# Sam Audio · Separate API

> Isolates a sound from an audio file using a text description, returning target and residual tracks

Give it an `audio_url` (WAV, MP3 or FLAC) and a `prompt` naming the sound to extract. The output has a `target` track with the isolated sound and a `residual` track with everything else. Options include `predict_spans`, up to 7 `reranking_candidates`, an `acceleration` level, chunking of long audio (10 to 60 seconds per pass) and wav or mp3 output.

- Model id: `sam-audio/separate`
- Made by: Meta
- Category: Audio
- Output: json
- Price per 30 seconds of your input audio: from $0.05 / 30 seconds of input audio (cheapest run $0.05 (50 API credits))
- Run: `POST https://api.doitong.ru/v1/run/sam-audio/separate`
- Quote: `POST https://api.doitong.ru/v1/quote/sam-audio/separate`
- Docs page: https://doitong.com/en-US/developers/models/sam-audio/separate

## Pricing

Price: **from $0.05 / 30 seconds of input audio** (the lowest tier; the quote prices your exact input). Price per 30 seconds of your input audio: the input files are measured before the run (length, resolution, frame rate). The quote measures the same files and is exactly what the run charges.

The full example input below costs $0.05 = 50 API credits (1 × 30 s input audio × $0.05).

Prices are the upstream price in USD, paid from the API balance in API credits (1000 API credits = 1 USD). `POST https://api.doitong.ru/v1/quote/sam-audio/separate` with the same JSON body returns the exact price for that input; the quote is exactly what a run charges. Invalid input is never charged and failed or canceled requests are refunded automatically.

## Input parameters

Send either the canonical name or the native field name (not both). Canonical names are the same across models.

| Parameter | Canonical name | Type | Required | Default | Allowed values / range | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| `audio_url` | `audio` | string (audio URL) | yes |  |  | Audio file URL for processing; supported formats are WAV, MP3, and FLAC. |
| `prompt` |  | string | yes |  |  | Text description of the sound targeted for isolation. |
| `predict_spans` |  | boolean | no | `false` |  | Automatic prediction of time intervals containing the target sound. |
| `reranking_candidates` |  | integer | no | `1` | 1 – 7 | Count of candidates generated for ranking. |
| `acceleration` |  | enum (string) | no | `balanced` | `fast`, `balanced`, `quality` | Acceleration level applied to processing. |
| `max_chunk_duration` |  | number | no | `60` | 10 – 60 | Per-pass audio limit, measured in seconds, beyond which processing uses overlapping chunks that are blended together. |
| `chunk_overlap` |  | number | no | `5` | 0 – 30 | Length of the overlap between chunks, measured in seconds, used for crossfade blending. |
| `output_format` |  | enum (string) | no | `wav` | `wav`, `mp3` | Format for the generated audio. |

File parameters (`audio`) take a public `https://` URL, a `data:` URI up to 10 MB, or the `file_url` of an upload from `POST /files`.

## Example input

Required parameters only:

```json
{
  "audio": "https://content.doitong.com/audio/showcase/v3/tools/dub_es.mp3",
  "prompt": "A red fox trots through fresh snow at sunrise, soft golden light, shallow depth of field"
}
```

A fuller example:

```json
{
  "audio_url": "https://content.doitong.com/audio/showcase/v3/tools/dub_es.mp3",
  "prompt": "A red fox trots through fresh snow at sunrise, soft golden light, shallow depth of field"
}
```

## Run it

Set `DOITONG_API_KEY` to a key from https://doitong.com/developers/dashboard#keys. `?wait=20` returns the finished request in the same call when it is ready within 20 seconds; otherwise poll `GET /requests/{id}` (it also accepts `?wait=`), or pass `webhook_url`.

### curl

```bash
# Run the model; wait up to 20 s for the finished result in the same call
curl -X POST "https://api.doitong.ru/v1/run/sam-audio/separate?wait=20" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DOITONG_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "audio_url": "https://content.doitong.com/audio/showcase/v3/tools/dub_es.mp3",
    "prompt": "A red fox trots through fresh snow at sunrise, soft golden light, shallow depth of field"
  }'

# Still "queued" or "running"? Poll with the id from the response:
curl "https://api.doitong.ru/v1/requests/REQUEST_ID?wait=20" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DOITONG_API_KEY"
```

### JavaScript

```javascript
const API = "https://api.doitong.ru/v1";
const headers = {
  "Authorization": "Bearer " + process.env.DOITONG_API_KEY,
  "Content-Type": "application/json",
};

// Run the model; wait up to 20 s for the finished result in the same call
let res = await fetch(API + "/run/sam-audio/separate?wait=20", {
  method: "POST",
  headers,
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "audio_url": "https://content.doitong.com/audio/showcase/v3/tools/dub_es.mp3",
    "prompt": "A red fox trots through fresh snow at sunrise, soft golden light, shallow depth of field"
  }),
});
let request = await res.json();
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(request.error.code + ": " + request.error.message);

// Not finished yet: long-poll until it is
while (request.status === "queued" || request.status === "running") {
  res = await fetch(API + "/requests/" + request.id + "?wait=20", { headers });
  request = await res.json();
}
if (request.status !== "succeeded") throw new Error(JSON.stringify(request.error));
console.log(request.outputs.map((o) => o.url), request.cost.credits + " API credits ($" + request.cost.usd + ")");
```

