diff --git a/Deepgram/Abstractions/AbstractRestClient.cs b/Deepgram/Abstractions/AbstractRestClient.cs
index 343cc469..bc3cae3b 100644
--- a/Deepgram/Abstractions/AbstractRestClient.cs
+++ b/Deepgram/Abstractions/AbstractRestClient.cs
@@ -16,18 +16,21 @@ public abstract class AbstractRestClient
     /// <summary>
     /// Copy of the options for the client
     /// </summary>
-    internal DeepgramHttpClientOptions _options;
+    internal IDeepgramClientOptions _options;
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Constructor that take the options and a httpClient
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="deepgramClientOptions"><see cref="_deepgramClientOptions"/>Options for the Deepgram client</param>
 
-    internal AbstractRestClient(string? apiKey = null, DeepgramHttpClientOptions? options = null, string? httpId = null)
+    internal AbstractRestClient(string? apiKey = null, IDeepgramClientOptions? options = null, string? httpId = null)
     {
         Log.Verbose("AbstractRestClient", "ENTER");
 
-        options ??= new DeepgramHttpClientOptions(apiKey);
+        if (options == null)
+        {
+            options = (IDeepgramClientOptions) new DeepgramHttpClientOptions(apiKey);
+        }
         _httpClient = HttpClientFactory.Create(httpId);
         _httpClient = HttpClientFactory.ConfigureDeepgram(_httpClient, options);
         _options = options;
@@ -681,7 +684,7 @@ public virtual async Task<T> DeleteAsync<S, T>(string uriSegment, S? parameter,
         }
     }
 
-    internal static string GetUri(DeepgramHttpClientOptions options, string path)
+    internal static string GetUri(IDeepgramClientOptions options, string path)
     {
         return $"{options.BaseAddress}/{path}";
     }
diff --git a/Deepgram/Clients/Analyze/v1/Client.cs b/Deepgram/Clients/Analyze/v1/Client.cs
index 36da3432..a6a2129e 100644
--- a/Deepgram/Clients/Analyze/v1/Client.cs
+++ b/Deepgram/Clients/Analyze/v1/Client.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace Deepgram.Clients.Analyze.v1;
 /// </summary>
 /// <param name="apiKey">Required DeepgramApiKey</param>
 /// <param name="deepgramClientOptions"><see cref="DeepgramHttpClientOptions"/> for HttpClient Configuration</param>
-public class Client(string? apiKey = null, DeepgramHttpClientOptions? deepgramClientOptions = null, string? httpId = null)
+public class Client(string? apiKey = null, IDeepgramClientOptions? deepgramClientOptions = null, string? httpId = null)
     : AbstractRestClient(apiKey, deepgramClientOptions, httpId), IAnalyzeClient
 {
     #region NoneCallBacks
diff --git a/Deepgram/Clients/Live/v1/Client.cs b/Deepgram/Clients/Live/v1/Client.cs
index db1ba832..da21b013 100644
--- a/Deepgram/Clients/Live/v1/Client.cs
+++ b/Deepgram/Clients/Live/v1/Client.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ namespace Deepgram.Clients.Live.v1;
 public class Client : IDisposable, ILiveClient
 {
     #region Fields
-    private readonly DeepgramWsClientOptions _deepgramClientOptions;
+    private readonly IDeepgramClientOptions _deepgramClientOptions;
 
     private ClientWebSocket? _clientWebSocket;
     private CancellationTokenSource? _cancellationTokenSource;
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ public class Client : IDisposable, ILiveClient
     #endregion
 
     /// <param name="apiKey">Required DeepgramApiKey</param>
-    /// <param name="deepgramClientOptions"><see cref="DeepgramWsClientOptions"/> for HttpClient Configuration</param>
-    public Client(string? apiKey = null, DeepgramWsClientOptions? options = null)
+    /// <param name="deepgramClientOptions"><see cref="IDeepgramClientOptions"/> for HttpClient Configuration</param>
+    public Client(string? apiKey = null, IDeepgramClientOptions? options = null)
     {
         Log.Verbose("LiveClient", "ENTER");
 
