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Provides the preferred microphone or recording device that the chat control has been configured to use for audio input.

Syntax

Parameters

audioDeviceSelectionType   PartyAudioDeviceSelectionType*
output
An output value indicating the selection type that was used to select the provided deviceId. audioDeviceSelectionContext   PartyString*
library-allocated output
When using PartyAudioDeviceSelectionType::None or PartyAudioDeviceSelectionType::SystemDefault, audioDeviceSelectionContext will be empty. When using PartyAudioDeviceSelectionType::PlatformUserDefault or PartyAudioDeviceSelectionType::Manual, audioDeviceSelectionContext will be the value provided in a previous call to SetAudioInput(). The memory for the string remains valid until the next PartyLocalChatAudioInputChangedStateChange is provided via PartyManager::StartProcessingStateChanges() or the chat control is destroyed. deviceId   PartyString*
library-allocated output
An output value indicating the selected audio input device’s identifier. The memory for the string remains valid until the next PartyLocalChatAudioInputChangedStateChange is provided via PartyManager::StartProcessingStateChanges() or the chat control is destroyed.

Return value

PartyError c_partyErrorSuccess if the call succeeded or an error code otherwise. The human-readable form of the error code can be retrieved via PartyManager::GetErrorMessage().

Remarks

An empty device identifier string indicates that no input has been selected.

Requirements

Header: Party.h

See also

PartyLocalChatControl
PartyLocalChatControl::SetAudioInput
PartyLocalChatControl::GetAudioOutput
Last modified on August 3, 2026