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14
15syntax = "proto3";
16
17package google.cloud.texttospeech.v1;
18
19import "google/api/annotations.proto";
20import "google/api/client.proto";
21import "google/api/field_behavior.proto";
22import "google/api/resource.proto";
23
24option cc_enable_arenas = true;
25option csharp_namespace = "Google.Cloud.TextToSpeech.V1";
26option go_package = "cloud.google.com/go/texttospeech/apiv1/texttospeechpb;texttospeechpb";
27option java_multiple_files = true;
28option java_outer_classname = "TextToSpeechProto";
29option java_package = "com.google.cloud.texttospeech.v1";
30option php_namespace = "Google\\Cloud\\TextToSpeech\\V1";
31option ruby_package = "Google::Cloud::TextToSpeech::V1";
32option (google.api.resource_definition) = {
33  type: "automl.googleapis.com/Model"
34  pattern: "projects/{project}/locations/{location}/models/{model}"
35};
36
37// Service that implements Google Cloud Text-to-Speech API.
38service TextToSpeech {
39  option (google.api.default_host) = "texttospeech.googleapis.com";
40  option (google.api.oauth_scopes) =
41      "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform";
42
43  // Returns a list of Voice supported for synthesis.
44  rpc ListVoices(ListVoicesRequest) returns (ListVoicesResponse) {
45    option (google.api.http) = {
46      get: "/v1/voices"
47    };
48    option (google.api.method_signature) = "language_code";
49  }
50
51  // Synthesizes speech synchronously: receive results after all text input
52  // has been processed.
53  rpc SynthesizeSpeech(SynthesizeSpeechRequest)
54      returns (SynthesizeSpeechResponse) {
55    option (google.api.http) = {
56      post: "/v1/text:synthesize"
57      body: "*"
58    };
59    option (google.api.method_signature) = "input,voice,audio_config";
60  }
61}
62
63// Gender of the voice as described in
64// [SSML voice element](https://www.w3.org/TR/speech-synthesis11/#edef_voice).
65enum SsmlVoiceGender {
66  // An unspecified gender.
67  // In VoiceSelectionParams, this means that the client doesn't care which
68  // gender the selected voice will have. In the Voice field of
69  // ListVoicesResponse, this may mean that the voice doesn't fit any of the
70  // other categories in this enum, or that the gender of the voice isn't known.
71  SSML_VOICE_GENDER_UNSPECIFIED = 0;
72
73  // A male voice.
74  MALE = 1;
75
76  // A female voice.
77  FEMALE = 2;
78
79  // A gender-neutral voice. This voice is not yet supported.
80  NEUTRAL = 3;
81}
82
83// Configuration to set up audio encoder. The encoding determines the output
84// audio format that we'd like.
85enum AudioEncoding {
86  // Not specified. Will return result
87  // [google.rpc.Code.INVALID_ARGUMENT][google.rpc.Code.INVALID_ARGUMENT].
88  AUDIO_ENCODING_UNSPECIFIED = 0;
89
90  // Uncompressed 16-bit signed little-endian samples (Linear PCM).
91  // Audio content returned as LINEAR16 also contains a WAV header.
92  LINEAR16 = 1;
93
94  // MP3 audio at 32kbps.
95  MP3 = 2;
96
97  // Opus encoded audio wrapped in an ogg container. The result will be a
98  // file which can be played natively on Android, and in browsers (at least
99  // Chrome and Firefox). The quality of the encoding is considerably higher
100  // than MP3 while using approximately the same bitrate.
101  OGG_OPUS = 3;
102
103  // 8-bit samples that compand 14-bit audio samples using G.711 PCMU/mu-law.
104  // Audio content returned as MULAW also contains a WAV header.
105  MULAW = 5;
106
107  // 8-bit samples that compand 14-bit audio samples using G.711 PCMU/A-law.
108  // Audio content returned as ALAW also contains a WAV header.
109  ALAW = 6;
110}
111
112// The top-level message sent by the client for the `ListVoices` method.
113message ListVoicesRequest {
114  // Optional. Recommended.
115  // [BCP-47](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/bcp/bcp47.txt) language tag.
116  // If not specified, the API will return all supported voices.
117  // If specified, the ListVoices call will only return voices that can be used
118  // to synthesize this language_code. For example, if you specify `"en-NZ"`,
119  // all `"en-NZ"` voices will be returned. If you specify `"no"`, both
120  // `"no-\*"` (Norwegian) and `"nb-\*"` (Norwegian Bokmal) voices will be
121  // returned.
