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POST
/
tts
Basic Text-to-Speech
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.example.com/tts \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "text": "<string>",
  "language": "<string>",
  "api_key": "<string>"
}
'

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Overview

Generate high-quality speech from text using the default voice. This is the simplest way to convert text to speech.

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Request Body

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text
string
required
The text to convert to speech
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language
string
default:"en"
Language code (e.g., “en”, “es”, “fr”). See supported languages
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api_key
string
required
Your GistMag API key

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Example Request

curl -X POST https://api.gistmag.co.uk/tts \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "text": "Hello, this is a test of the text-to-speech API.",
    "language": "en",
    "api_key": "your_api_key_here"
  }' \
  --output output.wav

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Response

The response is an audio file (WAV format) with the generated speech. Content-Type: audio/wav Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=output.wav

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Example Usage

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Python

import requests

response = requests.post(
        "https://api.gistmag.co.uk/tts",
    json={
        "text": "Hello, this is a test.",
        "language": "en",
        "api_key": "your_api_key_here"
    }
)

with open("output.wav", "wb") as f:
    f.write(response.content)

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JavaScript

const response = await fetch('https://api.gistmag.co.uk/tts', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    text: 'Hello, this is a test.',
    language: 'en',
    api_key: 'your_api_key_here'
  })
});

const audioBlob = await response.blob();
const audioUrl = URL.createObjectURL(audioBlob);
// Play the audio or download it

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Text Length Limits

  • Maximum: 10,000 characters per request
  • Recommended: For longer text, use the batch endpoint
For very long text, consider using the batch endpoint which automatically splits text into manageable chunks.