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Compress Audio API

Smaller audio files at a chosen bitrate or target size.

Environment

EnvironmentBase URL
Productionhttps://api.sadafiles.com/v1

There is one environment and no sandbox, so every request here is real and counts toward your limits.

Request

POSThttps://api.sadafiles.com/v1/tools/compress-audio
Content type
multipart/form-data
Auth
X-API-Key with tools:run
Accepts
mp3, wav, flac, aac, ogg, m4a, audio/x-m4a
Files per request
1 to 500
Largest file
2 GB
Job timeout
300 s
Rate weight
2 units

Parameters

Send these as a JSON string in the options form field. Anything else is rejected.

NameTypeDefaultAllowed
bitrateKbpsinteger128min 32, max 320, kbps
targetMbnumber—MB

Response

StatusBodyWhen
201mp3, aac, oggThe run finished within 60 seconds
202Job summary JSONStill running; poll the job
4xx, 5xxError JSONSee error codes

A file response carries X-Sada-Job and X-Sada-Expires-At. For long work, post to /v1/tools/compress-audio/jobs instead. See jobs and webhooks.

Try it yourself!

Pick a file, set the options and run a real request with your key. The code follows your changes.

Headers

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Body

curl -X POST "https://api.sadafiles.com/v1/tools/compress-audio" \  -H "X-API-Key: $SADAFILES_API_KEY" \  -F "files[]=@input.mp3" \  -o output.mp3

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