ElevenLabs Text-to-Sound
Use the text to sound endpoint to create an asynchronous Task.
Overview
Use the text to sound endpoint with the required inputs. Use the returned Task ID to retrieve its state, or provide callback_url for the deliveries documented below.
Quick start
- Create an API key and set it as RUNAPI_API_KEY.
- Send a POST request whose body matches the request schema.
- Store the returned task ID, then poll until a terminal state or handle the callbacks documented below.
Endpoint
- Base URL
https://runapi.ai- API version
v1- Authentication
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN
Supported models
Open a model page for current pricing, rate limits, and commercial-usage details.
Request schema
Send only the documented fields. When supplied, callback_url receives the Task deliveries documented below.
sound-effect-v26 fields
callback_urlstringduration_secondsnumberloopbooleanoutput_formatstringmp3_22050_32, mp3_44100_32, mp3_44100_64, mp3_44100_96, mp3_44100_128, mp3_44100_192, pcm_8000, pcm_16000, pcm_22050, pcm_24000, pcm_44100, pcm_48000, ulaw_8000, alaw_8000, opus_48000_32, opus_48000_64, opus_48000_96, opus_48000_128, opus_48000_192
prompt_influencenumbertextstringCreate acceptance
POST /api/v1/elevenlabs/text_to_sound
Response schema
{
"properties": {
"billing": {
"properties": {
"refund": {
"oneOf": [
{
"properties": {
"refunded_at": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"refunded_at"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
},
{
"enum": [
null
]
}
]
},
"reservation": {
"oneOf": [
{
"properties": {
"amount_cents": {
"type": "integer"
}
},
"required": [
"amount_cents"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
},
{
"enum": [
null
]
}
]
},
"settlement": {
"oneOf": [
{
"properties": {
"amount_micro_cents": {
"type": "integer"
},
"charged_amount_cents": {
"type": "integer"
}
},
"required": [
"charged_amount_cents",
"amount_micro_cents"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
},
{
"enum": [
null
]
}
]
}
},
"required": [
"reservation",
"settlement",
"refund"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
},
"id": {
"type": "string"
},
"status": {
"enum": [
"processing"
],
"type": "string"
},
"task_replayed": {
"type": "boolean"
}
},
"required": [
"id",
"status",
"billing"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
}
Response example
{
"billing": {
"refund": null,
"reservation": null,
"settlement": null
},
"id": "tsk_reference_demo",
"status": "processing"
}
Polling processing
GET /api/v1/elevenlabs/text_to_sound/:id
Response schema
{
"properties": {
"billing": {
"properties": {
"refund": {
"oneOf": [
{
"properties": {
"refunded_at": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"refunded_at"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
},
{
"enum": [
null
]
}
]
},
"reservation": {
"oneOf": [
{
"properties": {
"amount_cents": {
"type": "integer"
}
},
"required": [
"amount_cents"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
},
{
"enum": [
null
]
}
]
},
"settlement": {
"oneOf": [
{
"properties": {
"amount_micro_cents": {
"type": "integer"
},
"charged_amount_cents": {
"type": "integer"
}
},
"required": [
"charged_amount_cents",
"amount_micro_cents"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
},
{
"enum": [
null
]
}
]
}
},
"required": [
"reservation",
"settlement",
"refund"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
},
"id": {
"type": "string"
},
"status": {
"enum": [
"processing"
],
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"id",
"status",
"billing"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
}
Response example
{
"billing": {
"refund": null,
"reservation": null,
"settlement": null
},
"id": "tsk_reference_demo",
"status": "processing"
}
Polling completed
GET /api/v1/elevenlabs/text_to_sound/:id
Response schema
{
"properties": {
"audios": {
"items": {
"properties": {
"url": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"url"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
},
