# ACE Step Audio Inpaint API

> Regenerates a chosen time window of an existing audio file using new tags and lyrics

Takes an `audio_url` and rewrites only the section between `start_time` and `end_time`, each measured in seconds from 0 to 240. Each time can be set relative to the start or end of the clip. New `tags` and `lyrics` steer the replaced part, and `variance` controls how varied the result is. The usual guidance and step settings are available.

- Model id: `ace-step/audio-inpaint`
- Made by: ACE Studio
- Category: Text to Music
- Output: audio
- Price per second of your input audio: $0.0002 / second of input audio (cheapest run $0.001 (1 API credit))
- Run: `POST https://api.doitong.com/v1/run/ace-step/audio-inpaint`
- Quote: `POST https://api.doitong.com/v1/quote/ace-step/audio-inpaint`
- Docs page: https://doitong.com/developers/models/ace-step/audio-inpaint

## Pricing

Price: **$0.0002 / second of input audio**. Price per second of your input audio: the input files are measured before the run (length, resolution, frame rate). The quote measures the same files and is exactly what the run charges.

The full example input below costs $0.002 = 2 API credits (10 s input audio × $0.0002).

Prices are the upstream price in USD, paid from the API balance in API credits (1000 API credits = 1 USD). `POST https://api.doitong.com/v1/quote/ace-step/audio-inpaint` with the same JSON body returns the exact price for that input; the quote is exactly what a run charges. Invalid input is never charged and failed or canceled requests are refunded automatically.

## Input parameters

Send either the canonical name or the native field name (not both). Canonical names are the same across models.

| Parameter | Canonical name | Type | Required | Default | Allowed values / range | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| `audio_url` | `audio` | string (audio URL) | yes |  |  | Audio file URL for inpainting. |
| `start_time_relative_to` |  | enum (string) | no | `start` | `start`, `end` | Reference point for the start time: either the audio's start or its end. |
| `start_time` |  | number | no | `0` | 0 – 240 | Inpainting start time, measured in seconds. |
| `end_time_relative_to` |  | enum (string) | no | `start` | `start`, `end` | Reference point for the end time: either the audio's start or its end. |
| `end_time` |  | number | no | `30` | 0 – 240 | Inpainting end time, measured in seconds. |
| `tags` |  | string | yes |  |  | Audio style tags supplied as comma-separated genres, with `prompt` available as an alternative way to provide them. |
| `lyrics` |  | string | no | `` |  | Sung lyrics, with song sections organized using controls such as [verse], [chorus], and [bridge]. For audio without sung lyrics, omit this input or supply only [inst] or [instrumental]. |
| `variance` |  | number | no | `0.5` | 0 – 1 | Inpainting variance controls how diverse the results may be; increasing it can introduce more variation. |
| `number_of_steps` |  | integer | no | `27` | 3 – 60 | Step count used during audio generation. |
| `seed` |  | integer \| null | no |  |  | Seed for reproducible generation, chosen randomly unless you supply a value. |
| `scheduler` |  | enum (string) | no | `euler` | `euler`, `heun` | Scheduler used during generation. |
| `guidance_type` |  | enum (string) | no | `apg` | `cfg`, `apg`, `cfg_star` | CFG type used during generation. |
| `granularity_scale` |  | integer | no | `10` | -100 – 100 | Granularity scale applied during generation. Increasing it may reduce artifacts. |
| `guidance_interval` |  | number | no | `0.5` | 0 – 1 | Portion of the generation schedule that receives guidance: choosing 0.5 restricts it to steps from 0.25 * infer_steps through 0.75 * infer_steps, leaving the beginning and end unguided. |
| `guidance_interval_decay` |  | number | no | `0` | 0 – 1 | Guidance decay within the generation interval: 0.0 keeps decay disabled; otherwise, the scale decreases over that interval from guidance_scale to min_guidance_scale. |
| `guidance_scale` |  | number | no | `15` | 0 – 200 | Scale of guidance applied during generation. |
| `minimum_guidance_scale` |  | number | no | `3` | 0 – 200 | Lowest guidance scale reached after decay during generation. |
| `tag_guidance_scale` |  | number | no | `5` | 0 – 10 | Scale of tag guidance applied during generation. |
| `lyric_guidance_scale` |  | number | no | `1.5` | 0 – 10 | Scale of lyric guidance applied during generation. |

File parameters (`audio`) take a public `https://` URL, a `data:` URI up to 10 MB, or the `file_url` of an upload from `POST /files`.

