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The Speech service allows your application to convert audio to text, perform speech translation, and convert text to speech. The service is available in multiple regions with unique endpoints for the Speech SDK and REST APIs.
Keep in mind the following points:
- If your application uses a Speech SDK, you provide the region identifier, such as
westus, when you create aSpeechConfig. Make sure the region matches the region of your subscription. - If your application uses one of the Speech service REST APIs, the region is part of the endpoint URI you use when making requests.
- Keys created for a region are valid only in that region. If you attempt to use them with other regions, you get authentication errors.
Note
Speech service doesn't store or process your data outside the region of your Speech resource. The data is only stored or processed in the region where the resource is created. For example, if you create an AI Services resource for Speech in the westus region, the data is only in the westus region.
The regions in these tables support most of the core features of the Speech service, such as speech to text, text to speech, pronunciation assessment, and translation. Some features, such as fast transcription and batch synthesis API, require specific regions. For the features that require specific regions, the table indicates the regions that support them.
- Geographies
- Speech to text
- Text to speech
- Speech translation
- Intent recognition
- Keyword recognition
- Scenarios
| Geography | Region | Region identifier |
|---|---|---|
| Africa | South Africa North | southafricanorth |
| Asia Pacific | East Asia | eastasia |
| Asia Pacific | Southeast Asia | southeastasia |
| Asia Pacific | Australia East | australiaeast |
| Asia Pacific | Central India | centralindia |
| Asia Pacific | Japan East | japaneast |
| Asia Pacific | Japan West | japanwest |
| Asia Pacific | Korea Central | koreacentral |
| Canada | Canada Central | canadacentral |
| Europe | North Europe | northeurope |
| Europe | West Europe | westeurope |
| Europe | France Central | francecentral |
| Europe | Germany West Central | germanywestcentral |
| Europe | Norway East | norwayeast |
| Europe | Sweden Central | swedencentral |
| Europe | Switzerland North | switzerlandnorth |
| Europe | Switzerland West | switzerlandwest |
| Europe | UK South | uksouth |
| Middle East | UAE North | uaenorth |
| South America | Brazil South | brazilsouth |
| Qatar | Qatar Central | qatarcentral |
| US | Central US | centralus |
| US | East US | eastus |
| US | East US 2 | eastus2 |
| US | North Central US | northcentralus |
| US | South Central US | southcentralus |
| US | West Central US | westcentralus |
| US | West US | westus |
| US | West US 2 | westus2 |
| US | West US 3 | westus3 |
Additional resources
Training
Module
Create speech-enabled apps with Azure AI services - Training
Create speech-enabled apps with Azure AI services.
Certification
Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate - Certifications
Design and implement an Azure AI solution using Azure AI services, Azure AI Search, and Azure Open AI.
Documentation
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Language support - Speech service - Azure AI services
The Speech service supports numerous languages for speech to text and text to speech conversion, along with speech translation. This article provides a comprehensive list of language support by service feature.
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Speech Studio overview - Speech service - Azure AI services
Speech Studio is a set of UI-based tools for building and integrating features from Speech service in your applications.
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What is the Speech service? - Azure AI services
The Speech service provides speech to text, text to speech, and speech translation capabilities with an Azure resource. Add speech to your applications, tools, and devices with the Speech SDK, Speech Studio, or REST APIs.