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# Voice API Requirements

> Audio format requirements and session limits for the DeepL Voice API: supported codecs and containers, chunk sizes, and connection rules.

## Supported audio formats

The API supports common combinations of streaming codecs and containers with a single-channel (mono) audio stream.

| **Audio Codec**               | **Audio Container**                 | **Recommended Bitrate**                              |
| :---------------------------- | :---------------------------------- | :--------------------------------------------------- |
| **PCM** <Icon icon="star" />  | **-**                               | **256 kbps (16kHz), default recommendation**         |
| **OPUS** <Icon icon="star" /> | **Matroska / MPEG-TS / Ogg / WebM** | **32 kbps, recommended for low bandwidth scenarios** |
| AAC                           | Matroska / MPEG-TS                  | 96 kbps                                              |
| FLAC                          | FLAC / Matroska / Ogg               | 256 kbps (16kHz)                                     |
| MP3                           | MPEG / Matroska                     | 128 kbps                                             |

For the detailed list of supported input audio formats, see [Source Media Content Type](/api-reference/voice/request-session#body-source-media-content-type). For supported output audio formats, see [Target Media Content Type](/api-reference/voice/request-session#body-target-media-content-type).

## Session limits

* Maximum 5 translation targets per session (including translated speech targets)
* Maximum 1 translated speech target per session
* Audio chunk size: should not exceed 100 kilobytes or 1 second duration
* Recommended chunk duration: 50-250 milliseconds for low latency
* Audio stream speed: maximum 2x real-time
* Timeout: if no data is received for 30 seconds, the session is terminated
* Maximum connection duration: after 1 hour, the connection is closed. Establish a new connection by [reconnecting](/api-reference/voice/reconnect-session) to the session
* Using any given token more than once to establish a WebSocket connection terminates the associated session immediately for security reasons

If you need more translation targets or translated speech targets than these limits allow, open multiple concurrent sessions over the same source audio.

For language availability, see [Supported Voice Languages](/docs/voice/supported-voice-languages).