diff --git a/litellm/integrations/opentelemetry.py b/litellm/integrations/opentelemetry.py
index d4e7fcb577e..9456817a205 100644
--- a/litellm/integrations/opentelemetry.py
+++ b/litellm/integrations/opentelemetry.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from collections.abc import Callable, Iterable, Mapping
 from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from datetime import datetime
+from types import MappingProxyType
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Final, TypedDict, cast
 
 import litellm
@@ -20,7 +21,9 @@ from litellm.integrations.opentelemetry_utils.gen_ai_semconv import (
     OTELSemconvCategory,
     parse_semconv_opt_in,
 )
+from litellm.integrations.otel.model.baggage import promoted_metadata
 from litellm.integrations.otel.model.db_endpoint import db_span_attributes
+from litellm.integrations.otel.model.metadata import flatten_metadata
 from litellm.integrations.otel.model.semconv import Metric
 from litellm.litellm_core_utils.internal_call_metadata import is_unbilled_non_inference_call_from_params
 from litellm.litellm_core_utils.safe_json_dumps import safe_dumps
@@ -288,6 +291,7 @@ class OpenTelemetryConfig:
     # under ``litellm.team.metadata``. Empty by default so none of a team's
     # metadata leaves the process until explicitly allowlisted.
     baggage_team_metadata_keys: list[str] = field(default_factory=list)
+    baggage_metadata_keys: list[str] = field(default_factory=list)
     # Prometheus-style include/exclude control over which attributes are stamped
     # on emitted metrics, to cap metric cardinality.
     attributes: OTELMetricAttributeFilter | None = None
@@ -314,6 +318,9 @@ class OpenTelemetryConfig:
         self.baggage_team_metadata_keys = _normalize_team_metadata_keys(
             self.baggage_team_metadata_keys
         ) or _normalize_team_metadata_keys(os.getenv("LITELLM_OTEL_BAGGAGE_TEAM_METADATA_KEYS"))
+        self.baggage_metadata_keys = _normalize_team_metadata_keys(
+            self.baggage_metadata_keys
+        ) or _normalize_team_metadata_keys(os.getenv("LITELLM_OTEL_BAGGAGE_METADATA_KEYS"))
 
     @classmethod
     def from_env(cls):
@@ -366,11 +373,14 @@ class OpenTelemetry(OTELGenAISemconvMixin, CustomLogger):
         **kwargs,
     ):
         team_metadata_keys_override: Final = kwargs.pop("baggage_team_metadata_keys", None)
+        metadata_keys_override: Final = kwargs.pop("baggage_metadata_keys", None)
         metric_attributes_override: Final = kwargs.pop("attributes", None)
         if config is None:
             config = OpenTelemetryConfig.from_env()
         if team_metadata_keys_override is not None:
             config.baggage_team_metadata_keys = _normalize_team_metadata_keys(team_metadata_keys_override)
+        if metadata_keys_override is not None:
+            config.baggage_metadata_keys = _normalize_team_metadata_keys(metadata_keys_override)
         if metric_attributes_override is not None:
             config.attributes = _build_metric_attribute_filter(metric_attributes_override)
 
@@ -1542,6 +1552,11 @@ class OpenTelemetry(OTELGenAISemconvMixin, CustomLogger):
         if team_metadata:
             self.safe_set_attribute(span=span, key=TEAM_METADATA_ATTRIBUTE, value=team_metadata)
 
+        if self.config.baggage_metadata_keys:
+            flat_metadata: Final = MappingProxyType(dict(flatten_metadata(metadata)))
+            for key, value in promoted_metadata(flat_metadata, tuple(self.config.baggage_metadata_keys)).items():
+                self.safe_set_attribute(span=span, key=key, value=value)
+
         model_group: Final = standard_logging_payload.get("model_group")
         if model_group:
             self.safe_set_attribute(span=span, key=MODEL_GROUP_ATTRIBUTE, value=model_group)
diff --git a/litellm/integrations/otel/logger.py b/litellm/integrations/otel/logger.py
index 9ac748b231c..285a5c3aa97 100644
--- a/litellm/integrations/otel/logger.py
+++ b/litellm/integrations/otel/logger.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ from litellm.integrations.otel.model.metadata import (
     LLMCallEvent,
     RequestIdentity,
     auth_metadata,
+    metadata_from_request_data,
     model_from_request_data,
 )
 from litellm.integrations.otel.model.payloads import (
@@ -679,7 +680,12 @@ class OpenTelemetryV2(CustomLogger):
     #  / errors are the FastAPI instrumentor's job, so we don't touch it here.
     # ====================================================================== #
 
-    def seed_request_identity(self, user_api_key_dict: object, model: str | None = None) -> None:
+    def seed_request_identity(
+        self,
+        user_api_key_dict: object,
+        model: str | None = None,
+        request_metadata: Mapping[str, object] | None = None,
+    ) -> None:
         """Attach request-identity Baggage to the current context + server span.
 
         Seeding identity into Baggage makes **every** span emitted afterwards for
@@ -691,7 +697,7 @@ class OpenTelemetryV2(CustomLogger):
         isn't determined yet, which is correct.
         """
         try:
-            identity: Final = RequestIdentity.from_user_api_key_auth(user_api_key_dict)
+            identity: Final = RequestIdentity.from_user_api_key_auth(user_api_key_dict, request_metadata)
             bag: Final = promoted_baggage(
                 identity,
                 model,
@@ -743,6 +749,7 @@ class OpenTelemetryV2(CustomLogger):
         self.seed_request_identity(
             user_api_key_dict,
             model=model_from_request_data(data),
+            request_metadata=metadata_from_request_data(data),
         )
         return data
 
diff --git a/litellm/integrations/otel/model/baggage.py b/litellm/integrations/otel/model/baggage.py
index 2be9bb36def..131848e1380 100644
--- a/litellm/integrations/otel/model/baggage.py
+++ b/litellm/integrations/otel/model/baggage.py
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@ never promoted whole.
 
 import json
 from collections.abc import Callable, Mapping
+from types import MappingProxyType
 from typing import Final
 
