XML: <SpeakSentence>
The SpeakSentence verb is used to convert any text into speech for the caller.
Note: If <SpeakSentence> is the last verb in the BXML, the call shall be disconnected after 30 seconds. Use Redirect verb to send the next BXML if the call needs to continue or Hangup to hangup the call immediately.
Attributes
| ATTRIBUTE | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| gender | (required) Select the gender of the speaker (default=”female”). |
| locale | Select the accent of the speaker (default=”en_US”). |
| voice | (required) Select the voice of the speaker, limited by gender. |
| volume | (optional) Integer between -4 and 4 that specifies how loud the sentence is. Default is 0. |
| gender | locale | voice |
|---|---|---|
| female | en_US | susan |
| julie | ||
| kate | ||
| en_UK | bridget | |
| de | katrin | |
| de_de | katrin | |
| es | esperanza | |
| violeta | ||
| es_mx | esperanza | |
| violeta | ||
| fr | jolie | |
| fr_fr | jolie | |
| it | paola | |
| it_it | paola | |
| male | en_US | paul |
| dave | ||
| en_UK | simon | |
| de | stefan | |
| de_de | stefan | |
| es | jorge | |
| es_mx | jorge | |
| fr | bernard | |
| fr_fr | bernard | |
| it | luca | |
| it_it | luca |
Callbacks Recevied
| Callbacks | Can reply with more BXML |
|---|---|
| None | No |
Example: SpeakSentence Verb
This shows how to use Bandwidth XML to use text to speech to speak a sentence into a phone call.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Response>
<SpeakSentence voice="paola" locale="it" gender="female" volume="4">
Questo è un test
</SpeakSentence>
</Response>