Speech Services Documentation
Use with our Speech SDK or with REST API.
What is Speech Service?
Learn about the Azure Speech Services.
Sign up for Speech Services
Sign up for free.
Speech Devices SDK
Learn about the speech-enabled hardware reference.
Introduction
You can use the Speech SDK (release notes) to add the following capabilities (and more) to your apps:
- speech-to-text (speech-recognition/SR)
- custom wake-word (keyword-spotter/KWS)
- intent
- translation
- on-premises container
5-Minute Quickstarts
Learn how to download, install, and use the SDK by selecting an arrow link 
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All of the arrow links default to a speech-to-text quickstart. From there, you can select other quickstarts (where available) like text-to-speech or voice-first virtual assistant.
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Step-by-Step Tutorials
Learn how to develop applications using Speech Service:
- Recognize speech intents with LUIS, C#
- Voice enable your bot with the Speech SDK, C#
- Build a Flask app to translate text and synthesize speech, REST
Samples
Find samples on GitHub for Speech Service:
Reference
REST API
PowerShell
CLI