122  string language_code = 1 [(google.api.field_behavior) = OPTIONAL];
123}
124
125// The message returned to the client by the `ListVoices` method.
126message ListVoicesResponse {
127  // The list of voices.
128  repeated Voice voices = 1;
129}
130
131// Description of a voice supported by the TTS service.
132message Voice {
133  // The languages that this voice supports, expressed as
134  // [BCP-47](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/bcp/bcp47.txt) language tags (e.g.
135  // "en-US", "es-419", "cmn-tw").
136  repeated string language_codes = 1;
137
138  // The name of this voice.  Each distinct voice has a unique name.
139  string name = 2;
140
141  // The gender of this voice.
142  SsmlVoiceGender ssml_gender = 3;
143
144  // The natural sample rate (in hertz) for this voice.
145  int32 natural_sample_rate_hertz = 4;
146}
147
148// The top-level message sent by the client for the `SynthesizeSpeech` method.
149message SynthesizeSpeechRequest {
150  // Required. The Synthesizer requires either plain text or SSML as input.
151  SynthesisInput input = 1 [(google.api.field_behavior) = REQUIRED];
152
153  // Required. The desired voice of the synthesized audio.
154  VoiceSelectionParams voice = 2 [(google.api.field_behavior) = REQUIRED];
155
156  // Required. The configuration of the synthesized audio.
157  AudioConfig audio_config = 3 [(google.api.field_behavior) = REQUIRED];
158}
159
160// Contains text input to be synthesized. Either `text` or `ssml` must be
161// supplied. Supplying both or neither returns
162// [google.rpc.Code.INVALID_ARGUMENT][google.rpc.Code.INVALID_ARGUMENT]. The
163// input size is limited to 5000 bytes.
164message SynthesisInput {
165  // The input source, which is either plain text or SSML.
166  oneof input_source {
167    // The raw text to be synthesized.
168    string text = 1;
169
170    // The SSML document to be synthesized. The SSML document must be valid
171    // and well-formed. Otherwise the RPC will fail and return
172    // [google.rpc.Code.INVALID_ARGUMENT][google.rpc.Code.INVALID_ARGUMENT]. For
173    // more information, see
174    // [SSML](https://cloud.google.com/text-to-speech/docs/ssml).
175    string ssml = 2;
176  }
177}
178
179// Description of which voice to use for a synthesis request.
180message VoiceSelectionParams {
181  // Required. The language (and potentially also the region) of the voice
182  // expressed as a [BCP-47](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/bcp/bcp47.txt)
183  // language tag, e.g. "en-US". This should not include a script tag (e.g. use
184  // "cmn-cn" rather than "cmn-Hant-cn"), because the script will be inferred
185  // from the input provided in the SynthesisInput.  The TTS service
186  // will use this parameter to help choose an appropriate voice.  Note that
187  // the TTS service may choose a voice with a slightly different language code
188  // than the one selected; it may substitute a different region
189  // (e.g. using en-US rather than en-CA if there isn't a Canadian voice
190  // available), or even a different language, e.g. using "nb" (Norwegian
191  // Bokmal) instead of "no" (Norwegian)".
192  string language_code = 1 [(google.api.field_behavior) = REQUIRED];
193
194  // The name of the voice. If not set, the service will choose a
195  // voice based on the other parameters such as language_code and gender.
196  string name = 2;
197
198  // The preferred gender of the voice. If not set, the service will
199  // choose a voice based on the other parameters such as language_code and
200  // name. Note that this is only a preference, not requirement; if a
201  // voice of the appropriate gender is not available, the synthesizer should
202  // substitute a voice with a different gender rather than failing the request.
203  SsmlVoiceGender ssml_gender = 3;
204
205  // The configuration for a custom voice. If [CustomVoiceParams.model] is set,
206  // the service will choose the custom voice matching the specified
207  // configuration.
208  CustomVoiceParams custom_voice = 4;
209}
210
211// Description of audio data to be synthesized.
212message AudioConfig {
213  // Required. The format of the audio byte stream.