-from litellm.integrations.otel.model.metadata import RequestIdentity
+from litellm.integrations.otel.model.metadata import REQUESTER_METADATA_PATH, RequestIdentity
 from litellm.integrations.otel.model.semconv import GenAI, LiteLLM
 
 # Attribute key -> value extractor over (identity, request_model,
@@ -79,17 +80,23 @@ def promoted_baggage(
     ``team_metadata_keys`` selects sub-keys of the team's metadata to promote
     under ``litellm.team.metadata``. Empty values are dropped.
     """
-    out: Final[dict[str, str]] = {}
-    for key, extract in _PROMOTABLE.items():
-        if key in promoted_keys:
-            value = extract(identity, request_model, team_metadata_keys)
-            if value:
-                out[key] = value
-    for meta_key in metadata_keys:
-        value = identity.metadata.get(meta_key)
-        if value:
-            out[f"{LiteLLM.METADATA_PREFIX}{meta_key}"] = value
-    return out
+    identity_values: Final = {
+        key: value
+        for key, extract in _PROMOTABLE.items()
+        if key in promoted_keys and (value := extract(identity, request_model, team_metadata_keys))
+    }
+    return {**identity_values, **promoted_metadata(identity.metadata, metadata_keys)}
+
+
+def promoted_metadata(metadata: Mapping[str, str], metadata_keys: tuple[str, ...]) -> Mapping[str, str]:
+    """Allowlisted entries of a flattened metadata mapping under ``litellm.metadata.*``."""
+    return MappingProxyType(
+        {
+            f"{LiteLLM.METADATA_PREFIX}{meta_key.removeprefix(REQUESTER_METADATA_PATH)}": value
+            for meta_key in metadata_keys
+            if (value := metadata.get(meta_key))
+        }
+    )
 
 
 def _filtered_team_metadata_json(
diff --git a/litellm/integrations/otel/model/config.py b/litellm/integrations/otel/model/config.py
index bd542ddc20c..5bda66ed618 100644
--- a/litellm/integrations/otel/model/config.py
+++ b/litellm/integrations/otel/model/config.py
@@ -210,7 +210,10 @@ class OpenTelemetryV2Config(BaseSettings):
         validation_alias=AliasChoices("baggage_metadata_keys", "LITELLM_OTEL_BAGGAGE_METADATA_KEYS"),
         description=(
             "Metadata sub-keys promoted under the ``litellm.metadata.*`` "
-            "namespace. Configure via the ``LITELLM_OTEL_BAGGAGE_METADATA_KEYS`` "
+            "namespace. A dotted path such as ``requester_metadata.trace_id`` "
+            "reads the caller's nested ``metadata.trace_id`` and is promoted as "
+            "``litellm.metadata.trace_id``; other dotted keys keep their full path. "
+            "Configure via the ``LITELLM_OTEL_BAGGAGE_METADATA_KEYS`` "
             "env var (comma-separated) or "
             "``callback_settings.otel.baggage_metadata_keys`` in config.yaml."
         ),
diff --git a/litellm/integrations/otel/model/metadata.py b/litellm/integrations/otel/model/metadata.py
index cc81b689708..5f90e70e119 100644
--- a/litellm/integrations/otel/model/metadata.py
+++ b/litellm/integrations/otel/model/metadata.py
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from litellm.types.utils import StandardLoggingPayload
 
 LANGFUSE_TRACE_NAME_HEADER: Final = "langfuse_trace_name"
+REQUESTER_METADATA_KEY: Final = "requester_metadata"
+REQUESTER_METADATA_PATH: Final = f"{REQUESTER_METADATA_KEY}."
 
 
 @dataclass(frozen=True)
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ class RequestIdentity:
         model, not just the user-facing one.
         """
         raw_meta: Final = cast(Mapping[str, object], payload.get("metadata") or {})
-        metadata = {key: str(value) for key, value in raw_meta.items() if isinstance(value, (str, bool, int, float))}
+        metadata: Final = MappingProxyType(dict(flatten_metadata(raw_meta)))
         return cls(
             call_id=as_str(payload.get("litellm_call_id")) or as_str(payload.get("id")),
             # StandardLoggingMetadata's canonical key is ``user_api_key_team_id``;
@@ -95,7 +97,9 @@ class RequestIdentity:
         )
 
     @classmethod
-    def from_user_api_key_auth(cls, auth: object) -> RequestIdentity:
+    def from_user_api_key_auth(
+        cls, auth: object, request_metadata: Mapping[str, object] | None = None
+    ) -> RequestIdentity:
         """Identity from a ``UserAPIKeyAuth`` (duck-typed to keep this module
         free of a proxy import).
 
@@ -103,11 +107,13 @@ class RequestIdentity:
         guardrail, or service span is created — so the whole request's spans
         inherit identity, not just the LLM-call span. Metadata sub-keys use the
         ``user_api_key_*`` names that ``baggage.DEFAULT_BAGGAGE_METADATA_KEYS``
-        promotes.
+        promotes; ``request_metadata`` (the caller's ``requester_metadata``
+        snapshot) is flattened to dotted keys so ``requester_metadata.<key>``
+        resolves too.
         """
         get: Final = lambda name: getattr(auth, name, None)  # noqa: E731
-        metadata: Final = {
-            meta_key: str(value)
+        auth_meta: Final = tuple(
+            (meta_key, str(value))
             for meta_key, attr in (
                 ("user_api_key_user_id", "user_id"),
                 ("user_api_key_org_id", "org_id"),
@@ -115,7 +121,9 @@ class RequestIdentity:
                 ("user_api_key_end_user_id", "end_user_id"),
             )
             if (value := get(attr))
-        }
+        )
+        request_meta: Final = flatten_metadata(request_metadata) if request_metadata is not None else ()
+        metadata: Final = MappingProxyType(dict((*request_meta, *auth_meta)))
         return cls(
             team_id=as_str(get("team_id")),
             team_alias=as_str(get("team_alias")),
@@ -351,6 +359,35 @@ def model_from_request_data(data: object) -> str | None:
     return None
 
