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POST
/
api
/
v1
/
lightning
/
get_speech
Generate speech from text (Lightning)
curl --request POST \
  --url https://waves-api.smallest.ai/api/v1/lightning/get_speech \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
  "text": "<string>",
  "voice_id": "<string>",
  "add_wav_header": false,
  "sample_rate": 24000,
  "speed": 1,
  "language": "en"
}'
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Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Body

application/json
​
text
string
required

The text to convert to speech.

​
voice_id
string
required

The voice identifier to use for speech generation.

​
add_wav_header
boolean
default:false

Whether to add WAV header to the output.

​
sample_rate
integer
default:24000

The sample rate for the generated audio.

Required range: 8000 <= x <= 24000
​
speed
number
default:1

The speed of the generated speech.

Required range: 0.5 <= x <= 2
​
language
enum<string>
default:en

Determines how numbers are spelled out. If set to 'en', numbers will be read as individual digits in English. If set to 'hi', numbers will be read as individual digits in Hindi.

Available options:
en,
hi

Response

Synthesized speech retrieved successfully.

A PCM int16 WAV file at the specified sample rate.