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# List Voices

> Returns a paginated list of voices, filterable by type, engine, language, and gender. Use engine=starfish for voices compatible with the TTS endpoint.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi/external-api.json get /v3/voices
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: HeyGen External API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    HeyGen's external API for programmatic AI video creation. See
    https://docs.heygen.com for full documentation.
  contact:
    name: HeyGen Product Infra
    url: https://heygen.com
servers:
  - url: https://api.heygen.com
    description: Production
security:
  - ApiKeyAuth: []
  - BearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Video Agent
    description: Create videos from text prompts using AI
  - name: Videos
    description: Create, list, retrieve, and delete videos
  - name: Voices
    description: Text-to-speech and voice management
  - name: Audio
    description: Search the background-music and sound-effects catalog
  - name: Video Translate
    description: Translate videos into other languages
  - name: User
    description: Account information and billing
  - name: Avatars
    description: List and manage avatars and looks
  - name: Assets
    description: Upload files for use in video creation
  - name: Webhooks
    description: Manage webhook endpoints and events
  - name: Lipsync
    description: Dub or replace audio on existing videos
  - name: Brand
    description: >-
      Brand-related resources — brand kits (colors, fonts, logos) and brand
      glossaries (custom term translations)
paths:
  /v3/voices:
    get:
      tags:
        - Voices
      summary: List Voices
      description: >-
        Returns a paginated list of voices, filterable by type, engine,
        language, and gender. Use engine=starfish for voices compatible with the
        TTS endpoint.
      operationId: listVoicesV3
      parameters:
        - name: type
          in: query
          required: false
          description: >-
            Voice type: 'public' for the shared library or 'private' for your
            cloned voices.
          schema:
            type: string
            enum:
              - public
              - private
            default: public
        - name: engine
          in: query
          required: false
          description: >-
            Filter by voice engine (e.g. 'starfish'). When set, only voices
            compatible with that engine are returned.
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: language
          in: query
          required: false
          description: Filter by language (e.g. 'English').
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: gender
          in: query
          required: false
          description: Filter by gender ('male' or 'female').
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: limit
          in: query
          required: false
          description: Results per page (1-100).
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 1
            maximum: 100
            default: 20
        - name: token
          in: query
          required: false
          description: Opaque cursor token for the next page.
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/AudioVoiceItem'
                  has_more:
                    type: boolean
                    description: Whether more pages are available
                  next_token:
                    type:
                      - string
                      - 'null'
                    description: Opaque cursor for the next page
        '400':
          description: Invalid request parameters
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/StandardAPIError'
              example:
                error:
                  code: invalid_parameter
                  message: '''limit'' must be between 1 and 100.'
                  param: limit
                  doc_url: null
        '401':
          description: Authentication failed
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/StandardAPIError'
              example:
                error:
                  code: authentication_failed
                  message: Invalid or expired API key. Verify your x-api-key header.
                  param: null
                  doc_url: null
        '429':
          description: Rate limit exceeded
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/StandardAPIError'
              example:
                error:
                  code: rate_limit_exceeded
                  message: >-
                    Too many requests. Retry after the duration specified in the
                    Retry-After header.
                  param: null
                  doc_url: null
          headers:
            Retry-After:
              description: Seconds to wait before retrying
              schema:
                type: integer
      security:
        - ApiKeyAuth: []
        - BearerAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    AudioVoiceItem:
      description: A single voice in the listing response.
      properties:
        voice_id:
          description: Unique voice identifier.
          examples:
            - 1bd001e7e50f421d891986aad5c8bbd2
          title: Voice Id
          type: string
        name:
          description: Display name of the voice.
          examples:
            - Sara
          title: Name
          type: string
        language:
          description: Primary language of the voice.
          examples:
            - English
          title: Language
          type: string
        gender:
          description: Gender of the voice.
          examples:
            - female
          title: Gender
          type: string
        preview_audio_url:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          default: null
          description: URL to a short audio preview of the voice.
          examples:
            - https://files.heygen.ai/voice/preview_sara.mp3
          title: Preview Audio Url
        support_pause:
          description: Whether the voice supports SSML pause/break tags.
          examples:
            - true
          title: Support Pause
          type: boolean
        support_locale:
          description: Whether the voice supports locale variants.
          examples:
            - true
          title: Support Locale
          type: boolean
        type:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/AudioVoiceType'
          description: Whether this is a public or private voice.
          examples:
            - public
      required:
        - voice_id
        - name
        - language
        - gender
        - support_pause
        - support_locale
        - type
      title: AudioVoiceItem
      type: object
    StandardAPIError:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          description: Machine-readable error code
          example: invalid_parameter
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message
          example: Video not found
        param:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          description: Which request field caused the error
        doc_url:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          description: Link to error documentation
      required:
        - code
        - message
    AudioVoiceType:
      enum:
        - public
        - private
      title: AudioVoiceType
      type: string
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-api-key
      description: HeyGen API key. Obtain from your HeyGen dashboard.
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: OAuth2 bearer token.

````