 
+def metadata_from_request_data(data: object) -> Mapping[str, object] | None:
+    """The caller's ``requester_metadata`` snapshot from a pre-call ``data`` dict, keyed under its wrapper.
+
+    The proxy stores it under ``metadata`` or ``litellm_metadata`` depending on the route;
+    the proxy-owned siblings (``user_api_key_*``, ``requester_ip_address``) are not read.
+    """
+    top: Final = _as_str_mapping(data)
+    if top is None:
+        return None
+    snapshots: Final = tuple(
+        snapshot
+        for name in ("metadata", "litellm_metadata")
+        if (nested := _as_str_mapping(top.get(name))) is not None
+        and (snapshot := _as_str_mapping(nested.get(REQUESTER_METADATA_KEY))) is not None
+    )
+    return MappingProxyType({REQUESTER_METADATA_KEY: snapshots[0]}) if snapshots else None
+
+
+def flatten_metadata(raw: Mapping[str, object]) -> Iterator[tuple[str, str]]:
+    """Scalar leaves of a nested metadata mapping, keyed by their dotted path."""
+    stack: Final = list(tuple(raw.items())[::-1])  # mutable-ok: iterative worklist keeps the walk off the call stack
+    while stack:
+        key, value = stack.pop()
+        if (nested := _as_str_mapping(value)) is not None:
+            stack.extend(tuple((f"{key}.{sub_key}", sub_value) for sub_key, sub_value in nested.items())[::-1])
+        elif isinstance(value, (str, bool, int, float)):
+            yield key, str(value)
+
+
 def resolve_provider_model(payload: StandardLoggingPayload) -> str | None:
     """The model litellm dispatched to the provider, from the payload.
 
diff --git a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/realtime_errors.py b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/realtime_errors.py
index 3c064728a66..07f7148815c 100644
--- a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/realtime_errors.py
+++ b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/realtime_errors.py
@@ -9,13 +9,20 @@ frame itself fail, which is how a loud failure turns back into a silent one.
 """
 
 import json
-from typing import Final
+from types import MappingProxyType
+from typing import Final, Protocol
 
 from litellm.types.realtime import RealtimeErrorDetail, RealtimeErrorEvent
 
 WEBSOCKET_CLOSE_REASON_MAX_BYTES: Final = 123
 
 
+class _ClientWebSocket(Protocol):
+    async def send_text(self, data: str) -> None: ...
+
+    async def close(self, code: int = ..., reason: str | None = ...) -> None: ...
+
+
 def realtime_error_event(message: str, error_type: str) -> str:
     detail: Final[RealtimeErrorDetail] = {"type": error_type, "message": message}
     event: Final[RealtimeErrorEvent] = {"type": "error", "error": detail}
@@ -37,3 +44,28 @@ def client_close_code(upstream_code: int) -> int:
     if upstream_code in EXTERNAL_CLOSE_CODES or 3000 <= upstream_code < 5000:
         return upstream_code
     return int(CloseCode.INTERNAL_ERROR)
+
+
+def upstream_handshake_close_code(status_code: int) -> int:
+    from websockets.frames import CloseCode
+
+    refusal_codes: Final = MappingProxyType(
+        {
+            401: int(CloseCode.POLICY_VIOLATION),
+            403: int(CloseCode.POLICY_VIOLATION),
+            429: int(CloseCode.TRY_AGAIN_LATER),
+        }
+    )
+    return refusal_codes.get(status_code, int(CloseCode.INTERNAL_ERROR))
+
+
+async def close_after_upstream_handshake_refusal(websocket: _ClientWebSocket, status_code: int) -> None:
+    message: Final = f"Upstream realtime handshake rejected with HTTP {status_code}"
+    try:
+        await websocket.send_text(realtime_error_event(message, error_type="server_error"))
+    except Exception:  # noqa: BLE001  # best-effort notice: a dead client socket must not skip the close below
+        pass
+    await websocket.close(
+        code=upstream_handshake_close_code(status_code),
+        reason=websocket_close_reason(message, fallback="Upstream handshake rejected"),
+    )
diff --git a/litellm/llms/azure/realtime/handler.py b/litellm/llms/azure/realtime/handler.py
index 146915dd6fd..df74975ad0f 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/azure/realtime/handler.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/azure/realtime/handler.py
@@ -8,11 +8,15 @@ from collections.abc import Mapping
 from types import MappingProxyType
 from typing import Any, Final, Protocol, cast
 
-from litellm._logging import _redact_string, verbose_proxy_logger
+from litellm._logging import verbose_proxy_logger
 from litellm.constants import REALTIME_WEBSOCKET_MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE_BYTES
 from litellm.types.realtime import RealtimeQueryParams
 
 from ....litellm_core_utils.litellm_logging import Logging as LiteLLMLogging
+from ....litellm_core_utils.realtime_errors import (
+    close_after_upstream_handshake_refusal,
+    realtime_error_event,
+)
 from ....litellm_core_utils.realtime_streaming import (
     RealTimeStreaming,
     ScopedWebSocket,
@@ -49,7 +53,9 @@ def azure_realtime_protocol_for_client(
 
 
 class _ProxyClientWebSocket(Protocol):
-    """Client-facing websocket handle: this path only closes it after a failed handshake."""
+    """Client-facing websocket handle: this path only writes to it after a failed handshake."""
+
+    async def send_text(self, data: str) -> None: ...
 
     async def close(self, code: int = ..., reason: str | None = ...) -> None: ...
 
