How-to Guide

Languages

Pin the language an agent speaks and listens in with setForcedLanguage. This page covers what the SDK does. It does not list which languages the platform supports.

Pin a language

import { Management } from '@kaltura/intelligent-agents/management';

const mgmt = new Management({ partnerId, adminSecret });
const admin = await mgmt.sessions.createAdminToken({ userId: 'admin@example.com' });

await mgmt.setForcedLanguage({ configId, agentId, language: 'he' }, admin.ks);

One call writes two fields, so the agent speaks and listens in the same language:

Field Set to Effect
force_language on the intellect The display name, for example "Hebrew" Replies come back in that language, whatever language the user writes or speaks
asr.language on the agent The code, for example "he" Speech recognition matches the language

The call is idempotent. It needs an admin token, so run it on your server.

Clear it

await mgmt.setForcedLanguage({ configId, agentId, language: null }, admin.ks);

This clears force_language and resets asr.language to "en".

Options

Option Notes
configId, agentId Both required. configId is the intellect the agent points at
language An ISO 639-1 code such as "he", or null to clear
languageName The display name written to force_language. Required when the code is not in LANGUAGE_NAMES
asrProvider Passed through to agents.update. Defaults to "kaltura"

LANGUAGE_NAMES is exported from @kaltura/intelligent-agents/management. It maps codes to display names for the call above. It is a lookup table for this helper, not a list of supported languages.

import { LANGUAGE_NAMES } from '@kaltura/intelligent-agents/management';

await mgmt.setForcedLanguage({ configId, agentId, language: 'xx', languageName: 'Your Language' }, admin.ks);

A code that is not in LANGUAGE_NAMES and has no languageName throws bad_request before any network call.

Other language settings

Setting Where
Voice language catalog.createVoice(file, { name, description, language }). ISO 639-1 code, defaults to "en". See Design
Conversation language on the wire The clientConfiguration message carries a languageCode field. It is part of the wire protocol, not an SDK option you set. See client configuration

Which language is supported, and how to ask for one

The SDK does not decide which languages work. Ask your Kaltura Account Manager for the current list and to request a language you need.

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