pip install realtime-avatar
A lean, typed httpx-based client built for backend and batch use. The headline feature is non-streaming lipsync: pass an audio URL, get back a talking-head MP4 URL.

Quickstart

from realtime_avatar import RealtimeAvatarClient

client = RealtimeAvatarClient(api_key="tic_live_...")  # or REALTIME_AVATAR_API_KEY

result = client.lipsync(
    audio_url="https://example.com/speech.mp3",
    avatar_id="ava_...",            # or portrait_url="https://.../face.png"
)
print(result.url, result.frames, result.duration_seconds)
Async is symmetric:
from realtime_avatar import AsyncRealtimeAvatarClient

async with AsyncRealtimeAvatarClient(api_key="tic_live_...") as client:
    result = await client.lipsync(audio_url="https://…/speech.mp3", avatar_id="ava_...")

Methods

MethodPurpose
lipsync(audio_url, avatar_id | portrait_url)Render audio → MP4 URL (non-streaming).
prepare(...)Warm/register an avatar.
list_avatars()List workspace avatars.
credit_balance()Read the wallet balance.
turn_stream(...)Low-level: raw x-avatar-mux bytes for realtime turns.

Configuration

ArgumentEnv varDefault
api_keyREALTIME_AVATAR_API_KEY— (required)
base_urlREALTIME_AVATAR_BASE_URLhosted platform
timeout300s (lipsync renders can take seconds)
Most Python use is backend/batch, where lipsync is the right tool. For live, interactive playback, use the TypeScript SDK in the browser.