> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://own-c8c61ef7.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Introduction

> Build with Waves - real-time speech AI for text-to-speech and speech-to-text.

Waves is a speech AI platform by [Smallest AI](https://smallest.ai?utm_source=documentation\&utm_medium=getting-started) that provides fast, accurate text-to-speech and speech-to-text APIs.

## Products

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Text-to-Speech" icon="volume-high" href="/v4.0.0/content/text-to-speech/quickstart">
    Convert text to natural-sounding speech with multiple voices and languages.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Speech-to-Text" icon="microphone" href="/v4.0.0/content/speech-to-text/overview">
    Transcribe audio in real-time or from files with high accuracy and low latency.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Get Started

<Steps>
  <Step title="Get your API key">
    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/own-c8c61ef7/ASsav6B4xz_pg_lp/images/console-api-keys.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=ASsav6B4xz_pg_lp&q=85&s=7bbf4156a28a0feb9dc2944e77aa54c2" alt="Console API Keys" width="700" data-path="images/console-api-keys.png" />

    Head over to the [Smallest AI Console API Keys](https://console.smallest.ai/apikeys?utm_source=documentation\&utm_medium=getting-started) to create your API key.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Make your first request">
    Follow the [TTS Quickstart](/v4.0.0/content/text-to-speech/quickstart) or [STT Quickstart](/v4.0.0/content/speech-to-text/quickstart) to start building.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Resources

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  <Card title="API Reference" icon="code" href="/v4.0.0/content/api-references/get-voices-api">
    Explore all endpoints
  </Card>

  <Card title="Models" icon="microchip" href="/v4.0.0/content/getting-started/models">
    Available TTS & STT models
  </Card>

  <Card title="Cookbooks" icon="book" href="/v4.0.0/content/cookbooks/speech-to-text">
    Example projects
  </Card>

  <Card title="Changelog" icon="clock-rotate-left" href="/v4.0.0/content/changelog/announcements">
    Latest updates
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Support

* **Email**: [support@smallest.ai](mailto:support@smallest.ai)
* **Discord**: [Join our community](https://discord.gg/5evETqguJs)