### Python

```python
import os
import requests

API = "https://api.doitong.ru/v1"
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer " + os.environ["DOITONG_API_KEY"]}

payload = {
    "audio_url": "https://content.doitong.com/audio/showcase/v3/tools/dub_es.mp3",
    "prompt": "A red fox trots through fresh snow at sunrise, soft golden light, shallow depth of field",
}

# Run the model; wait up to 20 s for the finished result in the same call
r = requests.post(API + "/run/sam-audio/separate", params={"wait": 20}, json=payload, headers=headers)
request = r.json()
if not r.ok:
    raise RuntimeError(request["error"]["code"] + ": " + request["error"]["message"])

# Not finished yet: long-poll until it is
while request["status"] in ("queued", "running"):
    request = requests.get(API + "/requests/" + request["id"], params={"wait": 20}, headers=headers).json()
if request["status"] != "succeeded":
    raise RuntimeError(request["error"])
print([o["url"] for o in request["outputs"]], request["cost"]["credits"], "API credits", "$" + request["cost"]["usd"])
```

### MCP

The MCP server at `https://api.doitong.ru/v1/mcp` exposes the tools `search_models`, `get_model`, `quote`, `run`, `get_request`, `cancel_request`, `list_requests`, `create_upload` and `get_account`. A `run` call for this model:

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "run",
    "arguments": {
      "model_id": "sam-audio/separate",
      "input": {
        "audio_url": "https://content.doitong.com/audio/showcase/v3/tools/dub_es.mp3",
        "prompt": "A red fox trots through fresh snow at sunrise, soft golden light, shallow depth of field"
      },
      "wait_seconds": 20
    }
  }
}
```

## Response

Every call returns a request object. `status` is one of `queued`, `running`, `succeeded`, `failed`, `canceled`. `outputs` lists the generated files with URLs on our storage (kept forever, or 7 days with `?storage=temporary`; `storage` says which); `output` is the model's own result object with the same URLs.

```json
{
  "id": "req_8k2m4q7x1z9c3v5b6n0p2r4t",
  "object": "request",
  "model": "sam-audio/separate",
  "status": "succeeded",
  "created_at": "2026-10-20T12:00:00Z",
  "started_at": "2026-10-20T12:00:02Z",
  "completed_at": "2026-10-20T12:00:09Z",
  "queue_position": null,
  "cost": {
    "credits": 50,
    "usd": "0.05",
    "charged": 50,
    "refunded": 0
  },
  "input": {
    "audio_url": "https://content.doitong.com/audio/showcase/v3/tools/dub_es.mp3",
    "prompt": "A red fox trots through fresh snow at sunrise, soft golden light, shallow depth of field"
  },
  "output": {
    "target": {
      "url": "https://content.doitong.com/dev-api/2026/10/20/req_8k2m4q7x1z9c3v5b6n0p2r4t/0-output.jpeg",
      "content_type": "image/jpeg",
      "file_name": "0-output.jpeg",
      "file_size": 1843200
    },
    "residual": {
      "url": "https://content.doitong.com/dev-api/2026/10/20/req_8k2m4q7x1z9c3v5b6n0p2r4t/0-output.jpeg",
      "content_type": "image/jpeg",
      "file_name": "0-output.jpeg",
      "file_size": 1843200
    },
    "duration": 5,
    "sample_rate": 48000
  },
  "outputs": [
    {
      "type": "file",
      "url": "https://content.doitong.com/dev-api/2026/10/20/req_8k2m4q7x1z9c3v5b6n0p2r4t/0-output.jpeg",
      "content_type": "image/jpeg",
      "file_size": 1843200,
      "stored": true
    }
  ],
  "error": null,
  "metrics": {
    "inference_seconds": 6.8
  },
  "urls": {
    "self": "https://api.doitong.ru/v1/requests/req_8k2m4q7x1z9c3v5b6n0p2r4t",
    "cancel": "https://api.doitong.ru/v1/requests/req_8k2m4q7x1z9c3v5b6n0p2r4t/cancel"
  }
}
```

### Output fields (`output`)

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `target` | object {url, content_type, file_name, file_size} | Target sound extracted in isolation. |
| `residual` | object {url, content_type, file_name, file_size} | Audio remaining apart from the target sound. |
| `duration` | number | Output audio length, measured in seconds. |
| `sample_rate` | integer | Sampling frequency in Hz for the output audio. |

## Related models

- [Sam Audio · Span Separate](https://doitong.com/developers/models/sam-audio/span-separate.md) (`sam-audio/span-separate`): from $0.05 / 30 seconds of input audio
- [Sam Audio · Visual Separate](https://doitong.com/developers/models/sam-audio/visual-separate.md) (`sam-audio/visual-separate`): from $0.05 / 30 seconds of input video
- [MMAudio V2](https://doitong.com/developers/models/mmaudio-v2.md) (`mmaudio-v2`): $0.001 / second
- [Demucs](https://doitong.com/developers/models/demucs.md) (`demucs`): $0.0007 / second of input audio
- [DeepFilterNet 3](https://doitong.com/developers/models/deepfilternet3.md) (`deepfilternet3`): $0.001 / second of input audio
- [ElevenLabs Audio Isolation](https://doitong.com/developers/models/elevenlabs/audio-isolation.md) (`elevenlabs/audio-isolation`): $0.10 / minute of input file
- [Elevenlabs Sound Effects V2](https://doitong.com/developers/models/elevenlabs/sound-effects/v2.md) (`elevenlabs/sound-effects/v2`): $0.002 / second
- [ElevenLabs Voice Changer](https://doitong.com/developers/models/elevenlabs/voice-changer.md) (`elevenlabs/voice-changer`): $0.30 / minute of input audio

## Links

- HTML page: https://doitong.com/developers/models/sam-audio/separate
- All models and guides for AI agents: https://doitong.com/developers/llms.txt
- OpenAPI 3.1 with this model's typed request body: https://doitong.com/developers/openapi.json?model=sam-audio/separate
- Errors: https://doitong.com/developers/docs/errors
- Model details as JSON: https://api.doitong.ru/v1/models/sam-audio/separate