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---
summary: "Inworld streaming text-to-speech for OpenClaw replies"
read_when:
- You want Inworld speech synthesis for outbound replies
- You need PCM telephony or OGG_OPUS voice-note output from Inworld
title: "Inworld"
---
Inworld is a streaming text-to-speech (TTS) provider. In OpenClaw it synthesizes outbound reply audio (MP3 by default, OGG_OPUS for voice notes) and raw PCM audio for telephony channels such as Voice Call.
OpenClaw posts to Inworld's streaming TTS endpoint, concatenates the returned base64 audio chunks into a single buffer, and hands the result to the standard reply-audio pipeline.
| Property | Value |
| ------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Provider id | `inworld` |
| Plugin | official external package (`@openclaw/inworld-speech`) |
| Contract | `speechProviders` (TTS only) |
| Auth env var | `INWORLD_API_KEY` (HTTP Basic, Base64 dashboard credential) |
| Base URL | `https://api.inworld.ai` |
| Default voice | `Sarah` |
| Default model | `inworld-tts-1.5-max` |
| Output | MP3 (default), OGG_OPUS (voice notes), PCM 22050 Hz (telephony) |
| Website | [inworld.ai](https://inworld.ai) |
| Docs | [docs.inworld.ai/tts/tts](https://docs.inworld.ai/tts/tts) |
## Install plugin
```bash
openclaw plugins install @openclaw/inworld-speech
openclaw gateway restart
```
## Getting started
<Steps>
<Step title="Set your API key">
Copy the credential from your Inworld dashboard (Workspace > API Keys) and set it as an env var. The value is sent verbatim as the HTTP Basic credential, so do not Base64-encode it again or convert it to a bearer token.
```bash
INWORLD_API_KEY=<base64-credential-from-dashboard>
```
</Step>
<Step title="Select Inworld in messages.tts">
```json5
{
messages: {
tts: {
auto: "always",
provider: "inworld",
providers: {
inworld: {
voiceId: "Sarah",
modelId: "inworld-tts-1.5-max",
},
},
},
},
}
```
</Step>
<Step title="Send a message">
Send a reply through any connected channel. OpenClaw synthesizes the audio with Inworld and delivers it as MP3 (or OGG_OPUS when the channel expects a voice note).
</Step>
</Steps>
## Configuration options
| Option | Path | Description |
| ------------- | -------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `apiKey` | `messages.tts.providers.inworld.apiKey` | Base64 dashboard credential. Falls back to `INWORLD_API_KEY`. |
| `baseUrl` | `messages.tts.providers.inworld.baseUrl` | Override Inworld API base URL (default `https://api.inworld.ai`). |
| `voiceId` | `messages.tts.providers.inworld.voiceId` | Voice identifier (default `Sarah`). Legacy alias: `speakerVoiceId`. |
| `modelId` | `messages.tts.providers.inworld.modelId` | TTS model id (default `inworld-tts-1.5-max`). |
| `temperature` | `messages.tts.providers.inworld.temperature` | Sampling temperature, `0` (exclusive) to `2` (optional). |
## Notes
<AccordionGroup>
<Accordion title="Authentication">
Inworld uses HTTP Basic auth with a single Base64-encoded credential string. Copy it verbatim from the Inworld dashboard. The provider sends it as `Authorization: Basic <apiKey>` without any further encoding, so do not Base64-encode it yourself and do not pass a bearer-style token. See [TTS auth notes](/tools/tts#inworld-primary) for the same callout.
</Accordion>
<Accordion title="Models">
Supported model ids: `inworld-tts-1.5-max` (default), `inworld-tts-1.5-mini`, `inworld-tts-1-max`, `inworld-tts-1`.
</Accordion>
<Accordion title="Audio outputs">
Replies use MP3 by default. When the channel target is `voice-note`, OpenClaw asks Inworld for `OGG_OPUS` so the audio plays as a native voice bubble. Telephony synthesis uses raw `PCM` at 22050 Hz to feed the telephony bridge.
</Accordion>
<Accordion title="Custom endpoints">
Override the API host with `messages.tts.providers.inworld.baseUrl`. Trailing slashes are stripped before requests are sent.
</Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>
## Related
<CardGroup cols={2}>
<Card title="Text-to-speech" href="/tools/tts" icon="waveform-lines">
TTS overview, providers, and `messages.tts` config.
</Card>
<Card title="Configuration" href="/gateway/configuration" icon="gear">
Full config reference including `messages.tts` settings.
</Card>
<Card title="Providers" href="/providers" icon="grid">
All supported OpenClaw providers.
</Card>
<Card title="Troubleshooting" href="/help/troubleshooting" icon="wrench">
Common issues and debugging steps.
</Card>
</CardGroup>