Text-to-Speech Overview | Sarvam API Docs

Sarvam AI offers a powerful text-to-speech model: Bulbul V3 — advanced TTS with 30+ voices and high-quality natural speech synthesis for Indian languages.

Bulbul V3

Advanced text-to-speech model with 30+ voices and high-quality natural speech synthesis for Indian languages.

API Types

Available API types: REST API for quick conversions up to 2500 characters, and Streaming API for real-time audio via HTTP stream or WebSocket.

REST API

Generate speech for short text with immediate response. Best for quick conversions up to 2500 characters.

Streaming API

Stream audio in real time — via a single HTTP POST for simple pipelines, or a persistent WebSocket connection for interactive voice agents.

Supported Audio Formats & MIME Types

The TTS API supports over 8 major audio formats and MIME type variants. Supported formats and MIME types are listed below:

Format Group	Supported MIME Types
MP3 Variants	`mp3`
WAV Variants	`wav`
AAC Variants	`aac`
OPUS Format	`opus`
FLAC Variants (Lossless)	`flac`
PCM LINEAR16	`pcm`
MULAW (μ-law)	`mulaw`
ALAW (A-law)	`alaw`

Experience the voices: Head to dashboard.sarvam.ai to explore 30+ speaker voices, test different languages, and generate audio samples with custom input.

Next Steps

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