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ await _clientWebSocket.CloseOutputAsync(WebSocketCloseStatus.NormalClosure, stri
     /// <summary>
     /// Get the URI for the WebSocket connection
     /// </summary> 
-    internal static Uri GetUri(DeepgramWsClientOptions options, LiveSchema parameter, Dictionary<string, string>? addons = null)
+    internal static Uri GetUri(IDeepgramClientOptions options, LiveSchema parameter, Dictionary<string, string>? addons = null)
     {
         var propertyInfoList = parameter.GetType()
             .GetProperties()
diff --git a/Deepgram/Clients/Manage/v1/Client.cs b/Deepgram/Clients/Manage/v1/Client.cs
index 17e6d519..f7360911 100644
--- a/Deepgram/Clients/Manage/v1/Client.cs
+++ b/Deepgram/Clients/Manage/v1/Client.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace Deepgram.Clients.Manage.v1;
 /// </summary>
 /// <param name="apiKey">Required DeepgramApiKey</param>
 /// <param name="deepgramClientOptions"><see cref="DeepgramHttpClientOptions"/> for HttpClient Configuration</param>
-public class Client(string? apiKey = null, DeepgramHttpClientOptions? deepgramClientOptions = null, string? httpId = null)
+public class Client(string? apiKey = null, IDeepgramClientOptions? deepgramClientOptions = null, string? httpId = null)
     : AbstractRestClient(apiKey, deepgramClientOptions, httpId), IManageClient
 {
     #region Projects
diff --git a/Deepgram/Clients/OnPrem/v1/Client.cs b/Deepgram/Clients/OnPrem/v1/Client.cs
index d8c4b2d6..ac4b1f5d 100644
--- a/Deepgram/Clients/OnPrem/v1/Client.cs
+++ b/Deepgram/Clients/OnPrem/v1/Client.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace Deepgram.Clients.OnPrem.v1;
 /// </summary>
 /// <param name="apiKey">Required DeepgramApiKey</param>
 /// <param name="deepgramClientOptions"><see cref="DeepgramHttpClientOptions"/> for HttpClient Configuration</param>
-public class Client(string? apiKey = null, DeepgramHttpClientOptions? deepgramClientOptions = null, string? httpId = null)
+public class Client(string? apiKey = null, IDeepgramClientOptions? deepgramClientOptions = null, string? httpId = null)
     : AbstractRestClient(apiKey, deepgramClientOptions, httpId), IOnPremClient
 {
     /// <summary>
diff --git a/Deepgram/Clients/PreRecorded/v1/Client.cs b/Deepgram/Clients/PreRecorded/v1/Client.cs
index 596d0088..b332f171 100644
--- a/Deepgram/Clients/PreRecorded/v1/Client.cs
+++ b/Deepgram/Clients/PreRecorded/v1/Client.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace Deepgram.Clients.PreRecorded.v1;
 /// </summary>
 /// <param name="apiKey">Required DeepgramApiKey</param>
 /// <param name="deepgramClientOptions"><see cref="DeepgramHttpClientOptions"/> for HttpClient Configuration</param>
-public class Client(string? apiKey = null, DeepgramHttpClientOptions? deepgramClientOptions = null, string? httpId = null)
+public class Client(string? apiKey = null, IDeepgramClientOptions? deepgramClientOptions = null, string? httpId = null)
     : AbstractRestClient(apiKey, deepgramClientOptions, httpId), IPreRecordedClient
 
