> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Groq TTS

> Groq provides ultra-fast text-to-speech via an OpenAI-compatible API powered by its LPU inference engine.

## Overview

Groq delivers text-to-speech through its OpenAI-compatible HTTP API, accelerated by the LPU inference engine for extremely low-latency synthesis. It supports English and Arabic voices through the PlayAI voice collection.

## Authentication

| Key   | Description                                               |
| ----- | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| `key` | API key from [console.groq.com](https://console.groq.com) |

## Configuration

| Option     | Description                                                                               |
| ---------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `model`    | Model: `playai-tts` (English), `playai-tts-arabic` (Arabic)                               |
| `voice_id` | PlayAI voice name (e.g. `Arista-PlayAI`, `Atlas-PlayAI`, `Celeste-PlayAI`, `Chip-PlayAI`) |

## Getting Started

<Steps>
  <Step title="Add Groq credentials to your vault">
    Navigate to **Integration → Vault** in the Rapida dashboard. Add your Groq API key from your [Groq console](https://console.groq.com).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select Groq as your TTS provider">
    When configuring your assistant, open **Audio Settings** and choose **Groq** as your Text-to-Speech provider.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose a model and voice">
    Select `playai-tts` for English or `playai-tts-arabic` for Arabic, then specify a PlayAI voice ID.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Related

* [Groq STT](/integrations/stt/groq)
* [OpenAI TTS](/integrations/tts/openai-tts)