@@ -181,7 +187,16 @@ class AzureOpenAIRealtime(AzureChatCompletion):
                 )
                 await realtime_streaming.bidirectional_forward()
 
-        except websockets.exceptions.InvalidStatusCode as e:
-            await websocket.close(code=e.status_code, reason=_redact_string(str(e)))
+        except websockets.exceptions.InvalidStatus as e:
+            verbose_proxy_logger.exception("Error in AzureOpenAIRealtime.async_realtime")
+            await close_after_upstream_handshake_refusal(websocket, e.response.status_code)
         except Exception:
             verbose_proxy_logger.exception("Error in AzureOpenAIRealtime.async_realtime")
+            try:
+                await websocket.send_text(realtime_error_event("Internal server error", error_type="server_error"))
+            except Exception:  # noqa: BLE001  # best-effort notice: a dead client socket must not skip the close below
+                pass
+            try:
+                await websocket.close(code=1011, reason="Internal server error")
+            except Exception:  # noqa: BLE001  # the lower layer may have closed the socket already; closing twice is not an error
+                pass
diff --git a/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/llm_http_handler.py b/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/llm_http_handler.py
index 7109e6942d1..c9350d1e5d9 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/llm_http_handler.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/llm_http_handler.py
@@ -30,7 +30,11 @@ from litellm.litellm_core_utils.audio_utils.subtitle_utils import (
 )
 from litellm.litellm_core_utils.get_litellm_params import AWS_CREDENTIAL_KWARGS_KEYS
 from litellm.litellm_core_utils.llm_request_utils import serialize_multipart_form_fields
-from litellm.litellm_core_utils.realtime_errors import realtime_error_event, websocket_close_reason
+from litellm.litellm_core_utils.realtime_errors import (
+    close_after_upstream_handshake_refusal,
+    realtime_error_event,
+    websocket_close_reason,
+)
 from litellm.litellm_core_utils.realtime_streaming import RealTimeStreaming
 from litellm.litellm_core_utils.url_utils import encode_url_path_segment
 from litellm.llms.base_llm.anthropic_messages.transformation import (
@@ -6228,9 +6232,9 @@ class BaseLLMHTTPHandler:
 
                 await realtime_streaming.bidirectional_forward()
 
-        except websockets.exceptions.InvalidStatusCode as e:
+        except websockets.exceptions.InvalidStatus as e:
             verbose_logger.exception("Error connecting to backend: %s", e)
-            await websocket.close(code=e.status_code, reason=_redact_string(str(e)))
+            await close_after_upstream_handshake_refusal(websocket, e.response.status_code)
         except Exception as e:
             verbose_logger.exception("Error connecting to backend: %s", e)
             redacted_error: Final = _redact_string(str(e))
@@ -6640,9 +6644,9 @@ class BaseLLMHTTPHandler:
                 )
                 await streaming.bidirectional_forward()
 
-        except websockets.exceptions.InvalidStatusCode as e:
+        except websockets.exceptions.InvalidStatus as e:
             verbose_logger.exception("Error connecting to responses WS backend: %s", e)
-            await websocket.close(code=e.status_code, reason=_redact_string(str(e)))
+            await close_after_upstream_handshake_refusal(websocket, e.response.status_code)
         except Exception as e:
             verbose_logger.exception("Error in responses WS: %s", e)
             try:
diff --git a/litellm/llms/openai/realtime/handler.py b/litellm/llms/openai/realtime/handler.py
index e3ecbac1a53..bdc3a6c7908 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/openai/realtime/handler.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/openai/realtime/handler.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from litellm.constants import REALTIME_WEBSOCKET_MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE_BYTES
 from litellm.types.realtime import RealtimeQueryParams
 
 from ....litellm_core_utils.litellm_logging import Logging as LiteLLMLogging
+from ....litellm_core_utils.realtime_errors import close_after_upstream_handshake_refusal
 from ....litellm_core_utils.realtime_streaming import (
     RealtimeEventNormalizer,
     RealTimeStreaming,
@@ -175,8 +176,8 @@ class OpenAIRealtime(OpenAIChatCompletion):
                 )
                 await realtime_streaming.bidirectional_forward()
 
-        except websockets.exceptions.InvalidStatusCode as e:
-            await websocket.close(code=e.status_code, reason=_redact_string(str(e)))
+        except websockets.exceptions.InvalidStatus as e:
+            await close_after_upstream_handshake_refusal(websocket, e.response.status_code)
         except Exception as e:
             try:
                 await websocket.close(code=1011, reason=_redact_string(f"Internal server error: {e}"))
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
index d9f8e04ebda..df48ad11599 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ from litellm.litellm_core_utils.core_helpers import (
 from litellm.litellm_core_utils.credential_accessor import CredentialAccessor
 from litellm.litellm_core_utils.litellm_logging import Logging as LiteLLMLoggingObj
 from litellm.litellm_core_utils.realtime_errors import (
+    close_after_upstream_handshake_refusal,
     realtime_error_event,
     websocket_close_reason,
 )
@@ -12026,9 +12027,9 @@ async def realtime_websocket_endpoint(
             user_model=user_model,
         )
         await llm_call
-    except websockets.exceptions.InvalidStatusCode as e:
+    except websockets.exceptions.InvalidStatus as e:
         verbose_proxy_logger.exception("Invalid status code")
-        await websocket.close(code=e.status_code, reason="Invalid status code")
+        await close_after_upstream_handshake_refusal(websocket, e.response.status_code)
     except Exception as e:
         verbose_proxy_logger.exception("Internal server error")
         redacted_error: Final = _redact_string(str(e))
diff --git a/tests/e2e/llm_translation/realtime/realtime_client.py b/tests/e2e/llm_translation/realtime/realtime_client.py
index 3ffca7e8b88..74b3d2647ac 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/llm_translation/realtime/realtime_client.py
+++ b/tests/e2e/llm_translation/realtime/realtime_client.py
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ def function_call_item(events: tuple[ReceivedEvent, ...]) -> OutputItem | None:
 # ---- session + client --------------------------------------------------
 
 
-def _as_text(message: str | bytes) -> str:
+def as_text(message: str | bytes) -> str:
     return message.decode("utf-8") if isinstance(message, bytes) else message
 
