NewSpeaker

Adds a new speaker to a database of speakers.

Type: synchronous

Parameter Description Required
database The name of the database to add the speaker to. The database must already exist. Yes
identifier A unique identifier for the speaker (maximum 254 bytes). If you do not set this parameter, Media Server generates an identifier automatically. No

Example

The following example adds a speaker to the news database:

/action=NewSpeaker&database=news

You can use the person's name as the identifier, but all identifiers must be unique within the database:

/action=NewSpeaker&database=news&identifier=JohnSmith

Response

The action returns the identifier assigned to the speaker:

<autnresponse>
  <action>NEWSPEAKER</action>
  <response>SUCCESS</response>
  <responsedata>
    <identifier>a4a28eb52367f51057c9904807a9d564</identifier>
  </responsedata>
</autnresponse>

See Also

  • After adding a speaker, add audio samples for the speaker with the action AddSpeakerAudio.
  • If you haven't created a database for storing speakers, first run the action CreateSpeakerDatabase.