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# SDL_GetAudioDeviceName

Get the human-readable name of a specific audio device.

## Header File

Defined in [<SDL3/SDL_audio.h>](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/main/include/SDL3/SDL_audio.h)

## Syntax

```c
char* SDL_GetAudioDeviceName(SDL_AudioDeviceID devid);

```

## Function Parameters

|               |                                         |
| ------------- | --------------------------------------- |
| **devid**     | the instance ID of the device to query. |

## Return Value

Returns the name of the audio device, or NULL on error.

## Remarks

The string returned by this function is UTF-8 encoded. The caller should
call [SDL_free](SDL_free) on the return value when done with it.

## Thread Safety

It is safe to call this function from any thread.

## Version

This function is available since SDL 3.0.0.

## Code Examples

```c
int count;
SDL_AudioDeviceID *devices;
devices = SDL_GetAudioOutputDevices(&count);

for (int i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
    SDL_Log("Audio device %d: %s", i, SDL_GetAudioDeviceName(devices[i]));
}

SDL_free(devices);
```

## See Also

* [SDL_GetAudioOutputDevices](SDL_GetAudioOutputDevices)
* [SDL_GetAudioCaptureDevices](SDL_GetAudioCaptureDevices)
* [SDL_GetDefaultAudioInfo](SDL_GetDefaultAudioInfo)

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[CategoryAPI](CategoryAPI), [CategoryAPIFunction](CategoryAPIFunction), [CategoryAudio](CategoryAudio)