"type": "array"
},
"billing": {
"properties": {
"refund": {
"oneOf": [
{
"properties": {
"refunded_at": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"refunded_at"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
},
{
"enum": [
null
]
}
]
},
"reservation": {
"oneOf": [
{
"properties": {
"amount_cents": {
"type": "integer"
}
},
"required": [
"amount_cents"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
},
{
"enum": [
null
]
}
]
},
"settlement": {
"oneOf": [
{
"properties": {
"amount_micro_cents": {
"type": "integer"
},
"charged_amount_cents": {
"type": "integer"
}
},
"required": [
"charged_amount_cents",
"amount_micro_cents"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
},
{
"enum": [
null
]
}
]
}
},
"required": [
"reservation",
"settlement",
"refund"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
},
"id": {
"type": "string"
},
"status": {
"enum": [
"completed"
],
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"id",
"status",
"audios",
"billing"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
}
Response example
{
"audios": [
{
"url": "https://file.runapi.ai/reference-audio.mp3"
}
],
"billing": {
"refund": null,
"reservation": null,
"settlement": null
},
"id": "tsk_reference_demo",
"status": "completed"
}
Polling failed
GET /api/v1/elevenlabs/text_to_sound/:id
Response schema
{
"properties": {
"billing": {
"properties": {
"refund": {
"oneOf": [
{
"properties": {
"refunded_at": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"refunded_at"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
},
{
"enum": [
null
]
}
]
},
"reservation": {
"oneOf": [
{
"properties": {
"amount_cents": {
"type": "integer"
}
},
"required": [
"amount_cents"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
},
{
"enum": [
null
]
}
]
},
"settlement": {
"oneOf": [
{
"properties": {
"amount_micro_cents": {
"type": "integer"
},
"charged_amount_cents": {
"type": "integer"
}
},
"required": [
"charged_amount_cents",
"amount_micro_cents"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
},
{
"enum": [
null
]
}
]
}
},
"required": [
"reservation",
"settlement",
"refund"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
},
"error": {
"type": "string"
},
"id": {
"type": "string"
},
"status": {
"enum": [
"failed"
],
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"id",
"status",
"error",
"billing"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
}
Response example
{
"billing": {
"refund": null,
"reservation": null,
"settlement": null
},
"error": "Task processing failed.",
"id": "tsk_reference_demo",
"status": "failed"
}
Customer callback: completed
POST callback_url
Response schema
{
"properties": {
"audios": {
"items": {
"properties": {
"url": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"url"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
},
"type": "array"
},
"id": {
"type": "string"
},
"status": {
"enum": [
"completed"
],
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"id",
"status",
"audios"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
}
Response example
{
"audios": [
{
"url": "https://file.runapi.ai/reference-audio.mp3"
}
],
"id": "tsk_reference_demo",
"status": "completed"
}
Customer callback: failed
POST callback_url
Response schema
{
"properties": {
"error": {
"oneOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"properties": {
"code": {
"type": "string"
},
"message": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"code",
"message"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
}
]
},
"id": {
"type": "string"
},
"status": {
"enum": [
"failed"
],
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"id",
"status",
"error"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
}
Response example
{
"error": {
"code": "generation_failed",
"message": "Task processing failed."
},
"id": "tsk_reference_demo",
"status": "failed"
}
Errors
POST /api/v1/elevenlabs/text_to_sound
This response has no body.
Errors
GET /api/v1/elevenlabs/text_to_sound/:id
This response has no body.