## Example input

Required parameters only:

```json
{
  "tags": "lofi, hiphop, drum and bass, trap, chill",
  "audio": "https://content.doitong.com/audio/showcase/v3/tools/dub_es.mp3"
}
```

A fuller example:

```json
{
  "tags": "lofi, hiphop, drum and bass, trap, chill",
  "audio_url": "https://content.doitong.com/audio/showcase/v3/tools/dub_es.mp3"
}
```

## Run it

Set `DOITONG_API_KEY` to a key from https://doitong.com/developers/dashboard#keys. `?wait=20` returns the finished request in the same call when it is ready within 20 seconds; otherwise poll `GET /requests/{id}` (it also accepts `?wait=`), or pass `webhook_url`.

### curl

```bash
# Run the model; wait up to 20 s for the finished result in the same call
curl -X POST "https://api.doitong.com/v1/run/ace-step/audio-inpaint?wait=20" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DOITONG_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "tags": "lofi, hiphop, drum and bass, trap, chill",
    "audio_url": "https://content.doitong.com/audio/showcase/v3/tools/dub_es.mp3"
  }'

# Still "queued" or "running"? Poll with the id from the response:
curl "https://api.doitong.com/v1/requests/REQUEST_ID?wait=20" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DOITONG_API_KEY"
```

### JavaScript

```javascript
const API = "https://api.doitong.com/v1";
const headers = {
  "Authorization": "Bearer " + process.env.DOITONG_API_KEY,
  "Content-Type": "application/json",
};

// Run the model; wait up to 20 s for the finished result in the same call
let res = await fetch(API + "/run/ace-step/audio-inpaint?wait=20", {
  method: "POST",
  headers,
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "tags": "lofi, hiphop, drum and bass, trap, chill",
    "audio_url": "https://content.doitong.com/audio/showcase/v3/tools/dub_es.mp3"
  }),
});
let request = await res.json();
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(request.error.code + ": " + request.error.message);

// Not finished yet: long-poll until it is
while (request.status === "queued" || request.status === "running") {
  res = await fetch(API + "/requests/" + request.id + "?wait=20", { headers });
  request = await res.json();
}
if (request.status !== "succeeded") throw new Error(JSON.stringify(request.error));
console.log(request.outputs.map((o) => o.url), request.cost.credits + " API credits ($" + request.cost.usd + ")");
```

### Python

```python
import os
import requests

API = "https://api.doitong.com/v1"
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer " + os.environ["DOITONG_API_KEY"]}

payload = {
    "tags": "lofi, hiphop, drum and bass, trap, chill",
    "audio_url": "https://content.doitong.com/audio/showcase/v3/tools/dub_es.mp3",
}

# Run the model; wait up to 20 s for the finished result in the same call
r = requests.post(API + "/run/ace-step/audio-inpaint", params={"wait": 20}, json=payload, headers=headers)
request = r.json()
if not r.ok:
    raise RuntimeError(request["error"]["code"] + ": " + request["error"]["message"])

# Not finished yet: long-poll until it is
while request["status"] in ("queued", "running"):
    request = requests.get(API + "/requests/" + request["id"], params={"wait": 20}, headers=headers).json()
if request["status"] != "succeeded":
    raise RuntimeError(request["error"])
print([o["url"] for o in request["outputs"]], request["cost"]["credits"], "API credits", "$" + request["cost"]["usd"])
```

### MCP

The MCP server at `https://api.doitong.com/v1/mcp` exposes the tools `search_models`, `get_model`, `quote`, `run`, `get_request`, `cancel_request`, `list_requests`, `create_upload` and `get_account`. A `run` call for this model:

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "run",
    "arguments": {
      "model_id": "ace-step/audio-inpaint",
      "input": {
        "tags": "lofi, hiphop, drum and bass, trap, chill",
        "audio_url": "https://content.doitong.com/audio/showcase/v3/tools/dub_es.mp3"
      },
      "wait_seconds": 20
    }
  }
}
```

## Response

Every call returns a request object. `status` is one of `queued`, `running`, `succeeded`, `failed`, `canceled`. `outputs` lists the generated files with URLs on our storage (kept forever, or 7 days with `?storage=temporary`; `storage` says which); `output` is the model's own result object with the same URLs.

