and function calling.

Realtime API Function Calling Server VAD GPT-4o Model

Setup Guide

1

Install SIP4AI

Download and install SIP4AI on your server or local machine.

# Install SIP4AI
curl -sSL https://sip4ai.com/install.sh | bash
2

Configure FreeSWITCH

Add SIP4AI as a gateway in the FreeSWITCH configuration.

# Set FreeSWITCH credentials
export SIP_SERVER=freeswitch.sip-provider.com
export SIP_USERNAME=your_username
export SIP_PASSWORD=your_password
3

Configure OpenAI

Requires OpenAI API key with Realtime API access.

# Set OpenAI API key
export OPENAI_API_KEY=your_api_key
4

Start SIP4AI

Run SIP4AI with your FreeSWITCH and OpenAI configuration.

# Start SIP4AI with openai provider
sip4ai --provider openai

# SIP4AI will register with FreeSWITCH and wait for calls
INFO Registering with SIP server...
INFO Connected to OpenAI API
INFO Ready to handle calls

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