Quick Start
Get up and running with AudioSpliter in under 2 minutes.
Prerequisites
- An AudioSpliter account (sign up here)
- An API key (create one in the dashboard or via the API)
Step 1: Get Your API Key
Log in to the AudioSpliter Dashboard and navigate to Settings > API Keys. Click Create New Key and copy the key value.
caution
Your API key is shown only once at creation time. Store it securely.
Step 2: Submit a Split Job
curl -X POST https://api.audiospliter.com/api/v1/splits \
-H "X-API-Key: your_api_key_here" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"sourceUrl": "https://example.com/podcast-episode.mp3",
"splitMode": "duration",
"segmentDuration": 600,
"outputFormat": "mp3",
"webhookUrl": "https://your-app.com/webhooks/audiospliter"
}'
Response:
{
"id": "job_abc123",
"status": "queued",
"splitMode": "duration",
"segmentDuration": 600,
"outputFormat": "mp3",
"createdAt": "2026-03-29T10:00:00Z"
}
Step 3: Check Job Status
curl https://api.audiospliter.com/api/v1/splits/job_abc123 \
-H "X-API-Key: your_api_key_here"
Response (completed):
{
"id": "job_abc123",
"status": "completed",
"segments": [
{
"index": 0,
"downloadUrl": "https://cdn.audiospliter.com/segments/abc123-0.mp3",
"duration": 600,
"size": 9600000
},
{
"index": 1,
"downloadUrl": "https://cdn.audiospliter.com/segments/abc123-1.mp3",
"duration": 600,
"size": 9500000
},
{
"index": 2,
"downloadUrl": "https://cdn.audiospliter.com/segments/abc123-2.mp3",
"duration": 180,
"size": 2900000
}
],
"completedAt": "2026-03-29T10:01:23Z"
}
Step 4: Download Segments
Each downloadUrl is a signed URL valid for 24 hours. Download them directly or pass them to your application.
curl -o segment-0.mp3 "https://cdn.audiospliter.com/segments/abc123-0.mp3"
What's Next?
- Authentication -- Learn about API key and JWT auth
- Split by Duration -- Detailed duration-splitting guide
- Using Webhooks -- Get notified when jobs complete