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

# Groq TTS

> Configure Groq text-to-speech with ultra-fast HTTP inference in assistant-api.

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

**Provider identifier:** `groq`

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## Vault Credential

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

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## Setup

<Steps>
  <Step title="Get a Groq API key">
    Sign in at [console.groq.com](https://console.groq.com) → **API Keys → Create API Key**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add to Rapida vault">
    In the Rapida dashboard → **Credentials → Create Credential**, select provider **Groq**, enter `key` = your API key.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Configure the assistant">
    In the assistant settings → **TTS Provider**, select **Groq**.

    | Option     | Example         | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
    | ---------- | --------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
    | `model`    | `playai-tts`    | Model: `playai-tts` (English), `playai-tts-arabic` (Arabic)                                                                                                                                                                   |
    | `voice_id` | `Arista-PlayAI` | PlayAI voice name. English options include: `Arista-PlayAI`, `Atlas-PlayAI`, `Basil-PlayAI`, `Briggs-PlayAI`, `Calum-PlayAI`, `Celeste-PlayAI`, `Cheyenne-PlayAI`, `Chip-PlayAI`, `Cillian-PlayAI`, `Deedee-PlayAI`, and more |

    See the full voice list in the [Groq TTS documentation](https://console.groq.com/docs/text-speech).
  </Step>
</Steps>

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<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Groq STT" icon="waveform" href="/opensource/services/assistant-api/stt/groq">
    Groq speech-to-text with Whisper
  </Card>

  <Card title="TTS Overview" icon="volume" href="/opensource/services/assistant-api/tts/overview">
    All TTS providers
  </Card>
</CardGroup>