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Amazon Polly

Amazon Polly is a cloud service that converts text into lifelike speech, enabling you to create applications that talk and build entirely new categories of speech-enabled products. Polly supports multiple voices, languages, and audio output formats including neural and generative engines for natural-sounding speech.

Amazon Polly publishes 5 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Lexicons API, Speech API, Speech Synthesis API, and 2 more. Tagged areas include AI, Machine Learning, Speech Synthesis, Text-To-Speech, and TTS.

The Amazon Polly catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.

Amazon Polly’s developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, engineering blog, support, CLI, documentation, pricing, and 91 more developer resources.

🌐 Visit website 📡 Source on GitHub
65.6/100 strong ▼ -7.4 Agent 41/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
5 APIs 8 Features 6 Use Cases
AIMachine LearningSpeech SynthesisText-To-SpeechTTSVoiceSSMLNeural EngineGenerative AI

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 65.6/100 · strong
Contract Quality 17.4 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 12.6 / 20
Commercial Clarity 15.8 / 20
Operational Transparency 6.8 / 13
Governance 8.3 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 41/100 · agent ready
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8
Request/Response Examples 7 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 5

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Amazon Polly Lexicons API

The Lexicons API from Amazon Polly — 2 operation(s) for lexicons.

Amazon Polly Speech API

The Speech API from Amazon Polly — 1 operation(s) for speech.

Amazon Polly Speech Synthesis API

Operations for synthesizing speech from text

Amazon Polly SynthesisTasks API

The SynthesisTasks API from Amazon Polly — 2 operation(s) for synthesistasks.

Amazon Polly Voices API

The Voices API from Amazon Polly — 1 operation(s) for voices.

Postman Collections 7

Ready-to-run Postman collections for exercising this provider's APIs.

Amazon Polly Lexicons API

POSTMAN

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Amazon Polly Lexicons Speech API

POSTMAN

Amazon Polly Lexicons Speech Synthesis API

POSTMAN

Amazon Polly Lexicons SynthesisTasks API

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Amazon Polly Lexicons Voices API

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Open Collections 1

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

Amazon Polly API

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Arazzo Workflows 9

Multi-step API workflows described with the Arazzo specification.

Amazon Polly Store Lexicon, Start Async Task, and Poll

Store a lexicon, start an async synthesis task applying it, then poll to completion.

ARAZZO

Amazon Polly Lexicon Lifecycle

Store a lexicon, list lexicons, read it back, and delete it.

ARAZZO

Amazon Polly List Synthesis Tasks and Inspect One

List synthesis tasks filtered by status, then fetch full detail on the first.

ARAZZO

Amazon Polly Select Voice and Start Synthesis Task

Discover a voice for a language, then start an async synthesis task with it.

ARAZZO

Amazon Polly List Voices and Synthesize Speech

Pick an available voice for a language and synthesize speech with it.

ARAZZO

Amazon Polly Paginate the Voice Catalog

Page through the full DescribeVoices catalog using the NextToken cursor.

ARAZZO

Amazon Polly Store Lexicon and Synthesize With It

Store a pronunciation lexicon, confirm it, then synthesize speech applying it.

ARAZZO

Amazon Polly Replace Lexicon and Re-synthesize

Overwrite an existing lexicon, confirm the change, then re-synthesize speech with it.

ARAZZO

Amazon Polly Start Synthesis Task and Poll to Completion

Start an async speech synthesis task, then poll it until it completes.

ARAZZO

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Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Amazon Polly Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Amazon Polly Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Amazon Polly Finops

FINOPS

Features 8

Notable capabilities this provider offers.

Neural Text-to-Speech

Produce natural-sounding speech using neural network-based text-to-speech technology.

Generative Engine

New generative engine delivers the highest quality, most human-like speech synthesis.

Multiple Voices and Languages

Choose from 60+ voices across 30+ languages including male, female, and child voices.

SSML Support

Use Speech Synthesis Markup Language (SSML) to control pronunciation, volume, pitch, and speech rate.

Custom Lexicons

Create custom pronunciation lexicons to control how specific words and phrases are spoken.

