Async AIAsync Flash v1.0 API
Generate natural speech from text with Async AI’s Flash voice engine.
Params
Billed at this model’s published rate.
Result

Your generations will appear here
Install the SDK
TypeScript targets Node 20+ and ships with types; Python needs 3.10+ and is async. Over REST there is nothing to install: call https://api.picsart.com from any HTTP client.
npm install @picsart/ai-sdkpip install picsart-ai-sdkAuthenticate
Send your Picsart API key as a bearer token. The SDK does it for you once the client is created.
import { createClient } from '@picsart/ai-sdk';
const ai = createClient({
apiKey: process.env.PICSART_API_KEY, // sent as: Authorization: Bearer <key>
apiUrl: 'https://api.picsart.com',
});import os
from picsart_ai_sdk import create_client
ai = create_client(
api_key=os.environ["PICSART_API_KEY"], # sent as: Authorization: Bearer <key>
api_url="https://api.picsart.com",
)Authorization: Bearer <PICSART_API_KEY>Make a request
Call the model by its id. Over REST, one endpoint serves every model: POST /workflows/v1/models/execute with the model id and its input in the body. The outer params is the envelope every workflow takes; the inner one is this model's input, with the same names generate() takes.
import { createClient } from '@picsart/ai-sdk';
const ai = createClient({
apiKey: process.env.PICSART_API_KEY,
apiUrl: 'https://api.picsart.com',
});
const result = await ai.generate('async-flash-v1', {
prompt: "A serene mountain lake at golden hour, ultra detailed"
});
console.log(result.url); // audio URLimport asyncio
import os
from picsart_ai_sdk import create_client
async def main() -> None:
async with create_client(
api_key=os.environ["PICSART_API_KEY"],
api_url="https://api.picsart.com",
) as ai:
result = await ai.generate("async-flash-v1", {
"prompt": "A serene mountain lake at golden hour, ultra detailed",
})
print(result.url) # audio URL
asyncio.run(main())curl -X POST 'https://api.picsart.com/workflows/v1/models/execute' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer $PICSART_API_KEY' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"params": {
"model": "async-flash-v1",
"params": {
"prompt": "A serene mountain lake at golden hour, ultra detailed"
}
}
}'Async (submit & poll)
This model can run longer than the sync limit (~20s). generate() waits for you; to hold on to the job instead, submit it and poll. Over REST, send it to /workflows/v1/models/submit and poll /workflows/v1/models/{taskId}/result until response.status is COMPLETED or FAILED.
import { createClient } from '@picsart/ai-sdk';
const ai = createClient({
apiKey: process.env.PICSART_API_KEY,
apiUrl: 'https://api.picsart.com',
});
// Returns the generation id at once — store it to pick the job up later.
const generationId = await ai.submit('async-flash-v1', {
prompt: "A serene mountain lake at golden hour, ultra detailed"
});
// Polls until the job completes; throws if it fails or is cancelled.
const result = await ai.result('async-flash-v1', generationId);
console.log(result.url); // audio URLimport asyncio
import os
from picsart_ai_sdk import create_client
async def main() -> None:
async with create_client(
api_key=os.environ["PICSART_API_KEY"],
api_url="https://api.picsart.com",
) as ai:
# Returns the generation id at once — store it to pick the job up later.
generation_id = await ai.submit("async-flash-v1", {
"prompt": "A serene mountain lake at golden hour, ultra detailed",
})
