# Ensure the default voice (https://voicelabs.now/docs/api-reference/generation/ensureDefaultVoice)

Make sure this account has VoiceLabs' default built-in voice ("Heart", the Kokoro preset `af_heart`), creating it only if it is missing, and return it. Safe to call on every start: a second call returns the same voice with `created: false` and creates nothing. Use it when GET /v1/voices comes back empty, then pass the returned id as `voice_id` (POST /v1/speech) or `voice` (POST /v1/audio/speech). It adds a built-in voice only; it never clones anyone's voice.

Requires the `voice:generate` scope.

Full machine-readable contract: https://app.voicelabs.now/openapi.json