# WebAudio/web-audio-api

The Web Audio API v1.0, developed by the W3C Audio WG

Repository: https://github.com/WebAudio/web-audio-api
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/web-audio-api
Homepage: https://webaudio.github.io/web-audio-api/
Language: Bikeshed
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-06T16:24:34+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 75/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4751, "days_push": 27, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1129, forks 180 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:42.114327+00:00)

## What it is
The official W3C specification repository for the Web Audio API v1.0, maintained by the W3C Audio Working Group. It contains the editor's draft of the standard, rendered documentation, and coordination with web-platform-tests.

## Use cases
- look up how the Web Audio API is specified
- check normative behavior of audio nodes and the audio graph
- contribute spec changes or tests for Web Audio
- understand browser implementation requirements for audio APIs
- reference the standard when building audio apps in the browser

## When to choose
- you need the authoritative Web Audio API specification
- you are implementing or testing a browser audio engine
- you want to file or track spec issues for Web Audio

## When to avoid
- you want a runnable library or code to process audio
- you need tutorials or examples rather than normative spec text
- you need audio processing outside the browser

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: stable
- function: documentation, audio-processing, sdk
- domain: web-development, apis, documentation
- platform: browser
- tags: w3c, specification, web-audio, standards, bikeshed, audio, web-server

## Member repositories
- WebAudio/web-audio-api (main) score 75

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:42.114327+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:38:23.516480+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/WebAudio/web-audio-api (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:42.114327+00:00, sha c0538670bfae)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.