Compress Audio API
Smaller audio files at a chosen bitrate or target size.
Environment
| Environment | Base URL |
|---|---|
| Production | https://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
- Web tool
- Use Compress Audio without code
Parameters
Send these as a JSON string in the options form field. Anything else is rejected.
| Name | Type | Default | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
bitrateKbps | integer | 128 | min 32, max 320, kbps |
targetMb | number | — | MB |
Response
| Status | Body | When |
|---|---|---|
201 | mp3, aac, ogg | The run finished within 60 seconds |
202 | Job summary JSON | Still running; poll the job |
4xx, 5xx | Error JSON | See 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.

