Silence (APL for Audio)

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A Silence component plays silent audio for a defined amount of time. You can use this component to add pauses between other audio components.

Note: You must combine Silence with other components in an audio response. The audio response can't consist of the Silence component by itself.

Properties

The Silence component has the base component properties and the following component-specific properties:

Property	Type	Default	Description
`duration`	Number	REQUIRED	Specifies the number of milliseconds that the silent audio plays.

Example

The following example demonstrates a basic Silence component that plays silent audio for 1.5 seconds:

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{
    "type": "Silence",
    "duration": 1500
}

Last updated: Jul 15, 2021