# Polls until the job completes; raises ApiError if it fails or is cancelled.
result = await ai.result("async-flash-v1", generation_id)
print(result.url) # audio URL
asyncio.run(main())# 1. Submit the job
curl -X POST 'https://api.picsart.com/workflows/v1/models/submit' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer $PICSART_API_KEY' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"params": {
"model": "async-flash-v1",
"params": {
"prompt": "A serene mountain lake at golden hour, ultra detailed"
}
}
}'
# → { "status": "success", "response": { "id": "task_abc123" } }
# 2. Poll until response.status is COMPLETED
curl 'https://api.picsart.com/workflows/v1/models/task_abc123/result' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer $PICSART_API_KEY'Parameters
6 parameters, the same for the SDK and for the inner params over REST. Required ones must be supplied; the rest fall back to their defaults.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
promptThe text to speak. For music and sound effects, what to make, in plain language. | text | yes | — | — |
voiceIdThe voice to speak with, by id from the voices catalog. | catalog | no | cca0e076-b350-4966-b570-4c2fca50b525 | options from async-ai/v1/catalog/voices |
containerAudio Format | enum | no | mp3 | mp3, wav, raw |
sampleRateSample rate of the audio, in Hz. | range | no | 24000 | 8000–48000 |
encodingEncoding | enum | no | pcm_s16le | pcm_s16le, pcm_f32le |
bitRateBitrate of the audio, in bits per second. | range | no | 192000 | 32000–320000 |
Response
generate() resolves once the job completes. An audio URL. Over REST the output is at response.result, inside the gateway's status envelope with the task id, its status and the amount charged.
{
"items": [
{
"url": "https://cdn.picsart.com/…/result"
}
],
"model": "async-flash-v1"
}{
"status": "success",
"response": {
"id": "task_abc123",
"status": "COMPLETED",
"result": {
"url": "https://cdn.picsart.com/…/result",
"items": [
{
"url": "https://cdn.picsart.com/…/result"
}
],
"model": "async-flash-v1"
}
}
}Overview
Alongside the unified model APIs, we expose compatibility APIs that take each vendor's original parameters exactly as the vendor defines them — nothing renamed, nothing reshaped on the way through.
That makes them the shortest path onto Picsart if you already work with the vendor directly: the request bodies you've already written keep working as they are. You keep their parameter names and defaults, and you get the vendor's full parameter set rather than the subset that is shared across every model.
The cost is that a request is written for one vendor — switching models later means rewriting it, and results come back in the vendor's own shape. When you'd rather write once and change models freely, use the unified API.
Make a request
Call the workflow with ai.apis.run() in TypeScript or Python, or hit /workflows/{workflow}/execute directly — params is passed through untouched either way.
These endpoints are addressed by workflow name rather than model id: the one in this model's header, since one model runs as one workflow. Authentication is unchanged — your Picsart API key as a bearer token (see Authentication).
import { createClient, ApiRunMode } from '@picsart/ai-sdk';
const ai = createClient({
apiKey: process.env.PICSART_API_KEY,
apiUrl: 'https://api.picsart.com',
});
// Calls the 'async-ai-text-to-speech' workflow directly — params are sent as-is.
const { result, usage } = await ai.apis.run('async-ai-text-to-speech', {
model_id: "async_flash_v1.0",
transcript: "your value here",
output_format: {
container: "raw",
sample_rate: 0
}
}, {
mode: ApiRunMode.SYNC,
});
console.log(result); // workflow-specific output
console.log(usage?.credits); // amount charged, in $import asyncio
import os
from picsart_ai_sdk import ApiRunMode, create_client
async def main() -> None:
async with create_client(
api_key=os.environ["PICSART_API_KEY"],
api_url="https://api.picsart.com",
) as ai:
# Calls the 'async-ai-text-to-speech' workflow directly — params are sent as-is.
response = await ai.apis.run("async-ai-text-to-speech", {
"model_id": "async_flash_v1.0",
"transcript": "your value here",
"output_format": {
"container": "raw",
"sample_rate": 0,
},
}, mode=ApiRunMode.SYNC)
print(response["result"]) # workflow-specific output
print((response.get("usage") or {}).get("credits")) # amount charged, in $
asyncio.run(main())curl -X POST 'https://api.picsart.com/workflows/async-ai-text-to-speech/execute' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer $PICSART_API_KEY' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"params": {
"model_id": "async_flash_v1.0",
"transcript": "your value here",
"output_format": {
"container": "raw",
"sample_rate": 0
}
}
}'Async (submit & poll)
This model can run longer than the sync limit (~20s). In the SDK, ai.apis.run() with ApiRunMode.ASYNC polls for you; over HTTP, submit and poll yourself.
