# ForceEndTurn client message

By Steven Van · 2026-08-26

You can now end the current user turn from your own signal instead of waiting for end-of-turn detection.

[**Deepgram**](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/tools/deepgram>) announced [**ForceEndTurn client message**](<https://developers.deepgram.com/changelog/2026/8/26#forceendturn-client-message>) on August 26, 2026.

## What changed

You can now end the current user turn from your own signal instead of waiting for end-of-turn detection. ForceEndTurn Send ForceEndTurn to end the turn in progress immediately. The agent treats everything transcribed so far as the complete user utterance and moves on to think and speak. { "type": "ForceEndTurn" } Use it for push-to-talk release, DTMF tones, UI actions, or to drive turn taking from your own VAD or endpointing stack. ForceEndTurn requires a Deepgram V2 (Flux) listen provider (agent.listen.provider.version set to v2). With any other listen provider the server sends a FORCE\_END\_TURN\_UNSUPPORTED warning and the turn does not end. For details, see Force End Turn. eot\_threshold maximum raised to 1.0 agent.listen.provider.eot\_threshold now accepts values up to 1.0. Set it to 1.0 to fully suppress natural end-of-turn detection and own turn taking with ForceEndTurn. For details, see Configure the Voice Agent and Bring Your Own Turn Detection.

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Sources

[Original source](<https://developers.deepgram.com/changelog/2026/8/26#forceendturn-client-message>)

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