WAV to MP3
Convert WAV audio to MP3 audio.
Try WAV to MP3 in the browser →
Convert.FAST uses this same API — what you see in the browser is what you get in code.
Quick reference
| Job type | audio.wav-to-mp3 |
| targetFormat | mp3 |
| Category | audio |
| Input formats | .wav |
| Output extension | .mp3 |
| Costing | 1 credit per 5 minutes |
| Max file size | 2 GB |
| Max duration | 3000 min |
Example
# 1) Submit
JOB_ID=$(curl -sS -X POST "https://api.tools.fast/convert" \
-H "X-Fast-Api-Key: $API_KEY" \
-F "file=@audio.wav" \
-F "targetFormat=mp3" | jq -r '.id')
# → 202 Accepted: {"id": "019e3a7b-...", "status": "Queued"}
# 2) Poll until terminal status
while true; do
RESPONSE=$(curl -sS "https://api.tools.fast/convert/job/${JOB_ID}" \
-H "X-Fast-Api-Key: $API_KEY")
STATUS=$(echo "$RESPONSE" | jq -r '.status')
[ "${STATUS}" = "Succeeded" ] && break
[ "${STATUS}" = "Failed" ] || [ "${STATUS}" = "Canceled" ] && { echo "$RESPONSE" | jq; exit 1; }
sleep 1
done
# 3) Download
curl -sS "https://api.tools.fast/convert/job/${JOB_ID}/download" \
-H "X-Fast-Api-Key: $API_KEY" \
-o "audio.mp3"
# → Binary file (audio/mpeg, 6.0 MB)Options
This converter does not support additional options.
Cost estimate
curl -sS "https://api.tools.fast/convert/estimate/wav/mp3?durationMinutes=10"