# ForgeMesh Narrate-Text TTS API

> ForgeMesh Narrate-Text TTS API is a paid API for AI agents from x402.forgemesh.io, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Converts up to 2000 characters of text into spoken audio using one of ten voice options, returned as base64-encoded WAV

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://x402.forgemesh.io/narrate-text
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/forgemesh-narrate-text-tts-api-542ec165
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_181vLl6PQyXLsK0hGLx25

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability forgemesh-narrate-text-tts-api-542ec165 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Read this paragraph aloud using a female voice — 'Welcome to our platform. We're glad you're here.' — and give me the audio as a WAV file.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a lightweight, privacy-conscious TTS solution that returns a WAV file directly, does not retain input data, supports a choice of male or female voices, and charges per-call at $0.01 USDC. Best for accessibility read-aloud features, short audiobook snippets, or voice-enabling notification systems without a subscription model.

## Known failure modes

- Text exceeds 2000 character limit — request rejected
- Invalid voice ID provided — defaults to F1 or returns error
- Empty text field — returns error
- Malformed JSON request body — 400 Bad Request
- Payment not provided or insufficient — 402 Payment Required

## How this service works

Text narration API: turns up to 2000 characters of written text into spoken audio, choosing from five male and five female voice options, returned as base64-encoded WAV. Nothing typed is stored. Good for audiobook snippets, accessibility read-aloud features, and adding a voice layer to otherwise silent notification systems.

## Output

A base64-encoded WAV audio file containing the spoken narration of the submitted text, generated using the selected voice (male or female). No text is stored server-side after generation.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "text": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Text to speak, max 2000 chars"
  },
  "voice": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Voice id, e.g. F1, M1 (default F1)"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "voice": "F1",
  "characters": 38,
  "audio_base64": "UklGRiQAAABXQVZF...",
  "content_type": "audio/wav"
 }
}
```

## More

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