Skaldleita
Pronounced: SKAHLD-lay-tah • Old Norse for "Seek the Storyteller"
Identify audiobook narrators and books from audio clips.
Like Shazam, but for audiobooks. Upload a clip, and Skaldleita uses voice fingerprinting to identify the narrator — then matches the content to find the exact book.
Two Signals, One Answer
Voice fingerprinting meets content recognition
Voice Fingerprint
256-dimensional voice embeddings identify narrators with over 90% accuracy. Each narrator's voice is as unique as a fingerprint.
Narrator Catalog
Voice match narrows your search from millions of books to a narrator's catalog of 50-400 titles. Dramatically reduces false positives.
Content Matching
GPU-accelerated transcription extracts the spoken text. Combined with narrator identity, we pinpoint the exact book.
Fast Results
Narrator identification in under 2 seconds. Full book identification including transcription in under 30 seconds.
Any Format
Works with MP3, M4B, M4A, WAV, and more. Just upload 30-90 seconds of clear narration.
Simple API
RESTful API with JSON responses. One endpoint, one file upload, instant results. Free tier available.
How It Works
Three steps to identification
Upload Audio
Send 30-90 seconds of audiobook narration. Skip intros like "This is Audible" — start where the actual story begins.
Voice Analysis
We extract a 256-dimensional voice fingerprint and compare it against our database of narrator profiles. The match narrows down possibilities dramatically.
Book Identification
Using the narrator match plus transcribed content, we search our database and the web to identify the exact book, author, and series.
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Narrator Profiles
50M+
Books in Database
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Narrator ID Time
90%+
Voice Match Accuracy
Simple API
One endpoint. One file. Instant results.
# Identify narrator and book from audio clip curl -X POST "https://api.skaldleita.com/api/skaldleita" \ -F "audio=@audiobook_clip.mp3" \ -F "start_sec=10" \ -F "identify_book=true" # Response { "success": true, "narrator": { "narrator_name": "R.C. Bray", "confidence": 0.94 }, "book": { "title": "The Martian", "author": "Andy Weir" }, "processing_time_ms": 1847 }