# Extract Audio from Video Files

[View original](https://ittybit.com/guides/extract-audio-from-video-files)

## Create an Audio Task

<Tabs groupId="language" items={["typescript", "python", "ruby", "php", "go", "fetch" ]} persist>
  <Tab value="typescript">
    ```js
    const task = await ittybit.tasks.create({
      kind: 'audio',
      url: 'https://example.com/video.mp4',
    });
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab value="python">
    ```python
    task = ittybit.tasks.create(
      kind='audio',
      url='https://example.com/video.mp4',
    );
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab value="ruby">
    ```ruby
    task = ittybit.tasks.create(
      kind: 'audio',
      url: 'https://example.com/video.mp4',
    );
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab value="php">
    ```php
    $task = $ittybit->tasks->create([
        'kind' => 'audio',
        'url' => 'https://example.com/video.mp4',
    ]);
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab value="go">
    ```go
    task, err := ittybit.Tasks.Create(
        context.TODO(),
        &ittybit.TaskCreateParams{
            Kind: "audio",
            URL: "https://example.com/video.mp4"
        },
    )
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab value="fetch">
    ```js
    const task = await fetch('https://api.ittybit.com/tasks', {
      method: 'POST',
      headers: { 'Authorization': `Bearer ${ITTYBIT_API_KEY}` },
      body: JSON.stringify({ 
        kind: 'audio', 
        url: 'https://example.com/video.mp4',
      })
    })
    ```
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

***

The default output format is `mp3`.

See the [Audio Tasks](/docs/audio) section for more information about available output formats.

***

*(See [SDKs](/sdks) for install and initialization steps.)*