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elevenlabs Sound Effects API

Endpoints for generating sound effects from text descriptions using AI models.

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POST /v1/sound-generation Create sound effect #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: ElevenLabs Audio Isolation Agents Sound Effects API
  description: The ElevenLabs Audio Isolation API removes background noise from audio recordings, isolating vocal tracks from ambient sounds and interference. This is useful for cleaning up recordings, improving audio quality for podcasts and interviews, and preparing audio files for further processing such as voice cloning or transcription.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: ElevenLabs Support
    url: https://help.elevenlabs.io
  termsOfService: https://elevenlabs.io/terms-of-service
servers:
- url: https://api.elevenlabs.io
  description: Production Server
security:
- apiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Sound Effects
  description: Endpoints for generating sound effects from text descriptions using AI models.
paths:
  /v1/sound-generation:
    post:
      operationId: createSoundEffect
      summary: Create sound effect
      description: Generates a sound effect from a text description. The description should detail the desired sound in natural language. Returns the generated audio in the specified format.
      tags:
      - Sound Effects
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/SoundEffectRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Sound effect generated successfully
          content:
            audio/mpeg:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: binary
        '400':
          description: Bad request - invalid parameters
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - invalid or missing API key
        '422':
          description: Unprocessable entity - validation error
components:
  schemas:
    SoundEffectRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - text
      properties:
        text:
          type: string
          description: A natural language description of the sound effect to generate. Be specific about the type of sound, its characteristics, and any environmental context.
          maxLength: 1000
        duration_seconds:
          type: number
          description: The desired duration of the generated sound effect in seconds. If not provided, the model determines an appropriate length.
          minimum: 0.5
          maximum: 22
        prompt_influence:
          type: number
          description: Controls how closely the generation follows the text prompt. Higher values produce output more faithful to the description, while lower values allow more creative interpretation.
          minimum: 0
          maximum: 1
          default: 0.3
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: xi-api-key
      description: ElevenLabs API key passed in the xi-api-key header for authentication.
externalDocs:
  description: ElevenLabs Audio Isolation API Documentation
  url: https://elevenlabs.io/docs/api-reference/audio-isolation/audio-isolation