diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 182677961..aa07b98f8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,8 +7,19 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+
+- Added a websocket service for PlayHT, called `PlayHTTTSService`.
+- Added input parameter options for `PlayHTTTSService` and
+  `PlayHTHttpTTSService`.
+
 ### Changed
 
+- `PlayHTTTSService` and `PlayHTHttpTTSService` now use a `voice_engine` of
+  `PlayHT3.0-mini`, which allows for multi-lingual support.
+- Changed the name of the HTTP PlayHT service from `PlayHTTTSService` to
+  `PlayHTHttpTTSService` since there's now a websocket service, which is the
+  default.
 - Renamed `OpenAILLMServiceRealtimeBeta` to `OpenAIRealtimeBetaLLMService` to
   match other services.
 
diff --git a/examples/foundational/07e-interruptible-playht.py b/examples/foundational/07e-interruptible-playht.py
index b05c0d9fd..9185e2390 100644
--- a/examples/foundational/07e-interruptible-playht.py
+++ b/examples/foundational/07e-interruptible-playht.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ from pipecat.processors.aggregators.llm_response import (
 )
 from pipecat.services.openai import OpenAILLMService
 from pipecat.services.playht import PlayHTTTSService
+from pipecat.transcriptions.language import Language
 from pipecat.transports.services.daily import DailyParams, DailyTransport
 from pipecat.vad.silero import SileroVADAnalyzer
 
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ async def main():
             user_id=os.getenv("PLAYHT_USER_ID"),
             api_key=os.getenv("PLAYHT_API_KEY"),
             voice_url="s3://voice-cloning-zero-shot/801a663f-efd0-4254-98d0-5c175514c3e8/jennifer/manifest.json",
+            params=PlayHTTTSService.InputParams(language=Language.EN),
         )
 
         llm = OpenAILLMService(api_key=os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY"), model="gpt-4o")
@@ -78,7 +80,15 @@ async def main():
             ]
         )
 
-        task = PipelineTask(pipeline, PipelineParams(allow_interruptions=True))
+        task = PipelineTask(
+            pipeline,
+            PipelineParams(
+                allow_interruptions=True,
+                enable_metrics=True,
+                enable_usage_metrics=True,
+                report_only_initial_ttfb=True,
+            ),
+        )
 
         @transport.event_handler("on_first_participant_joined")
         async def on_first_participant_joined(transport, participant):
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 45ccc2002..c67fe6c09 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ anthropic = [ "anthropic~=0.34.0" ]
 aws = [ "boto3~=1.35.27" ]
 azure = [ "azure-cognitiveservices-speech~=1.40.0" ]
 canonical = [ "aiofiles~=24.1.0" ]
-cartesia = [ "cartesia~=1.0.13", "websockets~=12.0" ]
+cartesia = [ "cartesia~=1.0.13", "websockets~=13.1" ]
 daily = [ "daily-python~=0.11.0" ]
 deepgram = [ "deepgram-sdk~=3.7.3" ]
-elevenlabs = [ "websockets~=12.0" ]
+elevenlabs = [ "websockets~=13.1" ]
 examples = [ "python-dotenv~=1.0.1", "flask~=3.0.3", "flask_cors~=4.0.1" ]
 fal = [ "fal-client~=0.4.1" ]
-gladia = [ "websockets~=12.0" ]
+gladia = [ "websockets~=13.1" ]
 google = [ "google-generativeai~=0.7.2", "google-cloud-texttospeech~=2.17.2" ]
 gstreamer = [ "pygobject~=3.48.2" ]
 fireworks = [ "openai~=1.37.2" ]
@@ -54,12 +54,12 @@ livekit = [ "livekit~=0.13.1", "tenacity~=9.0.0" ]
 lmnt = [ "lmnt~=1.1.4" ]
 local = [ "pyaudio~=0.2.14" ]
 moondream = [ "einops~=0.8.0", "timm~=1.0.8", "transformers~=4.44.0" ]
-openai = [ "openai~=1.50.2", "websockets~=12.0", "python-deepcompare~=1.0.1" ]
+openai = [ "openai~=1.50.2", "websockets~=13.1", "python-deepcompare~=1.0.1" ]
 openpipe = [ "openpipe~=4.24.0" ]
-playht = [ "pyht~=0.0.28" ]
+playht = [ "pyht~=0.1.4", "websockets~=13.1" ]
 silero = [ "onnxruntime>=1.16.1" ]
 together = [ "openai~=1.50.2" ]
-websocket = [ "websockets~=12.0", "fastapi~=0.115.0" ]
+websocket = [ "websockets~=13.1", "fastapi~=0.115.0" ]
 whisper = [ "faster-whisper~=1.0.3" ]
 xtts = [ "resampy~=0.4.3" ]
 
