🎵 Audio File Converter - 10+ Formats & Messaging Platform Ready

Convert any audio file to formats optimized for Telegram, WhatsApp, Discord, Apple devices, and web streaming with intelligent quality optimization.

🚀 Quick Start

# Convert an MP3 to Telegram-optimized OGG
apify run --input='{"file_url": "https://example.com/audio.mp3", "target_format": "ogg"}'

# Convert to WhatsApp voice note format
apify run --input='{"file_url": "https://example.com/audio.mp3", "target_format": "amr", "quality": "medium"}'

📋 Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description	Example
file_url	string	✅	Direct URL to your audio file	https://example.com/audio.mp3
target_format	string	✅	Output format optimized for your platform	opus (Discord)
quality	string	❌	Audio quality level	high
sample_rate	integer	❌	Custom sample rate in Hz	48000

🎯 Platform-Specific Formats

📱 Messaging Platforms

• OGG - Telegram voice messages (optimized compression)
• AMR - WhatsApp voice notes (mono, tiny files)
• OPUS - Discord voice (WebRTC, real-time)
• M4A - iMessage/Apple ecosystem

🌐 Web & Streaming

• MP3 - Universal compatibility (web, mobile)
• WebM - Modern web audio (HTML5 streaming)
• AAC - High-quality mobile streaming

🎧 Professional

• WAV - Uncompressed studio quality
• FLAC - Lossless compression (audiophile)

📊 Output Schema

{
  "success": true,
  "original_filename": "audio.mp3",
  "output_filename": "audio.opus",
  "input_format": "mp3",
  "output_format": "opus",
  "file_size_mb": 1.23,
  "conversion_duration_seconds": 2.5,
  "download_url": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/xxx/records/audio.opus",
  "input_duration_seconds": 180.5,
  "quality_settings": {
    "quality_level": "high",
    "bitrate": "256k",
    "sample_rate": 48000,
    "channels": 2
  },
  "platform_info": {
    "primary_use": "Discord voice communication",
    "platforms": "Discord, WebRTC, modern browsers",
    "optimization": "Real-time voice/music"
  },
  "timestamp": "2024-01-15T10:30:00.000Z"
}

🎼 Supported Input Formats

All common audio formats including:

• MP3, WAV, FLAC, M4A, AAC, OGG, OPUS, AMR, 3GP, WebM
• Voice recordings from mobile devices
• Podcast audio files
• Music tracks

🎯 Quality Levels

Quality	Bitrate	Use Case
Low	128 kbps	Fastest conversions, smallest files
Medium	192 kbps	Balanced quality and size
High	256 kbps	Excellent quality for most uses
Lossless	Original	Maximum fidelity, largest files

💡 Usage Examples

For Content Creators

{
  "file_url": "https://mypodcast.com/episode1.wav",
  "target_format": "mp3",
  "quality": "high"
}

For Mobile Voice Messages

{
  "file_url": "https://recording.com/voice-note.m4a",
  "target_format": "amr",
  "quality": "low"
}

For Web Applications

{
  "file_url": "https://audio.com/soundtrack.wav",
  "target_format": "webm",
  "quality": "medium",
  "sample_rate": 48000
}

🚀 API Usage

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient('YOUR_API_TOKEN')
run = client.actor('audio-converter').call({
    'file_url': 'https://example.com/audio.mp3',
    'target_format': 'opus',
    'quality': 'high'
})

# Download converted file
import requests
response = requests.get(run['defaultDataset']['items'][0]['download_url'])

🔄 Cross-Platform Compatibility

This Actor intelligently optimizes audio files for:

• Social Media: Instagram, TikTok, Twitter
• Messaging: WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, iMessage
• Streaming: YouTube, Spotify, Podcast platforms
• Mobile: iOS, Android, feature phones
• Web: HTML5, progressive web apps

⚡ Performance Features

• Smart caching for frequently requested conversions
• Parallel processing for multiple formats
• Automatic format detection
• Optimized bitrate selection based on format and quality
• Real-time progress tracking

🚫 Limitations

• Maximum file size: 100MB per input file
• Maximum duration: 2 hours per file
• Supported formats: Audio files only
• Processing time: Typically 1-5 seconds per minute of audio

💰 Pricing

• Free tier: 100 conversions/month
• Paid plans: Starting at $0.001 per conversion
• Enterprise: Custom pricing for high-volume usage

🔧 Troubleshooting

Error: "URL not accessible"

• Ensure the URL is publicly accessible (no authentication required)
• Verify the file extension matches the actual format

Error: "Format not supported"

• Check our supported formats list
• Try converting to a more common format first

Need help? Contact support or check our troubleshooting guide

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