google-tts
Google TTS (Text-To-Speech) for node.js
Installation
$ npm install --save google-tts-api
$ npm install -D typescript @types/node # Only for TypeScriptChange Log
Please see CHANGELOG.
Usage
| Method | Options (all optional) | Return Type | Handle Long Text |
|---|---|---|---|
getAudioUrl |
lang, slow, host |
string |
|
getAudioBase64 |
lang, slow, host, timeout |
Promise<string> |
|
getAllAudioUrls |
lang, slow, host, splitPunct |
{ shortText: string; url: string; }[] |
|
getAllAudioBase64 |
lang, slow, host, timeout, splitPunct |
Promise<{ shortText: string; base64: string; }[]> |
Options (all optional)
| Option | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
lang |
string |
en | See all avaiable language code at https://cloud.google.com/speech/docs/languages |
slow |
boolean |
false | Use the slow audio speed if set slow to true |
host |
string |
https://translate.google.com | You can change the host if the default host could not work in your region (e.g. https://translate.google.com.cn). |
timeout |
number |
10000 (ms) | (Only for getAudioBase64 and getAllAudioBase64) Set timeout for the HTTP request. |
splitPunct |
string |
(Only for getAllAudioUrls and getAllAudioBase64) Set the punctuation to split the long text to short text. (e.g. "，、。") |
Examples
1. getAudioUrl(text, [option])
import * as googleTTS from 'google-tts-api'; // ES6 or TypeScript
const googleTTS = require('google-tts-api'); // CommonJS
// get audio URL
const url = googleTTS.getAudioUrl('Hello World', {
lang: 'en',
slow: false,
host: 'https://translate.google.com',
});
console.log(url); // https://translate.google.com/translate_tts?...2. getAudioBase64(text, [option])
import * as googleTTS from 'google-tts-api'; // ES6 or TypeScript
const googleTTS = require('google-tts-api'); // CommonJS
// get base64 text
googleTTS
.getAudioBase64('Hello World', {
lang: 'en',
slow: false,
host: 'https://translate.google.com',
timeout: 10000,
})
.then(console.log) // base64 text
.catch(console.error);3. getAllAudioUrls(text, [option]) (For text longer than 200 characters)
import * as googleTTS from 'google-tts-api'; // ES6 or TypeScript
const googleTTS = require('google-tts-api'); // CommonJS
const results = googleTTS.getAllAudioUrls('LONG_TEXT_...', {
lang: 'en',
slow: false,
host: 'https://translate.google.com',
splitPunct: ',.?',
});
console.log(results);
// [
// { shortText: '...', url: '...' },
// { shortText: '...', url: '...' },
// ...
// ];4. getAllAudioBase64(text, [option]) (For text longer than 200 characters)
import * as googleTTS from 'google-tts-api'; // ES6 or TypeScript
const googleTTS = require('google-tts-api'); // CommonJS
googleTTS
.getAllAudioBase64('LONG_TEXT_...', {
lang: 'en',
slow: false,
host: 'https://translate.google.com',
timeout: 10000,
splitPunct: ',.?',
})
.then(console.log)
// [
// { shortText: '...', base64: '...' },
// { shortText: '...', base64: '...' },
// ...
// ];
.catch(console.error);License
MIT