Music streaming | ElevenLabs Documentation

This guide will show you how to stream music with Eleven Music.

The Eleven Music API is only available to paid users.

Using the Eleven Music API

Create an API key

Create an API key in the dashboard here, which you’ll use to securely access the API.

Store the key as a managed secret and pass it to the SDKs either as a environment variable via an .env file, or directly in your app’s configuration depending on your preference.

.env

1 ELEVENLABS_API_KEY=<your_api_key_here>

Install the SDK

We’ll also use the dotenv library to load our API key from an environment variable.

1 pip install elevenlabs
2 pip install python-dotenv

Make the API request

Create a new file named example.py or example.mts, depending on your language of choice and add the following code:

1 # example.py
2 from elevenlabs.client import ElevenLabs
3 from elevenlabs import play
4 import os
5 from io import BytesIO
6 from dotenv import load_dotenv
7 load_dotenv()
8 
9 elevenlabs = ElevenLabs(
10     api_key=os.getenv("ELEVENLABS_API_KEY"),
11 )
12 
13 stream = elevenlabs.music.stream(
14     prompt="Create an intense, fast-paced electronic track for a high-adrenaline video game scene. Use driving synth arpeggios, punchy drums, distorted bass, glitch effects, and aggressive rhythmic textures. The tempo should be fast, 130–150 bpm, with rising tension, quick transitions, and dynamic energy bursts.",
15     music_length_ms=10000,
16 )
17 
18 # Create a BytesIO object to hold the audio data in memory
19 audio_stream = BytesIO()
20 
21 # Write each chunk of audio data to the stream
22 for chunk in stream:
23     if chunk:
24         audio_stream.write(chunk)
25 
26 # Reset stream position to the beginning
27 audio_stream.seek(0)
28 
29 play(audio_stream)

Execute the code

1 python example.py

You should hear the generated music playing.

Next steps

Explore the API reference for more information on the Speech to Text API and its options.