 
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ class RealtimeSession:
         collected: list[ReceivedEvent] = []
         while time.monotonic() < deadline:
             try:
-                text = _as_text(
+                text = as_text(
                     self.connection.recv(timeout=deadline - time.monotonic())
                 )
             except TimeoutError:
diff --git a/tests/e2e/llm_translation/realtime/test_realtime_e2e.py b/tests/e2e/llm_translation/realtime/test_realtime_e2e.py
index f99fa8d86b3..d7870b26497 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/llm_translation/realtime/test_realtime_e2e.py
+++ b/tests/e2e/llm_translation/realtime/test_realtime_e2e.py
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ failure. See REALTIME_COVERAGE_MATRIX.md.
 """
 
 import pytest
+from lifecycle import ResourceManager
+from models import LiteLLMParamsBody
 from pydantic import BaseModel
-
 from realtime_client import (
     PROVIDERS,
     ConversationItemCreate,
@@ -27,14 +28,17 @@ from realtime_client import (
     RealtimeProvider,
     ResponseCreate,
     ResponseDone,
+    ServerEnvelope,
     SessionConfig,
     SessionUpdate,
+    as_text,
     function_call_item,
     parse_last,
     realtime_model,
     transcript,
     user_message,
 )
+from websockets.exceptions import ConnectionClosedError
 
 pytestmark = pytest.mark.e2e
 
@@ -147,3 +151,39 @@ def test_tool_call_round_trip(
         second = session.collect_until("response.done", timeout=60)
 
         assert "72" in transcript(second), "follow-up did not use the tool result"
+
+
+_REFUSED_UPSTREAMS = (
+    RealtimeProvider(
+        "azure-bad-key",
+        "azure-realtime-refused",
+        LiteLLMParamsBody(
+            model="azure/gpt-realtime",
+            api_key="invalid-e2e-key",
+            api_version="2025-08-28",
+            realtime_protocol="GA",
+        ),
+    ),
+)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("provider", _REFUSED_UPSTREAMS, ids=[p.id for p in _REFUSED_UPSTREAMS])
+def test_upstream_handshake_refusal_is_an_error_event_and_policy_close(
+    client: RealtimeClient,
+    resources: ResourceManager,
+    scoped_key: str,
+    provider: RealtimeProvider,
+) -> None:
+    model_name, model_id = client.provision(provider)
+    resources.defer(lambda: client.proxy.delete_model(model_id))
+
+    with client.connect(key=scoped_key, model=model_name) as session:
+        first = ServerEnvelope.model_validate_json(
+            as_text(session.connection.recv(timeout=15))
+        )
+        assert first.type == "error", first
+        with pytest.raises(ConnectionClosedError) as closed:
+            session.connection.recv(timeout=15)
+
+    assert closed.value.rcvd is not None
+    assert closed.value.rcvd.code == 1008, closed.value
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/integrations/otel/test_otel_v2_baggage.py b/tests/test_litellm/integrations/otel/test_otel_v2_baggage.py
index b379b8bebc9..930c01e524e 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/integrations/otel/test_otel_v2_baggage.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/integrations/otel/test_otel_v2_baggage.py
@@ -168,6 +168,46 @@ def test_allowlisted_metadata_subkey_promoted_blob_excluded():
     assert all("private_note" not in k for k in span.attributes)
 
 
+def test_nested_metadata_key_promoted_under_caller_path():
+    """A dotted allowlist entry reads the nested caller metadata the proxy stores
+    under ``requester_metadata`` and lands on the LLM-call span under the caller's
+    own path (``litellm.metadata.trace_id``, ``litellm.metadata.nested.deep``);
+    a pre-existing flat dotted key keeps its full name, and unlisted siblings and
+    the blob stay out."""
+    engine, exporter = _engine_and_exporter()
+    payload = _payload()
+    payload["metadata"]["a.b"] = "flat"
+    payload["metadata"]["requester_metadata"] = {
+        "trace_id": "abc",
+        "attempt": 0,
+        "empty": "",
+        "nested": {"deep": "x", "skipped": "y"},
+    }
+    data = LLMCallSpanData.from_standard_logging_payload(payload)
+    bag = promoted_baggage(
+        data.identity,
+        data.request_model,
+        BAGGAGE_PROMOTED_KEYS,
+        metadata_keys=(
+            "requester_metadata.trace_id",
+            "requester_metadata.attempt",
+            "requester_metadata.empty",
+            "requester_metadata.nested.deep",
+            "a.b",
+        ),
+    )
+    engine.emit(SpanRole.LLM_CALL, data, ctx_mod.set_request_baggage(bag))
+    (span,) = exporter.get_finished_spans()
+    assert span.attributes[f"{LiteLLM.METADATA_PREFIX}trace_id"] == "abc"
+    assert span.attributes[f"{LiteLLM.METADATA_PREFIX}attempt"] == "0"
+    assert span.attributes[f"{LiteLLM.METADATA_PREFIX}nested.deep"] == "x"
+    assert span.attributes[f"{LiteLLM.METADATA_PREFIX}a.b"] == "flat"
+    assert f"{LiteLLM.METADATA_PREFIX}empty" not in span.attributes
+    assert f"{LiteLLM.METADATA_PREFIX}deep" not in span.attributes
+    assert f"{LiteLLM.METADATA_PREFIX}nested.skipped" not in span.attributes
+    assert not any(k.startswith(f"{LiteLLM.METADATA_PREFIX}requester_metadata") for k in span.attributes)
+
+
 def test_http_attributes_never_promoted():
     """Even if http.* is present in baggage, the processor must not stamp it on
     child spans (it belongs on the SERVER span only)."""
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/integrations/otel/test_otel_v2_logger.py b/tests/test_litellm/integrations/otel/test_otel_v2_logger.py
index 2869c804c07..9b5abae60cc 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/integrations/otel/test_otel_v2_logger.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/integrations/otel/test_otel_v2_logger.py
@@ -1623,17 +1623,22 @@ def test_provider_model_and_team_metadata_on_real_boundary_flow():
 def test_pre_call_hook_seeds_baggage_onto_server_and_child_spans():
     """The pre-call hook seeds identity Baggage in the request context so the
     server span (stamped directly) AND later child spans (service here, via the
-    Baggage processor) carry identity — not just the LLM-call span."""
+    Baggage processor) carry identity — not just the LLM-call span. Only the
+    caller's ``requester_metadata`` is read from the request dict, so a proxy-owned
+    sibling such as ``requester_ip_address`` is not stamped from here even though
+    the default allowlist names it, and an unlisted caller key is not promoted."""
     logger, exporter = _logger()
     server = logger._emitter.start_span(
         SpanRole.PROXY_REQUEST, LITELLM_PROXY_REQUEST_SPAN_NAME
     )
+    data = {
+        "model": "gpt-4o",
+        "metadata": {"requester_ip_address": "127.0.0.1", "requester_metadata": {"trace_id": "abc"}},
+    }
 
