Developer quickstart

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, generate and modify voices, produce immersive sound effects, isolate background noise from audio, and seamlessly dub audio/videos.

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.

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ELEVENLABS_API_KEY = 'your_api_key_here';

Make your first request

You can either use the REST API directly with the HTTP client of your choice, or use one of our official SDKs as shown below. This guide will use the official SDKs to make requests.

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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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load_dotenv()
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client = ElevenLabs(
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  api_key=os.getenv("ELEVENLABS_API_KEY"),
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)
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audio = client.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

Next steps

Now that you’ve made your first ElevenLabs API request, you can explore the following resources: