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# Create

POST https://api.sarvam.ai/text-to-speech/pronunciation-dictionary
Content-Type: multipart/form-data

Upload a `.json` file to create a new pronunciation dictionary. Only supported by **bulbul:v3**.

The file should contain a JSON object with a `pronunciations` key mapping language codes to word-pronunciation pairs. See the [Pronunciation Dictionary guide](/api-reference-docs/api-guides-tutorials/text-to-speech/pronunciation-dictionary) for format details and examples.

The returned `dictionary_id` can be passed as `dict_id` in text-to-speech requests (REST, HTTP Stream, and WebSocket).

**Limits:** Max 10 dictionaries per user, 100 words per dictionary, 1 MB file size.

Reference: https://docs.sarvam.ai/api-reference-docs/pronunciation-dictionary/create

## OpenAPI Specification

```yaml
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: ''
  version: 1.0.0
paths:
  /text-to-speech/pronunciation-dictionary:
    post:
      operationId: create
      summary: Create Pronunciation Dictionary
      description: >-
        Upload a `.json` file to create a new pronunciation dictionary. Only
        supported by **bulbul:v3**.


        The file should contain a JSON object with a `pronunciations` key
        mapping language codes to word-pronunciation pairs. See the
        [Pronunciation Dictionary
        guide](/api-reference-docs/api-guides-tutorials/text-to-speech/pronunciation-dictionary)
        for format details and examples.


        The returned `dictionary_id` can be passed as `dict_id` in
        text-to-speech requests (REST, HTTP Stream, and WebSocket).


        **Limits:** Max 10 dictionaries per user, 100 words per dictionary, 1 MB
        file size.
      tags:
        - subpackage_pronunciationDictionary
      parameters:
        - name: api-subscription-key
          in: header
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: >-
                  #/components/schemas/Sarvam_Model_API_PronunciationDictionaryResponse
        '400':
          description: Bad Request — Invalid JSON, missing required fields, or bad schema.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Sarvam_Model_API_ErrorMessage'
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Sarvam_Model_API_ErrorMessage'
        '413':
          description: Payload Too Large — File size exceeds the 1 MB limit.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Sarvam_Model_API_ErrorMessage'
        '422':
          description: >-
            Unprocessable Entity — Word limit exceeded (>100 words per
            dictionary) or dictionary limit exceeded (>10 dictionaries per
            user).
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Sarvam_Model_API_ErrorMessage'
        '429':
          description: Quota Exceeded
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Sarvam_Model_API_ErrorMessage'
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Sarvam_Model_API_ErrorMessage'
      requestBody:
        content:
          multipart/form-data:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                file:
                  type: string
                  format: binary
              required:
                - file
servers:
  - url: https://api.sarvam.ai
components:
  schemas:
    Sarvam_Model_API_PronunciationDictionaryResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        dictionary_id:
          type: string
          description: >-
            Unique identifier for the created dictionary (e.g. `p_5cb7faa6`).
            Use this as the `dict_id` parameter in text-to-speech requests.
      required:
        - dictionary_id
      description: >-
        Response returned after successfully creating a pronunciation
        dictionary.
      title: Sarvam_Model_API_PronunciationDictionaryResponse
    Sarvam_Model_API_ErrorCode:
      type: string
      enum:
        - invalid_request_error
        - internal_server_error
        - unprocessable_entity_error
        - insufficient_quota_error
        - invalid_api_key_error
        - authentication_error
        - not_found_error
        - rate_limit_exceeded_error
      title: Sarvam_Model_API_ErrorCode
    Sarvam_Model_API_ErrorDetails:
      type: object
      properties:
        request_id:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        message:
          type: string
          description: Message describing the error
        code:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Sarvam_Model_API_ErrorCode'
          description: >-
            Error code for the specific error that has occured. Refer to the
            error code documentation for more details.
      required:
        - request_id
        - message
        - code
      title: Sarvam_Model_API_ErrorDetails
    Sarvam_Model_API_ErrorMessage:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Sarvam_Model_API_ErrorDetails'
          description: Error details
      required:
        - error
      title: Sarvam_Model_API_ErrorMessage
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: api-subscription-key

```

## SDK Code Examples

```typescript pronunciationDictionary_create_example
import { SarvamAIClient } from "sarvamai";

async function main() {
    const client = new SarvamAIClient({
        apiSubscriptionKey: "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
    });
    await client.pronunciationDictionary.create();
}
main();

```

```python pronunciationDictionary_create_example
from sarvamai import SarvamAI

client = SarvamAI(
    api_subscription_key="YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
)

client.pronunciation_dictionary.create(
    file="example_file",
)

```

```go pronunciationDictionary_create_example
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.sarvam.ai/text-to-speech/pronunciation-dictionary"

	payload := strings.NewReader("-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file\"; filename=\"custom_pronunciations.json\"\r\nContent-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("api-subscription-key", "<apiSubscriptionKey>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "multipart/form-data; boundary=---011000010111000001101001")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby pronunciationDictionary_create_example
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.sarvam.ai/text-to-speech/pronunciation-dictionary")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["api-subscription-key"] = '<apiSubscriptionKey>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'multipart/form-data; boundary=---011000010111000001101001'
request.body = "-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file\"; filename=\"custom_pronunciations.json\"\r\nContent-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java pronunciationDictionary_create_example
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.sarvam.ai/text-to-speech/pronunciation-dictionary")
  .header("api-subscription-key", "<apiSubscriptionKey>")
  .header("Content-Type", "multipart/form-data; boundary=---011000010111000001101001")
  .body("-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file\"; filename=\"custom_pronunciations.json\"\r\nContent-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n")
  .asString();
```

```php pronunciationDictionary_create_example
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://api.sarvam.ai/text-to-speech/pronunciation-dictionary', [
  'multipart' => [
    [
        'name' => 'file',
        'filename' => 'custom_pronunciations.json',
        'contents' => null
    ]
  ]
  'headers' => [
    'api-subscription-key' => '<apiSubscriptionKey>',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp pronunciationDictionary_create_example
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.sarvam.ai/text-to-speech/pronunciation-dictionary");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("api-subscription-key", "<apiSubscriptionKey>");
request.AddParameter("multipart/form-data; boundary=---011000010111000001101001", "-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file\"; filename=\"custom_pronunciations.json\"\r\nContent-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift pronunciationDictionary_create_example
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "api-subscription-key": "<apiSubscriptionKey>",
  "Content-Type": "multipart/form-data; boundary=---011000010111000001101001"
]
let parameters = [
  [
    "name": "file",
    "fileName": "custom_pronunciations.json"
  ]
]

let boundary = "---011000010111000001101001"

var body = ""
var error: NSError? = nil
for param in parameters {
  let paramName = param["name"]!
  body += "--\(boundary)\r\n"
  body += "Content-Disposition:form-data; name=\"\(paramName)\""
  if let filename = param["fileName"] {
    let contentType = param["content-type"]!
    let fileContent = String(contentsOfFile: filename, encoding: String.Encoding.utf8)
    if (error != nil) {
      print(error as Any)
    }
    body += "; filename=\"\(filename)\"\r\n"
    body += "Content-Type: \(contentType)\r\n\r\n"
    body += fileContent
  } else if let paramValue = param["value"] {
    body += "\r\n\r\n\(paramValue)"
  }
}

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.sarvam.ai/text-to-speech/pronunciation-dictionary")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```