Errors
POST /api/v1/elevenlabs/text_to_sound
Response schema
{
"properties": {
"billing": {
"properties": {
"refund": {
"oneOf": [
{
"properties": {
"refunded_at": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"refunded_at"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
},
{
"enum": [
null
]
}
]
},
"reservation": {
"oneOf": [
{
"properties": {
"amount_cents": {
"type": "integer"
}
},
"required": [
"amount_cents"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
},
{
"enum": [
null
]
}
]
},
"settlement": {
"oneOf": [
{
"properties": {
"amount_micro_cents": {
"type": "integer"
},
"charged_amount_cents": {
"type": "integer"
}
},
"required": [
"charged_amount_cents",
"amount_micro_cents"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
},
{
"enum": [
null
]
}
]
}
},
"required": [
"reservation",
"settlement",
"refund"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
},
"error": {
"properties": {
"code": {
"type": "string"
},
"message": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"code",
"message"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
}
},
"required": [
"error"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
}
Response example
{
"error": {
"code": "text_is_required",
"message": "text is required"
}
}
Errors
POST /api/v1/elevenlabs/text_to_sound
Response schema
{
"properties": {
"billing": {
"properties": {
"refund": {
"oneOf": [
{
"properties": {
"refunded_at": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"refunded_at"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
},
{
"enum": [
null
]
}
]
},
"reservation": {
"oneOf": [
{
"properties": {
"amount_cents": {
"type": "integer"
}
},
"required": [
"amount_cents"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
},
{
"enum": [
null
]
}
]
},
"settlement": {
"oneOf": [
{
"properties": {
"amount_micro_cents": {
"type": "integer"
},
"charged_amount_cents": {
"type": "integer"
}
},
"required": [
"charged_amount_cents",
"amount_micro_cents"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
},
{
"enum": [
null
]
}
]
}
},
"required": [
"reservation",
"settlement",
"refund"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
},
"error": {
"properties": {
"code": {
"type": "string"
},
"message": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"code",
"message"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
}
},
"required": [
"error"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
}
Response example
{
"error": {
"code": "insufficient_balance",
"message": "Insufficient balance"
}
}
Errors
POST /api/v1/elevenlabs/text_to_sound
Response schema
{
"properties": {
"billing": {
"properties": {
"refund": {
"oneOf": [
{
"properties": {
"refunded_at": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"refunded_at"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
},
{
"enum": [
null
]
}
]
},
"reservation": {
"oneOf": [
{
"properties": {
"amount_cents": {
"type": "integer"
}
},
"required": [
"amount_cents"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
},
{
"enum": [
null
]
}
]
},
"settlement": {
"oneOf": [
{
"properties": {
"amount_micro_cents": {
"type": "integer"
},
"charged_amount_cents": {
"type": "integer"
}
},
"required": [
"charged_amount_cents",
"amount_micro_cents"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
},
{
"enum": [
null
]
}
]
}
},
"required": [
"reservation",
"settlement",
"refund"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
},
"error": {
"properties": {
"code": {
"type": "string"
},
"message": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"code",
"message"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
}
},
"required": [
"error"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
}
Response example
{
"error": {
"code": "api_token_credit_limit_exceeded",
"message": "API key credit limit exceeded"
}
}
Errors
POST /api/v1/elevenlabs/text_to_sound
Response schema
{
"properties": {
"billing": {
"properties": {
"refund": {
"oneOf": [
{
"properties": {
"refunded_at": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"refunded_at"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
},
{
"enum": [
null
]
}
]
},
"reservation": {
"oneOf": [
{
"properties": {
"amount_cents": {
"type": "integer"
}
},
"required": [
"amount_cents"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
},
{
"enum": [
null
]
}
]
},
"settlement": {
"oneOf": [
{
"properties": {
"amount_micro_cents": {
"type": "integer"
},
"charged_amount_cents": {
"type": "integer"
}
},
"required": [
"charged_amount_cents",
"amount_micro_cents"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
},
{
"enum": [
null
]
}
]
}
},
"required": [
"reservation",
"settlement",
"refund"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
},
"error": {
"properties": {
"code": {
"type": "string"
},
"message": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"code",
"message"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
}
},
"required": [
"error"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
}
Response example
{
"error": {
"code": "request_conflict",
"message": "The request uses features that are not supported for the selected model"
}
}
Errors
POST /api/v1/elevenlabs/text_to_sound
Response schema
{
"properties": {
"billing": {
"properties": {
"refund": {
"oneOf": [
{
"properties": {
"refunded_at": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"refunded_at"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
},
{
"enum": [
null
]
}
]
},
"reservation": {
"oneOf": [
{
"properties": {
"amount_cents": {
"type": "integer"
}
},
"required": [
"amount_cents"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
},
{
"enum": [
null
]
}
]
},
"settlement": {
"oneOf": [
{
"properties": {
"amount_micro_cents": {
"type": "integer"
},
"charged_amount_cents": {
"type": "integer"
}
},
"required": [
"charged_amount_cents",
"amount_micro_cents"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
},
{
"enum": [
null
]
}
]
}
},
"required": [
"reservation",
"settlement",
"refund"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
},
"error": {
"properties": {
"code": {
"type": "string"
},
"message": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"code",
"message"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
}
},
"required": [
"error"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
}
Response example
{
"error": {
"code": "rate_limited",
"message": "Rate limit reached. Please retry later."
