CkPython

IBM Cloud - Text to Speech - Synthesize Audio (POST)

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Synthesizes text to audio that is spoken in the specified voice. Uses a POST which allows for more text to be synthesized. CkPython

import sys
import chilkat

success = False

# This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

http = chilkat.CkHttp()

http.put_Login("apikey")
http.put_Password("my_apikey")
http.put_BasicAuth(True)

# Send the following request:

# curl -X POST -u "apikey:{apikey}" 
#    --header "Content-Type: application/json" 
#    --header "Accept: audio/wav" 
#    --data "{\"text\":\"When life gives you lemons, order the lobster tail.\"}" 
#    --output lobster.wav "{url}/v1/synthesize?voice=en-US_AllisonV3Voice"

# Use your base URL shown in the credentials web page (below your apikey)
myBaseUrl = "https://api.us-south.text-to-speech.watson.cloud.ibm.com/instances/31941e96-7b89-4d56-8993-9cd8f18ec2d8"

sbUrl = chilkat.CkStringBuilder()
sbUrl.Append(myBaseUrl)
sbUrl.Append("/v1/synthesize?voice=en-US_AllisonV3Voice")

http.put_Accept("audio/wav")

json = chilkat.CkJsonObject()
json.UpdateString("text","When life gives you lemons, order the lobster tail.")

url = sbUrl.getAsString()
resp = chilkat.CkHttpResponse()
success = http.HttpJson("POST",url,json,"application/json",resp)
if (success == False):
    print(http.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

respStatusCode = resp.get_StatusCode()
print("response status code = " + str(respStatusCode))

if (respStatusCode == 200):
    success = resp.SaveBodyBinary("qa_output/lobster.wav")
    print("Success!")
else:
    print(resp.bodyStr())