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Ponkotsu Voice

● Live

A lightweight text-to-speech service that turns your text into audio. Far from fluent, but it reads aloud in a characterful voice, doing its earnest best. Best with short text.

Endpoint
POST /api/v1/tts
I/O
text->audio
Auth
None (open to all)

Demo

tts.demo

How to use

Send text, get an audio file (WAV/MP3) back.

Request

curl https://ponkotsu-lab.net/api/v1/tts \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"text": "Good morning"}' \
  --output voice.wav
FieldTypeRequiredDescription
textstring✔Text to read aloud
speednumberSpeaking speed (default: 1.0)

Response

  • Binary with Content-Type: audio/wav.

Limitations (the ponkotsu bits)

  • Long text takes a while to synthesize. Short sentences recommended.
  • Japanese speech synthesis (powered by OpenJTalk).