Migrate from PlayHT to ElevenLabs

ElevenLabs provides a seamless migration path for PlayHT users. This guide will walk you through the steps to migrate your PlayHT voice generation and Text To Speech workflows to ElevenLabs.

The ElevenLabs API provides a simple interface to state-of-the-art audio models and features. Follow this guide to learn how to create lifelike speech with our Text to Speech API. See the developer guides for more examples with our other products.

Using the Text to Speech API

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ELEVENLABS_API_KEY=<your_api_key_here>

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pip install elevenlabs
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pip install python-dotenv

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from dotenv import load_dotenv
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from elevenlabs.client import ElevenLabs
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from elevenlabs import play
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import os
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load_dotenv()
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elevenlabs = ElevenLabs(
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  api_key=os.getenv("ELEVENLABS_API_KEY"),
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)
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audio = elevenlabs.text_to_speech.convert(
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    text="The first move is what sets everything in motion.",
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    voice_id="JBFqnCBsd6RMkjVDRZzb",
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    model_id="eleven_multilingual_v2",
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    output_format="mp3_44100_128",
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)
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play(audio)

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python example.py

Migrating additional features

Instant Voice Cloning

This guide will show you how to create an Instant Voice Clone using the Clone Voice API. To create an Instant Voice Clone via the dashboard, refer to the Instant Voice Clone product guide.

Voice agents

ElevenLabs Conversational AI lets you deploy customized, conversational voice agents in minutes. See the Conversational AI overview to learn how to migrate your PlayAI voice agents.

Audio streaming with Twilio

ElevenLabs Conversational AI provides a native Twilio integration as well as integrations with other telephony providers like Vonage, Telnyx, and Plivo. Or connect your existing phone system with ElevenLabs conversational AI agents using SIP trunking.

Input Streaming with LLMs

In most cases you will want to use our end-to-end Conversational AI platform. For advanced enterprise use cases you can use our multi-context websocket

Explore our developer guides

Now that you’ve made your first ElevenLabs API request, you can explore the other products that ElevenLabs offers.