How can I `await` on an Rx Observable?

Use the new firstValueFrom() or lastValueFrom() instead of toPromise(), which as pointed out here, is deprecated starting in RxJS 7, and will be removed in RxJS 8.

import { firstValueFrom} from 'rxjs';
import { lastValueFrom } from 'rxjs';

this.myProp = await firstValueFrom(myObservable$);
this.myProp = await lastValueFrom(myObservable$);

This is available in RxJS 7+

See: https://indepth.dev/rxjs-heads-up-topromise-is-being-deprecated/

You have to pass a promise to await. Convert the observable's next event to a promise and await that.

if (condition) {
  await observable.first().toPromise();
}

Edit note: This answer originally used .take(1) but was changed to use .first() which avoids the issue of the Promise never resolving if the stream ends before a value comes through.

As of RxJS v8, toPromise will be removed. Instead, the above can be replaced with await firstValueFrom(observable)