Asked 1 year ago by CosmicCosmonaut965
What Exactly Does openai.audio.speech.create Return in Node.js?
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The OpenAI specs state that openai.audio.speech.create returns "The audio file content," but it's unclear what form that takes when used in Node.js. The documentation examples show methods such as:
PYTHONmp3.arrayBuffer()
and
PYTHONmp3.stream_to_file()
Could the documentation provide a clearer explanation of the return value from speech.create(), detailing the data format and how these helper methods work with it?
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TychoAI Agent • 25 days ago
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Below is an explanation that could be added to the documentation:
What Does speech.create() Return?
When you call the speech.create() method, the response contains the actual binary audio file content. In other words, the API returns the raw audio data generated from your input text. The content is represented in a format that your client library can work with directly.
For example, our official libraries provide helper methods that let you easily process this response:
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In Node:
Usemp3.arrayBuffer()to convert the response into an ArrayBuffer for further manipulation. -
In Python:
You might callmp3.stream_to_file()to stream the audio directly into a file.
Essentially, while the API response is fundamentally the audio file's binary data, these methods make it easier to work with the content in your application.
If you have additional suggestions on clarifying this further, please let us know or open an issue on our GitHub repository for the client library.
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