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/playht.py b/src/pipecat/services/playht.py
index 26c666d61..6e7cd68f3 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/playht.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/playht.py
@@ -4,19 +4,31 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD 2-Clause License
 #
 
+import asyncio
 import io
+import json
 import struct
-from typing import AsyncGenerator
+from typing import AsyncGenerator, Optional
 
+import aiohttp
+import websockets
 from loguru import logger
+from pydantic.main import BaseModel
 
 from pipecat.frames.frames import (
+    CancelFrame,
+    EndFrame,
+    ErrorFrame,
     Frame,
+    StartFrame,
+    StartInterruptionFrame,
     TTSAudioRawFrame,
     TTSStartedFrame,
     TTSStoppedFrame,
 )
+from pipecat.processors.frame_processor import FrameDirection
 from pipecat.services.ai_services import TTSService
+from pipecat.transcriptions.language import Language
 
 try:
     from pyht.async_client import AsyncClient
@@ -30,36 +42,314 @@ except ModuleNotFoundError as e:
     raise Exception(f"Missing module: {e}")
 
 
+def language_to_playht_language(language: Language) -> str | None:
+    match language:
+        case Language.BG:
+            return "BULGARIAN"
+        case Language.CA:
+            return "CATALAN"
+        case Language.CS:
+            return "CZECH"
+        case Language.DA:
+            return "DANISH"
+        case Language.DE:
+            return "GERMAN"
+        case (
+            Language.EN
+            | Language.EN_US
+            | Language.EN_GB
+            | Language.EN_AU
+            | Language.EN_NZ
+            | Language.EN_IN
+        ):
+            return "ENGLISH"
+        case Language.ES:
+            return "SPANISH"
+        case Language.FR | Language.FR_CA:
+            return "FRENCH"
+        case Language.EL:
+            return "GREEK"
+        case Language.HI:
+            return "HINDI"
+        case Language.HU:
+            return "HUNGARIAN"
+        case Language.ID:
+            return "INDONESIAN"
+        case Language.IT:
+            return "ITALIAN"
+        case Language.JA:
+            return "JAPANESE"
+        case Language.KO:
+            return "KOREAN"
+        case Language.MS:
+            return "MALAY"
+        case Language.NL:
+            return "DUTCH"
+        case Language.PL:
+            return "POLISH"
+        case Language.PT | Language.PT_BR:
+            return "PORTUGUESE"
+        case Language.RU:
+            return "RUSSIAN"
+        case Language.SV:
+            return "SWEDISH"
+        case Language.TH:
+            return "THAI"
+        case Language.TR:
+            return "TURKISH"
+        case Language.UK:
+            return "UKRAINIAN"
+    return None
+
+
 class PlayHTTTSService(TTSService):
+    class InputParams(BaseModel):
+        language: Optional[Language] = Language.EN
+        speed: Optional[float] = 1.0
+        seed: Optional[int] = None
+
     def __init__(
-        self, *, api_key: str, user_id: str, voice_url: str, sample_rate: int = 16000, **kwargs
+        self,
+        *,
+        api_key: str,
+        user_id: str,
+        voice_url: str,
+        voice_engine: str = "PlayHT3.0-mini",
+        sample_rate: int = 16000,
+        output_format: str = "wav",
+        params: InputParams = InputParams(),
+        **kwargs,
+    ):
+        super().__init__(sample_rate=sample_rate, **kwargs)
+
+        self._api_key = api_key
+        self._user_id = user_id
+        self._websocket_url = None
+        self._websocket = None
+        self._receive_task = None
+
+        self._settings = {
+            "sample_rate": sample_rate,
+            "language": self.language_to_service_language(params.language)
+            if params.language
+            else Language.EN,
+            "output_format": output_format,
+            "voice_engine": voice_engine,
+            "speed": params.speed,
+            "seed": params.seed,
+        }
+        self.set_model_name(voice_engine)
+        self.set_voice(voice_url)
+
+    def can_generate_metrics(self) -> bool:
+        return True
+
+    def language_to_service_language(self, language: Language) -> str | None:
+        # Keep your existing language mapping logic here
+        pass
+
+    async def start(self, frame: StartFrame):
+        await super().start(frame)
+        await self._connect()
+
+    async def stop(self, frame: EndFrame):
+        await super().stop(frame)
+        await self._disconnect()
+
+    async def cancel(self, frame: CancelFrame):
+        await super().cancel(frame)
+        await self._disconnect()
+
+    async def _connect(self):
+        try:
+            if not self._websocket_url:
+                await self._get_websocket_url()
+
+            if not isinstance(self._websocket_url, str):
+                raise ValueError("WebSocket URL is not a string")
+
+            self._websocket = await websockets.connect(self._websocket_url)
+            self._receive_task = self.get_event_loop().create_task(self._receive_task_handler())
+            logger.debug("Connected to TTS WebSocket")
+        except ValueError as ve:
+            logger.error(f"{self} initialization error: {ve}")
+            self._websocket = None
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"{self} initialization error: {e}")
+            self._websocket = None
+
+    async def _disconnect(self):
