metadata
title: Carsa AI - African Translation API
emoji: 🌍
colorFrom: blue
colorTo: green
sdk: docker
app_port: 7860
pinned: false
license: mit
short_description: African language translation API with TTS/STT
tags:
- translation
- speech-recognition
- text-to-speech
- african-languages
- fastapi
- whisper
🌍 Carsa AI - African Language Translation API
A comprehensive AI-powered API for African language translation, speech-to-text, and text-to-speech capabilities.
🎯 Features
- 🔄 Translation: English ↔ 4 African languages (Twi, Ga, Ewe, Hausa)
- 🎤 Speech-to-Text: Advanced ASR using Whisper
- 🔊 Text-to-Speech: High-quality voice synthesis with 109+ voices
- ⚡ Fast API: Optimized for mobile applications
- 🌍 Global Access: Hosted on Hugging Face Spaces
📱 Supported Languages
| Language | Code | Region |
|---|---|---|
| Twi | twi |
Ghana |
| Ga | ga |
Ghana |
| Ewe | ewe |
Ghana/Togo |
| Hausa | hausa |
Nigeria/Niger |
🚀 API Endpoints
Translation
POST /translate
Content-Type: application/json
{
"text": "Hello, how are you?",
"target_lang": "twi"
}
Speech-to-Text
POST /speech-to-text
Content-Type: multipart/form-data
audio_file: [WAV file]
Text-to-Speech
POST /text-to-speech
Content-Type: application/json
{
"text": "Hello world"
}
🏥 Health Check
GET /health
📖 Interactive Documentation
Visit /docs for complete interactive API documentation.
🛠️ Technology Stack
- FastAPI: Modern Python web framework
- Transformers: Hugging Face model library
- Whisper: OpenAI speech recognition
- Coqui TTS: Text-to-speech synthesis
- PyTorch: Deep learning framework
📊 Performance
- Translation: ~200ms response time
- Speech-to-Text: ~2-5 seconds processing
- Text-to-Speech: ~1-3 seconds generation
- Uptime: 99.9%+ on Hugging Face Spaces
📱 Mobile Integration
Perfect for Flutter, React Native, or any mobile framework. Optimized for:
- Low latency responses
- Efficient data usage
- Reliable connectivity
- Global accessibility
Built with ❤️ for African language preservation and accessibility