     async def _flow():
         # pre-call seeds baggage + stamps the active server span
-        await logger.async_pre_call_hook(
-            _Auth(), None, {"model": "gpt-4o"}, "completion"
-        )
+        await logger.async_pre_call_hook(_Auth(), None, data, "completion")
         # a later service call (same task) must inherit the identity
         await logger.async_service_success_hook(
             payload=_ServicePayload("redis", "set"), parent_otel_span=server
@@ -1653,6 +1658,46 @@ def test_pre_call_hook_seeds_baggage_onto_server_and_child_spans():
         srv.attributes[LiteLLM.TEAM_ID] == "t1"
     )  # stamped directly on the server span
     assert srv.attributes[f"{LiteLLM.METADATA_PREFIX}user_api_key_user_id"] == "u1"
+    assert not any(
+        k in (f"{LiteLLM.METADATA_PREFIX}requester_ip_address", f"{LiteLLM.METADATA_PREFIX}trace_id")
+        for s in (redis, srv)
+        for k in s.attributes
+    )
+
+
+def test_pre_call_hook_promotes_nested_request_metadata_key():
+    """``baggage_metadata_keys: [requester_metadata.trace_id]`` reads the caller's
+    ``metadata.trace_id`` (snapshotted by the proxy under ``requester_metadata``)
+    and stamps ``litellm.metadata.trace_id`` on the server, LLM-call and service
+    spans of the request; unlisted siblings are not promoted."""
+    cfg = OpenTelemetryV2Config(exporter="in_memory", baggage_metadata_keys=["requester_metadata.trace_id"])
+    exporter = InMemorySpanExporter()
+    logger = OpenTelemetryV2(config=cfg, tracer_provider=providers.build_tracer_provider(cfg, exporter=exporter))
+    server = logger._emitter.start_span(SpanRole.PROXY_REQUEST, LITELLM_PROXY_REQUEST_SPAN_NAME)
+    data = {"model": "gpt-4o", "metadata": {"requester_metadata": {"trace_id": "abc", "nested": {"deep": "x"}}}}
+    kwargs = _kwargs()
+
+    async def _flow():
+        await logger.async_pre_call_hook(_Auth(), None, data, "completion")
+        logger.log_pre_api_call(model="gpt-4o", messages=[], kwargs=kwargs)
+        await logger.async_log_success_event(kwargs, None, None, None)
+        await logger.async_service_success_hook(payload=_ServicePayload("redis", "set"), parent_otel_span=server)
+
+    with trace.use_span(server, end_on_exit=False):
+        asyncio.run(_flow())
+    server.end()
+
+    spans = {s.name: s for s in exporter.get_finished_spans()}
+    key = f"{LiteLLM.METADATA_PREFIX}trace_id"
+    assert spans[LITELLM_PROXY_REQUEST_SPAN_NAME].attributes[key] == "abc"
+    assert spans["chat gpt-4o"].attributes[key] == "abc"
+    assert spans["redis set"].attributes[key] == "abc"
+    assert data == {"model": "gpt-4o", "metadata": {"requester_metadata": {"trace_id": "abc", "nested": {"deep": "x"}}}}
+    assert not any(
+        k.startswith(f"{LiteLLM.METADATA_PREFIX}requester_metadata") or k.endswith("deep")
+        for s in spans.values()
+        for k in s.attributes
+    )
 
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/integrations/test_opentelemetry.py b/tests/test_litellm/integrations/test_opentelemetry.py
index 9ec8489f784..7812590b3e7 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/integrations/test_opentelemetry.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/integrations/test_opentelemetry.py
@@ -5581,6 +5581,38 @@ class TestOpenTelemetryInferenceIdentityAttributes(unittest.TestCase):
         otel.set_attributes(span, kwargs, {"model": "azure/gpt-4o"})
         assert "http.route" not in self._attr(span, exp)
 
+    def test_nested_metadata_key_promoted_under_caller_path(self):
+        """``baggage_metadata_keys: [requester_metadata.trace_id]`` stamps the
+        caller's nested metadata value as ``litellm.metadata.trace_id`` and a deeper
+        path keeps its dotted name; unlisted siblings stay inside the
+        ``metadata.requester_metadata`` blob."""
+        otel = OpenTelemetry(
+            config=OpenTelemetryConfig(
+                baggage_metadata_keys=["requester_metadata.trace_id", "requester_metadata.nested.deep"]
+            )
+        )
+        kwargs = self._kwargs()
+        kwargs["standard_logging_object"]["metadata"]["requester_metadata"] = {
+            "trace_id": "abc",
+            "nested": {"deep": "x", "skipped": "y"},
+        }
+        span, exp = self._span()
+        otel.set_attributes(span, kwargs, {"model": "azure/gpt-4o"})
+        attrs = self._attr(span, exp)
+        assert attrs["litellm.metadata.trace_id"] == "abc"
+        assert attrs["litellm.metadata.nested.deep"] == "x"
+        assert "litellm.metadata.deep" not in attrs
+        assert "litellm.metadata.nested.skipped" not in attrs
+        assert not any(k.startswith("litellm.metadata.requester_metadata") for k in attrs)
+
+    def test_metadata_keys_default_to_none_promoted(self):
+        otel = OpenTelemetry()
+        kwargs = self._kwargs()
+        kwargs["standard_logging_object"]["metadata"]["requester_metadata"] = {"trace_id": "abc"}
+        span, exp = self._span()
+        otel.set_attributes(span, kwargs, {"model": "azure/gpt-4o"})
+        assert not any(k.startswith("litellm.metadata.") for k in self._attr(span, exp))
+
     def test_team_metadata_json_helper(self):
         keys = ["a", "b"]
         assert OpenTelemetry._team_metadata_json(None, keys) is None
@@ -5631,6 +5663,11 @@ class TestOpenTelemetryTeamMetadataKeysConfig(unittest.TestCase):
             cfg = OpenTelemetryConfig(baggage_team_metadata_keys=["from_arg"])
             assert cfg.baggage_team_metadata_keys == ["from_arg"]
 
