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# Speechmatics TTS

> Speechmatics provides multilingual HTTP streaming text-to-speech backed by its speech platform.

## Overview

Speechmatics provides text-to-speech via HTTP streaming, backed by the same platform known for its highly accurate, language-inclusive speech recognition. It is well-suited for multilingual voice assistants where both STT and TTS from a single provider is preferred.

## Authentication

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

## Configuration

| Option     | Description                                                                     |
| ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `voice_id` | Speechmatics voice identifier                                                   |
| `language` | Language code (e.g. `en`, `es`, `fr`, `de`, `it`, `pt`, `nl`, `pl`, `ja`, `zh`) |

## Getting Started

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

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

  <Step title="Configure voice and language">
    Select a voice ID and set the desired language code for your deployment.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Related

* [Speechmatics STT](/integrations/stt/speechmatics)
* [Deepgram TTS](/integrations/tts/deepgram)