Om Prakash

Posted on Mar 25

PixelAPI Now Generates AI Songs — Original Music from Just Lyrics

#ai #music #api #songgeneration

TL;DR

PixelAPI just shipped AI song generation. Send lyrics + a style description, get back an original song with vocals in under 20 seconds. 50 credits ($0.05) per song. Supports 5+ languages.

curl -X POST https://api.pixelapi.dev/v1/song/generate \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "prompt": "happy upbeat children song, playful melody",
    "lyrics": "Red red red, blue blue blue\nColors all around for me and you",
    "duration": 30,
    "language": "en"
  }'

Why This Matters

Until now, if you wanted AI-generated songs for your app, game, or video, you had two options:

Suno/Udio — Great quality, but $10/month minimum and no real API
Build your own — Download a model, set up GPU infrastructure, maintain it forever

PixelAPI's song generation gives you a simple REST API that generates original songs with vocals. No subscriptions, no GPU management. Pay only for what you use.

What You Can Build

Kids' educational apps — Generate custom songs about any topic (colors, numbers, animals)
Game soundtracks — Dynamic music that matches your game's mood
Video production — Original background music and theme songs
Language learning — Songs in multiple languages for immersive learning
Greeting cards — Personalized singing messages
Podcasts — Custom intro/outro music

How It Works

Generate a Song

import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://api.pixelapi.dev/v1/song/generate",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"},
    json={
        "prompt": "romantic acoustic guitar ballad, soft male vocals",
        "lyrics": "Under the stars tonight\nI find my way to you\nEvery step feels so right\nWhen the world feels brand new",
        "duration": 45,
        "language": "en"
    }
)

result = response.json()
print(f"Song ready: {result['output_url']}")
# Download: GET /v1/song/download/{generation_id}

Check Status

status = requests.get(
    f"https://api.pixelapi.dev/v1/song/{result['generation_id']}",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"}
).json()

print(f"Status: {status['status']}")
print(f"Processing time: {status['processing_ms']}ms")

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`prompt`	string	required	Song style/mood description
`lyrics`	string	required	The lyrics to sing
`duration`	int	30	Song length in seconds (10-120)
`language`	string	"en"	Vocal language: en, hi, zh, ja, ko
`seed`	int	null	For reproducible results

Supported Languages

Language	Code	Quality
English	`en`	Excellent
Hindi	`hi`	Excellent
Chinese	`zh`	Good
Japanese	`ja`	Good
Korean	`ko`	Good

Pricing

50 credits per song — that's $0.05 at our standard rate.

Compare:

Suno: ~$0.10 per song (subscription required)
PixelAPI: $0.05 per song (pay-as-you-go)

Our standard pricing philosophy: 2x cheaper than the cheapest competitor.

Speed

Typical generation times:

15-second song: ~15 seconds
30-second song: ~20 seconds
60-second song: ~35 seconds
120-second song: ~60 seconds

Real Example

We used this exact API to generate the theme song for our animated series "Mushika" — a children's show about a mouse and friends learning colors. The Hindi song "Rang Rang Rang" was generated in 6 seconds and is now live on YouTube.

Get Started

Sign up at pixelapi.dev
Get your API key from the dashboard
Start generating songs

# Quick test
curl -X POST https://api.pixelapi.dev/v1/song/generate \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"prompt":"jazz piano lounge music","lyrics":"Moonlight on the water\nSoft and slow tonight","duration":15,"language":"en"}'

What's Next

Instrumental-only generation (no vocals)
Style transfer (upload a reference track)
Longer songs (up to 5 minutes)
More languages

PixelAPI is the developer-first AI media API. Image generation, editing, video, and now music — all through simple REST endpoints. Get started free.

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