# Sonilo V1.1 Text to Sound Effects API

> Creates sound effects from a text description, 0.5 to 180 seconds, in WAV, MP3, AAC or FLAC

Generates a sound effect from a `prompt` describing its type, texture and intensity. `duration` runs from 0.5 to 180 seconds (default 8). `audio_format` selects wav, mp3, aac or flac, with aac as the default.

- Model id: `sonilo/v1.1/text-to-sound-effects`
- Made by: Sonilo
- Category: Audio
- Output: audio
- Price per second of your output audio: $0.0018 / second of output audio (cheapest run $0.002 (2 API credits))
- Run: `POST https://api.doitong.com/v1/run/sonilo/v1.1/text-to-sound-effects`
- Quote: `POST https://api.doitong.com/v1/quote/sonilo/v1.1/text-to-sound-effects`
- Docs page: https://doitong.com/developers/models/sonilo/v1.1/text-to-sound-effects

## Pricing

Price: **$0.0018 / second of output audio**. Price per second of your output 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 $0.015 = 15 API credits (8 s output audio × $0.0018).

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/sonilo/v1.1/text-to-sound-effects` 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

| Parameter | Canonical name | Type | Required | Default | Allowed values / range | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| `prompt` |  | string | yes |  |  | Description of the desired sound. |
| `duration` |  | number | no | `8` | 0.5 – 180 | Audio length in seconds, ranging from 0.5 to 180. |
| `audio_format` |  | enum (string) | no | `aac` | `wav`, `mp3`, `aac`, `flac` | Format for the audio file: choose aac, mp3, wav, or flac; aac is the default. |

## Example input

Required parameters only:

```json
{
  "prompt": "A red fox trots through fresh snow at sunrise, soft golden light, shallow depth of field"
}
```

A fuller example:

```json
{
  "prompt": "A red fox trots through fresh snow at sunrise, soft golden light, shallow depth of field"
}
```

## 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/sonilo/v1.1/text-to-sound-effects?wait=20" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DOITONG_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "prompt": "A red fox trots through fresh snow at sunrise, soft golden light, shallow depth of field"
  }'

# 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/sonilo/v1.1/text-to-sound-effects?wait=20", {
  method: "POST",
  headers,
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "prompt": "A red fox trots through fresh snow at sunrise, soft golden light, shallow depth of field"
  }),
});
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 = {
    "prompt": "A red fox trots through fresh snow at sunrise, soft golden light, shallow depth of field",
}

# Run the model; wait up to 20 s for the finished result in the same call
r = requests.post(API + "/run/sonilo/v1.1/text-to-sound-effects", 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": "sonilo/v1.1/text-to-sound-effects",
      "input": {
        "prompt": "A red fox trots through fresh snow at sunrise, soft golden light, shallow depth of field"
      },
      "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": "sonilo/v1.1/text-to-sound-effects",
  "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": 15,
    "usd": "0.015",
    "charged": 15,
    "refunded": 0
  },
  "input": {
    "prompt": "A red fox trots through fresh snow at sunrise, soft golden light, shallow depth of field"
  },
  "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
    },
    "audios": [
      {
        "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
      }
    ]
  },
  "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} | Generated sound encoded in the selected audio format. |
| `audios` | array of object {url, content_type, file_name, file_size} | Complete collection of generated sounds, with one sound for each sample. |

## Related models

- [Sonilo V1.1 Video to Video Music](https://doitong.com/developers/models/sonilo/v1.1/video-to-video-music.md) (`sonilo/v1.1/video-to-video-music`): $0.009 / second of output audio
- [Sonilo V1.1 Text to Music](https://doitong.com/developers/models/sonilo/v1.1/text-to-music.md) (`sonilo/v1.1/text-to-music`): $0.0025 / second of output audio
- [Sonilo V1.1](https://doitong.com/developers/models/sonilo/v1.1/video-to-music.md) (`sonilo/v1.1/video-to-music`): $0.009 / second of output audio
- [Sonilo V1.1 Video to Sound Effects](https://doitong.com/developers/models/sonilo/v1.1/video-to-sound-effects.md) (`sonilo/v1.1/video-to-sound-effects`): $0.009 / second of input video
- [Sonilo V1.1 Video to Video Sound Effects](https://doitong.com/developers/models/sonilo/v1.1/video-to-video-sound-effects.md) (`sonilo/v1.1/video-to-video-sound-effects`): $0.009 / second of input video
- [MMAudio V2](https://doitong.com/developers/models/mmaudio-v2.md) (`mmaudio-v2`): $0.001 / second
- [DeepFilterNet 3](https://doitong.com/developers/models/deepfilternet3.md) (`deepfilternet3`): $0.001 / second of input audio
- [Demucs](https://doitong.com/developers/models/demucs.md) (`demucs`): $0.0007 / second of input audio

## Links

- HTML page: https://doitong.com/developers/models/sonilo/v1.1/text-to-sound-effects
- 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=sonilo/v1.1/text-to-sound-effects
- Errors: https://doitong.com/developers/docs/errors
- Model details as JSON: https://api.doitong.com/v1/models/sonilo/v1.1/text-to-sound-effects