Deepgram Aura-2
Deepgram's multilingual speech model with the largest voice roster on the platform — 90 named voices.
/v1/media/queueOverview
Aura-2 is Deepgram's multilingual text-to-speech model, and it ships the widest voice catalogue of any speech model on YepAPI: 90 named voices spanning English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Dutch, and Japanese. Pick a voice by its canonical Aura-2 identifier.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Model ID | deepgram/aura-2 |
| Alias | aura |
| Upstream Model | deepgram/aura-2 |
| Category | Text to Speech |
| Languages | English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Dutch, and Japanese |
| Output | mp3 (default) or pcm |
| Pricing | $0.0633 per 1,000 characters |
Usage
All media models use the async job queue. Submit a job, then poll for the result.
Step 1: Submit Job
const res = await fetch('https://api.yepapi.com/v1/media/queue', {
method: 'POST',
headers: {
'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
},
body: JSON.stringify({
model: 'deepgram/aura-2',
prompt: 'Your text to speak goes here.',
options: { voice: 'aura-2-thalia-en' },
}),
});
const { data } = await res.json();
// data.jobId — use this to poll for resultscurl -X POST https://api.yepapi.com/v1/media/queue \
-H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"model": "deepgram/aura-2", "prompt": "Your text to speak goes here."}'Step 2: Poll for Result
const status = await fetch(`https://api.yepapi.com/v1/media/status/${data.jobId}`, {
headers: { 'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY' },
});
const { data: job } = await status.json();
// job.status — "pending" | "processing" | "completed" | "failed"
// job.result.audio — { mimeType, base64 } when completedcurl https://api.yepapi.com/v1/media/status/JOB_ID \
-H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"Write the audio to a file:
import { writeFileSync } from 'node:fs';
writeFileSync('speech.mp3', Buffer.from(job.result.audio.base64, 'base64'));Request Body
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|---|
model | string | Yes | deepgram/aura-2 | — |
prompt | string | Yes | The text to speak (max 50,000 bytes) | — |
options.voice | string | No | Voice identifier | aura-2-thalia-en |
options.outputFormat | string | No | mp3 (default) or pcm | mp3 |
options.speed | number | No | Playback speed multiplier. Honoured only by models that support it | 1.0 |
Voices
aura-2-thalia-en is used when options.voice is omitted. 90 voices available (10 of 90 shown):
aura-2-thalia-enaura-2-apollo-enaura-2-luna-enaura-2-orion-enaura-2-agathe-fraura-2-alvaro-esaura-2-aurelia-deaura-2-cesare-itaura-2-beatrix-nlaura-2-ama-ja
Features
- 90 named voices — the largest roster available
- Seven languages in one model
- Consistent voice identity across requests
- Built for contact-centre and assistant workloads
Billing
Speech is billed on the length of the input text, in UTF-8 bytes — for English text one byte is one character. The cost is known before synthesis starts, so the balance check at submit time quotes the exact final charge. Jobs have a $0.01 minimum.
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