# CreateSpeakerDatabase

Creates a new, empty, database to store speakers for speaker identification.

Type: synchronous

Parameter | Description | Required
--- | --- | ---
`database` | The name for the new database (maximum 254 bytes). | Yes
`samplefrequency` | The sample frequency of the audio that this speaker database can be used with. Specify either `8000` (8kHz telephony) or `16000` (16kHz broadband). The default is `16000`. | No

## Example

The following example creates an empty database named `news`, for use with 16kHz audio:

    /action=CreateSpeakerDatabase&database=news
                                 &samplefrequency=16000

## Response

    <autnresponse>
      <action>CREATESPEAKERDATABASE</action>
      <response>SUCCESS</response>
      <responsedata></responsedata>
    </autnresponse>

## See Also

To add speakers to the database, use the action NewSpeaker.

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