Deepgram
Official Deepgram REST endpoints for speech recognition and speech synthesis.
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What you can do with Deepgram via MCP
Every endpoint below becomes a governed tool your AI agent (Claude, ChatGPT, or a customer-facing VX agent) can call — with scoped permissions, sandbox testing, and audit logs.
| Method | Path | Operation | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| POST | /v1/listen |
listen | Transcribe audio Method: POST Path: /v1/listen IMPORTANT: This function has 0 REQUIRED parameter(s) and 4 OPTIONAL parameter(s) REQUIRED parameters MUST be provided OPTIONAL parameters can be omitted if not needed Parameters: Query Parameters: OPTIONAL: - model: No description - language: No description - smart_format: No description Request Body: OPTIONAL: - url: url parameter from application/json |
| POST | /v1/speak |
speak | Synthesize speech Method: POST Path: /v1/speak IMPORTANT: This function has 2 REQUIRED parameter(s) and 2 OPTIONAL parameter(s) REQUIRED parameters MUST be provided OPTIONAL parameters can be omitted if not needed Parameters: Query Parameters: REQUIRED: - model: No description OPTIONAL: - encoding: No description - container: No description Request Body: REQUIRED: - text: text parameter from application/json |
Usage guide
## Authentication Create a Deepgram API key and send `Authorization: Token $DEEPGRAM_API_KEY`. This is the provider-documented Token scheme. ## Speech to text Call `POST /v1/listen` with audio bytes or a JSON URL and query options such as `model` and `language`. ## Text to speech Call `POST /v1/speak?model=...` with `{ "text": "..." }`; the response is audio. Official docs: https://developers.deepgram.com/
How to use this spec
- Create a free VX Agents account (sandbox tools included).
- Open the marketplace and connect “Deepgram” to an agent.
- Expose it as an MCP server for Claude/ChatGPT, or chat with it directly.