214  AudioEncoding audio_encoding = 1 [(google.api.field_behavior) = REQUIRED];
215
216  // Optional. Input only. Speaking rate/speed, in the range [0.25, 4.0]. 1.0 is
217  // the normal native speed supported by the specific voice. 2.0 is twice as
218  // fast, and 0.5 is half as fast. If unset(0.0), defaults to the native 1.0
219  // speed. Any other values < 0.25 or > 4.0 will return an error.
220  double speaking_rate = 2 [
221    (google.api.field_behavior) = INPUT_ONLY,
222    (google.api.field_behavior) = OPTIONAL
223  ];
224
225  // Optional. Input only. Speaking pitch, in the range [-20.0, 20.0]. 20 means
226  // increase 20 semitones from the original pitch. -20 means decrease 20
227  // semitones from the original pitch.
228  double pitch = 3 [
229    (google.api.field_behavior) = INPUT_ONLY,
230    (google.api.field_behavior) = OPTIONAL
231  ];
232
233  // Optional. Input only. Volume gain (in dB) of the normal native volume
234  // supported by the specific voice, in the range [-96.0, 16.0]. If unset, or
235  // set to a value of 0.0 (dB), will play at normal native signal amplitude. A
236  // value of -6.0 (dB) will play at approximately half the amplitude of the
237  // normal native signal amplitude. A value of +6.0 (dB) will play at
238  // approximately twice the amplitude of the normal native signal amplitude.
239  // Strongly recommend not to exceed +10 (dB) as there's usually no effective
240  // increase in loudness for any value greater than that.
241  double volume_gain_db = 4 [
242    (google.api.field_behavior) = INPUT_ONLY,
243    (google.api.field_behavior) = OPTIONAL
244  ];
245
246  // Optional. The synthesis sample rate (in hertz) for this audio. When this is
247  // specified in SynthesizeSpeechRequest, if this is different from the voice's
248  // natural sample rate, then the synthesizer will honor this request by
249  // converting to the desired sample rate (which might result in worse audio
250  // quality), unless the specified sample rate is not supported for the
251  // encoding chosen, in which case it will fail the request and return
252  // [google.rpc.Code.INVALID_ARGUMENT][google.rpc.Code.INVALID_ARGUMENT].
253  int32 sample_rate_hertz = 5 [(google.api.field_behavior) = OPTIONAL];
254
255  // Optional. Input only. An identifier which selects 'audio effects' profiles
256  // that are applied on (post synthesized) text to speech. Effects are applied
257  // on top of each other in the order they are given. See
258  // [audio
259  // profiles](https://cloud.google.com/text-to-speech/docs/audio-profiles) for
260  // current supported profile ids.
261  repeated string effects_profile_id = 6 [
262    (google.api.field_behavior) = INPUT_ONLY,
263    (google.api.field_behavior) = OPTIONAL
264  ];
265}
266
267// Description of the custom voice to be synthesized.
268message CustomVoiceParams {
269  // The usage of the synthesized audio. You must report your honest and
270  // correct usage of the service as it's regulated by contract and will cause
271  // significant difference in billing.
272  enum ReportedUsage {
273    // Request with reported usage unspecified will be rejected.
274    REPORTED_USAGE_UNSPECIFIED = 0;
275
276    // For scenarios where the synthesized audio is not downloadable and can
277    // only be used once. For example, real-time request in IVR system.
278    REALTIME = 1;
279
280    // For scenarios where the synthesized audio is downloadable and can be
281    // reused. For example, the synthesized audio is downloaded, stored in
282    // customer service system and played repeatedly.
283    OFFLINE = 2;
284  }
285
286  // Required. The name of the AutoML model that synthesizes the custom voice.
287  string model = 1 [
288    (google.api.field_behavior) = REQUIRED,
289    (google.api.resource_reference) = { type: "automl.googleapis.com/Model" }
290  ];
291
292  // Optional. The usage of the synthesized audio to be reported.
293  ReportedUsage reported_usage = 3 [(google.api.field_behavior) = OPTIONAL];
294}
295
296// The message returned to the client by the `SynthesizeSpeech` method.
297message SynthesizeSpeechResponse {
298  // The audio data bytes encoded as specified in the request, including the
299  // header for encodings that are wrapped in containers (e.g. MP3, OGG_OPUS).
300  // For LINEAR16 audio, we include the WAV header. Note: as
301  // with all bytes fields, protobuffers use a pure binary representation,
302  // whereas JSON representations use base64.
303  bytes audio_content = 1;
304}
305