Speech Marks

Generate speech marks metadata to synchronize spoken text with animations or visual highlights.

Asynchronous Synthesis Tasks

Process large text bodies asynchronously with S3 output for long-form content.

Multiple Audio Formats

Output audio in MP3, OGG, PCM, and JSON (speech marks) formats.

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Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Amazon Polly Context

16 classes · 36 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 2

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Amazon Polly API Rules

5 rules · 4 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

Amazon Polly API Rules

26 rules · 12 errors 11 warnings 3 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 24

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

DescribeVoicesOutput

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Engine

0 properties

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Gender

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

GetLexiconOutput

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

GetSpeechSynthesisTaskOutput

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

LanguageCode

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

LexiconAttributes

6 properties

JSON SCHEMA

LexiconDescription

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Lexicon

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ListLexiconsOutput

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ListSpeechSynthesisTasksOutput

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

OutputFormat

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

PutLexiconInput

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Amazon Polly Speech Synthesis Definition

9 properties

JSON SCHEMA

SpeechMarkType

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

StartSpeechSynthesisTaskInput

12 properties

JSON SCHEMA

StartSpeechSynthesisTaskOutput

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

SynthesisTask

15 properties

JSON SCHEMA

SynthesizeSpeechInput

9 properties

JSON SCHEMA

SynthesizeSpeechOutput

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

TaskStatus

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

TextType

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

VoiceId

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Voice

7 properties

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JSON Structure 24

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Amazon Polly Describe Voices Output Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Amazon Polly Engine Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Amazon Polly Gender Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Amazon Polly Get Lexicon Output Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Amazon Polly Get Speech Synthesis Task Output Structure

1 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Amazon Polly Language Code Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Amazon Polly Lexicon Attributes Structure

6 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Amazon Polly Lexicon Description Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Amazon Polly Lexicon Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Amazon Polly List Lexicons Output Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Amazon Polly List Speech Synthesis Tasks Output Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Amazon Polly Output Format Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Amazon Polly Put Lexicon Input Structure

1 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Amazon Polly Speech Mark Type Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Amazon Polly Start Speech Synthesis Task Input Structure

12 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Amazon Polly Start Speech Synthesis Task Output Structure

1 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Amazon Polly Structure

9 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Amazon Polly Synthesis Task Structure

15 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Amazon Polly Synthesize Speech Input Structure

9 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Amazon Polly Synthesize Speech Output Structure

1 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Amazon Polly Task Status Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Amazon Polly Text Type Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Amazon Polly Voice Id Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Amazon Polly Voice Structure

7 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

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Examples 16

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Amazon Polly Describe Voices Output Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Amazon Polly Example

9 fields

EXAMPLE

Amazon Polly Get Lexicon Output Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Amazon Polly Get Speech Synthesis Task Output Example

1 fields

EXAMPLE

Amazon Polly Lexicon Attributes Example

6 fields

EXAMPLE

Amazon Polly Lexicon Description Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Amazon Polly Lexicon Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Amazon Polly List Lexicons Output Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Amazon Polly List Speech Synthesis Tasks Output Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Amazon Polly Put Lexicon Input Example

1 fields

EXAMPLE

Amazon Polly Start Speech Synthesis Task Input Example

12 fields

EXAMPLE

Amazon Polly Start Speech Synthesis Task Output Example

1 fields

EXAMPLE

Amazon Polly Synthesis Task Example

15 fields

EXAMPLE

Amazon Polly Synthesize Speech Input Example

9 fields

EXAMPLE

Amazon Polly Synthesize Speech Output Example

1 fields

EXAMPLE

Amazon Polly Voice Example

7 fields

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Security Posture 3

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Amazon Polly Authentication

apiKey · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Amazon Polly Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Amazon Polly Vulnerability Disclosure

Hackerone · security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Amazon Polly Agentic Access

15 operations · 7 acting

15 operations · 7 acting

AGENTIC

Use Cases 6

What developers build with this provider.

Voice Assistants

Build conversational interfaces that speak responses to users.

Accessibility Features

Add text-to-speech reading to applications for visually impaired users.

Podcast and Audio Content

Convert written articles and content into audio podcasts automatically.

