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# Can I reduce API latency?

To find the most comprehensive and up-to-date information about reducing latency, we recommend reading our [latency optimization best practices.](/docs/best-practices/latency-optimization)

Through the API, you also have the option to optimize the generative process of the AI using the optimize\_streaming\_latency parameter, but this is deprecated, and we no longer recommend using it. To find out more, please see our [API documentation. ](/docs/api-reference/text-to-speech/convert#request.query.optimize_streaming_latency)

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