Create a voice clone from a voice design

Creates a new voice clone by capturing the voice identity of an existing voice design. The clone can then be used for text-to-speech synthesis.

POST /voice_clones

JavaScript

JavaScript

import Telnyx from 'telnyx';

const client = new Telnyx({
  apiKey: process.env['TELNYX_API_KEY'], // This is the default and can be omitted
});

const voiceClone = await client.voiceClones.create({
  gender: 'male',
  language: 'en',
  name: 'clone-narrator',
  voice_design_id: '550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000',
});

console.log(voiceClone.data);

201

{
  "data": {
    "record_type": "voice_clone",
    "id": "660f9511-f3ac-52e5-b827-557766551111",
    "source_voice_design_id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
    "source_voice_design_version": 1,
    "name": "clone-narrator",
    "language": "en",
    "gender": "male",
    "label": "Speak in a warm, friendly tone",
    "created_at": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z",
    "updated_at": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z",
    "provider": "Telnyx",
    "provider_supported_models": [
      "Qwen3TTS"
    ],
    "provider_voice_id": "660f9511-f3ac-52e5-b827-557766551111"
  }
}

Body

application/json

Request body for creating a voice clone from an existing voice design.

name · string · required

Name for the voice clone.

Required string length: 1 - 255

voice_design_id · string<uuid> · required

UUID of the source voice design to clone.

language · string · required

ISO 639-1 language code for the clone (e.g. en, fr, de).

gender · enum<string> · required

Gender of the voice clone.

Available options: male, female, neutral

provider · enum<string> · default: telnyx

Voice synthesis provider. Case-insensitive. Defaults to telnyx.

Available options: telnyx, minimax, Telnyx, Minimax

Response

201

application/json

Voice clone created successfully.

Response envelope for a single voice clone.

data · object

A voice clone object.

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