AsyncAPI channel · Cartesia · Cartesia Realtime WebSocket API (TTS + STT)

`/tts/websocket`

Multiplexed realtime TTS generation. The client opens one WebSocket and may run many concurrent generations, each identified by a unique `context_id`. Sending additional messages with `continue: true` on the same `context_id` extends that context's generation while preserving prosody. A `cancel: true` message stops a context's generation early.

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Provider: Cartesia AsyncAPI: v2.6.0 Spec: Cartesia Realtime WebSocket API (TTS + STT) Operations: 2 Messages: 8

Channel address

/tts/websocket

Operations

publish

sendTtsGenerationRequest

Send a TTS generation (or cancel) request.

receiveTtsStreamEvents

Receive audio chunks, timestamps, and control messages for a context.

Messages

TtsGenerationRequest

TTS generation request

Content-Type: application/json

TtsCancelRequest

TTS cancel request

Content-Type: application/json

TtsAudioChunk

Streamed audio chunk

Content-Type: application/json

TtsWordTimestamps

Word-level timestamps

Content-Type: application/json

TtsPhonemeTimestamps

Phoneme-level timestamps

Content-Type: application/json

TtsFlushDone

Flush acknowledgement

Content-Type: application/json

TtsDone

Generation completion signal

Content-Type: application/json

TtsError

Error response

Content-Type: application/json

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