# Welcome

Voice Agent

The welcome message confirms there has been a successful connection to the websocket.

## Purpose

The `Welcome` message serves as the initial handshake between a voice agent and the server, signaling that the websocket connection is successfully established. By including a unique `request_id`, it ensures that each interaction is traceable and distinct. This message is critical for synchronizing the client and server, enabling a voice agent to proceed with further actions.

## Example Payload

The server will immediately send a `Welcome` message as soon as the websocket opens.

**`JSON`**

```json JSON
{
  "type": "Welcome",
  "request_id": "fc553ec9-5874-49ca-a47c-b670d525a4b1"
}
```

## Related pages

- [Outputs: Server Events](./self-hosted-deployments-3-voice-agent-outputs.md)
- [Settings Applied](./self-hosted-deployments-3-voice-agent-setting-applied-message.md)
- [Conversation Text](./self-hosted-deployments-3-voice-agent-conversation-text.md)
- [User Started Speaking](./self-hosted-deployments-3-voice-agent-user-started-speaking.md)
- [Agent Thinking](./self-hosted-deployments-3-voice-agent-agent-thinking.md)
- [Function Call Cancelled](./self-hosted-deployments-3-voice-agent-function-call-cancelled.md)
- [Acknowledgements](./self-hosted-deployments-3-voice-agent-acknowledgements.md)
- [Agent Audio Done](./self-hosted-deployments-3-voice-agent-agent-audio-done.md)
- [Errors & Warnings](./self-hosted-deployments-3-voice-agent-errors-warnings.md)
- [Latency Report](./self-hosted-deployments-3-voice-agent-latency-report.md)

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