1Step 1
Create an API key
Open Settings → API in the app, name the key, and copy it once. Keep it on your server only.
Public API
Call Speechdash from your own app
Create documents and generate speech with the same natural voices users hear in Speechdash. Authenticate with an API key, settle usage from your wallet, and keep everything in your library.
Built for product teams that need listening
Same voices as the app
Use the same voice presets as the app (such as Sophie or Nathan) through a simple REST API. What you ship matches what readers already hear in Speechdash.
Documents stay in the library
Content created via the API appears in the Speechdash library, ready for listening, editing, and export. Finished audio and video transcripts created in the app appear there too (source=transcription).
Official MCP server
Add Speechdash in ChatGPT with OAuth, or connect Cursor and Claude Desktop with an API key. Tools cover account, documents, translate, export, voices, and speech. Streaming uses REST; see /agents for setup.
OpenAPI contract
Generate a client from the published OpenAPI document at api.speechdash.com. Clear errors, request IDs, and rate-limit headers.
Safe retries and fair billing
Optional Idempotency-Key on creates and speech. Credits are held as an estimate, then settled to the audio that was actually produced.
Related guides
Three ways to hear the same text
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Better audio on every device
Cloud mode delivers higher-quality synthesis and works in mobile browsers. Listen with sentence highlighting and pick…
Take your documents offline
Generate audio from PDFs and imported articles. Perfect for commutes, workouts, or listening without a live connection.
Where teams use the API
Add read-aloud to an LMS or study platform
Ship an accessibility layer inside your SaaS
Generate spoken previews inside your product
Automate document import and listening for internal tools
From key to first audio in minutes
How the public API works
2Step 2
Authenticate each request
Send `Authorization: Bearer sh_live_…`. Test the key with `GET /v1/me` (email, plan, and wallet balance). Invalid keys answer 401.
3Step 3
Create documents or speech
POST documents into the library, translate or export them, or synthesize speech with voice and language controls. Usage appears under Credit usage.
Frequently asked questions
Ship listening in your product
Create a free Speechdash account, add an API key, and call the same voices your readers already trust.