+    def test_metadata_keys_from_kwargs_and_env(self):
+        with patch.dict("os.environ", {"LITELLM_OTEL_BAGGAGE_METADATA_KEYS": "requester_metadata.trace_id, a.b"}):
+            assert OpenTelemetryConfig().baggage_metadata_keys == ["requester_metadata.trace_id", "a.b"]
+        assert OpenTelemetry(baggage_metadata_keys="x.y").config.baggage_metadata_keys == ["x.y"]
+
 
 class TestOpenTelemetryMetricAttributeFiltering(unittest.TestCase):
     """LIT-3600: include/exclude control over which attributes are stamped on
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/litellm_core_utils/test_realtime_errors.py b/tests/test_litellm/litellm_core_utils/test_realtime_errors.py
index 1d2cf905f4e..999c660c286 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/litellm_core_utils/test_realtime_errors.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/litellm_core_utils/test_realtime_errors.py
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
 import json
+from typing import cast
 
 import pytest
 
 from litellm.litellm_core_utils.realtime_errors import (
     WEBSOCKET_CLOSE_REASON_MAX_BYTES,
     client_close_code,
+    close_after_upstream_handshake_refusal,
     realtime_error_event,
+    upstream_handshake_close_code,
     websocket_close_reason,
 )
+from litellm.types.realtime import RealtimeErrorEvent
 
 
 def test_realtime_error_event_shape():
@@ -52,3 +56,52 @@ def test_websocket_close_reason_truncates_multibyte_message_by_bytes():
 )
 def test_client_close_code_only_forwards_codes_a_server_may_send(upstream_code, expected):
     assert client_close_code(upstream_code) == expected
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("status_code", "expected"),
+    [(401, 1008), (403, 1008), (429, 1013), (500, 1011)],
+)
+def test_upstream_handshake_close_code_maps_http_status_to_close_code(status_code: int, expected: int):
+    assert upstream_handshake_close_code(status_code) == expected
+
+
+class _RecordingWebSocket:
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        self.sent: list[str] = []
+        self.closed: tuple[int, str | None] | None = None
+
+    async def send_text(self, data: str) -> None:
+        self.sent.append(data)
+
+    async def close(self, code: int = 1000, reason: str | None = None) -> None:
+        self.closed = (code, reason)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_close_after_upstream_handshake_refusal_sends_error_event_then_policy_close():
+    websocket = _RecordingWebSocket()
+
+    await close_after_upstream_handshake_refusal(websocket, 401)
+
+    assert len(websocket.sent) == 1
+    event = cast(RealtimeErrorEvent, json.loads(websocket.sent[0]))
+    assert event["type"] == "error"
+    assert event["error"]["type"] == "server_error"
+    assert "401" in event["error"]["message"]
+    assert websocket.closed is not None
+    assert websocket.closed[0] == 1008
+    assert websocket.closed[1]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_close_after_upstream_handshake_refusal_still_closes_when_send_fails():
+    class _DeadWebSocket(_RecordingWebSocket):
+        async def send_text(self, data: str) -> None:
+            raise RuntimeError("socket gone")
+
+    websocket = _DeadWebSocket()
+
+    await close_after_upstream_handshake_refusal(websocket, 500)
+
+    assert websocket.closed == (1011, "Upstream realtime handshake rejected with HTTP 500")
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/llms/azure/realtime/__init__.py b/tests/test_litellm/llms/azure/realtime/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8b137891791
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/llms/azure/realtime/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/llms/azure/realtime/test_handler.py b/tests/test_litellm/llms/azure/realtime/test_handler.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e9d24b459d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/llms/azure/realtime/test_handler.py
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+import json
+from typing import cast
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
+import pytest
+
+
+class _RecordingClientWebSocket:
+    scope: dict[str, list[tuple[bytes, bytes]]] = {"headers": []}
+
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        self.sent: list[str] = []
+        self.closed: list[tuple[int, str | None]] = []
+
+    async def send_text(self, data: str) -> None:
+        self.sent.append(data)
+
+    async def close(self, code: int = 1000, reason: str | None = None) -> None:
+        self.closed.append((code, reason))
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_async_realtime_upstream_handshake_refusal_sends_error_event_then_policy_close():
+    from websockets.datastructures import Headers
+    from websockets.exceptions import InvalidStatus
+    from websockets.http11 import Response
+
+    from litellm.llms.azure.realtime.handler import AzureOpenAIRealtime
+    from litellm.types.realtime import RealtimeErrorEvent
+
+    handler = AzureOpenAIRealtime()
+    model = "gpt-realtime"
+
+    dummy_websocket = _RecordingClientWebSocket()
+    dummy_logging_obj = MagicMock()
+
+    refused = InvalidStatus(Response(401, "Unauthorized", Headers()))
+
+    with patch("websockets.connect", side_effect=refused):
+        await handler.async_realtime(  # pyright: ignore[reportUnknownMemberType]  # handler's websocket param is a Protocol here but the mock connect type is incomplete
+            model=model,
+            websocket=dummy_websocket,
+            logging_obj=dummy_logging_obj,
+            api_base="https://example.openai.azure.com",
+            api_key="bad-key",
+            api_version="2025-08-28",
+            query_params={"model": model},
+        )
+
+    assert len(dummy_websocket.sent) == 1
+    event = cast(RealtimeErrorEvent, json.loads(dummy_websocket.sent[0]))
+    assert event["type"] == "error"
+    assert event["error"]["type"] == "server_error"
+    assert "401" in event["error"]["message"]
+    assert dummy_websocket.closed and dummy_websocket.closed[0][0] == 1008
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_async_realtime_unexpected_error_sends_error_event_then_internal_close():
+    from litellm.llms.azure.realtime.handler import AzureOpenAIRealtime
+    from litellm.types.realtime import RealtimeErrorEvent
+
+    handler = AzureOpenAIRealtime()
+    model = "gpt-realtime"
+
+    dummy_websocket = _RecordingClientWebSocket()
+    dummy_logging_obj = MagicMock()
+
+    with patch("websockets.connect", side_effect=OSError("connection reset")):
+        await handler.async_realtime(  # pyright: ignore[reportUnknownMemberType]  # same as above
+            model=model,
+            websocket=dummy_websocket,
+            logging_obj=dummy_logging_obj,
+            api_base="https://example.openai.azure.com",
+            api_key="bad-key",
+            api_version="2025-08-28",
+            query_params={"model": model},
+        )
+
+    assert len(dummy_websocket.sent) == 1
+    event = cast(RealtimeErrorEvent, json.loads(dummy_websocket.sent[0]))
+    assert event["type"] == "error"
+    assert event["error"]["type"] == "server_error"
+    assert event["error"]["message"] == "Internal server error"
+    assert "connection reset" not in dummy_websocket.sent[0]
+    assert dummy_websocket.closed and dummy_websocket.closed[0] == (1011, "Internal server error")
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/llms/openai/realtime/test_openai_realtime_handler.py b/tests/test_litellm/llms/openai/realtime/test_openai_realtime_handler.py
index 4221954d787..f7a88b5ba63 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/llms/openai/realtime/test_openai_realtime_handler.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/llms/openai/realtime/test_openai_realtime_handler.py
@@ -416,3 +416,52 @@ async def test_async_realtime_ws_url_has_no_ssl():
 
