Retell AI Hello World

Overview

Create your first Retell AI voice agent and make a test phone call.

Prerequisites

• Completed retellai-install-auth
• A phone number registered in Retell AI Dashboard (or use web call for testing)

Instructions

Step 1: Create an LLM Configuration

import Retell from 'retell-sdk';
const retell = new Retell({ apiKey: process.env.RETELL_API_KEY! });

// Create LLM configuration (what the agent says)
const llm = await retell.llm.create({
  model: 'gpt-4o',
  general_prompt: `You are a friendly receptionist for Acme Corp.