The notice period in the Voice Library is designed to give users advance warning if the owner of a voice they’ve saved decides to stop sharing their voice. This ensures a smooth transition for users who rely on that voice.
When a voice actor shares their voice to the Voice Library, they can set a notice period. If no notice period is set, their voice will be removed immediately if they decide to stop sharing it, and anyone who has saved the voice will immediately lose access.
The minimum notice period is 3 months, and the maximum is 2 years. Voice owners receive increased financial rewards for selecting a longer notice period.
If a voice actor sets a notice period, users who have saved the voice will receive both email and in-app notifications when the voice owner decides to stop sharing their voice. The voice will be immediately removed from the Voice Library but will remain available for users who saved it for the duration of the notice period.
After a voice is deleted following an active notice period, it cannot be saved again because it is no longer available in the Voice Library.
Once a notice period is active, users can see in the app when the voice will be disabled. For API users, you can see this when fetching the voice using the Get Voice endpoint by looking for disable_at_unix in the response. If the voice has not had its notice period active, this key will not exist or it will say null.
For larger operations, you can also set up a webhook notification for voice removal, ensuring you are informed as soon as a voice is removed. This can be very useful if you need to be informed as soon as the voice is removed, for example if you need to notify your customers.
You can set this up on your webhooks settings page for your account.