 {
diff --git a/Deepgram/Clients/Speak/v1/Client.cs b/Deepgram/Clients/Speak/v1/Client.cs
index ca58c4a1..fe148c96 100644
--- a/Deepgram/Clients/Speak/v1/Client.cs
+++ b/Deepgram/Clients/Speak/v1/Client.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace Deepgram.Clients.Speak.v1;
 /// </summary>
 /// <param name="apiKey">Required DeepgramApiKey</param>
 /// <param name="deepgramClientOptions"><see cref="DeepgramHttpClientOptions"/> for HttpClient Configuration</param>
-public class Client(string? apiKey = null, DeepgramHttpClientOptions? deepgramClientOptions = null, string? httpId = null)
+public class Client(string? apiKey = null, IDeepgramClientOptions? deepgramClientOptions = null, string? httpId = null)
     : AbstractRestClient(apiKey, deepgramClientOptions, httpId), ISpeakClient
 {
     #region NoneCallBacks
diff --git a/Deepgram/Factory/HttpClientFactory.cs b/Deepgram/Factory/HttpClientFactory.cs
index f6fbaaa9..6422682e 100644
--- a/Deepgram/Factory/HttpClientFactory.cs
+++ b/Deepgram/Factory/HttpClientFactory.cs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public static HttpClient Create(string? httpId = null)
         return client;
     }
 
-    internal static HttpClient ConfigureDeepgram(HttpClient client, DeepgramHttpClientOptions? options = null)
+    internal static HttpClient ConfigureDeepgram(HttpClient client, IDeepgramClientOptions? options = null)
     {
         options ??= new DeepgramHttpClientOptions();
 
diff --git a/Deepgram/Models/Authenticate/v1/DeepgramHttpClientOptions.cs b/Deepgram/Models/Authenticate/v1/DeepgramHttpClientOptions.cs
index 0b76bc88..c685e6d7 100644
--- a/Deepgram/Models/Authenticate/v1/DeepgramHttpClientOptions.cs
+++ b/Deepgram/Models/Authenticate/v1/DeepgramHttpClientOptions.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ namespace Deepgram.Models.Authenticate.v1;
 /// <summary>
 /// Configuration for the Deepgram client
 /// </summary>
-public class DeepgramHttpClientOptions
+public class DeepgramHttpClientOptions : IDeepgramClientOptions
 {
     /*****************************/
     // General Options
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ public class DeepgramHttpClientOptions
     // Prerecorded
     /*****************************/
 
+    /*****************************/
+    // Live
+    /*****************************/
+    public bool KeepAlive { get; }
+
     /*****************************/
     // OnPrem
     /*****************************/
@@ -68,6 +73,7 @@ public DeepgramHttpClientOptions(string? apiKey = null, string? baseAddress = nu
         Log.Debug("DeepgramHttpClientOptions", onPrem == null ? "OnPrem is null" : "OnPrem provided");
         Log.Debug("DeepgramHttpClientOptions", headers == null ? "Headers is null" : "Headers provided");
 