import { createClient, ApiRunMode } from '@picsart/ai-sdk';
const ai = createClient({
apiKey: process.env.PICSART_API_KEY,
apiUrl: 'https://api.picsart.com',
});
// mode: ASYNC submits the job and polls under the hood — you just await.
const { result } = await ai.apis.run('async-ai-text-to-speech', {
model_id: "async_flash_v1.0",
transcript: "your value here",
output_format: {
container: "raw",
sample_rate: 0
}
}, {
mode: ApiRunMode.ASYNC,
});
console.log(result);import asyncio
import os
from picsart_ai_sdk import ApiRunMode, create_client
async def main() -> None:
async with create_client(
api_key=os.environ["PICSART_API_KEY"],
api_url="https://api.picsart.com",
) as ai:
# mode=ASYNC submits the job and polls under the hood — you just await.
response = await ai.apis.run("async-ai-text-to-speech", {
"model_id": "async_flash_v1.0",
"transcript": "your value here",
"output_format": {
"container": "raw",
"sample_rate": 0,
},
}, mode=ApiRunMode.ASYNC)
print(response["result"])
asyncio.run(main())# 1. Submit the job
curl -X POST 'https://api.picsart.com/workflows/async-ai-text-to-speech/submit' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer $PICSART_API_KEY' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"params": {
"model_id": "async_flash_v1.0",
"transcript": "your value here",
"output_format": {
"container": "raw",
"sample_rate": 0
}
}
}'
# → { "status": "success", "response": { "id": "wf_abc123" } }
# 2. Poll until response.status is COMPLETED
curl 'https://api.picsart.com/workflows/async-ai-text-to-speech/wf_abc123/result' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer $PICSART_API_KEY'Parameters
5 parameters, sent inside params. These are the vendor's own names, so they line up one-for-one with the vendor's documentation. Required ones must be supplied; the rest fall back to their defaults.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
model_idModel id | string | yes | — | async_flash_v1.0 |
transcriptText to convert to speech | string | yes | — | — |
voiceVoice to use for synthesis. Defaults to a predefined voice when omitted. | object | no | — | — |
└ modeVoice selection mode | string | yes | — | id |
└ idVoice id | string | yes | — | — |
output_formatOutput configurations | object | yes | — | — |
└ containerOutput audio format container | string | yes | — | rawmp3wav |
└ encodingOutput audio encoding. Ignored if container is mp3 | string | no | — | pcm_f32lepcm_s16le |
└ sample_rateOutput audio sample rate | number | yes | — | 8000–48000 |
└ bit_rateOutput audio bit rate. Use only with mp3 | number | no | 192000 | 32000–320000 |
optionsOptions controlling safety checks and Picsart Drive saving. | object | no | — | — |
└ safety_checksSafety check settings | object | no | — | — |
└ enabledWhether to run content moderation. Defaults to true. | boolean | no | — | — |
└ driveSave result to Picsart Drive | object | no | — | — |
└ nameFile name in Picsart Drive | string | yes | — | — |
└ attributesCustom attributes to attach to the file | object | no | — | — |
└ folderTarget folder in Picsart Drive | object | no | — | — |
└ inputs_transformationInput transformation settings | object | no | — | — |
└ downscale_oversized_imagesWhether to downscale oversized input images. Defaults to false. | boolean | no | — | — |
Response
Over HTTP the output arrives inside a status envelope, at response.result. ai.apis.run() unwraps that envelope for you and resolves to { result, usage } instead. Either way the result itself is the vendor's own shape.
{
"result": {
"url": "https://cdn.picsart.com/…/result.mp3",
"mimeType": "audio/mpeg",
"driveFile": {
"id": "wf_abc123"
}
}
}{
"status": "success",
"response": {
"id": "wf_abc123",
"status": "COMPLETED",
"result": {
"url": "https://cdn.picsart.com/…/result.mp3",
"mimeType": "audio/mpeg",
"driveFile": {
"id": "wf_abc123"
}
}
}
}Rates
What this model costs per generation, in USD. Every row is an exact rate — the columns are the settings that change it.
| Rate |
|---|
| $0.000138 / min |