Audio API reference
Optimize and process your audio with simple URL query parameters:
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Upload audio files or pull external
Upload audio using our APIs, SDKs and dashboard, or pull external audio from your website or storage bucket(s).
- Built-in storage: Works out of the box.
- External storage: AWS S3, Cloudflare R2, Azure Storage, Google Storage & DigitalOcean.
- CDN mode: optimize external audio via HTTP.
Stream audio on demand
Stream your audio to millions of listeners on demand, with our audio-optimized CDN and on-the-fly audio URL API.
- Adaptive Bitrate (ABR) to optimize for all devices.
- HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) to reduce buffering.
Take control of your audio
Prepare audio by appending simple querystring parameters to the URL, for example, to adjust bitrates and sample rates.
- Convert, optimize, trim, and concatenate audio.
- Set output bitrate, sample rate, codec, and more.
Automatic audio optimization
Effortlessly optimize your audio using web-optimized audio formats and bitrate settings configurable via the URL.
- Set bitrate and sample rate via the URL.
- Supports HLS/M3U8 (AAC codec).
- Supports AAC, MP3, and WAV for standalone outputs.
Reduce bandwidth by up to 90%
Use Bytescale's configurable bitrate and sample rate settings, combined with web-optimized formats like AAC over HLS, to significantly reduce your site's bandwidth usage.
- Easily configure audio bitrate & sample rate.
- Adaptive bitrate (ABR) reduces bandwidth usage.
- HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) optimizes partial plays.
Monitor traffic & storage
Beautiful dashboards to reveal bandwidth and storage usage in clear and simple terms.
- Analyze monthly & daily usage patterns.
- Gain insights by identifying trends.
- Identify busy and quiet periods.
Audio-optimized CDN:
Built for performance.
The Bytescale CDN is optimized for audio delivery, allowing for efficient buffering, seeking, and partial playbacks of audio files.
- Global CDN with Full Audio Support.
- HTTP Standard Audio Streaming (AAC & MP3).
- HTTP Live Streaming (HLS).
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Effortlessly stream audio to millions in seconds, with a beautiful dashboard, clear documentation & easy-to-integrate audio CDN.
- Clear docs and easy-to-integrate audio CDN.
- Simple APIs and SDKs.
- Great developer experience.
Everything you need to
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Core Features
Audio CDN
Transcode and stream audio to millions in seconds, with our audio-optimized CDN.
Beautiful Dashboard
Benefit from a beautiful dashboard and modern developer experience to manage your audio.
Clear Documentation
Effortlessly integregate Bytescale's audio CDN into your website or app, with clear and concise instructions.
Audio Streaming
Stream your audio within seconds of starting a transcode operation, with real-time audio transcoding.
Audio Conversion
Convert from almost any input audio format to a web-optimized output format.
Audio Concatenation
Create new audio by adding multiple source audio together, e.g. to add intros to your audio.
Audio Optimization
Adjust bitrates and sample rates to suit your audience and bandwidth usage requirements.
Built-in Storage
Upload audio with POST requests, or with our SDKs, or manually via the Bytescale Dashboard.
Simple URL API
Benefit from an easy-to-use URL API to manipulate and stream your audio in real-time.
Pro Features
Custom CNAME
Use a custom CNAME for your audio URLs to strengthen your company's brand.
External Storage
Integrate external storage: AWS S3, Cloudflare R2, DigitalOcean Spaces, Google Storage & HTTP.
Authorized Access
Bytescale allows you to control access to your audio via your API through JWT access tokens.
Acceleration
Bytescale offers a Content Ingestion Network (CIN) for audio upload traffic.
Team Support
Invite your team to manage and monitor your organization's account.
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Supported Storage
Pull source audio via HTTP or from multiple other storage backends:
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