}
}
Errors
POST /api/v1/elevenlabs/text_to_sound
Response schema
{
"properties": {
"billing": {
"properties": {
"refund": {
"oneOf": [
{
"properties": {
"refunded_at": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"refunded_at"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
},
{
"enum": [
null
]
}
]
},
"reservation": {
"oneOf": [
{
"properties": {
"amount_cents": {
"type": "integer"
}
},
"required": [
"amount_cents"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
},
{
"enum": [
null
]
}
]
},
"settlement": {
"oneOf": [
{
"properties": {
"amount_micro_cents": {
"type": "integer"
},
"charged_amount_cents": {
"type": "integer"
}
},
"required": [
"charged_amount_cents",
"amount_micro_cents"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
},
{
"enum": [
null
]
}
]
}
},
"required": [
"reservation",
"settlement",
"refund"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
},
"error": {
"properties": {
"code": {
"type": "string"
},
"message": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"code",
"message"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
}
},
"required": [
"error"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
}
Response example
{
"error": {
"code": "service_unavailable",
"message": "Service under maintenance, please try again later"
}
}
Errors
POST /api/v1/elevenlabs/text_to_sound
Response schema
{
"properties": {
"billing": {
"properties": {
"refund": {
"oneOf": [
{
"properties": {
"refunded_at": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"refunded_at"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
},
{
"enum": [
null
]
}
]
},
"reservation": {
"oneOf": [
{
"properties": {
"amount_cents": {
"type": "integer"
}
},
"required": [
"amount_cents"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
},
{
"enum": [
null
]
}
]
},
"settlement": {
"oneOf": [
{
"properties": {
"amount_micro_cents": {
"type": "integer"
},
"charged_amount_cents": {
"type": "integer"
}
},
"required": [
"charged_amount_cents",
"amount_micro_cents"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
},
{
"enum": [
null
]
}
]
}
},
"required": [
"reservation",
"settlement",
"refund"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
},
"error": {
"properties": {
"code": {
"type": "string"
},
"message": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"code",
"message"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
}
},
"required": [
"error"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
}
Response example
{
"billing": {
"refund": null,
"reservation": null,
"settlement": null
},
"error": {
"code": "timeout_error",
"message": "The request timed out"
}
}
Errors
GET /api/v1/elevenlabs/text_to_sound/:id
Response schema
{
"properties": {
"billing": {
"properties": {
"refund": {
"oneOf": [
{
"properties": {
"refunded_at": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"refunded_at"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
},
{
"enum": [
null
]
}
]
},
"reservation": {
"oneOf": [
{
"properties": {
"amount_cents": {
"type": "integer"
}
},
"required": [
"amount_cents"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
},
{
"enum": [
null
]
}
]
},
"settlement": {
"oneOf": [
{
"properties": {
"amount_micro_cents": {
"type": "integer"
},
"charged_amount_cents": {
"type": "integer"
}
},
"required": [
"charged_amount_cents",
"amount_micro_cents"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
},
{
"enum": [
null
]
}
]
}
},
"required": [
"reservation",
"settlement",
"refund"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
},
"error": {
"properties": {
"code": {
"type": "string"
},
"message": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"code",
"message"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
}
},
"required": [
"error"
],
"type": "object",
"unevaluatedProperties": false
}
Response example
{
"error": {
"code": "not_found",
"message": "Task with id 'tsk_reference_demo' not found"
}
}
Generated Code Samples
Use cURL directly, or install an SDK for your language. Each sample submits the validated request shown in this reference.
