IBM Text to Speech
Convert text to speech
- Authentication
- API Key
- HTTPS
- Yes
- CORS
- Yes
- Category
- Development
- Data source
- public-apis + marcelscruz
- Documentation / URL
- https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/text-to-speech/getting-started.html
Overview
IBM Text to Speech converts text to speech — key-based (IBM Cloud; unauthenticated requests return 401, verified).
Quick Start
Voices (replace with your IBM Cloud creds):
curl "https://api.us-south.text-to-speech.watson.cloud.ibm.com/v1/voices" \
-u "apikey:YOUR_KEY"{ "code": 401, "error": "Unauthorized" }Authentication
- IBM Cloud → Text to Speech service → API key.
- Send it as Basic auth (
apikey:KEY) or IAM token (missing → 401, verified).
Rate Limits & Notes
- IBM Cloud pricing with a free tier (check the docs).
- TTS synthesis, voices.
FAQ
Is IBM TTS free? Free tier on IBM Cloud; usage-based after.
Why 401? Credentials required (verified) — set up IBM Cloud auth.
What’s the auth style? Basic auth (apikey) / IAM token.
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