# Create a Speaker Database

To create a new speaker database, use the following procedure.

To create a speaker database

- Use the `CreateSpeakerDatabase` action with the following parameters.

  `database` | The name of the new database (maximum 254 bytes).
  `samplefrequency` | The sample frequency of the audio that this speaker database can be used with. Specify either 8000 (8kHz telephony) or 16000 (16kHz broadband). The default is 16000.

  For example:

      curl http://localhost:14000 -F action=CreateSpeakerDatabase
                                  -F database=news
                                  -F samplefrequency=16000

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