         # Verify ssl is None for ws:// URLs (the fix for issue #19222)
         assert called_kwargs["ssl"] is None
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_async_realtime_upstream_handshake_refusal_sends_error_event_then_policy_close():
+    from typing import cast
+
+    from websockets.datastructures import Headers
+    from websockets.exceptions import InvalidStatus
+    from websockets.http11 import Response
+
+    from litellm.llms.openai.realtime.handler import OpenAIRealtime
+    from litellm.types.realtime import RealtimeErrorEvent
+
+    handler = OpenAIRealtime()
+    model = "gpt-realtime"
+
+    sent: list[str] = []
+    closed: list[tuple[int, str | None]] = []
+
+    class RecordingClientWebSocket:
+        scope: dict[str, list[tuple[bytes, bytes]]] = {"headers": []}
+
+        async def send_text(self, data: str) -> None:
+            sent.append(data)
+
+        async def close(self, code: int = 1000, reason: str | None = None) -> None:
+            closed.append((code, reason))
+
+    dummy_websocket = RecordingClientWebSocket()
+    dummy_logging_obj = MagicMock()
+
+    refused = InvalidStatus(Response(401, "Unauthorized", Headers()))
+
+    with patch("websockets.connect", side_effect=refused):
+        await handler.async_realtime(  # pyright: ignore[reportUnknownMemberType]  # handler's websocket param is Any
+            model=model,
+            websocket=dummy_websocket,
+            logging_obj=dummy_logging_obj,
+            api_base="https://api.openai.com/",
+            api_key="bad-key",
+            query_params={"model": model},
+        )
+
+    assert len(sent) == 1
+    event = cast(RealtimeErrorEvent, json.loads(sent[0]))
+    assert event["type"] == "error"
+    assert event["error"]["type"] == "server_error"
+    assert "401" in event["error"]["message"]
+    assert closed and closed[0][0] == 1008
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/test_redact_string_in_error_paths.py b/tests/test_litellm/test_redact_string_in_error_paths.py
index 07d1ec5f523..a5128a87b0d 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/test_redact_string_in_error_paths.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/test_redact_string_in_error_paths.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Tests for _redact_string usage in error/logging paths.
 
 Covers actual execution of redaction in:
-- WebSocket close reasons in realtime handlers (openai, azure, bedrock)
+- WebSocket close reasons in realtime handlers (openai, bedrock)
 - Gemini RAG ingestion x-goog-api-key header usage
 - Traceback redaction pattern used in proxy streaming
 - Router fallback-failure traceback redaction
@@ -72,25 +72,6 @@ class TestOpenAIRealtimeRedaction:
             api_key="test-key",
         )
 
-    @pytest.mark.asyncio
-    async def test_invalid_status_code_redacts_reason(self):
-        import websockets.exceptions
-
-        from litellm.llms.openai.realtime.handler import OpenAIRealtime
-
-        handler = OpenAIRealtime()
-        exc = websockets.exceptions.InvalidStatusCode(403, None)
-        exc.status_code = 403
-
-        kwargs = self._call_kwargs()
-        mock_ws = kwargs["websocket"]
-        p1, p2, p3 = self._make_patches(handler)
-        with p1, p2, p3, patch("websockets.connect", side_effect=exc):
-            await handler.async_realtime(**kwargs)
-
-        mock_ws.close.assert_called_once()
-        assert mock_ws.close.call_args[1]["code"] == 403
-
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_generic_exception_redacts_reason(self):
         from litellm.llms.openai.realtime.handler import OpenAIRealtime
@@ -111,41 +92,6 @@ class TestOpenAIRealtimeRedaction:
         assert "sk-1234567890abcdefghij" not in mock_ws.close.call_args[1]["reason"]
 
 
-class TestAzureRealtimeRedaction:
-    """Test that Azure realtime handler redacts secrets in websocket close reasons."""
-
-    @pytest.mark.asyncio
-    async def test_invalid_status_code_redacts_reason(self):
-        import websockets.exceptions
-
-        from litellm.llms.azure.realtime.handler import AzureOpenAIRealtime
-
-        handler = AzureOpenAIRealtime()
-        mock_ws = AsyncMock()
-        exc = websockets.exceptions.InvalidStatusCode(403, None)
-        exc.status_code = 403
-
-        with (
-            patch.object(
-                handler,
-                "_construct_url",
-                return_value="wss://test.openai.azure.com/openai/realtime",
-            ),
-            patch("websockets.connect", side_effect=exc),
-        ):
-            await handler.async_realtime(
-                model="gpt-4",
-                websocket=mock_ws,
-                logging_obj=MagicMock(),
-                api_base="https://test.openai.azure.com/",
-                api_key="test-key",
-                api_version="2024-10-01-preview",
-            )
-
-        mock_ws.close.assert_called_once()
-        assert mock_ws.close.call_args[1]["code"] == 403
-
-
 class TestBedrockRealtimeRedaction:
     """Test that _redact_string produces safe close reasons for Bedrock-style errors."""
 
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