Dictionary

Word Pronunciation

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Not sure how to read a word from its phonetics? Use this endpoint to attach clear, natural pronunciation, with UK and US accents you can switch freely.

GET

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/api/v1/dictionary/audio

Query parameters

word

string

required

The English word to pronounce, up to 64 characters.

accent

string

Accent preference: uk (British) or us (American). Defaults to uk.

Overview

Just pass the word text and the desired accent, and the endpoint responds directly with a binary .mp3 audio stream. You can drop the endpoint URL straight into a frontend <audio> tag to play it, or download and save it as a local audio file. The audio field returned by the Word Lookup endpoint is also just a pre-assembled URL for this endpoint.

Notes

Note

Data format: On success this endpoint returns a binary audio/mpeg stream, not regular JSON. If you call it with Fetch or Axios, be sure to read the response as a blob or arraybuffer.

Query parameters

word

stringrequired

The English word to pronounce, up to 64 characters.

accent

stringoptional

Accent preference: uk (British) or us (American). Defaults to uk.

Name	Type	Attributes	Description
`word`	string	required	The English word to pronounce, up to 64 characters.
`accent`	string	optional	Accent preference: uk (British) or us (American). Defaults to uk.

Response

200 / OK

Success; the response body is binary MP3 audio data.

audio/mpeg

400 / Bad Request

Invalid parameters, e.g. empty word or an unsupported accent.

404 / Not Found

No audio file found for the word.

JSON

{
  "code": "AUDIO_NOT_FOUND",
  "message": "No pronunciation found for the word"
}

502 / Bad Gateway

The pronunciation service is temporarily unavailable. Please retry later.

JSON

{
  "code": "SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE",
  "message": "The pronunciation service is temporarily unavailable. Please retry later."
}

Quick start

Pick your language to see usage examples

Auth mode:

cURL command

curl 'https://uapis.cn/api/v1/dictionary/audio?word=present'

Frequently asked questions

Are there any special restrictions for the Word Pronunciation API?

Word Pronunciation follows our standard usage policy. Refer to the endpoint reference above for the exact rate limits and parameter requirements. Reach out if you have unusual needs.

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UAPI gives every visitor free credits so you can call any endpoint right away. Visitor credits have a usage cap, and if you need more you can for additional credits.

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