Is there Web Speech API Limitation?

Question

I'm using W3C Browser Web Speech API. I search everywhere but I can't find it answer. Is there any limitation for usage?

Demonstration: https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/demos/speech.html

Stouthearted

Based on the question, API providers mostly don't limit the number of http request you send this may be common among paid API and when they do it around a very wide range of number. – Cynthy

Answer 1

Yes, with a bit of a catch. I finally hit a limit recently after a lot of experimentation; as soon as a request starts, it's cut short. On a desktop web browser (Chrome), there's a limit for each user (Primiano Tucci works at Google, so I'd trust him!), and you can't buy more time with the API.

However, as you could see from the first link, the exception appears to be Chrome on Android, which apparently has no limitations because it accesses an internal API for speech recognition when visiting web pages that use the Web Speech API.

For desktop browsers, you're out of luck unless you can assume users don't mind a limit. Even Annyang and voice dictation in Google Docs aren't working for me at the moment, while online voice recognition services that don't go through Google are working.

Amygdaloid

Answer 2

From my testing with Chrome Version 87.0.4280.141 (Official Build) (64-bit), it appears to stop after 5 minutes on Windows 10 Pro.

Sherylsheryle