E-Learning Narration

Add spoken narration to educational courses and training materials.

Call Center IVR

Create interactive voice response systems with natural-sounding speech.

Language Learning Apps

Provide native-speaker pronunciation examples for language education.

Integrations 5

Pre-built integrations with other platforms and tools.

Amazon S3

Store synthesized speech output from asynchronous synthesis tasks in S3 buckets.

Amazon Lex

Combine Polly speech synthesis with Lex conversational AI for voice chatbots.

AWS Lambda

Trigger speech synthesis from Lambda functions for event-driven voice applications.

Amazon Transcribe

Pair Polly text-to-speech with Transcribe speech-to-text for round-trip voice applications.

Amazon Connect

Power Amazon Connect contact center voice responses with Polly neural speech.

Resources

Get Started 3

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

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Documentation 25

Reference material describing how the API behaves

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Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

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Design & Contract 36

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

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Build 21

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

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Access & Security 4

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

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Operate 4

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support
Support
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FAQ
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StackOverflow

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

TermsOfService
TermsOfService
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Company 1

The organization behind the API

Blog
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Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
name: Amazon Polly
description: Amazon Polly is a cloud service that converts text into lifelike speech, enabling you to create applications
  that talk and build entirely new categories of speech-enabled products. Polly supports multiple voices, languages, and audio
  output formats including neural and generative engines for natural-sounding speech.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-polly/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://a0.awsstatic.com/libra-css/images/logos/aws_logo_smile_1200x630.png
tags:
- AI
- AWS
- Machine Learning
- Speech Synthesis
- Text-To-Speech
- TTS
- Voice
- SSML
- Neural Engine
- Generative AI
created: '2024-01-15'
modified: '2026-05-19'
apis:
- aid: amazon-polly:amazon-polly-lexicons-api
  name: Amazon Polly Lexicons API
  description: The Lexicons API from Amazon Polly — 2 operation(s) for lexicons.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/polly/
  baseURL: https://polly.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Lexicons
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-polly-lexicons-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/polly/latest/dg/what-is.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/polly/latest/dg/API_Reference.html
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/polly/pricing/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/polly/getting-started/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/polly/faqs/
  - type: Features
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/polly/features/
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/polly/latest/dg/limits.html
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/signature-version-4.html
- aid: amazon-polly:amazon-polly-speech-api
  name: Amazon Polly Speech API
  description: The Speech API from Amazon Polly — 1 operation(s) for speech.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/polly/
  baseURL: https://polly.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Speech
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-polly-speech-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/polly/latest/dg/what-is.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/polly/latest/dg/API_Reference.html
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/polly/pricing/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/polly/getting-started/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/polly/faqs/
  - type: Features
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/polly/features/
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/polly/latest/dg/limits.html
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/signature-version-4.html
- aid: amazon-polly:amazon-polly-speech-synthesis-api
  name: Amazon Polly Speech Synthesis API
  description: Operations for synthesizing speech from text
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/polly/
  baseURL: https://polly.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Speech Synthesis
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-polly-speech-synthesis-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/polly/latest/dg/what-is.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/polly/latest/dg/API_Reference.html
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/polly/pricing/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/polly/getting-started/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/polly/faqs/
  - type: Features
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/polly/features/
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/polly/latest/dg/limits.html
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/signature-version-4.html
- aid: amazon-polly:amazon-polly-synthesistasks-api
  name: Amazon Polly SynthesisTasks API
  description: The SynthesisTasks API from Amazon Polly — 2 operation(s) for synthesistasks.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/polly/
  baseURL: https://polly.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - SynthesisTasks
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-polly-synthesistasks-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/polly/latest/dg/what-is.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/polly/latest/dg/API_Reference.html
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/polly/pricing/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/polly/getting-started/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/polly/faqs/
