Speech to text
Turn supported speech into text for voice workflows, search, notes and service interactions.
African language intelligence
Build voice and language experiences for Africa.
Fahamu provides speech and language AI infrastructure for African languages, dialects and real-world conversations.
✓ Developer-first✓ Built for integration✓ Research-led
Language requestsOne integration layer
API overview
fahamu.co.za · Monitor your language infrastructure
Workspace ▾
24,892↗ 12.8%
99.4%↗ 0.6%
482 ms↘ 10.2%
API usage Last 30 days⌄
Apr 01Apr 10Apr 20Apr 30
Top languages
isiZulu34%
English28%
Sesotho16%
Setswana12%
Workspace insightsUsage at a glanceRequests · latency · language mix
Infrastructure for teams building in
TelecommunicationsFinancial servicesEducationAccessibilityDigital services
The platform
Language tools for real conversations.
Build the language layer your product needs, from spoken input to structured output. Capability and language coverage depend on the model and integration selected.
Translation workflows
Connect language processing to multilingual experiences and content journeys.
Language identification
Identify language signals in text or audio to help route the next step in a workflow.
Speech experiences
Explore voice interfaces that make digital products easier to access and use.
Your developer workspace
Every request. One clear view.
Give your team a practical place to monitor API activity, understand usage patterns, review request history and manage integrations.
✓ Request volume and response trends
✓ Latency and response status overview
✓ Endpoint and language breakdowns
✓ API key and usage management layout
Usage overview
fahamu.co.za · Track activity across your workspace
Total requests412,893↗ 18.6%
Success rate99.7%↗ 0.3%
Data processed187 GB↗ 24%
Avg. response438 ms↘ 8.1%
Request volume Daily
Apr 01Apr 08Apr 15Apr 22Apr 30
Top endpoints
/speech/transcribe48%
/language/identify31%
/translate21%
EndpointMethodLatencyStatus
/speech/transcribePOST421 ms200 OK
/language/identifyPOST286 ms200 OK
For developers
Build with one language API.
Integrate speech and language capabilities into your product using structured requests and predictable response patterns.
✓ Clear endpoint patterns and JSON responses✓ API key authentication in your integration✓ A developer workspace designed for usage visibility
FAHAMU API
fahamu.co.za · REST / JSONPOSThttps://fahamu.co.za/v1/speech/transcriptions
Request payload
{
"audio_url": "https://your-storage.example/audio.wav",
"language": "zu-ZA",
"timestamps": true
}Use your assigned API key and a supported endpoint to make authenticated requests.
RESPONSE SCHEMAJSON
{
"id": "transcription_id",
"status": "completed",
"language": "zu-ZA",
"text": "Recognised speech appears here.",
"segments": []
}Built for real workflows
Make digital services easier to understand.
Give product teams a language layer that can support more inclusive, natural interactions.
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Telecommunications
Explore multilingual support journeys, voice interfaces and customer service automation.
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Financial services
Build more accessible account support and language-aware digital experiences.
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Education
Support spoken learning experiences and language access in digital learning tools.
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Accessibility
Design voice-led and language-aware tools for people with different communication needs.
Research & development
Built around the hard problems in African language AI.
Fahamu's technical direction focuses on evaluating language variation, mixed-language speech, responsible data practices and efficient deployment. We distinguish current capabilities from research goals and report performance claims only when supported by evidence.
Discuss research partnerships ↗01
Language and dialect variationEvaluate differences across speakers and contexts
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Code-switchingMeasure mixed-language speech behaviour
03
Efficient deploymentInvestigate latency, compute and connectivity
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Responsible language dataConsent, privacy and dataset quality
Help build a future where every voice is understood.
Partner with Fahamu on language technology, product integrations and research.