Automation Rules

Define unique rules to select, which content should be audified

1. In your project select Automation.

2. Go to Add New Rule.

3. Select a Rule Preset below or

4. Create Custom Rule.

Automation Rule Presets

Select Rules that will fit your needs from the selection of rule presets.

Reject Article by label

Reject articles based on a label you choose.

Reject article by keyword

Reject articles based on a certain keyword.

Reject articles longer then...

Reject articles based on the amount of characters in them.

Reject articles shorter then...

Reject articles based on the amount of characters in them.

Read article in another voice

Let certain articles be read with another voice.

Don't read title

Set up this rule to skip the title in the audio version of certain articles.

Reject Article by label

This rule will exclude articles that contain specific labels.

1. Determine a label or labels based on which the article will be rejected.

2. Paste this text into the text field on the left.

3. Click Save.

Reject article by keyword

This rule will exclude articles that contain specific text.

Example: you have a set of articles that are coming from the news agency. But you want only your original content to receive an audio version.

1. Determine keywords or text based on which the article will be rejected.

2. Paste this text into the text field on the left.

3. Click Save.

Reject articles longer then...

This rule will help you to avoid audifying articles that are too long.

1. Determine the number of characters at which an article is considered as too long.

2. Type this number into the textfield on the left.

3. Click Save.

Reject articles shorter then...

This rule will help you to avoid audifying articles that are too short.

1. Determine the number of characters at which an article is considered as too short.

2. Type this number into the textfield on the left.

3. Click Save.

Read article in another voice

For a project you choose one voice. This rule makes it possible to read articles in other voices.

1. On the right, choose your preferred voice in the dropdown.

2. Remove left Always(no condition) field by clicking on the red X.

3. Add Condition button will appear. Click on it.

4. Choose any condition which fits.

5. Click Save.

Don't read title

Do not read the titles of your articles.

1. Click Save.

Volume Boost

Some of the voices of our wonderful partner elevenlabs have different volume settings.

When you use several voices in your project, it's sometimes great to adjust those volumes.

For this we created a great little feature called "Volume Boost". And this is how it works:

1. Go to Automation

2. Add new Rule

3. In the "IF" section select a Voice

4. In the "Then" section select Volume Boost

All the articles that are converted with that voice will get a volume increase or descrease as you set in the rule.

Automation Rules also allow you to create custom rules.

Background Music

Bring your audio articles to life by adding background music for a richer, more engaging listening experience.

1. Go to Automation

2. Add new Rule

3. In the "IF" section select a Condition

4. In the "Then" section select Add background audio

5. Upload an audio file (you can upload several)

Your articles will now play with background music — if you’ve uploaded several tracks, one will be randomly assigned; to change the volume, simply edit the track and reupload it.

Audio Logo

Give your articles a signature sound with a custom jingle at the beginning.

1. Go to Automation

2. Add new Rule

3. In the "IF" section select a Condition

4. In the "Then" section select Add audio logo

5. Upload the audio file to BotTalk CDN

Your audio logo will now play at the start of each article that matches your rule — giving your content a consistent and recognizable sound.

Alternative Voice

This feature is helpful when you want alternative voices for some sections of your newspaper. Say, you want a sports section to be read out loud with one voice and finances section with another.

1. Go to Automation

2. Add new Rule

3. In the "IF" section select a Condition (e.g. you select all the URLs that end with /sports/ or with the tag)

4. In the "Then" section select Read article with another voice

From there, simply choose the voice you prefer — and your selected sections will be read out loud with the perfect match in tone and style.