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SSML supports 27 languages and more than 40 voices, and allows developers to control pronunciation, pitch, and volume. For more information on SSML, see Getting Started with SSML. Speak elements with SSML can be nested inside Gather XML element tags.

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Examples

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Basic SSML Example

XML Response
<Response>
  <Speak voice="Polly.Amy">
    <prosody rate="medium">
    Hello and welcome to the Vobiz text-to-speech engine.
    <break/>
    <break/>
    We're now testing the
    <say-as interpret-as="spell-out">SSML</say-as>
    feature.
    </prosody>
  </Speak>
</Response>

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SSML with Gather

XML Response
<Response>
  <Gather numDigits="1" playBeep="true">
  <Speak voice="Polly.Salli">
  <prosody rate="fast">
  Please press 1 to proceed.
  <break/>
  <break/>
  We're now testing the
  <say-as interpret-as="spell-out">SSML</say-as>
  feature.
  </prosody>
  </Speak>
  </Gather>
</Response>