  - type: Features
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/polly/features/
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/polly/latest/dg/limits.html
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/signature-version-4.html
- aid: amazon-polly:amazon-polly-voices-api
  name: Amazon Polly Voices API
  description: The Voices API from Amazon Polly — 1 operation(s) for voices.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/polly/
  baseURL: https://polly.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Voices
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-polly-voices-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/polly/latest/dg/what-is.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/polly/latest/dg/API_Reference.html
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/polly/pricing/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/polly/getting-started/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/polly/faqs/
  - type: Features
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/polly/features/
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/polly/latest/dg/limits.html
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/signature-version-4.html
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/amazon-polly-agentic-access.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/amazon-polly-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/amazon-polly-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/amazon-polly-authentication.yml
- type: PostmanWorkspace
  url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/amazon-polly/overview
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/amazon-polly-lexicon-async-task-poll-workflow.yml
  name: Amazon Polly Store Lexicon, Start Async Task, and Poll
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/amazon-polly-lexicon-lifecycle-workflow.yml
  name: Amazon Polly Lexicon Lifecycle
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/amazon-polly-list-synthesis-tasks-inspect-workflow.yml
  name: Amazon Polly List Synthesis Tasks and Inspect One
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/amazon-polly-list-voices-start-synthesis-task-workflow.yml
  name: Amazon Polly Select Voice and Start Synthesis Task
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/amazon-polly-list-voices-synthesize-speech-workflow.yml
  name: Amazon Polly List Voices and Synthesize Speech
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/amazon-polly-paginate-voices-workflow.yml
  name: Amazon Polly Paginate the Voice Catalog
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/amazon-polly-put-lexicon-synthesize-workflow.yml
  name: Amazon Polly Store Lexicon and Synthesize With It
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/amazon-polly-replace-lexicon-resynthesize-workflow.yml
  name: Amazon Polly Replace Lexicon and Re-synthesize
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/amazon-polly-start-synthesis-task-poll-workflow.yml
  name: Amazon Polly Start Synthesis Task and Poll to Completion
- type: Portal
  url: https://console.aws.amazon.com/polly/
- type: Blog
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/category/artificial-intelligence/amazon-polly/
- type: Support
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/
- type: CLI
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/polly/
- type: SDKs
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/tools/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.aws.amazon.com/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/service-terms/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/privacy/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/polly/
- type: Pricing
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/polly/pricing/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/polly/getting-started/
- type: FAQ
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/polly/faqs/
- type: Signup
  url: https://portal.aws.amazon.com/billing/signup
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/aws
- type: StackOverflow
  url: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/amazon-polly
- type: CodeExamples
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/code-library/latest/ug/polly_code_examples.html
- type: Compliance
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/amazon-polly-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/amazon-polly-vocabulary.yaml
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Neural Text-to-Speech
    description: Produce natural-sounding speech using neural network-based text-to-speech technology.
  - name: Generative Engine
    description: New generative engine delivers the highest quality, most human-like speech synthesis.
  - name: Multiple Voices and Languages
    description: Choose from 60+ voices across 30+ languages including male, female, and child voices.
  - name: SSML Support
    description: Use Speech Synthesis Markup Language (SSML) to control pronunciation, volume, pitch, and speech rate.
  - name: Custom Lexicons
    description: Create custom pronunciation lexicons to control how specific words and phrases are spoken.
  - name: Speech Marks
    description: Generate speech marks metadata to synchronize spoken text with animations or visual highlights.
  - name: Asynchronous Synthesis Tasks
    description: Process large text bodies asynchronously with S3 output for long-form content.
  - name: Multiple Audio Formats
    description: Output audio in MP3, OGG, PCM, and JSON (speech marks) formats.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Voice Assistants
    description: Build conversational interfaces that speak responses to users.
  - name: Accessibility Features
    description: Add text-to-speech reading to applications for visually impaired users.
  - name: Podcast and Audio Content
    description: Convert written articles and content into audio podcasts automatically.
  - name: E-Learning Narration
    description: Add spoken narration to educational courses and training materials.
  - name: Call Center IVR
    description: Create interactive voice response systems with natural-sounding speech.
  - name: Language Learning Apps
    description: Provide native-speaker pronunciation examples for language education.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Amazon S3