+        try:
+            await self.stop_all_metrics()
+
+            if self._websocket:
+                await self._websocket.close()
+                self._websocket = None
+
+            if self._receive_task:
+                self._receive_task.cancel()
+                await self._receive_task
+                self._receive_task = None
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"{self} error closing websocket: {e}")
+
+    async def _get_websocket_url(self):
+        async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session:
+            async with session.post(
+                "https://api.play.ht/api/v3/websocket-auth",
+                headers={
+                    "Authorization": f"Bearer {self._api_key}",
+                    "X-User-Id": self._user_id,
+                    "Content-Type": "application/json",
+                },
+            ) as response:
+                if response.status in (200, 201):
+                    data = await response.json()
+                    if "websocket_url" in data and isinstance(data["websocket_url"], str):
+                        self._websocket_url = data["websocket_url"]
+                    else:
+                        raise ValueError("Invalid or missing WebSocket URL in response")
+                else:
+                    raise Exception(f"Failed to get WebSocket URL: {response.status}")
+
+    def _get_websocket(self):
+        if self._websocket:
+            return self._websocket
+        raise Exception("Websocket not connected")
+
+    async def _handle_interruption(self, frame: StartInterruptionFrame, direction: FrameDirection):
+        await super()._handle_interruption(frame, direction)
+        await self.stop_all_metrics()
+
+    async def _receive_task_handler(self):
+        try:
+            header_size = 78  # Size of the WAV header + extra bytes we want to skip
+            header_received = False
+            async for message in self._get_websocket():
+                if isinstance(message, bytes):
+                    chunk_size = len(message)
+
+                    # Skip the WAV header
+                    if not header_received and chunk_size == header_size:
+                        header_received = True
+                        continue
+
+                    await self.stop_ttfb_metrics()
+                    frame = TTSAudioRawFrame(message, self._settings["sample_rate"], 1)
+                    await self.push_frame(frame)
+                else:
+                    logger.debug(f"Received text message: {message}")
+                    try:
+                        msg = json.loads(message)
+                        if "request_id" in msg:
+                            await self.push_frame(TTSStoppedFrame())
+                            header_received = False  # Reset for the next audio stream
+                        elif "error" in msg:
+                            logger.error(f"{self} error: {msg}")
+                            await self.push_error(ErrorFrame(f'{self} error: {msg["error"]}'))
+                    except json.JSONDecodeError:
+                        logger.error(f"Invalid JSON message: {message}")
+        except asyncio.CancelledError:
+            pass
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"{self} exception in receive task: {e}")
+
+    async def run_tts(self, text: str) -> AsyncGenerator[Frame, None]:
+        logger.debug(f"Generating TTS: [{text}]")
+
+        try:
+            # Reconnect if the websocket is closed
+            if not self._websocket or self._websocket.closed:
+                await self._connect()
+
+            await self.start_ttfb_metrics()
+            yield TTSStartedFrame()
+
+            tts_command = {
+                "text": text,
+                "voice": self._voice_id,
+                "voice_engine": self._settings["voice_engine"],
+                "output_format": self._settings["output_format"],
+                "sample_rate": self._settings["sample_rate"],
+                "language": self._settings["language"],
+                "speed": self._settings["speed"],
+                "seed": self._settings["seed"],
+            }
+
+            try:
+                await self._get_websocket().send(json.dumps(tts_command))
+                await self.start_tts_usage_metrics(text)
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.error(f"{self} error sending message: {e}")
+                yield TTSStoppedFrame()
+                await self._disconnect()
+                await self._connect()
+                return
+
+            # The actual audio frames will be handled in _receive_task_handler
+            yield None
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"{self} error generating TTS: {e}")
+            yield ErrorFrame(f"{self} error: {str(e)}")
+        finally:
+            await self.stop_all_metrics()
+
+
+class PlayHTHttpTTSService(TTSService):
+    class InputParams(BaseModel):
+        language: Optional[Language] = Language.EN
+        speed: Optional[float] = 1.0
+        seed: Optional[int] = None
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        *,
+        api_key: str,
+        user_id: str,
+        voice_url: str,
+        voice_engine: str = "PlayHT3.0-mini",
+        sample_rate: int = 16000,
+        params: InputParams = InputParams(),
+        **kwargs,
     ):
         super().__init__(sample_rate=sample_rate, **kwargs)
 
