resources/audio/subresources/voices/methods/create/index.md 2026-07-10 23:02 UTC to 2026-07-12 06:58 UTC

Create voice

post /audio/voices

Creates a custom voice.

Returns

• id: string

  The voice identifier, which can be referenced in API endpoints.

• created_at: number

  The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the voice was created.

• name: string

  The name of the voice.

• object: "audio.voice"

  The object type, which is always audio.voice.

  • "audio.voice"

Example

curl https://api.openai.com/v1/audio/voices \
    -H 'Content-Type: multipart/form-data' \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_API_KEY" \
    -F 'audio_sample=@/path/to/audio_sample' \
    -F consent=consent \
    -F name=name

Response

{
  "id": "id",
  "created_at": 0,
  "name": "name",
  "object": "audio.voice"
}

Example

curl https://api.openai.com/v1/audio/voices \
  -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_API_KEY" \
  -F "name=My new voice" \
  -F "consent=cons_1234" \
  -F "audio_sample=@$HOME/audio_sample.wav;type=audio/x-wav"