curl -X POST https://runapi.ai/api/v1/elevenlabs/text_to_sound \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"text":"Heavy rain on a tin roof.","loop":false,"duration_seconds":5,"prompt_influence":0.8,"output_format":"mp3_44100_128"}'
Install
npm install @runapi.ai/elevenlabs
import { ElevenlabsClient } from "@runapi.ai/elevenlabs";
const client = new ElevenlabsClient({ apiKey: process.env.RUNAPI_API_KEY });
const task = await client.textToSound.create({
"text": "Heavy rain on a tin roof.",
"loop": false,
"duration_seconds": 5,
"prompt_influence": 0.8,
"output_format": "mp3_44100_128"
});
Install
pip install runapi-elevenlabs
import os
from runapi.elevenlabs import ElevenlabsClient
client = ElevenlabsClient(api_key=os.environ["RUNAPI_API_KEY"])
task = client.text_to_sound.create(
text="Heavy rain on a tin roof.",
loop=False,
duration_seconds=5,
prompt_influence=0.8,
output_format="mp3_44100_128"
)
Install
go get github.com/runapi-ai/elevenlabs-sdk/go@latest
package main
import (
"context"
"log"
"os"
"github.com/runapi-ai/core-sdk/go/option"
elevenlabs "github.com/runapi-ai/elevenlabs-sdk/go/elevenlabs"
)
func main() {
client, err := elevenlabs.NewClient(option.WithAPIKey(os.Getenv("RUNAPI_API_KEY")))
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
task, err := client.TextToSound.Create(context.Background(), elevenlabs.TextToSoundParams{
Text: "Heavy rain on a tin roof.",
Loop: func(value bool) *bool { return &value }(false),
DurationSeconds: func(value float64) *float64 { return &value }(5),
PromptInfluence: func(value float64) *float64 { return &value }(0.8),
OutputFormat: elevenlabs.SoundEffectOutputFormat("mp3_44100_128"),
})
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
_ = task
}
Install
gem install runapi-elevenlabs
require "runapi/elevenlabs"
client = RunApi::Elevenlabs::Client.new(api_key: ENV.fetch("RUNAPI_API_KEY"))
task = client.text_to_sound.create(
text: "Heavy rain on a tin roof.",
loop: false,
duration_seconds: 5,
prompt_influence: 0.8,
output_format: "mp3_44100_128"
)
Install
implementation("ai.runapi:runapi-elevenlabs")
import ai.runapi.elevenlabs.ElevenLabsClient;
import ai.runapi.elevenlabs.types.TextToSoundParams;
import ai.runapi.core.polling.TaskCreateResponse;
public final class Example {
public static void main(String[] args) {
ElevenLabsClient client = ElevenLabsClient.builder()
.apiKey(System.getenv("RUNAPI_API_KEY"))
.build();
TaskCreateResponse task = client.textToSound().create(
TextToSoundParams.builder()
.text("Heavy rain on a tin roof.")
.loop(false)
.durationSeconds(5)
.promptInfluence(0.8)
.outputFormat("mp3_44100_128")
.build()
);
}
}
Install
composer require runapi-ai/elevenlabs
<?php
require __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';
use RunApi\Core\ClientOptions;
use RunApi\Elevenlabs\ElevenlabsClient;
$client = new ElevenlabsClient(new ClientOptions(apiKey: getenv('RUNAPI_API_KEY')));
$task = $client->textToSound->create([
"text" => "Heavy rain on a tin roof.",
"loop" => false,
"duration_seconds" => 5,
"prompt_influence" => 0.8,
"output_format" => "mp3_44100_128"
]);