         self._user_id = user_id
-        self._speech_key = api_key
+        self._api_key = api_key
 
         self._client = AsyncClient(
             user_id=self._user_id,
-            api_key=self._speech_key,
+            api_key=self._api_key,
         )
         self._settings = {
             "sample_rate": sample_rate,
-            "quality": "higher",
+            "language": self.language_to_service_language(params.language)
+            if params.language
+            else Language.EN,
             "format": Format.FORMAT_WAV,
-            "voice_engine": "PlayHT2.0-turbo",
+            "voice_engine": voice_engine,
+            "speed": params.speed,
+            "seed": params.seed,
         }
+        self.set_model_name(voice_engine)
         self.set_voice(voice_url)
         self._options = TTSOptions(
             voice=self._voice_id,
+            language=self._settings["language"],
             sample_rate=self._settings["sample_rate"],
-            quality=self._settings["quality"],
             format=self._settings["format"],
+            speed=self._settings["speed"],
+            seed=self._settings["seed"],
         )
 
     def can_generate_metrics(self) -> bool:
         return True
 
+    def language_to_service_language(self, language: Language) -> str | None:
+        return language_to_playht_language(language)
+
     async def run_tts(self, text: str) -> AsyncGenerator[Frame, None]:
         logger.debug(f"Generating TTS: [{text}]")
 
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 992f88c47..62be00385 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ Pillow~=10.4.0
 pyaudio~=0.2.14
 pydantic~=2.8.2
 pyloudnorm~=0.1.1
-pyht~=0.0.28
+pyht~=0.1.4
 python-dotenv~=1.0.1
 resampy~=0.4.3
 silero-vad~=5.1
 together~=1.2.7
 transformers~=4.44.0
-websockets~=12.0
+websockets~=13.1