```json
{
  "id": "req_8k2m4q7x1z9c3v5b6n0p2r4t",
  "object": "request",
  "model": "ace-step/audio-inpaint",
  "status": "succeeded",
  "created_at": "2026-10-20T12:00:00Z",
  "started_at": "2026-10-20T12:00:02Z",
  "completed_at": "2026-10-20T12:00:09Z",
  "queue_position": null,
  "cost": {
    "credits": 2,
    "usd": "0.002",
    "charged": 2,
    "refunded": 0
  },
  "input": {
    "tags": "lofi, hiphop, drum and bass, trap, chill",
    "audio_url": "https://content.doitong.com/audio/showcase/v3/tools/dub_es.mp3"
  },
  "output": {
    "audio": {
      "url": "https://content.doitong.com/dev-api/2026/10/20/req_8k2m4q7x1z9c3v5b6n0p2r4t/0-output.mp3",
      "content_type": "audio/mpeg",
      "file_name": "0-output.mp3",
      "file_size": 1843200
    },
    "seed": 42,
    "tags": "lofi, hiphop, drum and bass, trap, chill",
    "lyrics": "[inst]"
  },
  "outputs": [
    {
      "type": "audio",
      "url": "https://content.doitong.com/dev-api/2026/10/20/req_8k2m4q7x1z9c3v5b6n0p2r4t/0-output.mp3",
      "content_type": "audio/mpeg",
      "file_size": 1843200,
      "duration": 12,
      "stored": true
    }
  ],
  "error": null,
  "metrics": {
    "inference_seconds": 6.8
  },
  "urls": {
    "self": "https://api.doitong.com/v1/requests/req_8k2m4q7x1z9c3v5b6n0p2r4t",
    "cancel": "https://api.doitong.com/v1/requests/req_8k2m4q7x1z9c3v5b6n0p2r4t/cancel"
  }
}
```

### Output fields (`output`)

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `audio` | object {url, content_type, file_name, file_size} | Audio file produced by generation. |
| `seed` | integer | Random seed used during generation. |
| `tags` | string | Genre tags applied during generation. |
| `lyrics` | string | Lyrics applied during generation. |

## Related models

- [ACE Step](https://doitong.com/developers/models/ace-step.md) (`ace-step`): $0.0002 / second
- [ACE Step Audio Outpaint](https://doitong.com/developers/models/ace-step/audio-outpaint.md) (`ace-step/audio-outpaint`): $0.0002 / second of output audio
- [ACE Step Audio To Audio](https://doitong.com/developers/models/ace-step/audio-to-audio.md) (`ace-step/audio-to-audio`): $0.0002 / second of input audio
- [ACE Step Prompt To Audio](https://doitong.com/developers/models/ace-step/prompt-to-audio.md) (`ace-step/prompt-to-audio`): $0.0002 / second
- [MiniMax Music 3](https://doitong.com/developers/models/minimax/music-3.md) (`minimax/music-3`): $0.002 / second
- [DiffRhythm: Lyrics to Song](https://doitong.com/developers/models/diffrhythm.md) (`diffrhythm`): $0.001 / second
- [Elevenlabs Music](https://doitong.com/developers/models/elevenlabs/music.md) (`elevenlabs/music`): $0.60 / minute of output audio
- [Elevenlabs Music v2](https://doitong.com/developers/models/elevenlabs/music/v2.md) (`elevenlabs/music/v2`): $0.60 / minute of output audio

## Links

- HTML page: https://doitong.com/developers/models/ace-step/audio-inpaint
- All models and guides for AI agents: https://doitong.com/developers/llms.txt
- OpenAPI 3.1 with this model's typed request body: https://doitong.com/developers/openapi.json?model=ace-step/audio-inpaint
- Errors: https://doitong.com/developers/docs/errors
- Model details as JSON: https://api.doitong.com/v1/models/ace-step/audio-inpaint