---
title: "Changes to Initialize Speaker"
method: POST
path: "/initialize_speaker"
---

# Changes to Initialize Speaker

`POST /initialize_speaker`

> Every recorded change to this operation, newest first.

## Timeline

Changed in 10 of 39 revisions.

- **2026-09-27** `bea1c63c3d6f`: 2 info
- **2025-03-02** `d8b6a60f88af`: 1 info
- **2024-01-28** `2e8475c446af`: 1 info
- **2024-01-22** `ba5021ec9a6d`: 1 info
- **2024-01-20** `2a8c9cc0823a`: 1 info
- **2024-01-17** `98b1b5ed5d83`: 1 breaking, 1 info
- **2023-01-14** `e1a788bdc836`: 1 info
- **2022-06-01** `7c28afb32c07`: 1 breaking, 1 info
- **2022-05-30** `66092849a30b`: 1 info
- **2021-08-01** `54e3a135bccf`: 1 breaking

## Changes

- **2026-09-27** `bea1c63c3d6f`: 2 info
  - added the optional property `detail/items/ctx` to the response with the `422` status
  - added the optional property `detail/items/input` to the response with the `422` status
- **2025-03-02** `d8b6a60f88af`: 1 info
  - api operation id `initialize_speaker_initialize_speaker_post` removed and replaced with `initialize_speaker`
- **2024-01-28** `2e8475c446af`: 1 info
  - endpoint reactivated
- **2024-01-22** `ba5021ec9a6d`: 1 info
  - endpoint deprecated
- **2024-01-20** `2a8c9cc0823a`: 1 info
  - endpoint reactivated
- **2024-01-17** `98b1b5ed5d83`: 1 breaking, 1 info
  - response property `detail/items/loc/items/` list-of-types was widened by adding types `integer` to media type `application/json` of response `422`
  - endpoint deprecated
- **2023-01-14** `e1a788bdc836`: 1 info
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `skip_reinit`
- **2022-06-01** `7c28afb32c07`: 1 breaking, 1 info
  - removed the success response with the status `200`
  - added the success response with the status `204`
- **2022-05-30** `66092849a30b`: 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2021-08-01** `54e3a135bccf`: 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

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[Operation](https://skmtc.dev/voicevox/apis/voicevox-engine-oss/docs/initialize_speaker/post.md) - [API](https://skmtc.dev/voicevox/apis/voicevox-engine-oss.md) - [Page](https://skmtc.dev/voicevox/apis/voicevox-engine-oss/changes/initialize_speaker/post)