How to Publish an AI-Narrated Audiobook on Spotify and Google Play
Several stores accept audiobooks narrated with a synthetic voice, as long as you label them honestly and the files meet their technical rules. This guide covers the two we recommend starting with.
The one rule everywhere: disclose AI narration
Mark the narration as digital or synthesized when you upload, and say so in the description. A plain sentence is enough:
This audiobook is narrated by a synthetic (AI-generated) voice.
Audible/ACX requires human narration unless Audible has authorized otherwise, so check its terms before submitting there.
Spotify for Authors
- AI narration
- Select “This audiobook uses digital voice narration” when you upload. Spotify distributes digitally narrated audiobooks on Spotify only; they are not sent to its referral partners.
- Audio files
- MP3, at least 192 kbps, constant bitrate, 44.1 kHz
- Each file 120 minutes or shorter
- 0.5–1 s of silence at the start of each file
- 1–5 s of silence at the end of each file
- An opening-credits track with the title, author, and narrator
- Cover
- Square (1:1), 3000×3000 recommended
- Required details
- Title, Author, Narrator credit (for example “Digital voice”), Description
Checked 2026-10-13. Sources: Digital voice narration, Uploading audiobooks, Metadata and asset guide (PDF).
Google Play Books
- AI narration
- Add a narrator contributor and choose “Synthesized voice” as the narrator type.
- Audio files
- MP3, at least 128 kbps
- At least 5 minutes of audio in total
- Cover
- Square recommended, at least 1024×1024, 2400×2400 recommended
- Required details
- Title, Author, Narrator credit (for example “Digital voice”)
Checked 2026-10-13. Sources: Add a new book (narrator settings), Book file guidelines.
Check your book before you upload
Every Audiobooker project has a publish checklist for each store: metadata, cover size, chapter length, and the disclosure text, with a link to fix each item.
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