    description: Store synthesized speech output from asynchronous synthesis tasks in S3 buckets.
  - name: Amazon Lex
    description: Combine Polly speech synthesis with Lex conversational AI for voice chatbots.
  - name: AWS Lambda
    description: Trigger speech synthesis from Lambda functions for event-driven voice applications.
  - name: Amazon Transcribe
    description: Pair Polly text-to-speech with Transcribe speech-to-text for round-trip voice applications.
  - name: Amazon Connect
    description: Power Amazon Connect contact center voice responses with Polly neural speech.
- type: JSONLD
  url: json-ld/amazon-polly-context.jsonld
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/amazon-polly-describe-voices-output-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/amazon-polly-engine-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/amazon-polly-gender-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/amazon-polly-get-lexicon-output-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/amazon-polly-get-speech-synthesis-task-output-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/amazon-polly-language-code-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/amazon-polly-lexicon-attributes-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/amazon-polly-lexicon-description-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/amazon-polly-lexicon-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/amazon-polly-list-lexicons-output-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/amazon-polly-list-speech-synthesis-tasks-output-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/amazon-polly-output-format-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/amazon-polly-put-lexicon-input-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/amazon-polly-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/amazon-polly-speech-mark-type-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/amazon-polly-start-speech-synthesis-task-input-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/amazon-polly-start-speech-synthesis-task-output-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/amazon-polly-synthesis-task-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/amazon-polly-synthesize-speech-input-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/amazon-polly-synthesize-speech-output-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/amazon-polly-task-status-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/amazon-polly-text-type-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/amazon-polly-voice-id-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/amazon-polly-voice-schema.json
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/amazon-polly-describe-voices-output-structure.json
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/amazon-polly-engine-structure.json
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/amazon-polly-gender-structure.json
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/amazon-polly-get-lexicon-output-structure.json
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/amazon-polly-get-speech-synthesis-task-output-structure.json
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/amazon-polly-language-code-structure.json
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/amazon-polly-lexicon-attributes-structure.json
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/amazon-polly-lexicon-description-structure.json
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/amazon-polly-lexicon-structure.json
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/amazon-polly-list-lexicons-output-structure.json
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/amazon-polly-list-speech-synthesis-tasks-output-structure.json
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/amazon-polly-output-format-structure.json
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/amazon-polly-put-lexicon-input-structure.json
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/amazon-polly-speech-mark-type-structure.json
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/amazon-polly-start-speech-synthesis-task-input-structure.json
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/amazon-polly-start-speech-synthesis-task-output-structure.json
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/amazon-polly-structure.json
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/amazon-polly-synthesis-task-structure.json
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/amazon-polly-synthesize-speech-input-structure.json
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/amazon-polly-synthesize-speech-output-structure.json
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/amazon-polly-task-status-structure.json
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/amazon-polly-text-type-structure.json
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/amazon-polly-voice-id-structure.json
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/amazon-polly-voice-structure.json
- type: Examples
  url: examples/amazon-polly-describe-voices-output-example.json
- type: Examples
  url: examples/amazon-polly-example.json
- type: Examples
  url: examples/amazon-polly-get-lexicon-output-example.json
- type: Examples
  url: examples/amazon-polly-get-speech-synthesis-task-output-example.json
- type: Examples
  url: examples/amazon-polly-lexicon-attributes-example.json
- type: Examples
  url: examples/amazon-polly-lexicon-description-example.json
- type: Examples
  url: examples/amazon-polly-lexicon-example.json
- type: Examples
  url: examples/amazon-polly-list-lexicons-output-example.json
- type: Examples
  url: examples/amazon-polly-list-speech-synthesis-tasks-output-example.json
- type: Examples
  url: examples/amazon-polly-put-lexicon-input-example.json
- type: Examples
  url: examples/amazon-polly-start-speech-synthesis-task-input-example.json
- type: Examples
  url: examples/amazon-polly-start-speech-synthesis-task-output-example.json
- type: Examples
  url: examples/amazon-polly-synthesis-task-example.json
- type: Examples
  url: examples/amazon-polly-synthesize-speech-input-example.json
- type: Examples
  url: examples/amazon-polly-synthesize-speech-output-example.json
- type: Examples
  url: examples/amazon-polly-voice-example.json
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
  url: https://apievangelist.com
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