openclaw/docs/providers/inworld.md

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Inworld streaming text-to-speech for OpenClaw replies	You want Inworld speech synthesis for outbound replies You need PCM telephony or OGG_OPUS voice-note output from Inworld	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
Docs	docs.inworld.ai/tts/tts

Install plugin

openclaw plugins install @openclaw/inworld-speech
openclaw gateway restart

Getting started

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>
```

```json5 { messages: { tts: { auto: "always", provider: "inworld", providers: { inworld: { voiceId: "Sarah", modelId: "inworld-tts-1.5-max", }, }, }, }, } ``` 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).

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

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 ` 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. Supported model ids: `inworld-tts-1.5-max` (default), `inworld-tts-1.5-mini`, `inworld-tts-1-max`, `inworld-tts-1`. 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. Override the API host with `messages.tts.providers.inworld.baseUrl`. Trailing slashes are stripped before requests are sent.

Related

TTS overview, providers, and `messages.tts` config. Full config reference including `messages.tts` settings. All supported OpenClaw providers. Common issues and debugging steps.