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  tags:
    - TTS queue
    - POST
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  description: >-
    Marks a queued TTS as currently playing - the same call the overlay…
    Reference for the POST /tts/{orderId}/start endpoint in the TipPage
    Developer API API.
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  badge: POST
  label: Claim a TTS as now playing
title: Claim a TTS as now playing
type: openapi-operation
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Marks a queued TTS as currently playing - the same call the overlay makes. Fires `queue.tts.started`. While claimed, other consumers get `409 already_playing`. If your effect then fails and the tip should not count as played, undo the claim with [release](/api/tts-queue/releasettsitem) instead of finishing. See the [claim, do your thing, finish](https://docs.tippage.com/developer-api/claim-and-finish) guide for the full pattern. Requires `tts:control`.

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