Tts - Python SDK

Tts method reference

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Overview

Text-to-speech endpoints

Available Operations

create_speech

Synthesizes audio from the input text

Example Usage

1from openrouter import OpenRouter
2import os
3
4with OpenRouter(
5 http_referer="<value>",
6 x_open_router_title="<value>",
7 x_open_router_categories="<value>",
8 api_key=os.getenv("OPENROUTER_API_KEY", ""),
9) as open_router:
10
11 res = open_router.tts.create_speech(input="Hello world", model="elevenlabs/eleven-turbo-v2", voice="alloy", response_format="pcm")
12
13 # Handle response
14 print(res)

Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescriptionExample
inputstr✔️Text to synthesizeHello world
modelstr✔️TTS model identifierelevenlabs/eleven-turbo-v2
voicestr✔️Voice identifieralloy
http_refererOptional[str]The app identifier should be your app’s URL and is used as the primary identifier for rankings.
This is used to track API usage per application.
x_open_router_titleOptional[str]The app display name allows you to customize how your app appears in OpenRouter’s dashboard.
x_open_router_categoriesOptional[str]Comma-separated list of app categories (e.g. “cli-agent,cloud-agent”). Used for marketplace rankings.
providerOptional[operations.Provider]Provider-specific passthrough configuration
response_formatOptional[operations.ResponseFormat]Audio output formatpcm
speedOptional[float]Playback speed multiplier. Only used by models that support it (e.g. OpenAI TTS). Ignored by other providers.1
retriesOptional[utils.RetryConfig]Configuration to override the default retry behavior of the client.

Response

httpx.Response

Errors

Error TypeStatus CodeContent Type
errors.BadRequestResponseError400application/json
errors.UnauthorizedResponseError401application/json
errors.PaymentRequiredResponseError402application/json
errors.NotFoundResponseError404application/json
errors.TooManyRequestsResponseError429application/json
errors.InternalServerResponseError500application/json
errors.BadGatewayResponseError502application/json
errors.ServiceUnavailableResponseError503application/json
errors.EdgeNetworkTimeoutResponseError524application/json
errors.ProviderOverloadedResponseError529application/json
errors.OpenRouterDefaultError4XX, 5XX*/*