+        KeepAlive = false;
         ApiKey = apiKey ?? "";
         BaseAddress = baseAddress ?? Defaults.DEFAULT_URI;
         OnPrem = onPrem ?? false;
diff --git a/Deepgram/Models/Authenticate/v1/DeepgramOptionsFromEnv.cs b/Deepgram/Models/Authenticate/v1/DeepgramOptionsFromEnv.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1645b1da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Deepgram/Models/Authenticate/v1/DeepgramOptionsFromEnv.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+// Copyright 2021-2024 Deepgram .NET SDK contributors. All Rights Reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a MIT license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+namespace Deepgram.Models.Authenticate.v1;
+
+public class DeepgramOptionsFromEnv : IDeepgramClientOptions
+{
+    /*****************************/
+    // General Options
+    /*****************************/
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Deepgram API KEY
+    /// </summary>
+    public string ApiKey { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// BaseAddress of the server :defaults to api.deepgram.com
+    /// no need to attach the protocol it will be added internally
+    /// </summary>
+    public string BaseAddress { get; set; } = Defaults.DEFAULT_URI;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Api endpoint version
+    /// </summary>
+    public string APIVersion { get; set; } = Defaults.DEFAULT_API_VERSION;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Global headers to always be added to the request
+    /// </summary>
+    public Dictionary<string, string> Headers { get; set; }
+
+    /*****************************/
+    // Prerecorded
+    /*****************************/
+
+    /*****************************/
+    // Live
+    /*****************************/
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Enable sending KeepAlives for Streaming
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool KeepAlive { get; set; } = false;
+
+    /*****************************/
+    // OnPrem
+    /*****************************/
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Enable when using OnPrem mode
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool OnPrem { get; set; } = false;
+
+    /*****************************/
+    // Manage
+    /*****************************/
+
+    /*****************************/
+    // Analyze
+    /*****************************/
+
+    /*****************************/
+    // Speak
+    /*****************************/
+
+    /*****************************/
+    // Constructor
+    /*****************************/
+
+    public DeepgramOptionsFromEnv()
+    {
+        ApiKey = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("DEEPGRAM_API_KEY") ?? "";
+        BaseAddress = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("DEEPGRAM_HOST") ?? Defaults.DEFAULT_URI;
+        APIVersion = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("DEEPGRAM_API_VERSION") ?? Defaults.DEFAULT_API_VERSION;
+        var onPrem = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("DEEPGRAM_ON_PREM") ?? "";
+        var keepAlive = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("DEEPGRAM_KEEP_ALIVE") ?? "";
+
+        Headers = new Dictionary<string, string>();
+        for (int x = 0; x < 20; x++)
+        {
+            var param = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable($"DEEPGRAM_PARAM_{x}");
+            if (param != null)
+            {
+                var value = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable($"DEEPGRAM_PARAM_VALUE_{x}") ?? "";
+                Headers[param] = value;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        OnPrem = onPrem.ToLower() == "true";
+        KeepAlive = keepAlive.ToLower() == "true";
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/Deepgram/Models/Authenticate/v1/DeepgramWsClientOptions.cs b/Deepgram/Models/Authenticate/v1/DeepgramWsClientOptions.cs
index 88e6bddd..b7fb5f50 100644
--- a/Deepgram/Models/Authenticate/v1/DeepgramWsClientOptions.cs
+++ b/Deepgram/Models/Authenticate/v1/DeepgramWsClientOptions.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ namespace Deepgram.Models.Authenticate.v1;
 /// <summary>
 /// Configuration for the Deepgram client
 /// </summary>
-public class DeepgramWsClientOptions
+public class DeepgramWsClientOptions : IDeepgramClientOptions
 {
     /*****************************/
     // General Options
diff --git a/Deepgram/Models/Authenticate/v1/IDeepgramOptions.cs b/Deepgram/Models/Authenticate/v1/IDeepgramOptions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d4a60b16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Deepgram/Models/Authenticate/v1/IDeepgramOptions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+// Copyright 2024 Deepgram .NET SDK contributors. All Rights Reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a MIT license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+namespace Deepgram.Models.Authenticate.v1;
+
+public interface IDeepgramClientOptions
+{
+    /*****************************/
+    // General Options
+    /*****************************/
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Deepgram API KEY
+    /// </summary>
+    public string ApiKey { get; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// BaseAddress of the server :defaults to api.deepgram.com
+    /// no need to attach the protocol it will be added internally
+    /// </summary>
+    public string BaseAddress { get; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Api endpoint version
+    /// </summary>
+    public string APIVersion { get; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Global headers to always be added to the request
+    /// </summary>
+    public Dictionary<string, string> Headers { get; }
+
+    /*****************************/
+    // Prerecorded
+    /*****************************/
+
+    /*****************************/
+    // Live
+    /*****************************/
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Enable sending KeepAlives for Streaming
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool KeepAlive { get; }
+
+    /*****************************/
+    // OnPrem
+    /*****************************/
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Enable when using OnPrem mode
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool OnPrem { get; }
+
+    /*****************************/
+    // Manage
+    /*****************************/
+
+    /*****************************/
+    // Analyze
+    /*****************************/
+
+    /*****************************/
+    // Speak
+    /*****************************/
+}