# Maya1 API

> Expressive text-to-speech with a voice description prompt and inline emotion tags

Converts text of up to 5000 characters into speech. A required `prompt` of up to 500 characters describes the voice, such as age, accent and tone. Emotion tags like laugh or whisper can be embedded in the text. Choose 48 kHz or 24 kHz sample rate and wav or mp3 output; `max_tokens` caps audio length.

- Model id: `maya`
- Made by: Maya Research
- Category: Text to Speech
- Output: audio
- Estimated price per run: $0.049 / run (cheapest run $0.049 (49 API credits))
- Run: `POST https://api.doitong.com/v1/run/maya`
- Quote: `POST https://api.doitong.com/v1/quote/maya`
- Docs page: https://doitong.com/en-US/developers/models/maya

## Pricing

Price: **$0.049 / run**. Estimated from the typical cost of one run. The quote is exactly what the run charges.

The full example input below costs $0.049 = 49 API credits (1 request × 49 API credits).

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/maya` 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| `text` |  | string | yes |  | ≤ 5000 characters | Speech-synthesis text allowing emotion tags in the form <emotion_name> at any position, as in 'Hello world! <excited> This is amazing!' or 'I can't believe this <sigh> happened again.'. Supported emotions are curious, sarcastic, giggle, gulp, exhale, snort, sing, scream, cry, whisper, excited, angry, gasp, chuckle, sigh, laugh_harder, and laugh. |
| `prompt` |  | string | yes |  | ≤ 500 characters | Voice or character traits to describe, such as intensity, tone, pacing, timbre, pitch, accent, and age. |
| `temperature` |  | number | no | `0.4` | 0 – 2 | Sampling temperature governing audio variation: increasing it introduces more variety, whereas the lower range of 0.2–0.5 favors stability and consistency. |
| `top_p` |  | number | no | `0.9` | 0 – 1 | Nucleus sampling setting that adjusts token-selection diversity. |
| `max_tokens` |  | integer | no | `2000` | 28 – 4,000 | SNAC token budget that caps audio duration, calculated at 7 tokens for each frame. |
| `repetition_penalty` |  | number | no | `1.1` | 1 – 2 | Penalty applied to token repetition. Increasing it suppresses repetition artifacts. |
| `sample_rate` |  | enum (string) | no | `48 kHz` | `48 kHz`, `24 kHz` | Audio sample-rate choice between faster processing at 24 kHz and higher-quality output at 48 kHz. |
| `output_format` |  | enum (string) | no | `wav` | `wav`, `mp3` | Audio file format used for synthesized speech. |
| `enable_safety_checker` |  | boolean | no | `true` |  | Screening can be relaxed by setting false, provided the caller is authorized. |

## Example input

Required parameters only:

```json
{
  "text": "Hello from Doitong. This is a short test sentence.",
  "prompt": "Hello from Doitong. This is a short test sentence."
}
```

A fuller example:

```json
{
  "text": "Hello from Doitong. This is a short test sentence.",
  "prompt": "Hello from Doitong. This is a short test sentence."
}
```

## 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/maya?wait=20" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DOITONG_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "text": "Hello from Doitong. This is a short test sentence.",
    "prompt": "Hello from Doitong. This is a short test sentence."
  }'

# 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/maya?wait=20", {
  method: "POST",
  headers,
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "text": "Hello from Doitong. This is a short test sentence.",
    "prompt": "Hello from Doitong. This is a short test sentence."
  }),
});
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 = {
    "text": "Hello from Doitong. This is a short test sentence.",
    "prompt": "Hello from Doitong. This is a short test sentence.",
}

# Run the model; wait up to 20 s for the finished result in the same call
r = requests.post(API + "/run/maya", 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": "maya",
      "input": {
        "text": "Hello from Doitong. This is a short test sentence.",
        "prompt": "Hello from Doitong. This is a short test sentence."
      },
      "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": "maya",
  "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": 49,
    "usd": "0.049",
    "charged": 49,
    "refunded": 0
  },
  "input": {
    "text": "Hello from Doitong. This is a short test sentence.",
    "prompt": "Hello from Doitong. This is a short test sentence."
  },
  "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
    },
    "duration": 5,
    "sample_rate": "48 kHz",
    "generation_time": 2.3,
    "rtf": 0.51
  },
  "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 speech file in WAV or MP3, with mono audio at 24 kHz or 48 kHz as determined by the upsampler. |
| `duration` | number | Length of the audio output, measured in seconds. |
| `sample_rate` | string | Sampling rate of the audio output. |
| `generation_time` | number | Audio generation time, measured in seconds. |
| `rtf` | number | Real-time factor calculated as generation_time divided by audio_duration; smaller values indicate better performance. |

## Related models

- [Maya · Batch](https://doitong.com/developers/models/maya/batch.md) (`maya/batch`): $0.049 / run
- [Maya · Stream](https://doitong.com/developers/models/maya/stream.md) (`maya/stream`): $0.049 / run
- [Eleven v4 Text to Speech](https://doitong.com/developers/models/elevenlabs/tts/eleven-v4.md) (`elevenlabs/tts/eleven-v4`): $0.08 / 1000 characters
- [MiniMax Speech 2.8 HD](https://doitong.com/developers/models/minimax/speech-2.8-hd.md) (`minimax/speech-2.8-hd`): $0.10 / 1000 characters
- [Async Text to Speech Pro V1.0](https://doitong.com/developers/models/async/tts-pro/v1.0.md) (`async/tts-pro/v1.0`): $0.01 / 1000 characters
- [Bytedance Seed Speech Text to Speech](https://doitong.com/developers/models/bytedance/seed-speech/tts/v2.md) (`bytedance/seed-speech/tts/v2`): $0.03 / 1000 characters
- [Chatterbox · Speech to Speech](https://doitong.com/developers/models/chatterbox/speech-to-speech.md) (`chatterbox/speech-to-speech`): $0.015 / minute of input audio
- [Chatterbox · Text to Speech](https://doitong.com/developers/models/chatterbox/text-to-speech.md) (`chatterbox/text-to-speech`): $0.025 / 1000 characters

## Links

- HTML page: https://doitong.com/developers/models/maya
- 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=maya
- Errors: https://doitong.com/developers/docs/errors
- Model details as JSON: https://api.doitong.com/v1/models/maya